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Intern, Internal Controls

Hybrid
Toronto, ON
Junior
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About the role

TELLING CAPTIVATING STORIES TO AUDIENCES EVERYWHERE

**Blue Ant Media (TSX:**BAMI) is an international streamer, production studio, advertising sales and rights-management business. The company operates a diverse portfolio of free streaming and pay TV channels internationally, including Love Nature, Cottage Life, Smithsonian Channel Canada, BBC Earth Canada, HauntTV, Homeful, and Love Pets, as well as the subscription streaming service MagellanTV. Its studio business produces and distributes a wide range of premium content across key genres for streaming and broadcast platforms worldwide. Blue Ant Media is headquartered in Toronto, with a presence in Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Singapore, London, Washington, Sydney, Halifax, and Ottawa. blueantmedia.com⼁Instagram⼁LinkedIn

Our employees are passionate experts in all of our business areas. They are fanatical about creating outstanding content and experiences, and about delivering them on new and evolving platforms. We actively seek new employees who embody our core values. We want them to think big, act with purpose, celebrate creativity, do the right thing, respect one another, and succeed together. We attract creative talents who are optimistic about the evolving future of content and who take pride in recognizing opportunities where others see challenges. At Blue Ant Media, we give them the flexibility to think like entrepreneurs, take ownership of their projects, take risks, and embrace innovation in a rapidly evolving media landscape. Our team members excel at collaborating with internal and external partners by building trusting, respectful working relationships.

Intern, Internal Controls (May – August 2026)

The Intern, Internal Controls (Co-op) will support the Company’s Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICFR) program by assisting in the execution of the annual internal controls testing plan across key business and IT processes. This role provides valuable exposure to cross-functional teams including Corporate Finance, Revenue Operations, Production & Media, IT, and other business units.

This is an excellent opportunity for a student pursuing a career in accounting, audit, risk management, or compliance to gain hands-on experience in ICFR, internal audit practices, and corporate governance within a dynamic operating environment.

This role will report to the Team Lead, Internal Controls and is a hybrid position requiring in-office attendance at our head office in Toronto for a minimum of three (3) days per week.

Core Responsibilities & Duties

  • Support the execution of the Company’s Internal Control over Financial Reporting program
  • Perform internal control testing using established testing templates, methodologies, and documentation standards
  • Evaluate control design and operating effectiveness across key business processes
  • Assist with testing of IT General Controls including user access management
  • Support automated control testing procedures, including data validation, system-generated reports, and walkthrough documentation
  • Document testing procedures, findings, and conclusions clearly and accurately in accordance with professional standards
  • Identify and communicate preliminary observations and control gaps to the Internal Controls team
  • Assist with follow-up procedures and remediation validation as required
  • Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to obtain supporting documentation and process explanations
  • Perform additional duties as required

Qualifications

  • Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s degree program in Accounting, Finance, Business, Information Systems, or a related field
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Teams, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

Preferred Qualifications

  • Completion of intermediate accounting or audit coursework
  • Understanding of internal controls, ICFR, or audit concepts
  • Interest in pursuing CPA, CIA, or related professional designation

At Blue Ant Media, we believe promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion is everyone's responsibility. We can all contribute. As a global media company, we recognize our platform and opportunity to influence change and promote a more inclusive world. We know what we create, distribute, and produce is better with a diverse workforce. In recruiting for our teams, we encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds (who are eligible to work in Canada) and welcome the unique contributions each person brings.

While we may use digital tools to support the efficiency of our recruitment process, we do not use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to screen, assess or select candidates. Applications are personally reviewed by a member of the Talent Acquisition team or one of the hiring leaders, ensuring a fair and human-centered experience for all applicants.

If you have most of the qualifications listed in our posting, but are not sure whether to proceed with your application, we still encourage you to apply. We thank all candidates for their interest in Blue Ant Media and we will reach out to those candidates that are under consideration. If you are contacted for an interview and require an accommodation at any time during the recruitment process, please email our Human Resources team at hr@blueantmedia.com.

About BLUE ANT MEDIA

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Blue Ant Media Inc. is a privately held Canadian media company that creates and distributes lifestyle, travel, music and entertainment content for television, print, and online media. Its digital publishing division produces content for web, mobile and monthly tablet magazines.

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