Canadian Pacific (CP) and Kansas City Southern (KCS) are now CPKC. As the only truly North American railway, we are making big moves! Drawing on our strong foundations and heritage, CPKC moves essential goods across our 20,000-mile network to support economic growth throughout Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. Be a part of history as we connect a continent and create exciting career opportunities across our new transnational network. Visit cpkcr.com to learn about the CPKC advantage, our purpose and culture.

Description
The Specialist Receivables Support will support senior leadership and protect company assets by ensuring compliance with corporate accounting requirements while working directly with internal and external auditors when necessary.
This position manages and maintains the financial reporting, budgeting and planning processes for the Accounts Receivable management team in US and MX.
This position involves providing oversight and support for accounting month-end-close activities, including the preparation of various financial reports and timely balance sheet explanations. The role requires working with audit partners to assess and ensure the effectiveness of Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) control environments. Responsibilities include reviewing and certifying customer accounts receivable GLs, managing monthly reconciliations and adjustments, and preparing financial statement notes.

Accountabilities

• Provide oversight and support in the performance of accounting month-end-close activities, including but not limited to the preparation of month-end and ad-hoc reports of key performance metrics and timely submissions of the period BS explanations. Review and certify in blackline of customer accounts receivable GL’s.
• Work with both internal and external audit partners in assessing the design of the Integrated Controls Framework (ICF) and Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) control environment while ensuring operating effectiveness of all relevant controls.
• Ensure timely review and submission of monthly reconciliations and adjustments to budget and forecast of bad debt expense (AFDA) accounts and Provision for Sales Reversal (PFSR) including log and update of the accounting working plan.
• Timely review and submission of AR Balance Sheet explanation on period variances, and preparation of Financial Statement AR Note presentation in Workiva.
• Develop reporting to measure key performance indicators and communicate performance and relevant initiatives to Sr. leadership.
• Lead the team to conduct in-depth analysis of existing financial processes to identify inefficiencies and areas for improvement. Support the review of the accounting ledgers related to revenues and balance sheet transactions, identify discrepancies, and provide accounting support to correct it.
• Lead data cleansing initiatives to ensure data accuracy, consistency, and relevance for financial analysis and reporting.
• Participate in current and future system implementations – including design and testing.
• Propose and implement process improvements based on industry best practices and technological advancements to enhance efficiency and accuracy in financial operations.

Ideal Candidate Qualifications
Required

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting from accredited university or college, preferably with Master in Accounting or Business Administration
• CPA designation preferred.
• Minimum eight (5) years of professional experience in accounting, auditing, credit and collections, and managing projects or programs with outcome focused deliverables, and strong in process improvement.
• Minimum three (3) years of experience in accounting firm.
• Demonstrated experience and exposure to control methodologies such as ICF and SOX.
• This position will also lead trend analysis, interpretation, and provide recommendations to mitigate financial risks associated to Accounts Receivables
• Experience with accounting tools such as SAP (ECC/S4) considered an asset
• Highly effective communicator, confident, passionate, clear, respectfully assertive, and inspiring
• Displays emotional intelligence; demonstrates self-awareness and remains calm under pressure; expresses confidences in ability to succeed; keeps an optimistic attitude even when things are not going well.
• Experience in Mexican accounting and tax regulations considered an asset;
• Railroad or transportation experience preferred
• Self-monitors to ensure quality performance and productivity over key tasks
• CPA designation preferred
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills

We Offer

• Complete health and welfare benefits package
• Competitive salary
• Incentive plan
• Vacation plan

EEO Statement
We value a culturally diverse workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer while providing reasonable accommodations for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law. The talent selection process for vacant positions at CPKC is governed by the principles established in its Labor Equality and Non-Discrimination Policy, and applies to all applicants internal and external alike. In addition, clinical tests and background check are not part of the final decision-making process during selection.