Description

CPA Student 2025

Kal Tire is Canada’s largest independent tire dealer and one of North America’s largest commercial tire dealers. It has over 250 Kal Tire retail and commercial stores in Canada, warehouse facilities, and 10 retread manufacturing plants. In addition, Kal Tire’s Mining Tire Group is a global leader in mining tire service and supply, operating on more than 150 mine sites across 18 countries and five continents. The company employs more than 6,500 team members globally.

The CPA student role is a training position for accountants enrolled in the CPA training program. In this role, you will be enrolled in our Pre-Approved training program, where you will get the breadth and depth required to meet the work experience requirements of the CPA program. In the program, you will have the opportunity to rotate into three areas within the Finance team: Canadian Ops Accounting, Consolidations, and Internal Audit.

Canadian Ops Accounting is the point of entry for the intern position. Assigned responsibilities are generally well-defined, closely supervised and routine in nature. In this department you will assist with monthly reporting of one or more business divisions (e.g. Stores, Warehouses, Retread Plants, Mining Tire Group); complete account reconciliations and assist with preparation of board report materials.

While working in Consolidations, the internship provides the opportunity to gain global knowledge by assisting international subsidiaries with financial uploads and preparing and reviewing international statements and balance sheets.

The Internal Audit rotation requires the intern to work under the guidance of the Manager Internal Audit in planning and executing financial, operational and technical audits across Kal Tire globally.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

Financial Statement Preparation and Review

• Prepare journal entries
• Review of departmental P&L’s
• Completion of monthly account reconciliations, including investigation and correction of variances.
• Assist International subsidiaries with foreign sub-trial balance uploads and ensure they are accurate and completed within the deadlines.
• Prepare and review international income statements and balance sheets in Local and translated currency.
• Identify and resolve significant variances/anomalies before distribution.

Reporting and Analysis

• Assist with financial analysis for management.
• Create ad hoc management reports when required to provide more detailed information and further assist decision-making.
• Prepare lead sheets for the year-end audit file.
• Assist with quarterly Board reporting requirements.

Plan and Execute Internal Audits

• Under the guidance of the Manager of Internal Audit, plan and execute financial, operational and technical audits in line with the Professional Practice Framework as prescribed by the Institute of Internal Auditors.
• Ensure audits are efficiently performed and accurately interpret results against defined criteria.
• Evaluate audit observations and draft recommendations to mitigate risk by improving policies, processes, procedures, efficiency, and controls.
• Work with business stakeholders, operations teams, development teams, technical SMEs, and leadership to ensure that the solutions align with business requirements and objectives.

Data Analytics

• Use analytical tools and methodologies to analyze data and identify process improvement opportunities.
• Perform monthly analysis of Canadian store data to identify questionable transactions.
• Support other internal audit team members in performing data analytics and summarizing results.

Audit Reporting and Follow-up

• Follow up on prior audit results to monitor and verify management’s remediation of observations.
• Track and report the status of audit projects

Other

• Assist with GL maintenance activities.
• Provide a high level of support to Stores, Vernon office, and management teams.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Eager to learn and self-motivated
• Conscientious, thorough and detail-oriented
• Project and time management skills
• Aptitude for learning computer applications and accounting systems quickly
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Word and Excel

EDUCATION

• Ability to enroll in the CPA training program by September 2025.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Occasional travel will be required; internal audit work may require some international travel.

NEGOTIABLE REQUIREMENTS

• Prior experience in a corporate accounting environment
• Other general volunteer or work experience

KAL TIRE AIMS

Must be consistently able to demonstrate the Kal Tire AIMS.

What we offer

• The target compensation for this role is $50,000 - $55,00 per year based on experience.
• Positive work culture, opportunities for growth and development, and work-life balance.
• Opportunities for professional development, such as training programs and mentorship.

To be considered for this position at this time, candidates must be legally eligible to work for any Canadian employer.

Solving our customers’ automotive challenges and making a positive impact - It’s how we roll, and it’s been that way since Tom Foord opened the doors to Kal Tire in 1953 in beautiful Vernon, BC. Over the years, we’ve become a trusted partner for large and small industries and fleets across Canada. Our customers rely on our expertise, our make-it-happen approach to service, and our lineup of the most trusted tire brands in over 260 retail locations coast to coast. Kal Tire is also the largest truck re-treader in Canada, with 11 retread facilities across Canada and internationally, and has a state-of-the-art tire recycling facility in Chile, where 40% of the weight of scrap tires is recycled to return to mines as an alternative fuel. In addition, Kal Tire’s Mining Tire Group is an international leader in mining tire service and supply, servicing more than 150 mine sites across five continents. Kal Tire offers a culture that fosters inclusion and respect. We are committed to providing accessible employment practices in compliance with the AODA and AMA. Accommodation requests can be made at any stage of the recruitment or employment process. Applicants are asked to make their needs/requirements known.