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

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Office of the Auditor General of Canada

Students, Financial Audit (Multiple Positions)