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Senior Manager, Examinations Administration and Reporting, CPA Professional Examinations

About CPAWSB

The CPA Western School of Business (CPAWSB) provides an innovative, competency-based learning program to more than 15,000 learners in Western and Northern Canada who are completing their formal education toward certification as a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) in Canada. CPAWSB delivers the CPA Preparatory Courses and the CPA Professional Education Program (CPA PEP) through online distance learning and face-to-face modules that prepare candidates for the national Common Final Examination (CFE). The School is dedicated to providing excellent service in meeting learners’ education and support needs and working effectively with everyone.

About the Position

Hybrid, Full-time, Term (Permanent)

The CPA Western School of Business (CPAWSB) is seeking a Senior Manager, Examinations Administration and Reporting to oversee the operational processes that support examination administration, marking operations, candidate results reporting, and governance activities within the CPA Professional Examinations program. This role provides an opportunity to contribute directly to the successful delivery of high-stakes professional assessments while supporting continuous improvement, quality assurance, and operational excellence across the examination lifecycle. 

Reporting to the Director, CPA Professional Examinations, the Senior Manager is responsible for leading examination administration and reporting activities supporting examination development, delivery, marking, and candidate results processes. Working as part of the Exam Provider team, the role ensures examination operations remain efficient, accurate, secure, and aligned with organizational and profession-wide expectations.

The successful candidate will oversee examination administration processes, examination marking operations, candidate results reporting, Board of Examiners administration, and quality assurance activities. The role works closely with internal teams, contractors, markers, Board of Examiners members, vendors, and regulatory stakeholders to support operational readiness and successful examination delivery. 

The Senior Manager will also play a key role in enhancing reporting processes, supporting data-informed decision-making, ensuring the integrity and confidentiality of candidate examination information, and maintaining the accuracy and quality of examination results and performance reporting.

What the Successful Candidates Will Bring

What the Successful Candidates Will Bring
  • Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
  • Proficiency in both English and French is considered an asset.
  • Minimum 5-7 years of progressive experience in examination administration, candidate reporting, education operations, credentialing, regulatory environments, or related fields.
  • Experience coordinating projects involving multiple stakeholders and fixed deadlines.
  • Experience managing confidential and sensitive information in a high-stakes environment.
  • Knowledge of examination development, marking processes, candidate results reporting, or credentialing programs is considered an asset.
  • Understanding of technologies used to support examination administration and reporting is considered an asset.
  • Strong organizational and project management skills.
  • Ability to manage confidential and highly sensitive information.
  • Strong analytical, reporting, and data interpretation skills.
  • Ability to exercise sound judgment in a high-stakes assessment environment.
  • Ability to collaborate and build relationships with diverse stakeholder groups.
  • Comfort working with data, psychometric concepts, and quality assurance processes.
  • Familiarity with Microsoft 365 and AI-enabled productivity tools such as Microsoft Copilot.
  • Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

Salary and Workspace

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The salary range for this role is $110,600 to $165,900. We recognize the value of directly comparable experience. Candidates bringing recent experience performing equivalent work may be eligible for salary and benefit placement that reflects that experience, in accordance with organizational compensation policies. Along with a comprehensive benefits package, CPAWSB offers an exciting and challenging work environment, as well as a company culture that values: Excellence, Integrity, Collaboration, Innovation, Responsiveness, and Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.

This role is eligible for hybrid work. CPAWSB is based primarily in Edmonton, Calgary, and Vancouver. Candidates located outside these centres may be required to travel periodically to a CPAWSB office or other locations as required.

Applications

If you believe that you could thrive in this exciting role, please submit a detailed cover letter and resume for consideration on or before August 14, 2026.

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CPAWSB is committed to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion and encourages applications from Indigenous peoples, women, persons with disabilities, members of racialized and other diverse groups. CPAWSB thanks applicants for their interest in this opportunity. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.