Manager, Technical Analysis - Toronto, Canada - Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada

Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada

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Toronto, Canada

1 week ago

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Description

Manager, Technical Analysis - Sustainability Standards

About Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada

Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada) works collaboratively with the provincial, territorial and Bermudian CPA bodies (PTBs), as it represents the Canadian accounting profession, both nationally and internationally.

This collaboration allows the Canadian profession to champion best practices that benefit business and society, as well as prepare its members for an ever-evolving operating environment featuring unprecedented change.

Representing more than 220,000 members, CPA Canada is one of the largest national accounting bodies worldwide.

About the opportunity

Established in 2023, the Canadian Sustainability Standards Board (CSSB) works alongside Canada's existing accounting and assurance boards and liaises with the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB).

CPA Canada's Standards Group seeks a
Manager, Technical Analysis to join the CSSB staff support team.

Through its immersive learning approach, this entry-level position provides an opportunity for longer-term progression into deeper technical analysis in sustainability standard setting.

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

What you'll do

Support the review, analysis and response to global exposure drafts that address social and environmental matters
Connect specific exposure draft proposals to the Canadian context, including capital market and other considerations
Translate market feedback into concrete recommendations, highlighting implications for the content and terminology of exposure draft standards
Develop presentation material to communicate key concepts, updates and next steps to staff and CSSB members
Provide support to external outreach activities
Contribute to the department's project management tools and tracking.

What we seek

Natural inclination for analytical and critical reasoning
Passion for advancing societal and environmental imperatives through standard setting
University degree in a related field, such as general business, sustainability, finance, accounting or statistical analysis
Background and/or credentials in any of the above fields with 5+ years of related work experience
Appreciation for the basic tenets of standard setting: process rigour, transparency, accountability and broad inclusion through market engagement
Strong organizational skills and pride in workmanship; unwavering attention to quality and deadlines
Superior verbal and written skills with an emphasis on clear, concise and effective communication
Ability to work autonomously or collaboratively across functions as appropriate
Advanced proficiency in MS Office 365, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint
Bilingualism in French and English is an asset.

What it's like to work here

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