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Business and Finance Co-op Option
Tomorrow’s accounting and finance leaders will be dependent not only on core technical mastery, but also on their ability to learn, collaborate across organizations and adapt to changing conditions in a global business context. This undergraduate co-op program is uniquely designed to build a skill set to meet this demand by combining rigorous accounting and finance study with integrative cross-organizational work, professional development training and real employment experience. The School’s aim is to inspire professionally designated leaders within business, government and not-for-profit sectors. Our hope is to introduce you to these professionals early on in their career through our co-op program.
Each year approximately 200 exceptional student candidates are admitted to this Co-op Option within the Accounting and Financial Management Program. Emphasis is placed on teaching students how to learn, adapt and apply skills in a global business context. Candidates undertake core studies in financial and management accounting, finance, math, business, communications, public speaking, law and ethics. The curriculum structure is unique in that students can tailor an educational and experiential pathway that allows them to build a skill set in order to take on progressively more responsibility (as co-op employees) as they progress through the program and toward professional accreditation. These students are focused and driven.
Students in the Business and Finance Co-op Option are typically aligning their academic study with the pursuit of one or more professional accounting or finance designations (CFA, CA, CMA) by specializing in Finance, Management Accounting or Public Accounting. They often plan to study at the graduate level after finishing their undergraduate studies. Waterloo’s Master of Accounting Program is just one option available to these students.
Junior, intermediate and senior students have what it takes to be a contributor on your team right now and a prospect for full-time hire. They are enticed to perform well on the job in order to gain professional experience, earn academic credit for the co-op work and to maintain standing in our recognized co-op program. Recruiting students for your CA Training program can be done through the Waterloo Recruitment Cycle, which is administered by the Co-operative Education and Career Services department.
Co-op Schedule and CostStudents in the Chartered Accountancy Co-op Option can be asked to commit to two 4-month co-op work terms (at the employer’s request and discretion) upon hire into you practice, so long as the revocable condition is disclosed in the job posting and discussed during the interview.
(Click on Chart for PDF version of the schedule) AFM Co-op EarningsEmployers determine how much to pay co-op student employees. The following pay schedule has been developed using information compiled by the Department of Cooperative Education and Career Services. It can be used as a guide to determine wage rates for your co-op employees.
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Junior Co-op StudentsRecruit a Junior Co-op student to work from January - April Junior students in the Business and Finance Co-op Option are preparing for their first co-op work-term. These students were leading performers in secondary school and are now in their third academic term at the postsecondary level. Their university studies to date include the theory and practice of financial statement preparation and analysis and either: an introduction to applied finance, corporate decision support or public accounting practice. In addition to being introduced to microeconomic and macroeconomic theory, students have explored the functional areas of organizations and the complex international setting for business today. They have looked at calculus, descriptive statistics, probability and survey sampling through courses in mathematics and statistics and have been trained to communicate and collaborate effectively. Most students have participated in the School’s professional development conference and a number of co-op preparatory activities to gain valuable insight into the professional norms and standards of the industry. Junior students are brilliant at the basics and eager to take on work and responsibility. They are bright, dynamic and offer new perspectives. Most importantly, they can make contributions to your team right now. Moreover, hiring a second year student is a way to develop a professional working and mentoring relationship with a student early on in his/her career. You will find a students to:
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Intermediate and Senior Co-op StudentsRecruit an Intermediate Co-op Student to work from January – April AFTER FALL 2014 Intermediate and senior students in Business and Finance Co-op Option have leveraged their core fundamental understanding of finance and accounting to move toward a deeper understanding of an interest area of their choosing. They have declared their intent to specialize (academically) in finance, management accounting or public accounting. Most often, they have made a personal commitment to the development of the professional competencies necessary to obtain one or more professional designations (usually CFA, CA and/or CMA). Their business analysis, problem solving and collaborative skills, as well as their perspectives on leadership have been honed through the study of business in a global context. Through coursework that emphasizes the connections across technical and non-technical competencies, and through the completion of one or two co-op work terms to date, these students are prepared to take on more responsibility as contributors to teams in corporate finance, financial services and public accounting. While each senior/intermediate student will have undertaken several semesters of rigorous study in accounting financial management at a top Canadian university, each has developed a unique work co-op experience and interest profile. Some students may have had a great deal of exposure to the types of work you do and the stakeholders you serve, and this will make them immediate performers with little or no training. Other students may require some specific training or guidance in a particular area but may bring experience to your team in other areas. The bottom line is that these students are focused and driven. They are enticed to perform well on the job in order to gain professional experience, earn academic credit for the co-op work and to maintain standing in our co-op program. The key to hiring of course is fit for the work, fit for the team and fit for your short and mid-term hiring strategy. You will find an intermediate/senior co-op student to:
Key Core Courses to Date Students Perusing Finance Specialization will also take/have taken Students Perusing Management Accounting Specialization will also take/have taken Students Perusing Public Accounting Specialization will also take/have taken |
Graduating Co-op StudentsAs part of a very flexible ongoing Graduate Recruitment Cycle, the Department of Co-operative Education and Career Services will post full-time jobs to- and facilitate the interviewing of- students in their final term of their undergraduate degree. The Department will also post full-time jobs to- and facilitate the interviewing of- students who are in the Master of Accounting or Diploma Program. Recruit a finance specialist Recruit a CA and/or CMA-bound Master of Accounting student for full-time roles that begin after the student challenges Case Exam and Board Report Recruit a CA-bound Master of Accounting or Diploma student for full-time roles that begin after the student challenges the Uniform Final Exam (UFE)
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How to Hire a Co-op StudentThe Department of Co-operative Education and Career Services maintains the processes, procedures and facilities that accommodate co-op hiring at Waterloo. Complete details of these, including key recruitment dates for a given term, can be found here: www.cecs.uwaterloo.ca/emp_manual. For more information about hiring Waterloo students for your public accounting practice contact:
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