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Student, Accounting & Finance, May 2026 (Lloydminster)

Cenovus Energyabout 21 hours ago
Lloydminster, Saskatchewan
Mid Level
internship

Top Benefits

Paid vacation (incl. flex days)
Health and dental coverage
Mental health coverage

About the role

Worker Type: Employee

Job Post End Date: 10/17/2025

Start Date: May 2026

Location: Lloydminster

Length of Term: 4 Months | 8 Months

About This Opportunity Are you looking for an exciting 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 Business/Commerce, Accounting, Finance student positions in Lloydminster. Possible placement includes: Strategy, Performance & Data Governance This opportunity provide operational oversight of the IT expense budget lifecycle which will include: monthly reconciliation of SAP actuals vs budget for the current year budget, workflow approvals for spend requests, and forecasting impact of new spend/projects on future year expense budgets. The successful candidate will be detail oriented, comfortable with deadlines and enjoys spreadsheets and numbers.

External Reporting The student will assist in the timely delivery of Cenovus’s external financial documents and legal entity financial statements. The role involves supporting various financial reporting processes, ensuring accuracy and compliance with relevant standards. The successful candidate will be proactive, have strong attention to detail skills and be an effective collaborator.

Canadian Refined Products Finance The student will assist with consigned inventory reconciliations, variance analysis, journal entries, and financial reporting while collaborating with various internal and external teams. The successful candidate should have a solid understanding of financial processes, including reconciliations, variance analysis, and journal entries. They should be detail-oriented and capable of identifying discrepancies in financial data.

Refining & Marketing Accounting This student position will assist in recording financial transactions, analyzing financial results, and providing qualitative explanations for operations and financial performance. The role involves collaborating with business operations to support financial reporting, variance analysis, and budgeting. The student will gain exposure to financial systems, reporting processes, and operational risk management while working alongside experienced finance professionals.

Note: The application deadline for this position is October 16, 2025. What You’ll Do Strategy, Performance & Data Governance

  • Reconcile monthly SAP actuals against budget to ensure financial accuracy.
  • Review and approve workflow requests for IT-related expenses and project spending.
  • Forecast financial impact of new IT initiatives on future budgets.
  • Maintain data integrity and accuracy within financial reporting systems.

External Reporting

  • Assist in the preparation of external and legal entity financial documents for regulatory bodies and other stakeholders.
  • Support data validation and accuracy in compliance with financial reporting standards.
  • Collaborate with internal reporting teams to ensure alignment of internal reports with external and legal entity disclosures.

Canadian Refined Products Finance

  • Perform consigned inventory reconciliations and investigate discrepancies.
  • Analyze financial variances and record journal entries to maintain accurate financial data.
  • Collaborate with internal and external teams to support financial reporting and operational improvements.

Refining & Marketing Accounting

  • Record and analyze financial transactions related to refining and marketing operations.
  • Prepare variance analysis and provide insights into financial performance.
  • Support financial reporting processes, budgeting, and operational risk management.

Who You Are Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum qualifications:

  • Legally authorized to work in Canada 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 May 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 Undergraduate Program (Finance, Commerce, Economics, Accounting areas preferred) 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.

Submission Please submit a resume in PDF document.

If you require accessibility assistance to complete the on-line application or otherwise apply for an open position with Cenovus, its subsidiaries and affiliates, please email campusrelations@cenovus.com.

Student Program Benefits:

  • A multi-discipline program with meaningful, hands-on work experience.

  • Networking events coordinated by the New Grad Committee including group mentoring from senior/executive leaders, lunch ‘n learns, guest speakers, technical presentations, and holiday celebrations.

  • Wide support network including direct leaders, program leads, human resource, peers, mentor(s), New Grad Committee, and buddy.

  • Structured goal setting and performance evaluations.

  • Opportunity to present work-term learnings to the Cenovus Leadership team.

  • Students moving for their work term may be eligible to receive a lump sum relocation payment to assist with relocation expenses.

  • Candidates must have their own means of transportation as there is no public transportation in field locations.

Additional Information

  • New graduates are not eligible for student opportunities.
  • Please note that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
  • Learn more about our Student and New Grad program!
  • Interested in some of our past student experiences? Read their stories here.

