Practical Officer

The Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC) is the training, governing, and regulatory body for over 40,000 CPA members and 6,000 CPA candidates.

Position:
Practical Experience Officer

Reports To:
Acting Director, Practical Experience

Contract Type:
Fixed Term, Full Time (24 months – until January 31, 2028)

The Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC) is seeking a dynamic, results-driven individual with excellent analytical skills for the position of Practical Experience Officer. We are proud and honoured to have been recognized as one of BC’s Top Employers for a sixth consecutive year in 2025. Come join a collaborative network of like-minded professionals and take the first step towards an exciting opportunity by applying to the position.

Job Summary

The Practical Experience Officer will assess CPA candidates’ practical experience submission reports, primarily for experience verification route (“EVR”), as well as provide advisory services support to CPA candidates to help ensure they meet CPA practical experience requirements (“PER”). As part of this support, this individual will liaise with the candidate's employer, supervisor, and/or mentor.

Key Responsibilities:

Practical Experience – Assessment and Advisory

• Review and complete assessments of candidates’ practical experience reporting submissions, which includes change of job, profession assessment requests, and completion assessments. The assessment includes reviewing work experience responses for technical and enabling competencies against practical experience competency criteria;

• Provide reviewer commentary and feedback to support and guide candidates in understanding their individual assessment reporting and ensuring that appropriate proficiency levels are granted for their experience reported;

• Consult with team members on issues arising from candidate’s assessments;

• Liaise with candidate, mentor, supervisor, program manager and/or program leader for missing information and/or further evidence or clarification related to the candidate's assessment;

• Assist with assessment and practical experience related advisory issues and calls to provide guidance and support to CPA candidates, as needed;

• Ensure continuous improvements of best practices for PER policies and provincial regulations are being complied with as they relate to assessments;

Practical Experience – Other

• Ensure technical knowledge is maintained and up to date;

• Actively participate in team and assessor meetings, as well as provincial, regional and/or national practical experience working groups, as required, to improve consistency in assessments;

• Participate in new initiatives to develop, support and improve policies and processes;

• Participate and assist in training of new team members, as required;

• Ensure all processes and procedure manual(s) for this position are fully documented and up to date; and

• Perform other duties and ad-hoc projects as assigned from time to time by the Acting Director, Practical Experience.

Key Requirements:

Knowledge and Experience

• Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation is required;

• Bachelors degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or equivalent experience;

• Five (5) plus years of progressive experience in either Public Practice or Industry, or equivalent experience;

• General understanding of accounting, finance, tax, and other business practices / activities;

Demonstrated Skills and Abilities

• Intermediate proficiency with MS Office, in particular Word, Excel and Outlook;

• Demonstrated ability to problem solve through research and analysis;

• Customer-centric approach with a strong track record of identifying and implementing process improvements;

• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills, both verbally and written;

• A high degree of tact, diplomacy, and professionalism;

• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team and independently with minimum supervision;

• Meticulous attention to detail, refined organizational and time management skills;

• Proven self-starter and team-builder with the ability and aptitude to self-motivate and take initiative with little supervision or direction;

• Proven ability to…