Description
At National Bank, we are continuously looking for talents with different experiences and backgrounds, complementary skills and innovative ideas.
If you are studying in the 1st or 2nd cycle in a field related to accounting or internal audit, we need you on our team.
If you are motivated and want to gain experience in a stimulating and challenging environment, join the National Bank's Corporate Finance, Accounting and Internal audit sector as an internship!
You will have a memorable professional experience surrounded by people with the most diverse profiles and expertise.
Our Program
The Corporate Finance, Accounting and Internal audit sector 2025 internship program is the opportunity to join the fall 2025 cohort for a period of 4 or 8 months.
As a participant in the 2025 internship program, you will have the opportunity to apply your learnings and gain dynamic experience working with our experienced professionals.
We are recruiting for positions located at our Montreal office in a hybrid format!
Internships are currently available in the teams:
- Financial Markets Accounting and Subsidiaries
- Accounting, consolidation and disclosure
- Internal audit
More specifically, the responsibilities may include, depending on your interests:
- Improve an SQL/SAP/Excel analysis environment
- Set up or improve Excel analysis tools and develop dashboards
- Optimize our methods and simplify disclosure and management analysis with different business lines
- Support the production of hedge accounting calculations
- Support the production of the quarterly and annual reports
- Participate in internal audit mandates to audit the Bank's processes and activities (non-financial audits)
- Communicate the results of your audit work to the mandate team and participate in the communication of recommendations to the audited sectors
- Carry out financial audit and internal control work, assisting external auditors, as part of the audit of the Bank's financial statements
Prerequisite
- Strong analytical skills and good understanding of financial concepts
- Ability to synthesize large amounts of information and develop innovative solutions
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the specific ability to communicate concepts and ideas concisely
- Ability to solve complex problems
- Advanced Excel skills
- Interest in the CPA designation path
Required skills
- Agility
- Autonomy
- Analytical capacity
- Collaboration
- Intellectual curiosity
- Commitment
- Innovative ideas
- Organization
- Passion
- Perseverance
- Empowerment
- Rigour
- Initiative
- Valid status to work in Canada
Being an intern at National Bank of Canada is much more than just an internship, it is a whole experience during which:
- You will be taken care of even before you arrive!
- You will be integrated into one of the teams based on your interests, skills and study disciplines!
- Your integration will start from your very first day, and everything will be done to accompany you in what could be, for some, your first professional experience!
- We will define your mandate together to ensure it aligns perfectly with your field of study and your personal and professional aspirations, while being educational and inspiring!
- You will be regularly supervised, just like an employee, both on your mandate and your personal development!
- You will have access to a community of interns, who, like you, will experience the National Bank internship!
- You will have unparalleled opportunities to make your internship experience a springboard for your career!
- Not to mention that the internship will be paid, according to industry standards and even more!
To apply, make sure you follow these instructions:
Create your online profile and upload a .pdf file (maximum 2 GB) containing NECESSARILY your cover letter, resume and most recent transcripts, ensuring the document name follows this format: Last Name_First Name_University Name
Your benefits In addition to competitive compensation, upon hiring you’ll be eligible for a wide range of flexible benefits to help promote your wellbeing and that of your family. * Health and wellness program, including many options * Flexible group insurance * Generous pension plan * Employee Share Ownership Plan * Employee and Family Assistance Program * Preferential banking services * Opportunities to get involved in community initiatives * Telemedicine service * Virtual sleep clinic These are a few of the benefits available to you. We have an offer that keeps up with trends as well as your needs and those of your family. Our dynamic work environments and cutting-edge collaboration tools foster a positive employee experience. We actively listen to employees’ ideas. Whether through our surveys or programs, regular feedback and ongoing communication is encouraged. We're putting people first We're a bank on a human scale that stands out for its courage, entrepreneurial culture, and passion for people. Our mission is to have a positive impact on peoples' lives. Our core values of partnership, agility, and empowerment inspire us, and inclusivity is central to our commitments. We offer a barrier-free workplace that is accessible to all employees. We want our recruitment process to be fully accessible. If you require accommodation, feel free to let us know during your first conversations with us. We welcome all candidates! What can you bring to our team? Come live your ambitions with us!
