At CF Industries, our mission is to provide clean energy to feed and fuel the world sustainably. Our employees are focused on safe and reliable operations, environmental stewardship, and disciplined capital and corporate management. By joining CF, you will be part of a team that brings their varied experiences, wide-ranging knowledge and diverse talents together to deliver important work and you’ll be able to pursue complex, exciting opportunities that help you continue to grow and achieve your potential in different areas.  You’ll take pride in working for a company that lives its values and where you can be yourself at work, as part of an authentic team that encourages you to share your views and opinions.  Our eight manufacturing complexes in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, an unparalleled storage, transportation and distribution network in North America, and logistics capabilities enabling a global reach underpin our strategy to leverage our unique capabilities to accelerate the world’s transition to clean energy.

Function:

Finance & Accounting

Job Summary:

The incumbent will maintain required accounting records, including timely and accurate financial statement preparation. This includes the preparation of management reporting and analysis. Trains, develops and appraises staff in order to maintain a high level of work efficiency, competency and flexibility.

The incumbent identifies and initiates process improvement projects (both business process and technology driven), The incumbent will coordinate the preparation of day-to-day corporate accounting, including but not limited to, fixed asset transactions, Corporate SG&A, revenue transactions, journal entries, payroll entries and account reconciliations. Creates and maintains strong control environment across the organization.

Job Description:

Job Responsibilities:

Matrix Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, guidance, coaching, and process oversight for accounting, financial reporting, forecasting, and budgeting areas of the corporate controller’s group
• Provides direction to individuals regarding their roles and responsibilities to help meet the overall Company objectives, along with the role the department has in fulfilling corporate goals
• Empowers and promotes the proper level of responsibility and authority for others to learn, grow into new responsibilities and make the proper decisions to obtain the overall department objectives
• Demonstrates the highest level of integrity and trust in all aspects of the job by working continually towards self-development, staying abreast of all current information and technology, and be knowledgeable with FASB & AICPA governing bodies affecting functional areas to increase innovation and ensure compliance
• Promotes the corporate controller’s group by developing strong relationships between department members and other CF departments through a high degree of communication across management
• Promotes the matrix organizational structure, including cross communication, and encourages cross involvement between people and groups

Accounting

• Responsible for coordinating and reviewing journal entries and account analysis; along with coordinating control procedures for the general ledger system
• Coordinates and reviews analyses and exhibits for the financial statement commentary package
• Coordinates and reviews preparation and issuance of various reports to management
• Work with CF internal and external auditors
• Assistance in adopting new accounting policies and new accounting standards
• Accounting research and special projects as requirements arise

Staff Supervision and Development

• Plans, coordinates and reviews work assignments
• Identifies training needs of subordinates and provides means to meet the needs including conducting formal employee training sessions

Other Areas

• Develop greater analyses skills across the finance team
• Performs or directs the performance of special projects as assigned
• Initiates, researches and documents improvements to current methods and procedures leveraging teams of indirect reports while also aligning with the appropriate stakeholders
• With approval, investigates and implements process changes to promote internal controls to efficiently process department transactions and other responsibilities

Internal Controls:

Establishes and implements processes and procedures to meet departmental internal controls requirements. Ensures that established processes/procedures are followed as designed. Works with Internal Controls Department to identify deficiencies in existing processes/procedures, the need for new ones, and the extent to which such processes/procedures are being followed.  Develops and implements corrective actions with regard to department internal controls, as necessary.

Successful incumbents will have:

• Bachelor’s degree with major in Accounting or equivalent, CPA and/or MBA preferred
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in various areas of accounting with increasing levels of responsibility
• Must be knowledgeable of automated accounting software systems (i.e. SAP)
• Must be PC-literate within a windows environment and have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Applications
• Must possess strong interpersonal and communication skills

Position Scope/Contribution:

This position interfaces with all personnel in the Corporate Controller’s department, plant accounting staffs, Information Technology, Tax, Treasury and various other corporate office departments.  The individual must have an understanding of the business environment and its impact on the financial statements of the Company.

What We Offer:

You’ll enjoy competitive compensation, consisting of base pay plus an incentive program available to all full-time employees, and a comprehensive benefits package including high-quality healthcare options, a well-being incentive program, 401k, life and disability insurance, generous time off (with time off to volunteer) and much more! Additionally, we offer several Flexible Work Arrangements to support a healthy work-life balance.

 

You will be part of a team that brings their varied experiences, wide-ranging knowledge and diverse talents together to deliver important work, and you’ll be able to pursue complex, exciting opportunities that help you continue to grow and achieve your potential in different areas.  You’ll take pride in working for a company that lives its values and gain a sense of fulfillment.

• CF Industries is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.  

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