Senior Advisor, Regulatory Accounting

Ontario Energy Board; Toronto; On-site; CAD 125,000 - 148,000; Full time

Job summary

Ontario Energy Board seeks a seasoned Regulatory Accountant to provide expert regulatory accounting, financial and technical advice to the organization. You will lead or participate in rate applications, MAADs and other filings, and prepare briefing notes, staff submissions and cross-examinations for public hearings.

Ideal candidates hold an undergraduate degree in accounting/finance, CPA preferred, and at least five years’ experience in regulatory accounting, IFRS/GAAP knowledge, and strong

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration.
• CPA designation strongly preferred.
• 5+ years’ experience in regulatory accounting, financial reporting or audit.
• Experience with rate-regulated industry and regulatory accounting standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional regulatory accounting, financial and technical advice to the Ontario Energy Board.
• Lead or participate in rate applications, MAADs and other filings.
• Prepare briefing notes, staff submissions and cross-examinations for hearings.
• Develop regulatory accounting policy documents and guidelines.
• Deliver educational webinars to industry stakeholders.

Skills

MS Excel

MS Word

Strong communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Undergraduate degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration

CPA designation strongly preferred

Tools

IFRS

US GAAP

Canadian GAAP

Job description

Job ID: 922 Position Type: Union Permanent Department: Regulatory Accounting Salary Grade: 9 ($125,384 - $147,503) Job Posting Close Date: 09/30/2026

The Ontario Energy Board is proud to be recognized as one of Greater Toronto’s Top Employers for four years running.

Our success resides with our people and we take great pride in fostering a workplace culture that attracts top-tier professionals passionate about shaping Ontario’s energy future. Our reputation as a preferred employer reflects our commitment to helping deliver clean, reliable, affordable and secure energy that enables economic growth across the province.

Our One OEB culture promotes a values-driven, collaborative workplace where diverse perspectives come together to deliver regulatory excellence, and where we encourage curiosity and agility in an environment that is grounded in mental health, wellbeing and a foundational commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

We are theONTARIO ENERGY BOARD.

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.

Pursuant to 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 [e-mail].