Finance Co-op/internship

Closing date: October 3, 2024

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 August 2025, May to December 2025 or September 2025 to April 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 assets valued at $250.4 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.

The following teams are hiring:
Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis- 1 position starting January 2025 (8-month term)

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING- Work under the Associate, Corporate FP&A to assist with various Finance projects, including maintenance and updates relating to process documentation.- Assist with preparing and presenting monthly financial results and analysis to senior leadership and budget owners.- Assist with deliverables to corporate stakeholders as needed.- Work with internal BCI departments to create monthly forecast updates and assist with ad hoc reporting requests.- Assists with reviewing monthly accruals and reclassifications related to allocated departments and collaborate with Corporate Accounting to complete month end close in a timely manner.- Support the team as needed and work collaboratively in a team environment.

Corporate Accounting- 1 position starting May 2025 (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 position starting January 2025 (8-month term)- 1 position starting May 2025 (8-month term)- 1 position starting September 2025 (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, management discussion and analysis, and other audit committee materials.- 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

Investment Accounting- 3 positions starting May 2025 (8-month term)

The Investment Accounting co-op/intern will work within the Investment Accounting branch. In this role, you would be exposed to multiple asset classes, review and reconcile daily transaction postings, validate portfolio value changes, and support other departments in their reporting needs. You would have the opportunity to work with other departments in the investment life cycle, from those who make investment decisions to those who are responsible for financial reporting, valuation and portfolio return reporting.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING- Work as part of a team responsible for validating and analyzing net asset values of various investment structures.- Work and learn with teams focused on public markets, infrastructure, real estate, private equity, and derivatives.- Review and reconcile daily net asset valuations across all asset classes.- Learn how to utilize industry leading software and reporting solutions.- Assist in documenting and performing key internal controls.

Tax- 3 positions starting January 2025 (4 or 8