Intern - Finance, Valuation, Risk Analytics (September 2026 - 4 or 8 month Contract)

Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan • Toronto, ON

10d • Onsite

About The Position

This internship offers an opportunity to work in the Finance team, focusing on Valuation and Risk Analytics. The role involves working with large datasets to support risk monitoring for the fund. The Finance team comprises professionals with diverse backgrounds (CA, CFA, MBA, MMF) and is at the forefront of the investments industry, facing new opportunities and challenges. The team provides accounting and operational services, along with middle office analysis, including performance measurement and risk modeling. As a Risk Analytics Intern, you will be exposed to the risk measurement process from data inputs to risk analysis, which facilitates the daily monitoring of risk exposure of the OTPP investment book. You will gain knowledge in understanding drivers of market risk changes, investment product pricing models, improve skills in Bloomberg, SQL, and VBA coding, and apply math/computer science/business knowledge in a hands-on environment.

Requirements

• Strong quantitative background in Mathematics, Statistics or Computer Science, along with a curiosity about Finance, Risk or Financial Engineering.
• Advanced knowledge of Excel and VBA.
• Experience with SQL.
• Must be enrolled in 3rd or 4th year of studies.
• Should be enrolled in a co-op program or returning back to your studies after the work term is completed.
• Candidates must be legally entitled to work in the country where this role is located.

Nice To Haves

• Experience using Python is an asset.
• Previous work experience in financial industry.
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Experience with Bloomberg is an asset.
• An investment/risk management concentration is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Play a meaningful role in daily risk reporting while ensuring the integrity and quality of data used by the enterprise risk system.
• Be exposed to the risk calculation process and methodology of a leading-edge risk management department.
• Perform analysis of risk factors' impact on product/portfolio risk changes.
• Learn about risk calculation, valuation of various investment products, and analyzing driving risk factors of those products.
• Engage in “what-if” simulation process or risk impact analysis.
• Propose and implement improvements to the risk calculation operational process.
• Validate trade completeness and new trades.
• Perform market data quality checks on various data sources and programs.

Benefits

• Numerous opportunities for professional growth and development, including lunch and learns.
• Student led team building events on a monthly basis.
• Employee discount programs including Edvantage and Perkopolis.
• Diversity is one of our core strengths. We take pride in ensuring that the people we hire and the culture we create, reflect and embrace diversity of thought, background and experience.
• Through our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategy and our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), we celebrate diversity and foster inclusion through events for colleagues to connect for professional development, networking & mentoring.
• We are building an inclusive and equitable workplace where our talent is respected, accepted and empowered to be themselves.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed