2025 Internal Controls: Summer Internship
2025 Internal Controls: Summer Internship
June 2025 - August 2025, Full-Time
New York City, United States
Deadline to apply: December 1, 2024
Why work for Scotiabank?
Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. We are powered by our 97,000 high-performing teammates who make a real difference across the globe as a leading provider of advice, products, digital experiences, and financial services. At Scotiabank, we’re passionate about bringing our whole selves to
work, allowing us to create inclusive work environments for everyone to enjoy.
Scotiabank Global Banking & Markets provides a full range of investment banking, credit and risk management products and services relevant to the financing and strategic development needs of our clients. Our products include debt and equity financing, mergers & acquisitions, institutional equity sales, trading and research, fixed income products, derivatives, energy, and foreign exchange. We also cross-sell the full range of wholesale products and services offered by the Scotiabank Group.
Summer Interns will have access to experienced Finance, Global Banking and Markets, and support team executives, as they network and interact with various business partners that support a full-service brokerage and banking organization. The program involves frequent interactive learning sessions led by our experienced professionals. Interns will also have access to our Mentoring program where students will be teamed-up with a mentor who will serve as a guide for professional and personal development. We are committed to offering you extensive opportunities for training, hands-on experience and career advancement. Simply put, your future is our investment.
Is this role right for you?
Intern hires within Internal Controls assist in the day-to- day functions while working with business, compliance, control, and support functions and other applicable teams to execute assigned tasks. You will work with senior leadership within Internal Controls to ensure all business activities are following the control environment.
Our intern will provide hands on experience to various aspects of our international bank by working closely with experienced professionals. We are looking for students that want to use their qualitative and quantitative skills and connect what they learn in the classroom to real life assignments and projects.
What will my responsibilities look like?
- Assist colleagues in managing risk and control process which includes, but not limited to, interacting with various Internal Controls teams in US and outside US.
- Help to the Internal Control team on reviewing and developing training content to business line (1A) personnel on non-financial risks, controls, and supervision procedures.
- Assist in performing reconciliation and any other assigned tasks in managing and update the regulatory controls inventory and help the team in collating non regulatory controls.
- Help in collating updates from several stakeholders in preparing the presentation decks of Internal Control for management committees.
- Actively participates in the review, update, and maintenance of Internal Control related policies and procedures.
- Provides support to Internal Control team on automating manual processes and enhancing data analytics and reporting.
- Assist in preparing weekly and monthly reports to Director and Senior Management.
- Work on ad-hoc projects as assigned by the senior management of Internal Control.
Do you have the skills you need to succeed? We'd love to work with you, if you have:
- Undergraduate degree in process in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, or related major(s) graduating between December 2025 – August 2026
- A high level of attention to detail, strong interpersonal skills, and ability to work in a collaborative team environment
- Ability to work with large sets of data, under supervision
- Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced office environment near a standard trading floor maintaining focus within operational risk
- Previous experience using Microsoft Office with projects completed in Excel and PowerPoint
How to apply:
You must apply via the Scotiabank Career Page and complete all steps outlined below to be considered for this position.
- Fill out an application by clicking the “Apply” button.
- Submit your resume and transcript as a single PDF when prompted.
- Successful applicants will be contacted for next steps, including a video interview.
We thank all candidates for taking the time to apply; however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. We do not offer any type of employment-based immigration sponsorship for this program. Likewise, Scotiabank, will not provide any assistance or sign any documentation in support of any other form of immigration sponsorship or benefit.
As Canada’s Most International Bank, we are a leader when it comes to inclusion. We are a diverse and global team, speaking more than 100 languages with backgrounds from more than 120 countries. We value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the bank and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation during the recruitment and selection process, please let us know. We will work with you to provide as seamless a recruitment experience as possible.