Accounting and Finance
Timeline
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September 5, 2023Experience start
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October 17, 2023Check in #1
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November 7, 2023Check in #2
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November 28, 2023Final Deliverable and Feedback
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December 1, 2023Experience end
Timeline
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September 5, 2023Experience start
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October 17, 2023Check in #1
Students will provide an update to professors and progress feedback will be requested from clients
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November 7, 2023Check in #2
Students will provide an update to professors and progress feedback will be requested from clients
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November 28, 2023Final Deliverable and Feedback
Students will provide final deliverables and client feedback will be requested
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December 1, 2023Experience end
Experience scope
Categories
Accounting Financial modeling Risk, audit and compliance Competitive analysis Market expansionSkills
business objectives project planning finance financial services scheduling accountingAccounting major is designed for students interested in becoming a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), and for students who want to develop a strong foundation in accounting.
Finance Program offers the students foundations in finance that allow them to pursue various career paths in the financial services industry or a higher degree in finance.
Our students participate in various external case competitions, gaining hands-on experience, and meeting industry practitioners. Our finance faculty is involved in a variety of research
Beginning in September 2022 teams of 3-5 students will work with your organization to support you with achieving your key business objectives by developing a recommended plan of action.
* Please note that the course dates are subject to change depending on University scheduling*
Students
- Project plan and weekly status reports
- Final project report with recommendations and an executive summary
- Presentation of recommendations from top one or two teams (via a virtual webinar format)
Project timeline
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September 5, 2023Experience start
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October 17, 2023Check in #1
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November 7, 2023Check in #2
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November 28, 2023Final Deliverable and Feedback
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December 1, 2023Experience end
Timeline
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September 5, 2023Experience start
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October 17, 2023Check in #1
Students will provide an update to professors and progress feedback will be requested from clients
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November 7, 2023Check in #2
Students will provide an update to professors and progress feedback will be requested from clients
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November 28, 2023Final Deliverable and Feedback
Students will provide final deliverables and client feedback will be requested
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December 1, 2023Experience end
Project Examples
Requirements
We are open to additional project ideas from your company, however here are some suggestions:
Statistical Analysis
The appropriate model will be developed to predict how much a customer will spend at your business. This development will include the following:
- Performing the appropriate statistical regression modelling techniques—in this case, a multiple regression statistical model.
- Determining which data attributes provided are predictive.
- Interpreting the model output.
- Providing the formula from the statistical model that can be used to predict what a customer will spend.
- Students will design, interpret, and provide the statistical regression model for your business to predict customer spend.
Financial Business Plan
- Sales forecasting
- Expense budget
- Income projections (conservative and aggressive)
- Assets and liabilities
- Break-even analysis
- Future recommendations
Financial Risk Analysis
- Application of mathematical/statistical analysis and computing methods to analyze data.
- Estimation of the volatility, correlation for returns, forward contracts, and industry-specific futures.
- Presenting findings on market risk exposure and provide recommendations.
- By using private (provided by your organization) and publicly available data on industry-specific derivatives, students will also perform a sensitivity analysis to identify the reliability of risk estimates.
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Will you commit to meet with the students approx. 6 times over the semester for 30mins-1 hour?
Will you provide feedback at each of the three intervals request (approx every 3 weeks)by survey
Will you fill out the Ontario Tech application form and contract?
Timeline
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September 5, 2023Experience start
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October 17, 2023Check in #1
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November 7, 2023Check in #2
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November 28, 2023Final Deliverable and Feedback
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December 1, 2023Experience end
Timeline
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September 5, 2023Experience start
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October 17, 2023Check in #1
Students will provide an update to professors and progress feedback will be requested from clients
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November 7, 2023Check in #2
Students will provide an update to professors and progress feedback will be requested from clients
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November 28, 2023Final Deliverable and Feedback
Students will provide final deliverables and client feedback will be requested
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December 1, 2023Experience end