Cenovus was ranked one of Canada’s Best Employers in 2025. We’re committed to being an employer of choice in our industry by offering a competitive total rewards package and employee programs and rewarding career development opportunities. Learn more.

If you require accessibility assistance to complete the on-line application or otherwise apply for an open position with Cenovus, its subsidiaries and affiliates, please email careeropportunities@cenovus.com.

Who we are: Ranked as one of Canada’s Best Employers in 2025, Cenovus is an integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary. We’re committed to maximizing value by developing our assets in a safe, responsible and cost-efficient manner. We operate in Canada, the United States and the Asia Pacific region. Our operations include oil sands projects in northern Alberta, thermal and conventional crude oil and natural gas projects across Western Canada, crude oil production offshore Newfoundland and Labrador and natural gas and liquids production offshore China and Indonesia. Cenovus’s downstream operations include upgrading, refining and marketing operations in Canada and the United States.

Find Cenovus on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.

The Cenovus Experience Total rewards We’re committed to being an employer of choice through competitive compensation and our comprehensive total rewards package, including:

  • Paid vacation (including a flex day program for eligible staff)
  • Health & dental benefits
  • Substantial mental health coverage
  • Life insurance
  • Disability benefits
  • Employee family assistance
  • Virtual healthcare coverage

Our development philosophy We foster a culture of continuous learning and development to support employees as they build meaningful careers. We offer a variety of employee development initiatives, including:

  • Internal course offerings
  • Education assistance for additional development
  • Opportunities to work on special projects
  • Leadership development programs for emerging and established leaders

We actively promote internal job movement, recognizing the value of gaining new perspectives, building connections across teams, and applying expertise in new ways. As a fully integrated energy company, we believe that sharing knowledge across our business and operations creates stronger outcomes—for employees and for the company as a whole.

Our culture

  • Our purpose: We energize the world to make people’s lives better.

  • Our values:

  • Protect what matters

  • Do it right

  • Make it better

  • Do it together

  • Cenovus Cares: We believe in the power of purpose-driven work. Our Employee Giving and Volunteering Program, Cenovus Cares, connects our people to our purpose, inspiring action and elevating impact year-round.

  • Support causes you care about with volunteer opportunities in and outside of work.

  • Earn donation grants while volunteering (up to $1,000 per event).

  • Receive donation matching up to $25,000 annually.

  • Staff resource groups: We have various staff resource groups to help ensure our people feel a sense of belonging and can grow and do their best work. These voluntary groups are employee-led and all groups are open to all staff in all locations.

Equal opportunity employer We believe a workplace where everyone has merit-based opportunities to grow, achieve career aspirations and feel a sense of belonging benefits our people, our company and the regions where we live and work. We embrace and encourage different perspectives and approaches, which help us make better business decisions. We believe that through this approach, we can solve challenges, seize opportunities and unlock innovative solutions.

To achieve an unbiased and respectful workplace, individuals are evaluated based on qualifications, merit and abilities, and we encourage applications from all qualified candidates. We also acknowledge the value of transferrable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.

For more information about working at Cenovus, visit cenovus.com.

The requirements of this posting may be modified to support business needs. Title and compensation administration will be based on the skills and capabilities of the successful incumbent.

Interested in this opportunity? Click the Apply link.

If you are a CURRENT EMPLOYEE, please apply by going to our Internal Career Site.

About Cenovus Energy

Oil and Gas
5001-10,000

Cenovus Energy Inc. is an integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary. We are committed to responsibly developing our assets in a safe, innovative and cost-efficient manner, integrating environmental, social and governance considerations into our business plans.

We operate in Canada, the United States and the Asia Pacific region. Our operations include oil sands projects in northern Alberta, thermal and conventional crude oil and natural gas projects across Western Canada, crude oil production offshore Newfoundland and Labrador and natural gas and liquids production offshore China and Indonesia. Cenovus’s downstream operations include upgrading, refining and marketing operations in Canada and the United States.

Our shares trade under the symbol CVE and are listed on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges.

For more information, visit our website.

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