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
This position supports the Lead-to-Cash cycle by documenting business processes, analyzing billing and receivables data, and ensuring freight and accessorial revenue is accurately invoiced, recorded, and reported.
This position will also help complete testing over system solutions to ensure identified problems are resolved at root cause, while tracing and enhancing the integrity over financial reporting as it pertains to the lead to cash value stream. Control implementation to detect / prevent reoccurrence will be integral.
This role works closely with stakeholders across the U.S., Mexico, and Canada while demonstrating strong analytical skills, attention to detail, accountability, and alignment with company values; minimal travel may be required.
Accountabilities
- Support the documentation of business processes to ensure revenue accurately flows through the Lead to Cash cycles.
- Understand data tables and the company billing and receivables processes to desegregate the information and analyze the data to discover system issues or enhance collection performance.
- Support the review of the accounting ledgers related to revenues and balance sheet transactions, identify discrepancies, and provide accounting support to correct it.
- Combines data from diverse sources and visualize it to provide insights not previously discovered.
- Support the analysis of large and complex data sets, solve complex problems while identifying unexpected errors occurring, the associated root cause, and potential fixes to limit customer impact while ensuring financial reporting integrity over freight and accessorial revenue.
- Prepare communication between the business and the IS team to ensure identified issues are triaged and addressed.
- Support system testing to ensure successful deployment of IS solutions as they pertain to business processes.
- Identify, document, and highlight key challenges and improvement opportunities through the exploration of new perspectives within existing systems to facilitate the timely issuance of accurate and complete invoices for revenue that the company is entitled to.
- Produce reports, communicate, and present findings using data and visualization to team and team leadership.
- Receives instruction, guidance, and direction from others. Assists in developing new procedures or uses existing procedures to solve routine or standard problems. Contributes to department objectives and outcomes as guided.
- Support the design and operational effectiveness of AR controls to prevent or detect risk of inaccurate, incomplete, or non-existent receivable transactions.
- Self-monitors to ensure quality performance and productivity over key tasks.
- Exemplify CPKC Vision, Values, and Culture in each interaction with team, clients, and stakeholders while working closely with stakeholders in USA, Mexico, and Canada.
Ideal Candidate Qualifications
Required
- Accounting Degree
- At least 5 years of working as a consultant managing and handling complex datasets.
- Familiarity with Tax Requirements (CFDI)
- Bilingual English and Spanish
Preferred
- 2 years of experience in data analysis, accounting, finance, accounts receivable, revenue accounting, or a related business function, with demonstrated experience in the following skills:
- Cleansing, preparing, analyzing, and exploring data
- Reviewing accounting transactions, revenue activity, accounts receivable, and general ledger data
- Understanding basic accounting principles, financial reporting, reconciliations, and internal controls
- Applying statistical and analytical techniques to identify trends, discrepancies, and root causes
- Analyzing and visualizing data through reports, dashboards, and business intelligence tools
- Communicating findings clearly through written summaries, presentations, and stakeholder discussions
- Applying domain knowledge in billing, collections, revenue, or finance-related processes
- Taking a solution-oriented approach to problem-solving and process improvement.
- Ability to manage multiple sets of priorities and deliverables in a fast-pace environment.
- Strong facilitation, active listening, and interpersonal skills
Working Conditions
- This position has a regular full time schedule with a normal work week of Monday through Friday. There may be a need for occasional work after hours or weekends.
- This position may require minimal travel up to 10% of the time.
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.
