Finance & Accounting Co-Op
City : Calgary
Category : Other
Industry : Transportation
Employer : Canadian Pacific
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:
The Co-op program at CPKC will give you an opportunity to gain large public-company experience with a culture committed to success and development. You will collaborate on projects that require detailed analytical review, and progress real-time business and process improvements. The job requires an aptitude for data mining, analytics, problem solving and a drive for collaboration. This is a Fall Co-op placement and will start in September 2025.
POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- Prepare monthly revenue, expense and/or capital forecasts
- Prepare reports and complete ad hoc analysis, including variance analysis
- Support financial planning projects including process improvement, information technology enhancements, etc.
- Prepare monthly journal entries and account reconciliations
- Prepare financial analysis on monthly and quarterly data
- Perform other month end closing responsibilities and related reporting
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
- Enrolled in a bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance, preference will be given to students entering 3rd or 4th year
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office including but not limited to Excel
- Ability to work independently, and as part of a team
- Strong communication and organizational skills
- Strong attention to detail and ability to perform critical self-reviews
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 provide, 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: 104793
- Department: Finance & Accounting
- Job Type: Co-op
- Position Type: Non-Union
- Location: Calgary, Alberta
- Country: Canada
- % of Travel: None
- # of Positions: 1
- Compensation Rate: $27.79 - 29.49 per hour
- Job Available to: Internal & External
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