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SalaryYOUR NEXT CO-OP PLACEMENT
Work term: Summer (May 6, 2024 Start date)
Work term length: 4 or 8 months
From classroom to co-op to career, every step of your journey has an impact on your future. That's why it makes sense to choose a co-op placement with a company that offers truly rewarding work and real-life experience. At Definity®, your contributions, creativity, and energy will be put to good use, and you'll get to be involved with initiatives that support our strategic goals and use your skills in a supportive team environment.
If you're looking for a company that takes care of its people - full time, part time, and co-ops alike - and has a track record of doing big things, get ready to love it here.
What you'll be doing:
- Roll forward and update the Forecast and Budget workbooks
- Completion of Industry surveys
- Assist with preparation of financial statements
- Compiling year-end audit documentation
- Preparation of Quarterly Business Review
- Ad-hoc requests and special projects
- Participate in the month end close process, including the preparation of journal entries and reconciliations.
- Finance & Accounting, Business Administration or related University program
- Experience in analytic/reporting/planning or related role
- Excellence in Microsoft office Excel is a must
- Ability to understand business metrics, customer and market trends
- Strong analytical, time management and organizational skills with high attention to detail
- Effective communication skills, including ability to write in a well-organized, cohesive, and concise manner
- We care about our co-ops: Definity's co-op students are considered the best pipeline of talent for our full-time, permanent positions.
- We care about students: Definity distributes $85,000 in scholarships to students across Canada each year.
- We care about our community: Definity donates more than $1 million every year to causes that drive true change in the neighborhoods in which we live and work.
- Meaningful work forwarding our purpose of building a better world by helping our clients and communities adapt and thrive in their hardest times of need.
- Culture of accountability, empowerment, and collaboration.
- Opportunities to support personal and professional growth through real-life experience and unique learning opportunities. Our Leadership Essentials program builds knowledge and skills to Team Leaders to Directors
- Opportunity to join our employee groups - focused on women's empowerment, LGBTQ+, anti-racism and cultural equity, and environmental activism
- Determined to create positive change for our environment, our people, and our communities, now and in the future. Check our ESG work!
We also take potential into consideration. If you don't have this exact experience, but you know you have what it takes, be sure to give us more insight through your application and cover letter.
Our inclusive work environment welcomes diversity and supports accessibility. If you require accommodation at any time during the recruitment process, please let us know by contacting: hrsharedservices@economical.com
Background checks
This role requires successful clearance of a background check (including criminal checks and leadership references).
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About the Team
LOVE WHAT YOU DO
Can a 150-year-old company think outside the box? Count on it. Deep experience is our springboard for innovation, whether that's in how we work with our broker network, how we serve our customers, or how we support our employees.
Definity includes some of Canada's most long-standing and innovative insurance brands, including Economical Insurance, Sonnet Insurance, Family Insurance Solutions, and Petline Insurance. With strong roots that date back to 1871, we've grown to become a digital leader in the insurance industry. We're proud to help our clients and communities adapt and thrive in a world of constant change.
Our promise to you: It's better here. Why? Because we CARE, and we provide an employee experience that's collaborative, ambitious, rewarding, and empowering.
Our ambition is to be one of Canada's leading and most innovative P&C insurers. Come be a part of our journey, and love what you do.
Definity offers a flexible, hybrid work experience where employees work from the office and virtually depending on the type of work they are doing and who they are working with. Leaders partner with their teams to find the right balance of on-site and remote work that best meets the needs of their teams, colleagues, brokers and customers, while ensuring collaboration, teamwork and accountability for goals.
