At the Office of the Auditor General of Canada (OAG), we serve Canadians with the intention of supporting their trust in our public institutions and continued excellence of our public service, one audit at a time.
The OAG employs approximately 750 people at its head office in Ottawa and 4 regional offices (in Vancouver, Edmonton, Montréal and Halifax).
Do you want challenging and meaningful work in an inclusive environment where work meets student life balance? Welcome home! The OAG is the place where you want to work next summer! Here’s why:
- flexible work schedules designed to prioritize your educational success;
- a 'hire from within' culture that encourages student bridging opportunities into our renowned 3-year Financial Audit CPA Professional Development Program that features:
- practical experience hours towards your designation working on real audits to Parliament within our teams;
- an in-house coaching program with a CPA mentor;
- paid tuition, paid study leave and paid Common Final Examination (CFE) fees reimbursement.
- paid overtime combined with a generous yearly salary.
- Tuesday afternoons without meetings for all employees.
- flexibility in regular working hours (for example, compressed daily working hours to allow for an extra day off every 2 weeks, as well as a self-funded leave between Boxing Day and New Year’s Day)
- reimbursement of annual dues from recognized professional bodies for designations such as CPA, CIA, CRM
- paid time off for medical appointments, paid family leave, and paid personal leave (in addition to paid sick leave and paid vacation leave)
- public service pension, health, and dental plans
- paid training to learn or improve a second official language (English or French).
Type of advertisement
- Multiple positions
- Student work term (full-time)
- May to August 2025
Location
Hybrid: remote work and a minimum of two (2) days per week on site. Remote work must be performed in Canada.
About the position
You will report to a director and receive continued mentoring by an audit supervisor. You will be part of a financial audit team that is responsible for audits of Crown corporations, federal and territorial governments, or other federal organizations. You will participate in the examination and reporting phases of different audits. This position provides an excellent opportunity to learn about financial auditing and to discover Canada.
Closing date
- 01 October, 2024 at 11:59 pm EDT
Essential qualifications
Education
- Full-time student pursuing a bachelor’s degree in accounting (or the equivalent*) from a Canadian university or the equivalent
*The equivalent is defined as a bachelor’s degree in commerce, management, or economics, which upon completion, will lead to the student’s eligibility to enroll in the CPA Professional Education Program.
Language requirement
- Various (Bilingual, English, or French)
Conditions of employment
- Security clearance: reliability
- Student status: intention to return to full-time studies at the end of the work term
This is an abridged version of our posting. View it’s full version on our website.
Job Type: Internship / Co-op
Contract length: 4 months
Pay: $24.18-$27.68 per hour
Expected hours: 37.5 per week
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Ottawa, ON K1A 0E1
Expected start date: 2025-05-05
