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About the Company 
Our client is a professional service provider. They are looking for a Compliance Accountant who will be responsible for conduct risk-based reviews of registered firms and other regulated market participants to assess compliance with the organization. The role identifies regulatory deficiencies and internal control weaknesses, prepares formal reports and recommends appropriate corrective actions. The successful candidate will engage with firms and internal stakeholders to evaluate practical responses to non-compliance and determine when further regulatory action may be warranted. The position also requires applying regulatory principles to emerging market developments and balancing investor protection with sound commercial judgment.
Why Work Here
Opportunity to contribute directly to investor protection and confidence in Ontario capital markets.
Defined benefit pension, employer-paid health and dental premiums, and generous paid time off.
Exposure to varied regulated firms and complex securities compliance issues.

About the Opportunity 
General Overview:
Champion investor protection and confidence in the capital markets: Conduct reviews of registered firms and regulated entities to assess compliance within the organization.
Formulate corrective actions: preparing formal reports detailing non-compliance with securities laws and internal control weaknesses and work with registered firms and regulated entities to determine what corrective action is required and assess appropriateness of corrective actions
Engage with stakeholders: Find practical and balanced solutions to address non-compliance with securities laws and make recommendations for further regulatory action in appropriate circumstances
Adapt regulatory principles to industry trends and emerging issues

Specific Responsibilities:
Field Reviews of Market Participants
Independently conduct operational field reviews of market participants and resolve routine issues.
Identify and escalate complex, novel, unusual, or policy-related issues requiring senior guidance.

Prospectus Reviews
Independently review prospectus filings, provide comments, and resolve accounting and financial reporting issues that are routine in nature.
Identify and escalate novel, complex, policy-related, or broader regulatory concerns.
Assess whether issuing a prospectus receipt is in the public interest.

Continuous Disclosure Reviews
Independently conduct continuous disclosure reviews, provide comments, and resolve routine issues.
Identify matters that may require restatements or involve policy implications and seek guidance from senior staff on their resolution.

Applications
Partner with legal counsel to assess applications, determine whether exemptive relief is required, and assist in drafting orders and recommendation memoranda.
Research and analyze precedents, applying or distinguishing them as appropriate.
Coordinate and negotiate comments with other CSA staff.
Handle routine and less complex applications, while referring applications with significant policy implications to senior staff.

Case Assessment and Investigations
Assess and investigate potential breaches of securities law through research, evidence gathering, and analysis.
Recommend appropriate next steps, including referral to Investigations or Litigation.
Provide ongoing investigative, evidence-brief, and litigation support as part of multidisciplinary teams.