Senior Advisor, Regulatory Accounting (Hybrid) / Ontario Energy Board

Senior Advisor, Regulatory Accounting (Hybrid)

For the second year in a row, the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) is proud to be recognized as one of Greater Toronto’s Top Employers for 2024.  As a top-tier regulatory agency, we are passionate about the environment and motivated by our want to enable innovation within the energy sector. We are committed to the economic and social development of Ontario, and work every single day to deliver public value to Ontarians. We are a diverse, driven, transparent and thoughtful team, and are accountable to each other, the sector, and the customers we serve.

Empowering Ontario’s energy future, we are the Ontario Energy Board.

We are currently seeking an energetic and collaborative individual to join our team as a Senior Advisor – Regulatory Accounting (Hybrid). In this role, you will be responsible for providing professional regulatory accounting, financial and technical expertise and advice to the Ontario Energy Board. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Reviews and analyzes all regulatory accounting, financial, and tax matters, and provides expert advice as an individual or team member
• Acts as a subject matter expert for regulatory accounting matters in rate applications, leaves to construct, Mergers, Acquisitions, Amalgamations and Divestitures (MAADs) and other applications filed by the regulated utilities in Ontario
• Leads or participates in the settlement conferences of issues with applicants and other stakeholders, develops interrogatories, participates in technical conference questioning, and prepares briefing notes, staff submissions and cross-examinations in preparation of public hearings for the proposals submitted by the regulated utilities in the filed applications
• Leads or participates in the OEB’s policy-related initiatives and studies regarding the regulatory accounting and taxes
• Maintains and develops regulatory accounting/tax section of the rate application filing guidelines and regulatory accounting policy documents
• Provides interpretation of OEB’s rules and procedures to others, and works with other groups at the OEB to develop communication materials
• Leads and/or participates in educational webinars delivered to industry stakeholders
• Responds to the inquires made by the regulated utilities
• Keeps current with professional publications to maintain professional knowledge and relationships in the industry

QUALIFICATIONS

• Undergraduate degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration
• A Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation is strongly preferred
• 5+ years’ experience as a professional accountant in (regulatory) accounting, financial reporting and/or audit
• 5+ years’ experience performing quantitative and qualitative analysis and providing recommendations
• Previous experience with accounting, taxation rules pertaining to (regulatory) accounting, IFRS, USGAAP and Canadian GAAP, and corporate taxation in Canada is required
• Experience working in a rate-regulated industry and familiarity with regulatory accounting standards is preferred
• Previous experience being a subject matter expert in: mergers and acquisitions; interpreting external financial reporting standards, regulatory accounting reporting standards; and corporate tax accounting is a definite asset
• Advanced working knowledge of MS Excel and MS Word
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong collaborative and excellent interpersonal skills

OUR CULTURE

If you enjoy working with a group of staff dedicated to working cooperatively with stakeholders to help build and sustain public confidence in Ontario’s natural gas and electricity sectors, you’ll enjoy being a member of our team. We offer an environment that provides intellectually challenging work, inspires innovation and creativity, and rewards collaboration.

COME WORK WITH US

WE OFFER

• Competitive salary and benefits
• Comprehensive Health and Dental Plans
• Income Protection Plan
• Progressive Leave Program
• Employee Assistance Program

TO APPLY:

If you would like to explore this opportunity, please apply online, by Friday, July 5, 2024, by visiting https://www.oeb.ca/about-oeb/careers.

As Ontario’s independent energy regulator, the OEB is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we are committed to providing barrier-free and accessible employment practices in compliance with the Ontario Human Rights Code (OHRC) and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Should you require any assistance, please let us know.

We appreciate the interest of all candidates. We regret that only those candidates under consideration will be contacted.