About this opportunity
CF Industries lists this Manager, General Accounting opportunity in northbrook, Illinois. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
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!
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Worksite address
northbrook, IL, 60065, US
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