Director, Enforcement & Legal Counsel

Canadian Public Accountability Board • Toronto, ON

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Canadian Public Accountability Board (CPAB) oversees public accounting firms that audit Canadian reporting issuers. CPAB promotes audit quality through proactive regulation, robust audit assessments, dialogue with domestic and international stakeholders, and practicable insights that inform capital market participants and contribute to public confidence in the integrity of financial reporting. The Director, Enforcement and Legal Counsel is a senior regulatory leader responsible for leading complex investigations and enforcement matters involving participating audit firms. This role combines legal judgment, investigative expertise, regulatory strategy, policy development, governance knowledge, and stakeholder engagement to advance CPAB’s mandate and strengthen its enforcement framework.

Requirements

• Law degree and membership in good standing with a Canadian law society.
• At least 10 years of relevant legal, regulatory, litigation, investigations, or enforcement experience.
• Experience leading complex investigations, regulatory proceedings, or administrative law matters.
• Strong knowledge of administrative and regulatory law, procedural fairness, governance, and enforcement processes.
• Demonstrated ability to advise senior leaders and support decision-making in complex, sensitive, and high-risk matters.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in audit regulation, securities regulation, professional regulation, public interest regulation, or a related field is an asset.
• Experience managing people, external counsel, consultants, or multidisciplinary teams is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Lead investigations and enforcement proceedings involving participating audit firms, including complex and high-profile matters.
• Oversee internal and external investigators, legal counsel, and multidisciplinary enforcement teams.
• Provide legal, regulatory, and strategic advice on enforcement matters, including evidence, procedural fairness, administrative law, and regulatory risk.
• Draft, review, and oversee enforcement recommendations, orders, statements of allegations, undertakings, settlement documents, and related materials.
• Design, implement, and enhance enforcement processes, governance frameworks, internal guidance, and procedures to support consistent, defensible, and effective regulatory action.
• Lead strategic projects that strengthen CPAB’s enforcement program and regulatory framework.
• Advise executive leadership on sensitive regulatory matters, enforcement strategy, and stakeholder considerations.
• Represent CPAB with audit firms, regulators, international oversight bodies, and other stakeholders, as required.
• Provide oversight, coaching, and direction to enforcement staff, including lawyers and audit professionals.

Benefits

• We invest in our people.
• We encourage team members to develop their careers by marrying their interests with the continuous improvement of our organization and the profession.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree