Financial Planning and Capital Management Specialist

4 weeks ago

Old Toronto, Canada CN Full time
About CN

CN is a leading transportation company in Canada, connecting the country from coast to coast. Our team of dedicated professionals works together to provide safe, reliable, and efficient services to our customers.

Estimated Salary: $120,000 - $180,000 per yearJob Description

Job Summary: We are seeking an experienced Financial Planning and Capital Management Specialist to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for planning and implementing CN's capital plan, ensuring alignment with operational needs and strategic objectives.

Main Responsibilities:

  1. Capital Planning:
    1. Develop and maintain a 36-month rolling capital plan of projects
    2. Track 10-year capital needs and major multi-year capital initiatives
    3. Prioritize projects based on key parameters important to the department and function as well as CN's overall strategic areas of focus to facilitate trade-off discussions
    4. Convey important details and calculating key metrics associated with the capital plan (e.g., Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), growth versus maintenance and regulatory)
    5. Provide summary views to senior leadership of Financial Planning and other departments related to topics of interest regarding the multi-year capital plan
    6. Report to the Board of Directors and Executive Leadership team related to the topics identified
    7. Ensure that the capital plan meets guidance provided in addition to any overall envelope constraints
  2. Capital Management:
    1. Track forecasts of Year-End Outcomes (YEOs) associated with projects and envelopes
    2. Support the sign-off of the overall YEO for the capital envelope
    3. Reconcile changes made by Financial Partners related to the capital requirements of ongoing projects
    4. Anticipate and track additional capital needs or releases proactively in order to ensure timely and optimal deployment of capital resources
    5. Provide summary views to senior leadership of Financial Planning and other departments related to the availability of capital, opportunities and exposures
    6. Support and facilitate the financial partners updating of project scorecards related to capital project execution
    7. Track in-year requests and ensure proper consideration of the proposals in light of other existing capital proposals and needs
  3. Reporting and Auditing:
    1. Create presentations for executive leadership and the Board of Directors to serve as discussion and decision material regarding the planning and management of capital
    2. Conduct Post Completion Audits (PCAs) of projects completed to clearly identify and communicate whether a project delivered on its identified benefits and scope within the parameters of its approved budget and timeline
    3. Respond to questions from Internal Audit related to Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) key controls and related topics
    4. Respond to External Audit inquiries related to SOX key controls, requests for documentation, and identified capital transaction sample testing
  4. Governance:
    1. Perform SOX key controls related to capital administration as accountable or delegated
    2. Ensure that processes and accountabilities related to Capital planning and management are clear and well communicated
    3. Ensure compliance to all controls and guidelines (e.g., Delegation of Authority (DOA)) as defined in CN policies and procedures
    4. Track board approval of capital for large capital projects and initiatives as well as communicate with CN Legal to ensure consensus view

Working Conditions:
The role has standard working conditions in an office environment with a regular workweek from Monday to Friday. Due to the nature of the role, the incumbent must be able to meet tight deadlines, handle pressure and stress. The role requires minimal travel (up to 10%) within Canada and the United States.

Requirements:

  1. Minimum 7 years of financial planning and analysis experience
  2. Railroad operations, procurement, and Information and Technology (I&T) experience (Any experience for these above would be considered as an asset)

Education/Certification/Designation:

  1. Bachelor's Degree in Business, I&T or Engineering or equivalent experience

Competencies:

  1. Collaborates with others and shares information
  2. Knows the business and stays current on industry needs
  3. Applies critical thinking
  4. Sets direction and inspires others
  5. Communicates with impact
  6. Demonstrates agility and drives change
  7. Demonstrates active listening
  8. Identifies needs and finds solutions to create value for all stakeholders
  9. Identifies potential safety and security risks

Technical Skills/Knowledge:

  1. Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, SharePoint) and Essbase
  2. Working knowledge of Systems, Applications, and Products (SAP) and AFE360
  3. Basic understanding of accounting principles and concepts
  4. Knowledge of railroad operations as well as CN Board of Directors and executive leadership concepts (Any knowledge for any of the above would be considered as an asset)
  5. Knowledge of CN procurement processes or Structured Query Language (SQL) (Any knowledge for any of the above would be considered as an asset)

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