Co-op Student (DCFO), Finance

Metrolinx; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Metrolinx as a Finance CO-OP Student, where you'll support diverse finance teams in areas including Accounting and Financial Planning. This role offers hands-on experience in financial processes, modeling, and reporting while working closely with internal stakeholders. We're looking for enthusiastic students ready to contribute from September 2025 for a four-month contract.

Benefits

Equity, diversity, and inclusion commitment

Opportunity for work experience in public sector

Qualifications

• Current full-time student intending to return to school.
• At least 15 years old and preferably with prior Finance work experience.
• Working towards CPA designation.

Responsibilities

• Support financial modeling for business projects.
• Prepare general ledger reconciliations and analysis.
• Assist with operational documentation and reporting.

Skills

Strong written and oral communication

Interpersonal skills

Microsoft Office, especially Excel

Power BI

Ability to work independently

Teamwork

Education

Enrolled full-time in Finance, Economics, Accounting or Business

Tools

Power BI

Microsoft Office

Job description

Pay Range : $21.22 - $24.41 per hour. Your hourly rate will be based on the year of study at school.

Contract up to 4 months starting September 2025

Metrolinx is connecting communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Metrolinx operates GO Transit and UP Express as well as the PRESTO fare payment system. We are also building new and improved rapid transit including GO Expansion Light Rail Transit routes and major expansions to Torontos subway system to get people where they need to go better faster and easier. Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario.

At Metrolinx equity diversity and inclusion are essential to living our values of serving with passion thinking forward and playing as a team.

Our Deputy CFO Office is looking for seven (7) CO-OP Students to provide support within the various Finance CO-OP Students will work with internal and external stakeholders to provide administrative support create presentations maintain systems and recommend improvements to processes.

We have Deputy CFO Office Finance co-op roles available in the following areas :

• Accounting (1 vacancy)
• Capital Cost Accounting (1 vacancy)
• Corporate Finance (1 vacancy)
• Financial Planning & Analysis (1 vacancy)
• Payments Finance (1 vacancy)
• Asset Management & Maintenance (AMM) (1 vacancy)
• Operations GO / UP (1 vacancy)

A description of the areas are as follows :

Accounting : The Accounting team leads the month end close processes which facilitates the preparation of the quarterly balance sheet and annual financial statements for Senior Management Board of Directors and our stakeholders such as the Ministry of Transportation and the Province of Ontario. The team activities include coordinating the assurance work with external auditors Accounts Payable Accounts Receivable and the General Ledger accounting and analysis statutory financial reporting ensuring compliance with corporate policies and generally accepted accounting policies (GAAP) and tax compliance.

Capital Cost Accounting : The Capital Cost Accounting team provides enterprise level finance controls for the capital projects portfolio to deliver timely and accurate financial information for reporting and audit purposes. The team ensures capital cost accounting compliance with Public Sector Accounting Standards and focuses on maintaining effective financial review of capital costs.

Embedded Finance (Corporate Finance Payments Finance Operations GO / UP and Asset Management & Maintenance) : The Embedded Finance Team works along side the departments as a trusted business partner and is crucial in advancing the financial strategies goals and decisions of the departments. Through active involvement it provides well-informed financial guidance and support to enable the departments to achieve its financial goals. The teams support operating and capital financial portfolios and financial asset management functions. This includes capital budgeting / forecasting financial reporting and insights to drive effective business decisions asset classes on memo development and capital funding strategy development.

Financial Planning & Analysis :

The FP&A team plays a pivotal role in ensuring that Metrolinx is meeting its financial objectives to deliver its growing programs while adhering to government policy and legislative requirements. The team provides analytical support to senior management and the Embedded Finance teams to enable effective data-driven decisions. This includes development of Metrolinxs operating budget monthly Business Performance Review report quarterly forecasts Metrolinxs public-facing Business Plan as well as the Management Discussion and Analysis section of the Annual Report. The team also manages the Oracle Hyperion application and builds Power BI dashboards to meet analytics requests and track the organizations financial performance.

What will I be doing

• Supports business case financial modeling for various business intake projects and initiatives with a view to monitor and manage costs and inform performance management activities
• Supports ad-hoc deliverables and projects that may involve developing worksheet templates for analyses updating process documentation / manuals preparing PowerPoint slides and working with various cross functional teams on initiatives.
• Assist with the preparation of general ledger reconciliations and analysis
• Provides a variety of administrative and / or technical services to support the business
• Help produce daily / weekly / monthly operational documentation and reports as assigned
• Help and support to staff in a variety of areas including gathering inputting organizing and interpreting data for reports / presentations / meetings / projects
• Prepare agendas coordinate attend and take minutes for daily technical / operational meetings
• Support gathering audit evidence in the external auditors portal
• Assist in the production and formatting of operational documentation
• Maintains and updates electronic and hardcopy filing systems and provides record management services
• Recommends improvements to existing processes and procedures to achieve greater efficiency
• Work with all partners to collect data and respond to inquiries
• Assist with maintenance development monitoring and reporting of tools and systems for data analysis
• Develop spreadsheets forms and databases to input track store and retrieve data
• Preparing reports and other supporting documents such as spread sheets charts and graphics
• Presenting key findings to team members and management as required
• Certain travel between downtown offices (in walking distance) may be required

What Skills and Qualifications Do I Need

• Must be attending school full-time and returning to an academic institution
• Enrolled full-time in Finance Economics Accounting or Business at a post-secondary institution and working towards CPA designation
• Must be at least 15 years of age before starting employment
• Previous experience working in Finance is preferred
• Strong written oral communication and interpersonal skills are required
• Competence in software such as Power BI and Microsoft Office especially Excel
• Ability to work independently and in a team setting
• A willingness to learn while being exposed to all aspects of Finance

Dont Meet Every Requirement

If youre excited about working with Metrolinx but your past experience doesnt quite align with every qualification of this posting we encourage you to apply. You just might be the right candidate for this or other roles. We are always looking for great talent to join our team.

We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from members of equity-deserving communities including those who identify as Indigenous Black racialized women people with disabilities and people with diverse gender identities expressions and sexual orientations.

Accommodation :

We value the unique skills and experiences each person brings to Metrolinx and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment. We are committed to the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act so if you require accommodation during the hiring process please let our Recruitment team know by contacting us at : or email .

Application Process :

All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Metrolinx will be using email to communicate with you for all job competitions. It is your responsibility to include an updated email address that is checked daily and accepts emails from unknown users. As we send time sensitive correspondence we recommend that you check your email regularly. If no response is received we will assume you are no longer interested in pursuing the opportunity. Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate. Should it be determined that any background information provided be misleading inaccurate or incorrect Metrolinx reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of your application.

We thank all applicants for their interest however only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

WE ARE AN EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE EMPLOYER.

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