Certified Professional Accountant (CPA) Trainee

Status:Regular Full Time
Working Conditions:Hybrid

Education Level:Bachelors degree

Base Location:Oshawa ON

Shifts(s):Days
Travel:10%
Deadline to Apply: May 1st 2026
Salary Range: $1664.34 - $2583.30 Per Week

Electrify your career and help build a brighter tomorrow.
Every generation has a challenge that defines them. At OPG we are calling on all innovators disruptors thought leaders and change-makers. Join us as we work to electrify life in one generation and build a sustainable future powered by our electricity our ideas and our people. Join OPG and make history.

Whether you work in the skilled trades or are a business professional a career at OPG is an opportunity to electrify your life on -- and off -- the job.

JOB OVERVIEW
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) is looking for a dynamic strategic and results-drivenprofessional to join our team in the role ofCPA Trainee.

Reporting to the Director of External Reporting & Accounting Policy this position will support key functions including external reporting and accounting policy business planning and reporting controllership and internal audit ensuring seamless financial operations and compliance.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• External Reporting: Assist in preparing validating and filing annual and quarterly external disclosures including financial statements MD&A AIF news releases and other regulatory filings.
• Accounting Policy: Support the evaluation preparation and implementation of new accounting policies and complex technical accounting areas under US GAAP IFRS and public company regulatory standards.
• Audit Coordination:Collaborate with team members to address external auditor requests and ensure compliance with internal controls throughout the financial reporting process.
• Business Planning:Provide decision support to senior executives through oversight of consolidated financial results including short- and long-term financial plans Board reporting scorecards and benchmarking studies.
• Internal Reporting:Liaise with business units to deliver consolidated financial and operational results while advising on corporate financial policy development.
• Controllership:Lead finance activities such as accounting reconciliations control testing business case development variance analysis and budget planning for assigned client portfolios.
• Operational Support:Partner with business units to develop budgets forecasts and long-range plans that align with OPGs strategy while ensuring cost efficiency and prudence.
• Internal Audit:Support audit engagements by conducting risk assessments documenting processes evaluating controls effectiveness and monitoring corrective actions to address identified deficiencies.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelors degree with an emphasis in Accounting
• Graduated anytime between 2024 up to and including Spring 2026; must have less than two years of relevant work experience
• Up to two years of relevant experience through roles at top accounting firms (Grant Thornton BDO MNP KPMG PwC Deloitte EY) with exposure to internal controls audit and financial statement preparation or in accounting finance or business planning roles within large organizations (e.g. major banks multinationals large-cap Canadian companies or public sector)
• Must be actively working towards obtaining the CPA designation and registered with CPA Ontario. For professional experience accumulated to date in CPA Ontarios PERT portal please include your most recent Consolidated Summary report with your application.
• Minimum cGPA of 70%. Please attach a copy of your transcript with your application.

Please note that this role requires a rotating work arrangement between our downtown Toronto office and our Oshawa headquarters (one week in Oshawa followed by one week in Toronto).

The successful candidate will exhibit uncompromising integrity and commitment to upholding corporate values and the OPG Code of Business Conduct.

OPG is committed to fostering an inclusive equitable and accessible environment. If you require accommodation during the application or interview process please contact.

What makes a career at OPG different
With operations across Ontario and the United States OPG is oneof themost diverse power producers in North America. As the largest generator in Ontario we meet approximately50%ofthe provinceselectricityneeds largely from low-carbonsources like nuclearand hydro.

As we work to achieve our vision ofElectrifying life in one generation OPG and our family of companies are also helping advance the development of new low-carbon technologies such as Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) refurbishment projects and electrification initiatives to help power the growing demands of a growing economy. Join OPG and make history.

Please submit your applicationonlineat.OPG thanks all those who apply; however only candidates considered for an interview will be contacted.#LI-Hybrid

Please note: All job postings at OPG are to fill existing vacancies within our organization.

OPG may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of the applicant screening process. However applications will also be reviewed by a member of our Recruitment team to ensure a fair and thorough assessment.

The base salary range considers many factors including but not limited to experience education and training including any collective agreement requirements for union represented positions. It is not typical for the salary to be offered near the top of the range and salary is dependent on numerous factors. For management roles the base salary range does not represent the total compensation package. The total compensation package for regular full-time management roles includes pay-for-performance programs for annual and medium time periods. Maintaining a high-performance culture and excellence is a core expectation of every member of our leadership team and is rewarded through the established compensation framework.

OPG is committed to employment equity. As such we encourage applicants from equity-seeking communities (Indigenous Peoples racialized persons persons with disabilities and women). We strongly believe that alleviating the under-representation of equity-seeking individuals will create a stronger OPG team and allow us to better serve the needs of our diverse communities.

In order to fulfill the above-mentioned purpose priority in hiring may be given to qualified persons who self-identify as a member of equity-seeking groups as identified in the application process. This initiative constitutes a special program under the Human Rights Code/Canadian Human Rights Act.