Professional Advisor

An Opportunity To Support The CPA Profession

By Joining our Professional Advisory Services Team

CPA Ontario is currently in search of a Professional Advisor who will be responsible for providing timely and confidential advisory/consultative services to members, students and the general public with regards to but not limited to, technical accounting and assurance questions, regulatory and ethical issues and practice management. 

What You’ll Be Doing:

Interpreting the application of accounting and assurance standards, the CPA Ontario Bylaws, Regulations, and the CPA Code of Professional Conduct to respond to members’ technical, regulatory, ethical, and practice management questions as well as students’ and the general public’s ethics-related matters.

Liaising and assisting with various provincial and national and interprovincial committees as well as providing feedback on technical, ethical and practice matters/issues in addition to assisting with and/or coordinating projects. 

Developing and reviewing advisory-related guidance and support materials and tools including articles, webpages, CPA Ontario-specific publications as well as drafting policy papers. 

Communicating members’ concerns with CPA Ontario’s Small Medium Practices Advisory Committee as well as conducting member outreach to raise the awareness of Professional Advisory Services. 

Coordinating consultation events to obtain feedback on proposed national and international accounting, assurance and ethics standards changes and preparing and providing feedback on exposure drafts. 

Participation in the development and delivery of training programs and webinars, coordinate and lead panel discussions on professional standards and practices.

Providing insight on the technical professional standards to other regulatory functions and Business Units.

Performing technical reviews of certain publications developed by the profession. 

Attending professional courses and other events to keep up to date with professional, standards laws, and regulations.

Who You Are:

A CPA member in good standing with a minimum of 8 years post-qualification experience combined with a strong working knowledge of Canadian accounting and assurance and related standards, CPA Ontario’s Member’s Handbook (Bylaws, Regulations, and CPA Code of Professional Conduct), as well as the proven ability to assess situations and determine compliance or non-compliance. 

An experienced researcher with strong decision making and professional judgement skills. 

A proven relationship builder with excellent interpersonal, communication (verbal and written), presentation, and customer service skills with a proven ability to deal with individuals and complex situations with tact and diplomacy. 

A demonstrated self-starter, with excellent organization and time management skills and able to meet tight deadlines. 

Interested in and always following emerging technologies and trends and their impact on the future of our CPA profession. 

What We Offer:

A fast-paced environment. Collaboration, innovation and passionate professionals are at our core. We relentlessly pursue what’s next to unlock the full potential of you and us together. 

Flexible work environments. As part of our Hybrid work culture, we provide flexible, remote work options to support you in your career, in addition to in-office teamwork and collaboration.

Diversity and inclusion. We recognize the value in our differences and prioritize inclusivity to bring together the best talent to protect the public, advance the profession and enable CPAs to lead business and society forward. 

Ongoing learning and career growth. We want your career to skyrocket. We support career advancement and professional development opportunities with learning investments to promote your future growth. Thrive with us. 

Focus on your well-being. With industry leading benefits and wellness programs, including a healthy lifestyle allowance, mental health resources and more, we’re committed to your well-being.

Who We Are:  

We protect the public. We advance the profession. We enable CPAs to lead business and society forward. We ensure that our 103,000 members and 18,000 students meet the highest standards of integrity and expertise. We help them stay ahead of global market trends and abreast of regulatory change. CPAs represent a globally recognized, premium designation. Our Chartered Professional Accountants are valued by organizations in all industries for their financial expertise, strategic thinking, management skills and leadership. We believe that success happens when both business and society benefit. For information on the profession visit: cpaontario.ca.

We Appreciate Your Interest In CPA Ontario And This Position:

At CPA Ontario, we are committed to building high-performance teams. Our selection process is thorough, and all candidate applications are reviewed. Should your qualifications and experience meet the requirements of this role, a member of our recruitment team will contact you. We encourage you to set up CPA Ontario job alerts for positions that align to your experience and career goals. 

CPA Ontario is an inclusive employer. Accommodation is available under the Ontario Human Rights Code. If you require a disability-related accommodation to participate in the recruitment process, please email accessibility@cpaontario.ca with “Accommodation Required” in the subject line to provide your contact information. A member of the Recruitment team will contact you within 48 hours.