Professional Standards Counsel

3 weeks ago

Toronto, Canada CPA Ontario Full time

**Prosecute Allegations of Professional Misconduct**

**As a Professional Standards Counsel (Regulatory Enforcement Prosecutor)**

**(12 month contract)**

With proven prosecution and/or litigation experience, preferably obtained in a professional self-regulatory practice, as a **Professional Standards Counsel (Regulatory Enforcement Prosecutor)** you will prosecute allegations of professional misconduct before the Discipline and Appeal Committees of CPA Ontario and before the courts, provide legal advice to the Professional Conduct Committee, and oversee investigations.

**Your expertise empowers you to**:
**Prosecute matters** before the Discipline and Appeal Committees and before the courts.

**Appoint investigators** on behalf of the Professional Conduct Committee.

**Review investigator reports** **and provide supervision, direction, and advice** to in-house and external investigators.

**Collaborate with other members of the Standards Enforcement and Investigations & Prosecutions teams** in complex matters involving members in the course of the complaints process.

**Be accountable** **to the Professional Conduct Committee and the VP, Investigations & Prosecutions** for decisions taken on an investigation or prosecution file.

**Advise** **the Professional Conduct Committee and Standards Enforcement team** on legal issues.

**Provide** **legal advice or other related work** product to other Departments within CPA Ontario.

**Education and Experience**:
You are an accomplished LL.B/J.D in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario and licensed to practice law in Ontario with a minimum of 7 years’ at the Bar with demonstrated prosecution and/or litigation experience.

**Proven skills and abilities**:
You have the proven ability to assume independent carriage of investigation and prosecution files. Prior experience with the disciplinary process of self-regulating professions is preferred.

You are a strong communicator with superior interpersonal, presentation, public speaking, negotiation, and judgement skills.

You have excellent organization and multi-tasking skills with prior experience working in a high volume, deadline driven environment.

You are digitally fluent with the MS suite of products. Familiarity with e-discovery software is an asset.

**You are inspired by**:
**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 unlimited 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.

**Why the next step in your career is CPA Ontario**:
We protect the public. We advance the profession. We enable CPAs to lead business and society forward. We ensure that our 100,000 members and 21,000 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**:

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