Financial Reporting Co-op Student

Kinectrics is the category leader in providing life cycle management services for the electricity industry. Trusted by clients worldwide, our expertise in engineering, testing, inspection, and certification is backed by our independent laboratory and testing facilities, a diverse fleet of field inspection equipment and an award-winning team of over 1,000 engineers and technical experts.

From initial design and type testing to operational deployment and maintenance services, Kinectrics collaborates closely with customers to ensure that utility assets perform safely, reliably, and efficiently throughout their entire life cycle.

Visit our website : www.kinectrics.com

Why be a Student at Kinectrics?

For this role you will have the opportunity to work with our Finance team, located at our head office, at 800 Kipling Ave in Etobicoke.

Our co-op placements are the perfect opportunity for you to fast-track your knowledge, skills, and experience by alternating between study and career-oriented work terms before you graduate.

As a member of our team you are valued, respected, and heard. Students at Kinectrics have the opportunity to grow and make a meaningful impact within the company.

Our goal is to help you make a difference everyday you are here, for both yourself and our clients. You will receive support to ensure you have the tools and the resources needed to reach new milestones, as we help our clients reach theirs.

At Kinectrics you will work with a diverse community of individuals that acknowledges everyone’s unique talents and empowers teams to do the best work possible.

As part of our team, you will :

• Obtain practical work experience to complement your classroom studies and see what it is really like to work in the industry, while working with technical experts to hone your skills.
• Build rapport and make vital connections with industry contacts through networking and mentorship during your work term.
• Join a large community of co-op students from different universities and backgrounds, while developing working relations with staff.
• Participate in company events like Transitioning into the Workplace, lunch and learns, United Way campaign, board game night and many more.
• Priority consideration for Kinectrics’ Graduate Trainee program and full-time opportunities after graduation

About the Position

Join our Finance team and gain experience in a variety of areas such as Accounting, Forecasting, and Budgeting. This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience in accounting in an open and friendly environment.

If you have an interest in financial reporting, this is the perfect opportunity for you to gain hands on experience!

What will you do to make an impact at Kinectrics?

• Utilize SAP for a wide variety of tasks including monthly downloads
• Validate Canadian and international subsidiaries financial statement information to monthly reporting packages for management.

Data to be extracted from SAP

• Post journal entries as necessary in SAP
• Help maintain the accuracy and integrity of the forecast files on a department, company, and consolidated level
• Assist with balance sheet preparation for all companies (international and Cdn) and reconciliations
• Prepare monthly facilities internal order report, analyzing various cost elements variances.
• Prepare monthly prepaid and accrual accounts in SAP
• Assist with audit information requests from our auditor
• Provide support for other financial areas as needed
• Support the Finance team and CFO on various accounting projects

What do you need to be successful?

Currently enrolled full-time in a post-secondary Accounting (Bachelor of Commerce or Business Administration), requiring a co-op placement.

Preference will be given to students in their second - third year

• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Company Culture and Values

Kinectrics recognizes our responsibility to ensure we leave this world in a better place than we inherited it, for all. We are committed to sustainable development as a guiding principle in our work through our embedded Sustainability Program.

We recognize our planet faces massive economic, social and environmental challenges and are committed to the advancement of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

We use the SDGs to align our strategies as well as measure and manage our contribution to their realization.

We believe that No task is so important that we cannot make the effort to do it safely.

Application Instructions

Qualified applicants, please apply through the supplied link by including a cover letter, resume and transcripts in a single file attachment.

Please ensure you include all the required information in order to be considered for this opportunity. Please note only those candidates considered for an interview will be contacted.

Please specify your availability for an 8-month co-op placement on your application.

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list) : race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.

To learn more about our emphasis on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion , please click here.

Kinectrics welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.