Senior Internal Auditor

Posting Start Date: 4/15/26

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 Senior Internal Auditor will work in CPKCs Internal Audit department with a focus on operations. This position is a key contributor in conducting internal audits throughout the organization independently and objectively in accordance with the Global Internal Audit Standards (GIAS). Your work will contribute to enhancing the governance, risk management and control processes at CPKC, and you will build relationships with leaders and hone your communication and leadership skills.

POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Plan and conduct assigned internal audits in accordance with the GIAS and the Internal Audit Manual
• Conduct risk assessments
• Design and execution of audit procedures
• Identify audit observations and root causes
• Prepare working papers with appropriate levels of detail and clarity
• Generate 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 business units being audited
• Communicate audit results and recommendations to various levels of management
• Follow-up with management for timely completion of management action plans
• Develop and apply knowledge of internal audit best practices, 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:

• Bachelors degree in a related field
• 3+ years of internal audit experience, with some operations exposure
• Valid passport with the ability to travel
  
  

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
• Passport verification
  
  

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 provide, 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: 105832
• 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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