Duration

• 4 Months.

The Position

The Intern, Finance (Marine) supports the accounting and reporting responsibilities for Seaspan Marine Group. The role will include month-end entries, account reconciliations, supervising of accounts, preparing accruals, analysis of results, financial reporting, documentation of procedures and project support. This position supports all aspects of operational finance & accounting within the division.

Responsibilities

• Assist with special projects.
• Prepare and record month-end accounting journal entries.
• Assist with the preparation of month-end reports.
• Review and analyze accounts and results.
• Calculate and record month-end revenue and cost accruals.
• Reconcile various GL accounts.
• Reconcile accounts to sub-ledgers.
• Analyze account balances at month-end as needed.
• Other accounting and financial duties as required.

Requirements

• Enrollment in 3rd year of a Finance, Accounting or Business Administration degree program.
• Completion of introductory accounting classes is preferred.
• Demonstrated project and/or contract knowledge, and skills through exposure to class projects or co-op terms.
• Outstanding analytical skills to capture, analyze and process large amounts of data.
• Innovative thinking skills, with the resourcefulness to get to the source of truth.
• Outstanding integrity and honesty in all situations.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and organization skills.
• Excellent knowledge of the English language, verbal and written.
• Experience and strong comfort with Microsoft Excel.
• Outstanding problem solving and research skills.
• Minimum 50 WPM typing skills.
• Strong academic results.

Benefits

• A supportive learning environment, great team culture and hands-on experience and training.
• Opportunity to grow your career and connect with like-minded students. 
• Parking is included and to assist those that are using transit, we operate a complimentary shuttle bus Monday through Friday with various pick up and drop off points around North Vancouver. 

Company

With more than 130 years of experience navigating in some of the world’s most complex and difficult waters, Seaspan Marine is the largest and most diverse tug & barge company on Canada’s West Coast.