Controllership Student

At South Bow, we do one thing, and we do it well: safely moving oil between some of the world’s most critical markets. We’re building our high-performing team with versatile thinkers who thrive on solving big challenges together. If you’re ready for a position where your skills are highly valued and your work is incredibly important, we want to meet you. Bring your talents to a new streamlined energy company, dedicated to operational, commercial and safety excellence as we pursue our critical purpose of delivering the energy people need.

The Opportunity:

South Bow is seeking a Controllership Co-op Student beginning in January 2027 for a 4 or 8 month work term. The Controllership Student supports the Cost, Capital & Shared Services team with month-end and quarter-end close, capital and project accounting and internal controls responsibilities along with helping advance various priority projects. The student also builds hands-on experience in US GAAP accounting, D365 Finance & Operations and AI usage in a public-company setting.

What You’ll Do:

Month-End and Quarter-End Close

• Prepare assigned journal entries for accruals and reclasses with support, and follow create-and-post control requirements.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations, including clearing accounts, prepaids and accruals, and research reconciling items.
• Run D365 reports, such as trial balance, subledger and project reports, to support close checklists.
• Track close calendar tasks and follow up with stakeholders on outstanding items.

Capital and Project Accounting

• Help maintain the project subledger in D365, including status updates, review of costs charged to capital projects.
• Support fixed asset additions, transfers, disposals and capitalization of construction work in progress (CWIP), and reconcile fixed assets to the general ledger.

Internal Controls and Audit Support

• Assist as required with our maintenance of SOX/ICFR control testing and external audit requests.

Shared Services and Process Improvement

• Help in refinement and completion of year end regulatory tax filings and associated journal entries where needed
• Assist in broader team initiatives geared towards streamlining current processes, enabling usage of available technologies for benefit
• Helping as needed with building and refining AI agents
• Own one or two improvement projects over the term and present the results to the team at the end.

Minimum Requirements:

• Must be actively enrolled in a post-secondary Accounting, Finance or Business program and pursuing a CPA designation
• Must be actively enrolled in your institutions co-op program
• Strong Excel skills; experience with leveraging AI including building agents, experience with ERP systems such as D365 is an asset
• Attention to detail, curiosity and clear written communication
• Comfortable managing deadlines during close
• Must provide transcripts upon application

About our business

South Bow's existing oil & liquids pipeline infrastructure connects Alberta crude oil supplies to U.S. refining markets in Illinois, Oklahoma, Texas and the U.S. Gulf Coast.  We remain committed to meeting the energy needs of North Americans today, while advancing our Liquids Pipelines System for the demands of the future. Connecting growing Canadian and U.S. crude oil supply to key markets, leveraging existing assets and seeking new opportunities to continue to provide our customers with access to the destinations they need.

South Bow is an equal opportunity employer and participates in the E-Verify program supervised by the U.S. government.

Learn more

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Thank you for choosing South Bow in your career search.

* Depending on qualifications, the successful candidate may be offered a position at a more appropriate level and/or ladder.

* Applicants must have legal authorization to work in the country in which the position is based with no restrictions.

* All positions require background screening. Some require criminal and/or credit checks to comply with regulations.

* South Bow is committed to provide employment opportunities to all qualified individuals, without regard to race, religion, age, sex, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or disability. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available on request during the recruitment process. Applicants with disabilities can request accessible formats or communication supports by contacting human.resources@southbow.com.