Senior Auditor

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:

Join CPKC’s Internal Audit team as a Senior Auditor and play a pivotal role in strengthening risk management across the organization. You’ll lead high-impact audits independently and with minimal guidance, deliver insights to senior leadership, and support practice matters such as Quality Assurance and Improvement Program (QAIP) and periodic reporting to the Audit and Finance Committee. This is your chance to sharpen your analytical, communication, and leadership skills while working at the heart of a dynamic, industry-leading company.

POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Plan and execute assigned internal audits in accordance with IIA Standards and the Internal Audit Manual, including conducting risk assessments, designing and performing audit procedures, and identifying audit observations and their root causes
• Generation of clear and concise audit report summarizing findings and recommendations
• Perform data analytics to enhance audit coverage and efficiency and identify value-add insights for management
• Obtain and demonstrate an understanding of the complex systems, processes, risks, and controls that are relevant to the various
• business units across the organization
• Perform high quality audit activities and maintain audit documentation as per IIA and department standards, while delivering audit
• projects on time and within budget
• Communicate audit results and recommendations to various levels of management
• Follow-up with management for timely completion of management action plans
• Assist in advancing the Quality Assurance & Improvement Program, project managing the development of the annual audit plan,
• creating quarterly reporting board packages and enhancing the capabilities of AuditBoard
• Develop and apply knowledge of CPKC processes and technologies and the railroad industry
• Demonstrate excellent project and time management to complete the assigned responsibilities in a timely manner with quality

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business, or a related field
• Minimum 3 years of financial audit experience
• Professional designation such as CPA, CIA, CFE, or equivalent combination of education and work experience, is preferred

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 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).

• Req ID: 106303
• 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: 4
• Job Available to: Internal & External

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