Operational Accounting Intern

Our internships are designed to bridge the gap between academic studies and real-worldapplications offering meaningful and challenging work. Plainsisproud to offer one of the industrys top formal training programs for students with high-achieving participants potentially receiving job offers upon graduation.

We are currently seeking an Operational AccountingIntern to join our team for an 8-month temporary term beginning in Fall 2026 working40 hoursper week.Thisrole offers exposure tosettlement of crude oil movements viapipelinerailand truckswithin the Canadian energy sector. The successful candidate will contribute to key initiatives that supportthe invoicing and settlement of our transactions in the Canadian crude business.

Join us and take the first step towards a rewarding career inOperational Accountingwithin the energy industry!

What you will learn

• Gain a deep understanding of both processes and overall function of our Invoicing and Settlement team.

• Prepare verifyprocessand resolve discrepancies related to Crude invoices and purchase statements

• Communicate with customers vendors and internal teams in both written and oral formats - ina timelyand professional manner

• Communicate with commercial teams on invoice disputes provide backup information as requested

• Enter disputes with rail companies on their 3rdparty rail sites/platforms

• Enter issues on Right Angle issue log andmonitordispute resolution

• Ability to process high volume of commercial payable invoices

• Send invoices to accounting (AP) for upload to payment system

• Request updates to vendor/customer accounts as

• Managing andmaintainingemail account(s) customer files system and department processes

• General administrative duties including photocopying scanning filing etc.; and

• Other duties as assigned by the Manager of InvoicingSettlementsand Payables.

• Enhance your abilities working with industry leading business software and digital tools such as ExcelRightAngle OracleSharepointetc.

• Hone your data analytical skills

• Identifyand implement opportunities for efficiencies andprocessimprovements

• Tackle ad-hoc assignments

Who you are

• Proven customer service skills including written and oral communication

• Possess strong organizationalanalyticaland problem-solving skills;

• Ability todemonstrateinitiative by undertaking tasks independently and working the hours required to meet business deadlines

• Proficient use of the MS Office suite of applications particularly MS Excel

• Positive attitude and the ability to work well in a team environment; and

• Experience withRightAngleor Oracle would be an asset.

Minimum qualifications

• Preference will be given to students enrolled in full-time studies in a post-secondary institution working towards abachelors degree inAccounting or a related field.

• You will not graduate from your current bachelors program prior to the end date of this internship.

• Ability to commit to an 8-month work term starting August 31 2026.

• Past entry level work experience doing customer service or relevant internshipsareconsidered an asset.

• Experience working with MS Office products (Excel Word PowerPoint CoPilot AI Teams SharePoint and Outlook).

• Willingness torelocateto Calgary for the entire duration of the term.

• Willingness to workin-personat our Calgary downtown office.

• This position is not eligible for employment-based visa sponsorship. Applicants mustbe authorized towork in Canada for the duration of their employment.

• Ability to provide three satisfactory references from past managers/teachers and pass a Criminal Background Check.