Senior Manager, Audit and Accounting Products

Senior Manager, Audit & Accounting Products

About Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada

Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada) is one of the most influential accounting organizations in the world. As a non-regulatory body comprised of individual CPA members, CPA Canada supports the profession and represents Canadian CPAs at the national and international levels.

Nationally, CPA Canada acts in the public interest to promote transparency in financial markets, prepares CPAs fora rapidly evolving business environment through extensive guidance and programming and contributes to standard setting and policy making. Globally, CPA Canada works together with international bodies to build a stronger accounting profession worldwide.

Reporting to the Director, Core Products, the Senior Manager, Audit & Accounting Products is responsible for delivering high-quality audit and accounting tools and resources. The Senior Manager will support and contribute to strategic planning and execution for CPA Canada’s flagship audit methodology product, the Professional Engagement Guide (PEG), and other assurance and financial reporting products. In this role, the Senior Manager will provide subject matter expertise, foster innovation, and work collaboratively across internal teams, external parties, and volunteer networks.

The Core Products team is responsible for the design, development, delivery, and continuous improvement of CPA Canada products, resources, and initiatives to support CPAs in public practice. This team ensures that CPA Canada’s offerings remain relevant, high-quality, and aligned with member and customer needs, market trends, and evolving standards.

Areas of focus include:

• Changes and developments in Canadian Auditing Standards and Other Assurance Standards, and the impact of such changes on audit & assurance practitioners in Canada and on CPA Canada products and support
• Changes and developments in domestic accounting standards, including Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises (ASPE) and Accounting Standards for Not-for-Profit Organizations (ASNPO), and the impact of such changes on Canadian interest and affected parties and on CPA Canada products and support
• Changes and developments impacting public practice and the audit ecosystem more broadly, nationally and internationally, including technological advances and tools available to support more efficient and high-quality audits, and the impact of such developments on CPA Canada products and support

This hybrid role is national in scope and can be aligned to any of our CPA Canada offices or be fully remote within Canada.

The targeted annual salary range for this position is $127,661 to $145,930 and is commensurate with experience.

Technical Excellence & Product Delivery

• Develop deep knowledge of the audit methodology and step-by-step guidance for practitioners’ use in CPA Canada’s PEG and Quality Management Guide.
• Plan, create and deliver subject matter content to support small and medium practices (SMPs) in performing engagements in compliance with standards in the CPA Canada Handbook.
• Engage with and manage volunteer committees, advisory groups, and subject matter experts to inform and enhance product development.
• Provide best practices on products and services for practitioners on how to perform assurance and compilation engagements and how to solve practice management issues impacting SMP

Strategic Leadership & Product Oversight

• Work with the Core Products team to enhance current product offerings and create new ways of offering value to members/customers in public practice.
• Monitor trends, regulatory changes, and industry developments to ensure CPA Canada remains at the forefront in reporting and assurance.
• Ensure products are aligned with CPA Canada’s strategic priorities and deliver measurable value to members and the profession.

External Engagement & Collaboration

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with external parties, including CPAs, CPA firms, standard setters, regulatory bodies, technology leaders, and other professional organizations and partners.
• Through engaging with customers and…