Principal, Accounting Standards

**Principal, Accounting Standards (12-month Contract)**

**The Opportunity**

The Accounting Standards Board (AcSB) serves the public interest by maintaining high-quality accounting standards for the major categories of Canadian reporting entities, contributing to global standard setting, and being accountable to its stakeholders.

You will be a member of a highly skilled, energetic and committed team of professionals to advise and carry out the plans of the AcSB. Working directly with senior professionals, you will be developing accounting and financial reporting standards and other guidance for public companies, private enterprises, not-for-profit organizations and pension plans. This requires you to lead committees of volunteers to create accounting and financial reporting standards and other guidance, as well as communicate with a network of educators, professional associations, international standard setters and members of the public.

The position offers the flexibility of remote within Canada or a more traditional hybrid work option based out of any of CPA Canada's offices in Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto or Burnaby. Periodic travel is required.

**The Position**

Your leadership, both as a technical expert and skilled facilitator will bring together people and ideas, resulting in timely and high quality standards and other guidance for the benefit of the Accounting Standards Board’s stakeholders. You will need to:

- establish and nurture senior level contacts with various stakeholder groups and other international standard setters;
- work independently to identify issues, explore alternatives, propose solutions and prepare any necessary meeting materials;
- clearly articulate the results of your work to the Chair and volunteer members of the AcSB; and
- design and present webcasts, and develop other communiques.
- A dynamic and strategic thinker with sound judgment and integrity.
- Interpersonal skills that reflect your ability to perform with tact and diplomacy when dealing in group situations.
- In-depth knowledge of accounting standards.
- Experience with the private for-profit sector and/ or the not-for-profit sectors is desirable.
- A flair for research and preparing creative solutions to complex problems.
- The ability to plan and carry out projects according to plan.
- An effective writer and presenter.
- A team player.

Success depends on your ability to integrate strong technical knowledge with effective strategic thinking and communication skills, and to facilitate consensus and understanding among key stakeholders.

Fluency in English is required and French is desirable.

**What it's like to work here**

CPA Canada is an inclusive place to work with a diverse workforce and a commitment to health and wellness for its employees. The organization offers a flexible and balanced environment that allows individuals to maximize professional and personal development. CPA Canada employs over 400 people, with its headquarters in Toronto and regional offices in Burnaby, Ottawa and Montreal. Our technology-enabled culture is designed to attract qualified people and enable them to do their best work. Employee perks include competitive salaries and pension, a comprehensive benefits package, professional development programs, flexible working hours and opportunities to work from home, regular social events and a highly successful employee volunteer program. CPA Canada is dedicated to continual improvement and building a high-performing, innovative organization that creates value for members and other partners.

**Organization values**

We create a collaborative and constructive culture by:

- Acting with Integrity - Fostering excellence - Respecting Others - Working Collaboratively - Being Accountable