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Administration/Program Coordination

Are you an individual with meticulous attention to accuracy, thoroughness and high quality work? Are you highly organized and excel at planning and prioritizing in an environment with competing deadlines? If so, keep reading as this may be the role for you!

This role primarily assists and provides administrative, legal, and operational support to the Associate General Counsel, Tribunals Office, and other Regulatory Team members.

CPA Alberta has offices in Edmonton and Calgary and provides hybrid Telecommuting opportunities (working from home a maximum of 3 days a week).

Further information on the benefits of working with CPA Alberta can be found on our website here .

What you bring

3 - 5 years of related administrative legal support experience

Post-secondary education in legal assistant, paralegal studies, or a related discipline is considered an asset

Meticulous attention to detail in all areas of work

Excellent organizational and time management skills

Proven ability to manage conflicting demands and priorities

Effective verbal and written communication skills

Good working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, and Adobe Acrobat Reader and Adobe Acrobat Pro

Experience with Zoom meetings, share point and Microsoft Teams

Experience with adjudicative processes or decision-making environments is considered an asset

What you will be doing

Preparing new discipline and appeal files as required including opening files and creating templates

Maintaining the CPA Alberta member and hearing database

Drafting records of proceedings, legal documents, correspondence, notices, and court documents

Obtain and maintain all files and records related to hearings and retain the required documentation

Proactively track statutory deadlines, limitation periods,



and procedural milestones to ensure compliance and timely progression of matters

Contacting the investigated party, witnesses, the CIC Secretary, and legal counsel to coordinate dates for hearings

Contacting selected Tribunal volunteers, conducting conflict checks, and confirming participation in the scheduled hearings

Receiving and distributing submissions, applications and information to parties

When required, attending hearings to ensure appropriate procedures are followed and to provide support to tribunals and other participants

Working with independent legal counsel to coordinate the rendering and issuance of decisions, on internal time frames

Appropriate management of exhibits – all things relating to the appropriate management of the exhibits from a hearing

Preparing documentation regarding the outcomes of Tribunals to be placed on the registrant file, when required

Preparing reporting on the hearing process as required

Responding to verification requests as needed

Administration of the collections process

Coordinating calendars and scheduling meetings.

Assisting the Privacy Officer with privacy requests in accordance with the governing legislation.

Assisting with requests from the Ombudsman’s office as required

Organizing decisions for publication

Contribute to continuous improvement of tribunal and discipline processes and perform other duties as assigned in support of the Conduct & Discipline function

Why CPA Alberta





CPA Alberta is the professional regulatory organization representing Alberta’s approximately 30,000 Chartered Professional Accountants (CPAs). Alberta’s CPA’s are among the more than 200,000 Canadian CPAs who provide financial and management expertise across the country and around the world, at every level and in every sector. CPA Alberta’s legislated mandate is to protect the interest of the public, protect the integrity of the profession, promote and increase the competence of Alberta CPAs, and regulate the conduct of Alberta CPAs.

We’d love to hear from you

If you have competency in:

Values & Ethics

Organizational Awareness

Communication

Attention to Detail

Problem Solving

Service Orientation

Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification shown, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Working Specifications

Fast paced work environment.

Some travel between Calgary and Edmonton may be required.

Occasional work outside of regular working hours may be required.

This position can be in either Calgary or Edmonton.

CPA Alberta thanks all applicants for their interest and advises that we will contact only those selected for an interview.

Equal Employment Chance Statement In its commitment to an equitable, diverse, and inclusive workforce, CPA Alberta welcomes applications from all qualified persons. We encourage members of equity groups (women, Black, Indigenous peoples, visible minorities, persons with disabilities, and LGBTQ2S+); and all those who may contribute to the further diversification of the organization to apply.

Please notify us if you require accommodation at any time during the recruitment process.

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