Job Description
QA & Testing Lead, F&O: 12-month contract
About Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada
Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada) works collaboratively with the provincial, territorial and Bermudian CPA bodies (PTBs), as it represents the Canadian accounting profession, both nationally and internationally. This collaboration allows the Canadian profession to champion best practices that benefit business and society, as well as prepare its members for an ever-evolving operating environment featuring unprecedented change. Representing more than 220,000 members, CPA Canada is one of the largest national accounting bodies worldwide.
About the opportunity
Reporting to the Director of Applications and IT Transformations, the QA and Testing Lead, F&O, will be a part of the SMP Initiative at CPA Canada, with the implementation of Microsoft Dynamics F&O and CRM.
The QA and Testing Lead, F&O is responsible for conducting thorough testing and debugging our ERP solution to ensure that quality standards are met, and functionality is aligned with specifications, testing to verify functionality, ease of use and reliability to meet performance standards, using approved procedures.
The QA and Testing Lead, F&O will collaborate with leaders across the organization (eg. Product Management, Finance, Standards and Quality Assurance) in the planning, design, and execution of testing strategies, while promoting efficient processes and methodologies.
- CPA Canada supports a flexible hybrid working environment. The preferred candidate would ideally be located in the Greater Toronto and surrounding areas. Consideration may be given for this role to be fully remote within Canada.
What we’re looking for
The ideal candidate will, in this role:
- Create test plans, test cases and test scripts based on requirement documents and business User Stories
- Develop and maintain automated test suites using test automation tools
- Plan and execute test cases, maintain test matrix including status of defects
- Validate all issues raised and track the progress to completion
- Make recommendations on quality of the release and support the management team in assessing the risk of the release
- Leverage DevOps to manage test cases, reporting and tracking defects and participate in defect triage, interacting with developers, business, and technical product owners
- Test new technologies and system functionality to ensure business acceptance, user acceptance and system integration
- Collaborate with team members, stakeholders, and business partners throughout all iterations by using strong communication, networking, elicitation
- Assist in the management of test environments, troubleshooting and coordinating code deployments
- Maintain relationship with project teams to resolve issues and improve coordination of QA deliverables
- Assesses current processes and identify quality improvements and risk mitigation opportunities
- Ensures analysts are on track with project testing timelines or escalate issues affecting timelines when necessary
- Work with the Business to establish a proper UAT process for the different project teams
- Responsible for overseeing the execution of manual & automated functional, integration, regression, and performance tests
- Establish quality metrics and measures for tests executed, and establish the use of Test Case storage tool and enforce its usage
- Encourage the use of test automation and load/performance tools as part of the team’s testing coverage
- Review QA Analyst test plans to ensure proper test strategies and risk mitigation elements
Must have:
- Post-secondary diploma or degree in Computer Science or equivalent; QA Certification with ISTQB or QAI, is an asset
- A minimum of 5 years of application testing experience with solid understanding of specific approaches used to analyze and test frontend applications with web/database components and relevant testing procedures and artefacts
- Hands-on experience in Dynamics F&O
- Experience with QA processes and methodologies required, automated and manual test processes, test planning, test cases design, scripting, execution, automated test tools, regression testing
- In-depth understanding of software development life cycles, project execution including software testing practices
- Knowledge of software configuration and release management methodologies
- Familiarity with Waterfall software development methodologies
- Experienced in interacting and coordinating test activities amongst multiple teams and ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Must possess excellent communication skills for liaising and communicating with Business Systems, and internal stakeholders and departments
What it's like to work here
CPA Canada is an inclusive place to work with a diverse workforce and a commitment to health and wellness for its employees. The organization offers a flexible and balanced environment that allows individuals to maximize professional and personal development. CPA Canada employs over 400 people, with its headquarters in Toronto and regional offices in Burnaby, Ottawa and Montreal. Our technology-enabled culture is designed to attract qualified people and enable them to do their best work. Employee perks include competitive salaries and pension, a comprehensive benefits package, professional development programs, flexible working hours and opportunities to work from home, regular social events and a highly successful employee volunteer program. CPA Canada is dedicated to continual improvement and building a high-performing, innovative organization that creates value for members and other partners.
Organization values
We create a collaborative and constructive culture by:
• Acting with Integrity • Fostering excellence • Respecting Others • Working Collaboratively • Being Accountable
CPA Canada is committed to cultivating an inclusive, accessible environment, where each employee feels respected, valued and supported. All qualified individuals may apply online. If you require a disability-related accommodation to participate in our recruitment process, please note this in your application. We'll be happy to work with you to meet your needs.
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