Strategic Plant Controller & Finance Partner

Talentify; Northbrook (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

CF Industries is seeking a Plant Controller to partner with the Plant General Manager, delivering timely financial and operational reporting with strong internal controls. You will oversee accounting processes, annual planning, asset management, and turnarounds, while coordinating audits and budgeting activities.

The role focuses on driving financial performance, ensuring policy adherence, and providing data-driven insights to guide plant decision making.

Qualifications

• Requires strong financial oversight and analytical skills.
• Ability to lead professional accounting and clerical staff.
• Experience with inventory costing, fixed assets, and cost accounting processes.

Responsibilities

• Acts as a key financial reporting resource to Corporate and local management.
• Leads and supervises professional accounting and clerical staff.
• Accounts for, manages, and reports on local capital and maintenance spending.
• Performs monthly inventory costing and reconciles inventory in production reporting systems.
• Manages local plant Accounts Payable and analyzes aging reports.
• Provides financial forecasting, budgeting and analyses variances from budgets.
• Reviews journal entries and month-end close processes; supports year-end close.
• Supports internal and external audits and prepares cost statements and operational reports.

Job description

CF Industries is seeking a Plant Controller to partner with the Plant General Manager, delivering timely financial and operational reporting with strong internal controls. You will oversee accounting processes, annual planning, asset management, and turnarounds, while coordinating audits and budgeting activities.

The role focuses on driving financial performance, ensuring policy adherence, and providing data-driven insights to guide plant decision making.