Sr. Financial Partner

at  Canadian National Railway

At CN everyday brings new and exciting challenges. You can expect an interesting environment where you’re part of making sure our business is running optimally and safely―helping keep the economy on track. We provide the kind of paid training and opportunities that long-term careers are built on and we recognize hard workers who strive to make a difference. You will be able to thrive in our close-knit, safety-focused culture working together as ONE TEAM. The careers we offer are meaningful because the work we do matters. Join us!

JOB SUMMARY

As a Sr. Financial Planner overseeing many of CN’s digital/transformational projects and budgets, our role is to work with CN’s leadership and technical project teams as a trusted business advisor.

SKILLS / FUNCTIONAL KNOWLEDGE:

• Business acumen:
• Provide strategic business advice and demonstrate strategic thinking and analytical abilities.
• Ability to make decisions and comfortably present/explain the rationale.
• Strong leadership skills: Ability to influence, inspire others, collaborate (inter-relationships), and foster innovation. Highly driven and self-motivated.
• Project Experience: Experience in project environment with the ability to identify risk and propose mitigation avenues combined with excellent planning and change management skills.

EDUCATION / CERTIFICATION / EXPERIENCE:

• CPA or Finance designation combined with Information Technology or relevant discipline.
• Experience with system/software development and project management.
• 5 to 7 years in progressively responsible financial leadership or operational roles.

• Assist with the preparation of Board and Program Steering Committee presentations
• Provide the Chief Information & Technology Officer & Assistant Vice-Presidents I&T, and I&T Directions, and their leadership teams with guidance and advice on their operational and capital expenditures, trends and metrics.
• Identify gaps and provide recommendations to strategically enhance financial performance and business opportunities, and provide a full range of financial solutions.
• Ensure dashboards (KPI’s) are dynamic, appropriate and that management actions results from analysis through translating management information into recommendations.
• Actively pursue opportunities to deliver cost savings and efficiency gains.
• Assist Taxation and consultants from Deloitte in establishing Transfer-Pricing Model for affected projects, and collecting relevant data.
• Assist consultants from KPMG in determining whether projects are eligible for R&D Tax Credits.
• Provide complete end-to-end financial support, from producing business cases collaboratively with the business and to producing the Approval For Expenditure (AFE) with all stakeholders.
• Create budgets and forecasts for capital projects/initiatives ensuring,
• Ensure that effective controls and good governance are in place and apply CN’s best practices (compliant with SOX and GAAP, AOB, PO, etc.)