Student, Accounting & Finance, Lima, Toledo, OR Dublin, OH (Fall 2026)
Cenovus EnergyAbout the role
Worker Type: Student
Job Post End Date: 05/11/2026Start Date: Sep 2026
Location: Dublin OR Lima, OH
Length of Term: 4 months
About This Opportunity
Are you looking for an exciting Co-Op/Internship opportunity full of meaningful, diverse, and challenging assignments working alongside industry leading professionals? You will be part of a driven, and collaborative team completing important projects while receiving the mentorship, knowledge, and experience to develop the skills you need to build an exciting career.
This posting is for all Accounting & Finance student positions in Dublin, OH and Lima, OH. After submitting your application, you may receive a screening questionnaire where you can indicate your preferences.
Possible placement includes:
- Accounting & Finance
- Project Controls
Note: The application deadline for this position is May 11th, 2026.
What You’ll Do
Responsibilities may vary depending on the specific position assigned to, but they may include:
Accounting & Finance
- Gain solid exposure to an ERP system (SAP) and understand how it is used to record and report financial transactions
- Understand and gain deep insight into the month-end financial close process and sub-processes that support the close.
- Gain insight into how actual results are reported against budget and forecast
- Analyze accounting and financial data
- Increase your knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Business Intelligence/Analytical tools and how they are leveraged to increase the effectiveness of reporting
- Perform a variety of financial analyses to help business leaders in decision-making
Project Controls
- Gain solid exposure to an ERP system (SAP) and understand how it is used to record and report financial transactions
- Develop analytical skills behind budget development, budget control, and monitoring of actuals
- Assist with monthly financial close activities, including preparation of accruals, variance analysis, and reconciliations
- Learn how project forecasts are developed, updated and participate in refining forecast accuracy
- Support the review of vendor invoices, ensuring compliance with contracts, budgets, and refinery standards
- Gain exposure to turnaround, maintenance, expense organizations budget development, cost tracking, reporting, and performance metrics
- Assist in compiling management reports and dashboards for leadership review
- Support development of key performance indicators (KPIs) for turnaround and maintenance cost efficiency
- Gain understanding of procurement processes and the role of project controls in managing commitments and obligations
- Develop working knowledge of timekeeping and labor cost allocations for refinery and contractor staff
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities to streamline reporting or reduce manual processes
Who You Are
Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum qualifications:
- Legally authorized to work in the U.S. full-time for the duration of your work term and able to produce documentation upon application (e.g., work visa).
- Available to begin work in September 2026.
- Ability to work well in a team environment.
- Solid analytical and Microsoft Suite skills, specifically Excel.
- Excellent interpersonal, judgement, and decision-making skills.
We acknowledge the value of transferrable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.
Education
- Must be enrolled in a Business, Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related discipline Undergraduate Program at an accredited post-secondary institution at the time of intended work term and returning to full-time studies after the work term OR registered in an accredited post-secondary co-op or internship program for the duration of the work term.
- Candidates currently enrolled in either a Masters or Ph.D. program at an accredited post-secondary institution may also be considered.
- New graduates are not eligible for student opportunities.
Working Conditions
May include frequency of travel, sitting, standing, computer work, lifting, driving, working at site, etc.
Submission
Please submit a resume as a PDF document.
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