Manager Financial Planning NEW

Job title: Manager Financial Planning

Company: Canadian Pacific Railway

Job description: 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 Manager, Financial Planning, is a strategic leader who will lead a group of individuals responsible for the financial planning and forecasting for CPKC. Working cross functionally with operating business units and internal stakeholders at all levels of the organization, this position has a key role in providing financial guidance and insight to the business. The role’s key focus is on driving financial performance through the volume adjusted budgeting process, accurate forecasting and providing financial analytical insight.POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Translate operational changes into a financial forecast with a focus on accuracy and insight
• Responsible for the financial performance of several operational business units
• Build partnerships and maintain strong relationships with senior operations leaders
• Proactively identify and resolve complex issues
• Provide leadership to a group of Specialists and Analysts, coaching and developing future leaders
• Responsibility for the monthly forecasting and annual budgeting process for all teams, this involves a high level of communication and collaboration with numerous groups
• Responsibility for continually improving reporting and analysis, using all available systems to further automate key reports
• Work closely with the operations to understand how the business operates, and identify opportunities for improved financial performance, driving financial accountability
• Work closely with Revenue Business Partners and reporting to translate revenue changes into expense forecast updates and budget
• Coordinate and review timely reporting to executive team on financial performance, outlooks and financial targets
• Be a positive force for change, always looking for opportunity to partner with the operations teams to continually improve the company’s financial performance

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• Undergraduate degree in Commerce, Accounting, Finance or other relevant field
• 5+ years in a Finance related role, preferably with an operational focus
• 3+ years of experience supervising a group of Finance professionals
• Experience with SAP or similar ERP systems
• Excel modelling skills
• Demonstrated ability to coach and mentor
• Experience influencing senior leadership up to the EVP level

WHAT CPKC HAS TO OFFER:

• Flexible and competitive benefits package
• Competitive company pension and/or retirement plans
• Employee share purchase 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 ProgramBecoming 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: 104770
• 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: 3
• Job Available to: Internal & External

#LI-ONSITE#LI-EF1Location:Calgary, AB, CA, T2G 3J5

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Location: Calgary, AB

Job date: Thu, 10 Jul 2025 07:13:39 GMT

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