Specialist, Financial Planning
About The Position
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 the Specialist, Financial Planning, you will serve as a strategic finance partner to Operations leadership, driving the financial planning, forecasting, and performance management processes for a critical business portfolio. In this highly visible role, you will own the annual budget, lead forecasting activities, and deliver meaningful financial analysis that helps leaders make informed, data-driven decisions. By identifying trends, risks, and opportunities, you will provide insights that influence operational performance and business strategy while collaborating with stakeholders across the organization. This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of key financial processes, build strong partnerships, and make a direct impact on operational and financial success.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Mathematics or other relevant fields
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in a finance ‑ related role, preferably with an operational or planning focus.
- Experience in Business Consolidation and Planning (BPC) is desirable
- MS Excel Modelling Skills
- Continuous process improvement, inquiring mindset, and strong attention to detail
Responsibilities
- Translate operational changes into a financial forecast with a focus on accuracy and timeliness
- Proactively look for improvements in the forecasting process; identifying key drivers while gaining a thorough understanding of the business model
- Provide support to Operations by developing a comprehensive, detailed annual budget for all cost centers, working closely with operational leaders to develop and incorporate initiatives
- Responsible for continually improving reporting and analysis for key stakeholders, using all available systems to further automate key reports and providing insightful analyses
- Assist in ad hoc requests from the operational leaders, providing support in an accurate and timely manner
Benefits
- 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
