Supervisor, Accounting Job at CF Industries Inc in Northbrook

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.

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Job Description:

Matrix Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, guidance, coaching, and process oversight for corporate accounting.
• Provide direction to individuals regarding their role and responsibilities to help meet the overall Company objectives, along with the role the department has in fulfilling corporate goals.
• Empower and promote 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.
• Demonstrate 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 being knowledgeable with FASB & AICPA governing bodies affecting functional areas to increase innovation and ensure compliance.
• Promote the corporate controller’s group by developing strong relationships between department members and other CF departments through a high degree of communication across management.
• Promote the matrix organizational structure with indirect reports and encourage cross involvement between people and groups.

Accounting

• Responsible for coordinating and reviewing journal entries and account analysis; along with coordinating maintenance and control procedures for the general ledger system.
• Coordinate and review preparation and issuance of various reports to management.
• Prepare and/or review 10K and 10Q footnotes as needed.
• Prepare monthly statement of cash flows.

Other Responsibilities

• Promote greater analysis skills across the finance team.
• Initiate, research and document improvements to current methods and procedures.
• Perform or direct the performance of special projects as assigned. Projects may include involvement in cross-functional teams in addition to teams within accounting and finance.

Successful incumbents will have:

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

The estimated base pay for the position is typically between $91,500 - $120,700. 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! Additionally, we offer several Flexible Work Arrangements to support a healthy work-life balance.

If you need any assistance seeking a job opportunity at CF Industries, or if you need reasonable accommodation with the application process, please call 847-405-2400 or contact us at talentacquisition@cfindustries.com.