Finance Co-op/internship

Closing date: October 2, 2025

Use your critical thinking skills in a fast-growing company where you can have an impact. The British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) is currently seeking Finance Co-op Students and Interns for the Winter, Summer and Fall work terms (January to April 2026, May to August 2026 and September to December 2026) to support the Finance Department. If you are a highly motivated, team player who can handle multiple projects and are interested in developing your professional career and learning more about driving sustainable growth, accelerating innovation and operating on a global scale, this is the opportunity for you

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

BCI manages a globally diversified portfolio of gross assets valued at $295.0 billion and is one of Canada’s largest institutional investors. We invest globally to support pension and other funds for more than 30 clients based in British Columbia. We are proud to have been chosen as one of

Canada’s Top 100 Employers

and

BC’s Top Employers
- These national and provincial competitions recognize employers who offer exceptional workplaces for their employees.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

The Finance department is part of the Operations group and is responsible for investment and corporate accounting, valuation, as well as financial statements and financial reporting to our clients. The team also leads BCI’s budgeting process, tax structuring and tax compliance, finance client engagement, finance operations, and performance measurement and attribution. Working with our internal business partners, auditors and external advisors, the Finance department strives to be a trusted advisor to our internal and external clients by providing timely, accurate, and relevant financial information.

ROLES AVAILABLE:
Finance Client Engagement- 1 (one) position starting January 2026 (8-month term)

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING- Assist with the preparation of special purpose financial reports that are prepared for clients on an as needed basis- Assist with the financial planning deliverables for pension clients’ fee consultation and approval meetings, including fee estimates modeling, briefing notes drafting and working with teams from front, middle and back offices- Assist with the preparation of benchmarking deliverables including client KPI reports and CEM Benchmarking reports for audience including senior management, other departments, and clients- Assist with the monthly internal cost recovery process, including processing large data sets, modeling, and reporting-
- Monitor and assist with the analysis on clients’ requests related to investment management fees

Corporate Accounting- 1 (one) position starting May 2026 (8-month term)- 1 (one) position starting September 2026 (8-month term)

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING- Assist with various Finance projects, including procedural documentation- Assist with the processing of payables and receivables for the corporation, including employee reimbursement claims and vendor/customer invoices- Research best practices, provide recommendations, and work collaboratively in a team environment- Support the Corporate Accountant on other tasks as required by the Corporate Accounting branch

Financial Reporting- 1 (one) position starting January 2026 (8-month term)- 1 (one) position starting May 2026 (8-month term)- 1 (one) position starting September 2026 (8-month term)

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING- Work under the supervision of the Senior Accountant, Financial Reporting, and other senior team members to assist with various projects- Assist with the preparation of audited annual financial statements, internally and externally reported financial information, portfolio carbon footprint calculation, management discussion and analysis, and other audit committee materials.- Respond to audit enquiries and obtain supporting documentation to support audit work- Assist with the assessment and documentation of procedures and processes to support effective internal controls over financial reporting- Assist with enhancing operational processes within the Financial Reporting team

Valuations- 1 (one) position starting May 2026 (8-month term)

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING- Assist with the daily price verification of fixed income and public equity securities- Assist with the review of valuations prepared by investment teams and/or external valuators, verifying or challenging key valuation assumptions- Assist with gathering valuation information for presentation and disclosure in pooled fund financial statements- Assist with maintain internal controls for liquid and illiquid investment valuation processes and develop procedure documents- Report on drivers of changes in value at an investment level and for a consolidated portfolio in a clear and concise manner- Assist in projects and strategic initiatives, as requested

Investment Accounting- 2 (two) positions starting January 2026 (8-month term)- 3 (three) positions starting May 2026 (8-month term)

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