OUR COMPANY BACKGROUND & CULTURE
UPP is the first pension plan of its kind in Ontario’s university sector, proudly serving over 46,000 members across six universities and nineteen sector organizations. Our purpose is to bring greater retirement peace of mind to the university sector by investing with integrity and serving members with care. As a sector-wide plan designed for growth, our doors are open to all Ontario universities.
UPP is recognized as one of Greater Toronto’s Top Employers for 2026. Together, we’re a team of progressive thinkers and agile doers operating within a fast-paced culture of collaboration and respect. We believe in bringing smart and capable people together to create, solve, and grow with a clear shared vision and values of integrity, inclusivity, ingenuity, and impact.
Our culture is intentionally welcoming and purposefully rooted in equity, diversity, inclusion, and reconciliation (EDI&R). We believe diverse teams, perspectives, and lived experiences contribute to better decisions and a better workplace.
As a pension plan, UPP approaches investing through a long-term lens to generate and safeguard value. Our commitment to investing responsibly accounts for material risks that impact our investment portfolio to generate sufficient risk-adjusted returns to meet the pension needs of our members.
Join us in building a bright future for our members, our organization, and each other.
THE ROLE
We are actively looking for a student to join our Corporate Finance team in September 2026, for an 8-month internship. The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting various Corporate Finance functions. Functions will include Financial Reporting, Finance Operations and Investment Performance & Reporting.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a student to gain valuable work experience in a fast-growing, dynamic environment while being a part of a growing pension plan.
This role is based in downtown Toronto in a hybrid work environment, allowing employees the flexibility to work remotely and in-office (minimum two days per week in-office).
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
Application Details: We ask that you submit a one-page resume, cover letter and transcript as part of the application process.
SPECIFIC ACCOUNTABILITIES
Investment Performance & Reporting:
- Assist in daily performance reconciliation and review process.
- Produce and issue weekly, monthly, and ad-hoc performance reports.
- Maintain and update reports and templates as required.
- Participate in monthly review and reporting process including gathering information from manager valuation statements.
- Participate in report automations.
Financial Reporting:
- Prepare financial statement notes and populate the financial statements template using supporting excel workbooks.
- Assist with benchmarking analysis to support annual report preparation.
- Preparing the preliminary year-end report for performance.
- Assisting with accounting research and preparing technical memos.
- Prepare the quarterly Statistics Canada reporting.
- Collaborating with team on PowerPoint presentations and proposing improvements (formatting, charting, graphics etc.).
Finance Operations:
- Assist in month-end related activities such as performing bank and account reconciliations, preparing standard journal entries and preparation of management reports.
- Perform daily monitoring of the Investment Invoice Approval process.
- Assist in procurement and accounts payable related activities such as recording of vendor bills, performing vendor onboarding and validation activities.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
- Pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree, in Business, majoring in Finance, Economics, or Accounting.
- An interest in a CFA, CIPM or CPA designation is a plus
- Proficient in MS office suite. Advanced excel user (formulae, pivots etc.)
- Possesses basic knowledge of finance and investments.
- Possesses basic knowledge of accounting principles and general ledgers.
ATTRIBUTES
- Independent problem solver.
- Analytical, adaptive, multi-tasker, who has a strong work ethic.
- High degree of self-motivation and professionalism.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Detail oriented with great statistical and quantitative skills.
- Alignment with UPP’s desire to be a leader in Responsible Investing, ESG, and climate change.
EXPECTED COMPENSATION
The expected compensation for this role is an annualized base salary in the range of $50,500 to $61,500. This range reflects base salaries for all intern levels and is subject to change and may be modified in the future. Salaries are aligned to academic year and role scope.
LIFE AT UPP
Do work that matters. We are duty-bound to serve our members’ interests, and it’s a responsibility we don’t take lightly. That’s why we’ve ingrained sustainability in our work from day one—to ensure our members have a resilient future to retire into, both today and for generations to come.
Stronger together. Collaboration is how UPP was born, and it’s how we work with each other and our partners day in, day out. No one at UPP is just a number (even if they are excellent at math) and every win is a shared win.
Grow every day. You’ll have the opportunity to work on unique, once-in-a-career projects that maximize your skill set and probably teach you some new ones—at any stage in your career.
Prioritize wellness. At UPP, wellness takes many forms. Ultimately, it’s about ensuring our people are cared for in the ways that matter to them. Check out some highlights of our inclusive employee-focused benefits program including:
- Defined benefit pension plan
- Flexible hybrid work model
- Paid time off – vacations, personal days and wellness days
- Work remotely up to eight weeks/year
- Comprehensive group benefits including medical, dental, vision, etc.
- Extended paramedical and mental health service coverage
- Health care and lifestyle spending accounts
- Fertility treatments, paid parental leave, and gender affirmation coverage
- Education Assistance program
This posting will remain open for a minimum of seven (7) days and will remain open until a sufficient number of qualified applications are received or finalist candidates have been identified.
Artificial intelligence (AI) tools may be used to support certain stages of the recruitment process, including sourcing, screening, and assessment. All hiring decisions involve human review and intervention by UPP employees.
UPP enthusiastically welcomes applications from all qualified applicants and especially invites people with lived experience as an Indigenous person, a person with a disability or as a member of another Human Rights Code protected group that faces barriers to employment to apply. Our goal is to create a barrier-free experience for every candidate throughout the recruitment process.
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