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 manage, review and coordinate the preparation of global fixed asset transactions, corporate SG&A journal entries, intercompany entries, payroll & payroll added costs entries, account reconciliations and analysis, government reporting, internal and external reporting, and audit requests across multiple ERP Systems. Trains, develops and appraises staff in order to maintain a high level of work efficiency, competency and flexibility.

Job Description:

Matrix Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, guidance, coaching, and process oversight for general 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
• Leads departmental initiatives and is responsible for completing the initiatives on time with robust documentation while managing change, process improvement and coordination between multiple stakeholders
• 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 issuance and presents analyses of financial statement information to management
• Coordinates issuance and presentation 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
• Areas of Focus: Accounting for Property Plant & Equipment, Payroll Accounting and Corporate SG&A expenses

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
• Manages team consisting of individual contributors (6) and supervisors (3)

Other Areas

• Develop greater analyses skills across the finance team
• Identifies efficiency improvements and consistency in accounting processes; periodically evaluates the day-to-day business and close processes so that improvements can be made, and procedures and policies can be adopted that lead to more consistent practices can be adopted; documents current methods, procedures and controls are documented and followed by all relevant parties.
• Performs or directs the performance of special projects as assigned

Successful incumbents will have:

• Bachelor’s degree with major in Accounting or equivalent, CPA and/or masters degree preferred
• Minimum of ten years of experience in various areas of accounting with increasing levels of responsibility required with five or more years of supervisory experience in an accounting environment
• Must be knowledgeable of automated accounting software systems (i.e. SAP and BPC consolidations)
• 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.

Estimated base pay for the position is typically between: $111,400 - $156,800

The actual base pay for the position may be influenced by factors such as education, training, skills, qualifications, competencies, years of experience, job-related knowledge, and scope of the role, and could be outside of the posted pay range. ​

In addition to base pay, an incentive program is available to all full-time employees, and a comprehensive benefits package including two medical plan options, a health savings plan with a company contribution and a match, dental and vision benefits, a well-being incentive program, 401(k) Plan which provides a potential of receiving between 10% and 13% of employer’s contribution, life and disability insurance, paid time off programs and much more!

For more detailed information on the CF programs, please visit our Total Rewards website at: https://cftotalrewards.com/.

FMLA:

https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/posters/fmlaen.pdf

 

Employee Polygraph Protection Act

https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/posters/eppac.pdf

 

• Employees in Canada can learn more about their rights by viewing the “Canadian Human Rights Act”.

 

Notice Regarding Potential Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Recruitment Process 

As part of our recruitment process, CF Industries may use automated tools, including artificial intelligence (“AI”) and machine learning technologies, to assist recruiters in identifying and prioritizing candidates whose qualifications align with job-related criteria, including information provided during the application process such as resumes, work history, education, qualifications, and responses to application questions. These tools support but do not replace human decision-making, and all final employment decisions are made by our Talent Acquisition team and/or hiring managers exercising independent judgment.

 

If you need any assistance seeking a job opportunity at CF Industries, need reasonable accommodation with the application process, or have questions about our use of AI, please call 847-405-2400 or contact us at [email protected].

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