Commerce Night Finance/Internal Associate at Commerce-undergraduate

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. 

• First semester: 2-4 hours/week

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

October 2026 - March 2027

• 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

• 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

Submit 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 new 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.