At Fiera Capital

We invest in creating a culture of purpose that makes our people feel valued, cared for, seen, and heard. Our approach to employee experience is tailored to your needs and ambitions:

• Your Inclusive Experience: We are committed to cultivating an inclusive, safe, and trusting work environment.
• Your Growth & Empowerment: We have ambitious growth goals for our firm, which makes us a great place to advance your career.
• Your Rewards & Recognition: We deeply value our people and their contributions and that’s reflected in our competitive compensation and benefits packages and our collaborative culture.
• Your Wellness Your Way: We strive to create a healthy work environment and we offer programs designed to support our employees’ wellbeing.

Overview of Fiera Canadian Large Cap Equities Team:

The Fiera Canadian Large Cap Equity team manages over $14 billion of the firm’s assets. We are a small, diverse, hard-working group that has doubled in size as our asset base has grown significantly. We have a strong focus on quality investing and our perspective is for the long-term.

What we are looking for:

The Large Cap Canadian Equity team is looking for an intern with a natural curiosity to learn a business inside and out and develop a career as an investor with a strong interest in sustainability.

Your Responsibilities:

• Conduct in-depth quantitative and qualitative analysis into material sustainability factors relevant to our portfolio companies.

• Assist the team and participate in sustainability-focused engagements with company management

• Support research into ESG shareholder proposals received at portfolio companies and contribute to recommendations on proxy voting decisions

• Work closely with analysts and portfolio managers on the Canadian Equity team to actively participate in the investment process

• Conduct ad hoc financial statement modeling and valuation work on specific companies

• Work on several sustainability related projects to help drive our sustainable investing focus

• Synthesize multiple sources of information including company financial documents, industry conferences, investment analysts and company management meetings into concise written and verbal communications

• Work on specific projects from the team as appropriate

Must have requirements to be successful in this role:

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Sustainability, Accounting, Finance, Economics, or any related field.

• Previous experience, coursework or strong interest in ESG/Sustainable investing required

• Strong understanding of climate data including the GHG Protocol

• Extensive knowledge of sustainability frameworks and standards including SASB, TCFD, SBTi

• Detailed understanding of Accounting and Finance concepts

• Have a track record of academic achievement

• Previous fundamental equity analysis experience, an asset

• Extensive knowledge of factors affecting equity securities and financial markets

• Excellent analytical skills

• Strong interest and ability to analyze companies with a quality bias

• Results oriented, capacity to adapt to changes in priorities and timelines

• Methodical, resourceful, and excellent attention to detail

• Comfortable working independently and as part of a team

• Outstanding presentation & communication skills (verbal and written)

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office

Additional Information:

• Duration of internship: 4 to 8 months (starting January 2025)

• Fiera Capital adheres to a hybrid working environment with 3 days in-office per week

• If you are interested in a career at Fiera Capital and you meet 70% or more of the requirements, do not hesitate to submit your application!

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For all positions in Quebec (Montreal and Laval), proficiency in French, both spoken and written, is mandatory. Working English proficiency is also required in order to serve our offices and clients around the world. 

Fiera Capital subscribes to the principle of employment equity. Our staff is our most valuable asset, and our goal is to create an inclusive and equitable environment where everyone can achieve their true potential.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, colour, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, or on the basis of disability, genetic information or any other federal, state, or local protected class. Fiera Capital will not tolerate any form of discrimination or harassment.

All staffing decisions, including hiring and promotion decisions, will be based on merit, skills, performance, and business needs. We are pleased to receive applications from qualified individuals from a variety of backgrounds. Job applicants who are individually selected for an interview will be notified that accommodations are available upon request. If a selected participant requests accommodation, Fiera Capital shall consult with the applicant and provide, or arrange for the provision of, suitable accommodation in a manner that considers the applicant’s accessibility needs due to disability.

Please stay vigilant and never share personal or confidential information during this hiring process, unless it is through Mintz Global Screening, the secure platform we use to exchange such information. If in doubt, or if you think you have been a victim of fraudulent manoeuvres during your hiring process, please contact us.

Please note that job titles indicated in job postings may differ from internal job titles. Accordingly, offers of employment may not reflect job titles indicated in job postings.

We thank all applicants for their interest in a career with Fiera Capital. We will only contact those selected for an interview.