Specialist Operations Accounting

Join CPKC, North America's first transnational railroad connecting U.S., Canada, and Mexico, where your career drives progress and safety is paramount. We connect communities, fuel economic growth, and provide meaningful work in a culture that values diversity, accountability, and pride. With opportunities for training, development, and advancement, you're not just building a career—you're part of something bigger. Together, we move goods, connect people, and create lasting change. Your future starts here.

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:

As a key member of the Operations Accounting team, you'll oversee CPKC's operational financial results and deliver insights that drive strategic decisions. You'll collaborate with business leaders and FP&A to ensure data accuracy, analyze trends, and translate financial and operational data into actionable intelligence. Your work will help shape forecasts, budgets, and enhance financial acumen across the organization.

POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Prepare and post journal entries; perform account reconciliations and month/year-end close activities.
• Apply critical thinking to analyze financial and operational data to ensure accuracy and alignment with business performance.
• Support quarterly Management Discussion & Analysis and ensure data integrity and SOX compliance.
• Collaborate with business leads and FP&A to identify trends, guide decision-making, and improve forecasting.
• Ability to demonstrate a growth mindset and strong analytical skills to creatively enhance financial data processes, recommend improvements, and resolve complex accounting issues.
• Provide ad hoc analysis for budgets, forecasts, capital projects, and investment evaluations.
• Champion data quality, governance, and cross-functional collaboration while embodying CPKC's values

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• Accounting Designation, Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Chartered Accountant (CA)
• Minimum 4 years experience in accounting or financial analysis
• Previous experience with ERP systems desirable (SAP FI, MM, PM, BPC) and advanced skills with Microsoft Excel

WHAT CPKC HAS TO OFFER:

• Flexible and competitive benefits package
• Competitive company pension and/or retirement plans
• Employee share purchase plan
• Performance incentive plan
• Annual fitness subsidy
• Part-time studies program

PRE-EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS:

Background Investigation

• Criminal history check
• Education verification
• Professional references

BECOMING A RAILROADER:

As an employee with a North American presence, the possibility does exist that the location of your position may be changed based on organizational requirements.

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.

CULTURE OF INCLUSION:

For our U.S. applicants, CPKC is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, inclusive of protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For Canadian applicants CPKC is an employment equity employer committed to the principles of employment equity and inclusion. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply including: women, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), members of the LGBTQ+ community and people with disabilities. Accommodations for the job application process can be provided, as appropriate, upon request. All applicant information will be managed in accordance with the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

• Req ID: 105189
• Department: Finance & Accounting
• Job Type: Full-Time
• Position Type: Non-Union
• Location: Calgary, Alberta
• Country: Canada
• % of Travel: 0-10%
• of Positions: 1
  
• Job Grade: 4
• Job Available to: Internal & External