Phoebe Elliot, MPAcc, CPA, CA, is Principal, Director of Standards at Kingston Ross Pasnak LLP in Edmonton, Alberta. She reviews financial statements and engagement files for compliance with accounting and assurance standards, maintains and improves the firm’s quality control system and engagement templates, and provides professional development sessions to the partner and manager group.
Phoebe is a key internal consultant for technical accounting and assurance issues, a Quality Assurance reviewer of complex and higher-risk audit engagements, and the lead firm contact for all CPA Alberta and CPAB external reviews. She instructs the partner and manager group on changes to accounting and assurance standards, and she was responsible for implementing the CSQM 1&2 Quality Management standard throughout the firm, including a rewrite of the firm’s Quality Management policies and procedures.
Phoebe is currently serving her fourth year as Chair of the Practice Review Committee of CPA Alberta. She also served a two-year term as a practice reviewer for the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta. She has extensive knowledge of the CPA Canada Handbook - Accounting and the CPA Canada Handbook - Assurance. She received a CPA Alberta Distinguished Service Award, which recognizes members or supporters of the profession who have demonstrated a significant achievement within the last five years.