Now Seeking Inspiring Individuals On Our Student Recruitment Team

CPA Ontario is currently in search of a full-time permanent Student Recruiter who will act as a brand ambassador, responsible for attracting new students to the Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) program by promoting the designation. This position includes building and fostering strong relationships, working closely with community partners as well as creating brand awareness initiatives and developing strategies to advance the CPA profession in Ontario.

Positions will support Eastern OR Southern Ontario regions

What You’ll Be Doing: 

Promoting the CPA brand and designation as well as acting as the “face of CPA Ontario Student Recruitment”. 

Developing innovative business plans and strategies in order to drive recruitment, growing membership and meeting objectives. 

Fostering and building relationships with a variety of external stakeholders as well as internal clients and teams such as Customer Service, Student Services, IT, and Marketing and Communications.

Presenting to students, cold calling educational institutions and stakeholders and scheduling meetings and appointments in order to build a network with the goal of increasing participation and engagement. 

Executing on all initiatives, utilizing social media channels and planning and participating in a variety of engaging events with the goal of optimizing CPA exposure. 

Who You Are:

A post-secondary graduate with a university degree in Marketing, Business or a related discipline. A CPA member or an understanding of the CPA program would be an asset.

Experienced in a related field such as recruitment, business development, public relations, marketing and/or communications, combined with a strong business acumen. 

An excellent communicator (verbal and written) with very strong presentation, interpersonal and public speaking skills.    

Technically savvy and knowledgeable in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams. Experience with Salesforce and Power BI is considered an asset. 

Able to motivate and inspire others and build and nurture relationships with ease.

Well organized and can plan and execute events successfully as well as work effectively in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines. 

Able to set up a home office for remote work purposes and travel to events - some positions require travel to attend events in person once it is safe to do so. 

Currently able to gain access to a car for business travel and also hold a valid driver’s license. 

Flexible and available to attend events that may be outside of regular business hours. 

What We Offer:

A fast-paced environment. Collaboration, innovation and passionate professionals are at our core. We relentlessly pursue what’s next to unlock the full potential of you and us together. 

Flexible working solutions. Work environments are changing rapidly. We provide flexible, remote working options to support you in your career.

Diversity and inclusion. We recognize the value in our differences and prioritize inclusivity to bring together the best talent to protect the public, advance the profession and guide our CPAs. 

Ongoing learning and career growth. We want your career to skyrocket. There are unlimited career advancement and professional development opportunities that we support with learning investments to promote your future growth. Thrive with us. 

Focus on your well-being. With industry leading benefits and wellness programs, including a healthy lifestyle allowance, mental health resources and more, we’re committed to your well-being.

Who We Are:  

We protect the public. We advance our profession. We guide our CPAs. We ensure that our more than 97,000 members and 21,000 students meet the highest standards of integrity and expertise. We help them stay ahead of global market trends and abreast of regulatory change. CPAs represent a globally recognized, premium designation. Our Chartered Professional Accountants are valued by organizations in all industries for their financial expertise, strategic thinking, management skills and leadership. 

We Appreciate Your Interest In CPA Ontario And This Position:

At CPA Ontario, we are committed to building high-performance teams. Our selection process is thorough, and all candidate applications are reviewed. Should your qualifications and experience meet the requirements of this role, a member of our recruitment team will contact you. We encourage you to set up CPA Ontario job alerts for positions that align to your experience and career goals. 

CPA Ontario is an inclusive employer. Accommodation is available under the Ontario Human Rights Code. If you require a disability-related accommodation to participate in the recruitment process, please email accessibility@cpaontario.ca with “Accommodation Required” in the subject line to provide your contact information. A member of the Recruitment team will contact you within 48 hours.