Senior Accountant

CF Industries•Donaldsonville, LA

30d

About The Position

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: This position has direct responsibility for tracking and reporting of capital projects and chemical usage throughout the plant in order to accomplish the monthly financial close. Additional direct responsibility includes preparation of month end reporting and maintaining documentation to satisfy Sarbanes Oxley requirements. This position has indirect responsibility for preparing journal entries for accrual purposes, tracking and reporting of capital projects, assisting with internal and external audits and providing any other reports requested by the corporate office or the Donaldsonville location. Effective communication with other departments is vital to the success of this position.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree with major in Accounting or equivalent.
Five to seven years of experience in various areas of accounting with increasing levels of responsibility required.
Must be proficient with basic computer skills and have fundamental working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
Must be detail oriented and have a strong ability to problem-solve.
Strong organizational, verbal, and written communication skills are required.
Must be able to acquire Transportation Worker Identification Credentials (TWIC).
The ability to prove drug and alcohol free at random and for cause.

Responsibilities

Financial Close Process Review, analysis and journal preparation.
Account reconciliation.
Reporting.
Asset Componentization and Closure Responsible for the close of AFE’s to fixed assets accurately and on a timely basis.
Fixed asset and CIP reporting.
Chemical Inventory Reconciliation Reconciliation and tracking of chemical cost and usage throughout the plant.
Variance Analysis Monthly Plant Cost Variance Analysis as required.
Local Financial & Cost Reporting Enhancements
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.