Virtual Placement - Accounting and Finance Roles

CRTP Spring 2020
Closed
Bow Valley College
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Employment Facilitator
3
Timeline
  • June 29, 2020
    Experience start
  • June 17, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting
  • July 23, 2020
    Midpoint Check In
  • August 22, 2020
    Experience end
Experience
2 projects wanted
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Canada
Any
Any industries

Experience scope

Categories
Accounting Data analysis Communications
Skills
business strategy strategy accounting related work finance/accouting
Learner goals and capabilities

A multidisciplinary talented team of 3 students with several years of international experience is ready to work on one or more financial, accounting, budgeting, analysis, internal audit projects that need to be completed in your organization by the end of the summer. These internationally trained professionals are available for an unpaid internship from June 29 to August 21, 2020 (dates are flexible). Learners are getting ready for virtual or on-site internships.

The Corporate Readiness Training Program (CRTP) students have skills you are looking for that include developing strategies, thinking creatively, and problem solving to support your company’s growth. Program participants have previous experience in accounting and finance roles outside of Canada.

Bow Valley College offers the Corporate Readiness Training Program (CRTP). The objective is to assist professionally trained immigrants with Canadian workplace culture skills, making their technical skills more marketable.

Learners

Learners
Continuing Education
Any level
3 learners
Project
240 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 3
Expected outcomes and deliverables

As a host company, you receive:

  • The international experience and expertise of the participant for 8 weeks, 30-40 hours a week, free of charge;
  • Ample opportunity to observe the participant’s skills and assess his or her suitability for employment with your company;
  • An opportunity to have someone complete a small project or catch up on backlog;
  • Bow Valley College’s acceptance of all liability for the participant, including Workers Compensation Board coverage; and
  • The chance to help a new Canadian enter the workforce at little or no cost or risk.
Project timeline
  • June 29, 2020
    Experience start
  • June 17, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting
  • July 23, 2020
    Midpoint Check In
  • August 22, 2020
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

Students are able to complete a substantial project to bring real results to your organization. We suggest providing a starting project, and as the it continues there may be other duties the students can complete as well. A structured timeline with milestones and project deliverables will provide the best actionable outcome. By offering this placement for a skilled worker, you compliment their education and international experience with Canadian work experience and may even find employees that last long term.

Project areas that students can complete may include, but are not limited to:

Accounting

Financial accounting / management accounting / budgeting / forecasting / analysis / internal audit / transactional processes asset registers / payroll / data migration / policies and procedures / leases / GL journal entry / reconciliations / risk management / compliance work / consulting / audit /

Finance

Financial planning / retail banking / corporate banking / financial analysis and modelling

Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

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