Senior Advisor, Regulatory Accounting

Ontario Energy Board

$125K — $147K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Undergraduate degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration
  • Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation strongly preferred
  • 5+ years of professional accounting experience in regulatory accounting or financial reporting
  • 5+ years of experience in quantitative and qualitative analysis
  • Familiarity with regulatory accounting standards, IFRS, US GAAP, and Canadian GAAP
  • Experience in a rate-regulated industry is preferred
  • Advanced skills in MS Excel and MS Word with strong communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Review and analyze regulatory accounting and financial matters, providing expert advice
  • Serve as a subject matter expert for various regulatory applications and proposals
  • Lead or participate in settlement conferences and prepare relevant documentation
  • Contribute to policy initiatives and studies regarding regulatory accounting and taxes
  • Develop and maintain regulatory accounting guidelines and policy documents
  • Interpret OEB rules and develop communication materials for stakeholders
  • Conduct educational webinars for industry stakeholders

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits package
  • Pension plan with employer contributions
  • Union membership for job security
  • Opportunities for professional development and training
  • Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
Full Job Description
Job ID: 922

Position Type: Union Permanent

Department: Regulatory Accounting

Salary Grade: 9 ($125,384 - $147,503)

Job Posting Close Date: 06/30/2026

Overview

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
  • Responding 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

This job posting represents an existing vacancy.

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