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:

$1,664.34 - $2,583.30 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-driven professional to join our team in the role of CPA 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 OPG’s 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

- Bachelor’s 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 Ontario’s 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 AODA@opg.com.

What makes a career at OPG different?

With operations across Ontario and the United States, OPG is one of the most diverse power producers in North America. As the largest generator in Ontario, we meet approximately 50% of the province’s electricity needs, largely from low-carbon sources like nuclear and hydro.

As we work to achieve our vision of

Electrifying 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 application

online

at jobs.opg.com.  OPG thanks all those who apply; however, only candidates considered for an interview will be contacted.

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.