Are you interested in contributing to auditing and assurance standard setting in Canada? If so, this opportunity is for you.
The Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (AASB) is an independent, volunteer body that serves the public interest by setting quality management, audit, sustainability assurance, other assurance, and related services engagements in Canada.
The Opportunity
The Reporting and Assurance Oversight Council (Oversight Council) is responsible for board appointments and seeks three new AASB members. Appointments will be effective April 1, 2025 for a three-year term with the possibility of renewal.
The Ideal Profiles
Candidates with one or more of the following experiences and attributes are particularly encouraged to apply:
- Practitioners from a small or medium-sized accounting firm.
- Practitioners from a provincial or municipal legislative auditor.
- Individuals who identify as Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, Métis).
- Individuals who are bilingual, including technical application of the auditing and assurance standards in French.
- Individuals who are located in Quebec.
We believe that members with diverse backgrounds leads to better decisions and outcomes. We encourage applications from historically underrepresented communities in Board positions, including women, Indigenous Peoples, racialized persons, 2SLGBTQ+ persons, and persons with disabilities.
What’s in It for You
- Serve the public interest in Canada.
- Have a voice in important decisions and actions that affect the Board’s communities.
- Gain new insights and knowledge.
- Engage with fellow Board members and expand your network.
- Learn what’s impacting reporting and assurance, both now and in the future.
- Understand the rigorous due process by which standards are established.
What to Expect
This role:
- involves a time commitment of approximately 250 hours a year, including preparation and meeting time (excludes potential travel for meetings);
- involves approximately six to eight meetings per year, including about three in-person meetings in Toronto with others hosted virtually; and
- is unpaid, with travel and other relevant costs reimbursed.
In addition, please note the following:
- Candidates are not required to hold a professional accounting designation.
- Board members serve in their personal capacity. They are expected to act objectively and to vote according to their own beliefs, experience, and judgment based on the information they have and discussions they take part in, and not according to the views of any organization with which they are associated.
- The Oversight Council oversees the selection process and appoints new members to the Board. Interviews are expected to take place between October and December 2024. The Oversight Council aims to approve appointments in February 2025.
How to Apply
Click “Apply” below and submit your application online. Please include an expression of interest and a CV outlining:
- why you want this role; and
- your strengths and relevant skills.
Due to time constraints, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. If you require a disability-related accommodation to participate in our volunteer recruitment process, please email us at [email protected], and we’ll be happy to work with you to meet your needs as they relate to interviewing for the role.