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Senior Project Accountant

Kansas City, MO, United States

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Experience: Minimum of 3 years’ experience in related financial roles
Posting language: English

Original 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:

Reporting to the Manager, Project Accounting, the Senior Project Accountant (internally known as Specialist Project Accounting) is responsible for the accounting, analysis, and financial reporting of capital and operational projects, ensuring expenditures are accurately recorded, analyzed, and reported in accordance with accounting standards and internal control requirements. The role provides accounting expertise to project teams and business partners, supports asset capitalization activities, performs account reconciliations and financial analysis, and contributes to process improvement initiatives that enhance the accuracy, efficiency, and integrity of financial reporting for more than $2.5 billion in annual capital project expenditures.

POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Review project proposals and determine appropriate accounting treatment
Monthly, quarterly, and annual preparation, analysis and presentation of project spend
Prepare and post monthly journal entries for necessary business transactions leading up to the financial statements
Perform account analysis and monthly reconciliations of key Balance Sheet accounts
Review ongoing projects and setup final assets upon project completion
Identify, analyze, and reconcile inconsistent information and recommend adjustments where necessary
Ensure financial data generation process comply with applicable internal control (SOX) requirements
Review complex accounting concerns, in consultation with accounting policy team
Identify and analyze process improvement opportunities and implement selected solutions
Address and respond to queries from auditors and internal reviewers

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor’s degree in commerce, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or other relevant fields
Accounting designation CFA, CPA (CA/CMA/CGA) or other
Minimum of 3 years’ experience in related financial roles
Expert knowledge of Microsoft Excel
Financial acumen and ability to practically apply financial principles & theories
Ability to work collaboratively with multiple stakeholders
Ability to manage conflicting timelines/requirements and to prioritize

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:

Drug Testing

This position is subject to a negative company drug test

Background Investigation

Criminal history check
Education verification
Professional references
Social Security Number verification

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 provided, as appropriate, upon request. All applicant information will be managed in accordance with the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

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Financial reporting
Financial analysis
Financial statements
Account reconciliation
Process improvement
CFA
CPA
CMA
CGA
Microsoft Excel
Financial capability

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