Fall Co-Op - NSC Finance

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:

The Co-op program at CPKC will give you an opportunity to gain large public-company experience. We are a growing organization with a culture that emphasizes precision, passion, strength, genuineness and accountability. You will collaborate on projects that require detailed analytical review, and progress real-time business and process improvements. The job requires an aptitude for data mining, analytics, problem solving and a drive for collaboration.

 

CPKC is currently hiring Co-op Students pursuing their business education to join our Network Services Center (NSC) Finance & Accounting team in Winnipeg!

 

The Co-op students accepted into our program will gain actionable hands-on experience that will become the building blocks to support their future career. Your training and skillsets will be enhanced through departmental rotations. These mini transitions will allow you to work alongside various accounting professionals, gain knowledge of our business, and see first-hand the accounting cycle of accounts receivable, accounts payable, month-end reporting and billing.

 

POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Provide supporting information to transacting teams
• Compile and review financial metrics to support operational reviews
• Perform analysis on large sets of data to support business decision making
• Provide account reconciliation support for month-end close
• Contribute to continuous improvement projects
• Participate in special projects

 

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• Currently enrolled in a recognized university program with a preference for a background in Accounting or Finance
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products including but not limited to Excel and Visio
• Project work experience showcasing ability to work independently, and as part of a team, managing expectations, and prioritize work-based requirements

 

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: 106136
• Department: Information Services & Network Service Centre (NSC)
• Job Type: Co-op
• Position Type: Non-Union
• Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba
• Country: Canada
• % of Travel: 0-10%
• # of Positions: 1
• Job Grade: 6
• Job Available to: Internal & External

 

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