Commerce Night’s Finance/Internal Associate will support the VP Finance/Internal in the planning of internal team engagement initiatives, conducting progress interviews, and processing reimbursements.

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Time Commitment

- First semester: 2-4 hours/week

- Second semester (prior to Commerce Night): 4-6 hours/week

Term of EmploymentOctober 2026 - March 2027

Main Responsibilities

- Assist Commerce Night’s VP Finance & Internal with the following:
- Serve as the primary point of contact between the CUS Finance Commission and the Service as well as any finance related inquiries from the Service’s team
- Manage, file, and submit reimbursements for budgeted expenses to the CUS Finance Commission
- Work closely with the respective Financial Analyst to ensure CUS Financial Policy compliance as well as understanding the granular details of reimbursements, contracts, and invoices
- Track actual expenditures and communicate budgetary concerns as they arise
- Coordinate administrative processes, including securing room and equipment bookings, managing team logs, and facilitating 1:1 check-ins
- Manage internal communications with the team, plan team socials and meetings, and send out meeting agendas.
- Coordinate with Marketing and Logistics to update the team's internal calendar

- Associates are also expected to:

- Attend all Commerce Night GMs and department meetings
- Respond to all Slack communications within 24 hours
- Take ownership of assigned tasks and meet set internal deadlines
- Provide ideas and support for the overall vision and planning of the Commerce Night gala




- Assist with the overall planning and execution of the Group & Individual Awards Information Session and the Awards Night Gala alongside the team
- Participate in Commerce Night boothing activities to promote awards

Qualifications

- Strong communication skills
- Intrinsically-motivated
- Highly detail-oriented & organized
- Time management & reliability

- Basic financial literacy

- Team player mindset
- Discretion & integrity regarding sensitive financial and internal information
- Problem-solving skills & proactivity to address them quickly

Anticipated Learning Outcomes

- Hands-on experience with receipt recording, expense tracking, and reimbursement processes
- Gain practical experience in financial budgeting for large-scale event execution
- Build essential communication, internal management, and HR skills within a prominent CUS service team
- Improve communication, problem-solving, and time-management skills when navigating tight event deadlines

nSubmit the following information on Lever:
- A one-page resume outlining your most relevant experiences
- A cover letter describing:
- Why do you want to be involved in the CUS Commerce Night?
- Why do you think you would be an excellent candidate

for the position?
- What recent element would you bring to Commerce Night, and how would you make it happen?

Applications are due September 23 at 11:59 PM. Save your resume with the naming convention "FirstNameLastName_FinanceInternalAssociate”.

Please contact the Chairs, Annabelle Young & Lily Wang, at [email protected] and [email protected], if you have any additional questions or concerns.

📌 Commerce Night Finance/Internal Associate (Vancouver)
🏢 The CUS
📍 Vancouver