Specialist, Regulatory Economics

**PURPOSE OF THE POSITION**:
This role is a key contributor to the Regulatory Economics team, to ensure that it achieves its mandate of improving corporate earnings and reducing business risk through the following activities:

- Develop economic information reports to regulatory agencies
- Calculate cost-of-service estimates for CPKC traffic, using regulatory methodology prescribed by the Agency
- Provide regulatory guidance to stakeholders, such as Legal, Marketing and Sales, and Executives

**POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES**:

- Drive value for the company by developing, maintaining and modeling within a first-in-class regulatory costing system to protect company earnings, predict outcomes and drive strategy
- Experience creating and managing large data models, with an emphasis on automating and streamlining for greater efficiency.
- Develop and project manage regular submissions of costing data to regulatory agencies, as required under the regulations
- Develop and maintain forecasts of costs, regulatory price indices, and other regulatory economic indicators
- Analyze the company’s rates and services against the requirements of regulations in Canada, the United States and Mexico, and provide strategic guidance to the business to support commercial negotiations
- Assist the Legal department in defending the company in regulatory proceedings by developing evidence and arguments and work with Operations and Marketing to understand the traffic at issue
- Coordinate cross-functional projects with other teams to address new business issues and improve the company’s performance under the regulatory environment

**POSITION REQUIREMENTS**:

- University degree in Business, Finance or Economics is preferred, or a related field (financial designation not required)
- Must possess a minimum of 4 years’ experience in an Economics, Finance or Regulatory Analysis or related field
- Demonstrated experience in building and improving data and economic/finance-based models. Must have experience with databases and data modeling tools like MS Excel, Power Pivot/Power BI and/or other programs.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- An ability to explain complex matters in a simple manner
- Demonstrated knowledge of accounting principles is desirable
- Can work effectively as part of a team and independently with mínimal direction
- Demonstrate a strong capability for logical reasoning, combining numerical information with other information to arrive at a reasonable decision
- Willingness to engage in constructive conflict in an open and honest manner
- Eager to expand the capabilities and scope of the role by investigating opportunities and tool improvements and development

**WHAT CPKC HAS TO OFFER**:

- Flexible and competitive benefits package
- Competitive company pension plan
- Employee Share Purchase Plan
- Performance Incentive Program
- Annual Fitness Subsidy
- Part-time Studies Program

**ADDITIONAL INFORMATION**:
As an employer with North American presence, the possibility does exist that the location of your position may be changed based on organizational requirements.

**Background Investigation**:

- Criminal history check
- Reference check

**Management Conductor Program**:
Becoming a qualified conductor or locomotive engineer is the single best way for a management employee to learn the business at CPKC. You may be required to obtain a certification or to maintain your current certification/qualification as a conductor or locomotive engineer.
- Req ID: 104052
- Department: Finance & Accounting
- Job Type: Full-Time
- Position Type: Non-Union
- Location: Calgary, Alberta
- Country: Canada
- % of Travel: None
- # of Positions: 1
- Job Grade: 4
- Job Available to: Internal & External

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