Specialist IS Internal Controls

Job title: Specialist IS Internal Controls

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:As a member of the Internal Controls team, you will play a key role in supporting CPKC’s financial and operational objectives through strong risk management practices. Your responsibilities will include helping to develop and maintain internal control policies, procedures, and processes, as well as assisting in monitoring and reporting on the design and effectiveness of CPKC’s internal controls to management.POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Assist with the overall management of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) 404/302 program for CPKC
• Help manage quarterly certification of controls process by business process owners and VPs
• Plan and perform IT General Controls (ITGC) and IT Application Controls (ITAC) internal controls testing to ensure completion of annual SOX program in an efficient and effective manner and in compliance with regulatory requirements
• Work closely with external auditors, internal audit and business process owners to coordinate efficient and effective execution of testing plans including scheduling of testing and remediation of control deficiencies
• Work with control owners to address control deficiencies and ensure that remediation plans are implemented by management on a timely basis
• Assist in the preparation of reporting to senior management of control deficiencies and status of remediation
• Take every opportunity to continuously improve CPKC’s internal control framework
• Assist management in the maintenance of the IT risk and control library
• Maintain and improve documentation of internal controls and management’s documentation of processes and controls in the Governance Reporting and Compliance software
• Monitor CPKC processes and the regulatory environment such as Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) for changes that could impact CPKC’s internal control framework

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• Undergraduate degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or related field
• Achieved or working towards one or more certifications in related areas of security and compliance, such as CISA, CISM, CRISC or CISSP
• Strong knowledge of IT control requirements and testing as it relates to SAP, including SAP GRC
• Minimum 3 years in IT SOX auditing/IT auditing and/or controls design or assessment in a public company or public accounting firm
• Experience in acquisition related integrations and/or system implementations considered an asset
• Excel and Visio experience, specifically basic formulas and function statements

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 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: 104846
• Department: Finance & Accounting
• Job Type: Full-Time
• Position Type: Non-Union
• Location: Calgary, Alberta
• Country: Canada
• % of Travel: None
• # of Positions: 1
• Job Grade: 4
• Job Available to: Internal & External

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Expected salary:

Location: Calgary, AB

Job date: Sat, 26 Jul 2025 07:17:40 GMT

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