Audit Student

About Valero Energy Inc.

Valero Energy Inc., with its Canadian head office in Montreal, is a subsidiary of Valero Energy Corporation, a Fortune 500 company. We are the leading distributor of petroleum products in Quebec, the Atlantic provinces and Ontario—and the world’s second-largest producer of renewable diesel fuel and ethanol. We stand out as the second-largest petroleum refiner in eastern Canada, thanks to our Jean-Gaulin Refinery in Lévis. We also possess numerous major logistical infrastructures, such as the Montreal East Terminal.

Our success!? We owe it to our 10,000 employees who are committed to our values—including safety, environmental stewardship, teamwork, community engagement and operational excellence. 

We consider our employees our most important asset and provide a wide variety of stimulating jobs for those seeking to grow professionally. Our salaries and benefits—along with our retirement savings plan, which ranks among Canada’s Top 5 in terms of employer contributions—are highly competitive. These are some of the reasons we are known as an employer of choice.

Role 

This position will provide the student with practical experience in internal auditing and the application of accounting and auditing concepts and principles, which will allow them to develop the necessary core competencies needed to succeed in a business environment.

Responsabilities

• Identify key risks and the related controls within business processes and design control test steps to address key risks.
• Assists with advisory service activities within all areas of the Company by delivering agreed upon professional services, improvement opportunities that add value to the management team.
• Assists in audit project planning including initial client interviews, preparation of audit planning memorandums and risk matrices.
• Execute test steps to assess operational effectiveness of key controls, providing clear and concise testing documentation for review.
• Examine activities of all areas of the Company to determine the extent of compliance with policies and procedures, and rules of regulatory agencies.
• Assists with the identification of potentially fraudulent activity through the review of contracts, invoices, data analytics, public records, and social media.
• Assists in the preparation of written reports of audit results and the follow up of audit recommendations made to ensure implementation.
• Act responsibly and work with mission team members.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field (completed or in progress)
• 3.0 overall GPA or higher
• Microsoft Office applications and database application experience, an asset
• Strong analytical, communication, and human relations skills
•  Excellent oral and written communication skills to interact with internal and external contacts
• Enjoys working in a team environment
• General understanding of generally accepted accounting principles and theories, generally accepted auditing standards, and ability to analyze their application in the Corporation's accounting records.

We have two employment periods to fill: 

• May to August 2025
• September to December 2025

Valero Energy Inc. is governed by the Charter of the French Language. However, knowledge of English is considered necessary for performing the tasks of this position.  The individual in this position will be required to review documents and interact both verbally and in writing with colleagues at the head office in Texas or in other Canadian provinces, or with various stakeholders such as customers, suppliers, unilingual anglophone business partners.

Valero is an employment equity/affirmative action employer. We encourage all those meeting the selection criteria to send us their application. It will be reviewed without consideration of statuses protected by law, including sexual orientation, gender identity, women, minorities and individuals with disabilities.