Senior Advisor, Regulatory Accounting

Overview

In this role, you will be responsible for providing professional regulatory accounting, financial and technical expertise and advice to the Ontario Energy Board.

• 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 the 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 inquiries made by the regulated utilities
• Keeps current with professional publications to maintain professional knowledge and relationships in the industry

• 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

As required by the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, the Ontario Energy Board will make reasonable efforts to provide accommodation to candidates with disabilities in the course of the recruitment process upon written request. We request that candidates seeking accommodation identify their particular accommodation needs as soon as possible in the job selection process. Questions concerning the availability of accommodation in the recruitment process may be forwarded by email to