Manager Revenue Accounting and Reporting

Job title: Manager Revenue Accounting and Reporting

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:Lead the Revenue Accounting and Reporting team to implement and sustain best in class processes to account, forecast, and report revenue and related revenue metrics to meet the requirements of various key internal and external stakeholders.POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Lead revenue accounting and reporting activities to ensure daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly accounting and reporting requirements are completed accurately and on-time
• Manage and review team journal entries and account reconciliations to ensure the accurate recognition of revenue, including variable consideration, and compliance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (U.S. GAAP)
• Maintain exemplary relationships with multiple internal stakeholders that support the accounting and reporting process (Marketing and Sales, Network Services Centre, Interline, Facilities) or require its output (Senior Leadership, Investor Relations)
• Research and analyze technical accounting literature in relationship to complex revenue accounting contracts and provide guidance to key stakeholders
• Lead and monitor the other freight and non-freight forecast and budget process to sustain and improve forecast accuracy
• Oversee and guide in the preparation of freight and non-freight revenue analysis for internal and external reporting, including monthly results review, quarterly management discussion and analysis, annual report, and revenue metrics within the summary of rail data
• Lead and assist in the development of materials for senior leadership, including Board documents and support for the quarterly earnings call
• Participate in Accounting Policy Committee meetings and ensure the accurate administration of revenue accounting policies
• Coach, supervise, and develop direct reports including the establishment of tailored career development plans
• Oversee and review reporting of weekly performance metrics on CPKC’s external website
• Ensure underlying processes comply with internal controls, Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) requirements
• Address and respond to queries from auditors and internal reviewers

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• Accounting Designation required: Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Chartered Accountant (CA)
• 5 to 10 years of overall accounting experience with a minimum of 2 years of experience in a leadership role
• Knowledge and accounting standards and regulatory requirements applicable to public companies
• Strong computer skills, including advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to work collaboratively with multiple stakeholders
• Ability to set and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• High degree of financial acumen and ability to analyze and interpret data to deliver concise conclusions and recommendations

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 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: 104674
• 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

Expected salary:

Location: Calgary, AB

Job date: Fri, 20 Jun 2025 04:29:36 GMT

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