Assessment Officer- Auditor, CPA

WorkSafeBC; Abbotsford; Hybrid; CAD 62,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Defined benefit pension plan

3 weeks of vacation in your first year

Extensive health care and dental

Optional leave and earned-time-off

Development opportunities

Job summary

WorkSafeBC in Abbotsford, BC is seeking an Assessment Officer to act as a field representative for assessment matters. You will review employer payroll and industry classifications, educate employers on policy, and adjust assessments to ensure compliance within a hybrid in-office model.

The role requires a Bachelor's in accounting, CPABC membership, and at least 24 months of auditing experience, plus proficient Excel skills. Travel to remote locations may be occasional.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field.
• Current CPABC member.
• Minimum 24 months of directly related experience in financial auditing.
• Ability to use Microsoft Excel at an intermediate level.

Responsibilities

• Review employer records to verify completeness and accuracy of payroll and industry classification information.
• Educate employers on assessment policy and practices.
• Recommend changes to remittance procedures for compliance.
• Conduct classification reviews by reviewing documents and/or performing site inspections.
• Support other departments by analyzing and interpreting financial records.
• Model professional behaviours expected of all WorkSafeBC employees.

Skills

Auditing

Financial analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting

CPABC Membership

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Salary is determined based on the candidate's qualifications and market conditions for the role.

Posting period

From 10/21/2026 to 11/06/2026

Overview

Are you passionate about auditing a variety of financial and related documents? We are looking for an Assessment Officer in our Abbotsford, BCoffice to act as a field representative for assessment matters and ensure all qualified employers with business activity in British Columbia are compliant in their self-reporting of assessment information to WorkSafeBC.

In this role, you’ll assist employers within the Audit Section in adjusting assessments, performing industry classification reviews, as well as analyzing and interpreting registered employer’s payroll reports.

How you’ll make a difference:

You’ll help ensure B.C.’s workers’ compensation system is properly funded so we can serve workers and employers now and in the future.

Where you’ll work

We serve the workers and employers across B.C., and we do that best when we're together. It's how we collaborate, learn from one another, and develop our people.

This role is currently designated as hybrid and is based in our Abbotsford, British Columbia office.
This role is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement. These are considered case by case, based on the needs of the work, aren’t available in every role, and subject to the provisions of the Collective Agreement.

Like everything we do, our work model continues to evolve to support those we serve.We remain committed to a primarily in-office model that strengthens our culture and helps us deliver our best work, while balancing flexibility and a positive employee experience.

What you'll do

• Reviewaudit employer records to verify completeness and accuracy of reported payrolland industry classification information, and make adjustments where necessary
• Educateemployers by providing information on assessment policy and practices
• Recommendchanges to employers’ remittance procedures to ensure compliance withWorkSafeBC policies
• Conductclassification reviews of either an employer or an industry group by reviewingaccounting and related documents and/or physical inspection of the employer’soperations
• Supportother WorkSafeBC departments by analyzing and interpreting financial records.
• Consistentlymodels the appropriate level of organizational behaviours expected of allWorkSafeBC employees: responsive, respectful, fair, collaborative, accountable,and forward thinking.

Is this a good fit for you?

We’re looking for someone who can:

• Independently schedule, plan, and prioritize work assignments in a variety of geographical regions
• Present, explain, and document accounting information and decisions, both verbally and in writing, to individuals and groups with varying levels of understanding and education
• Build and maintain trusting and cooperative working relationships with a variety of individuals and organizations
• Independently investigate, analyze, and resolve complex issues relating to financial and operational information to make sound, timely decisions in accordance with policies and legislation
• Maintain a high level of customer service
• Occasionally travel to remote locations for periods of up to one week at a time

Your background and experience

• A Bachelors Degree in related fields (e.g Accounting)
• Current member of Chartered Professional Accountants of BC (CPABC)
• A minimum of 24 months of directly related experience in financial auditing
• Ability to use Microsoft Excel at an intermediate level

We’ll consider equivalent combinations of education and experince.

Who we are

At WorkSafeBC, we promote safe and healthy workplaces across BritishColumbia. We partner with workers and employers to save lives and preventinjury, disease, and disability. When work-related injuries or diseases occur,we provide compensation and support injured workers in their recovery,rehabilitation, and safe return to work. We’re honoured to serve the 2.49million workers and 263,000 registered employers in our province.

What's it like to work at WorkSafeBC?

It’s challenging, stimulating, andrewarding. Our positions offer diversity andopportunities for professional growth. Every day,the work we do impacts people and changes lives. What we do is important, andso are the people we do it for.

Our ability to make a difference relieson building a team with a rich variety of skills, knowledge, backgrounds,abilities, and experiences that reflect the diversity of the people we serve.We are committed to fostering a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive workculture where everyone can contribute as their best, authentic self.

Asa member of our team, you’ll have access to services and benefits that help youget the most out of work — and life. Along with a competitive salary,your total compensation package includes:

• Defined benefit pension plan thatprovides you with a lifetime monthly pension when you retire
• 3 weeks of vacation in your firstyear, with regular increases based on years of service
• Extensive health care and dentalbenefits
• Optional leave and earned-time-offarrangements
• Development opportunities (tuitionreimbursement, leadership development, and more)

Salary:

$44.88 - $48.47/hourly ($84,595.7840 - $91,365.1960/annually)