Supervisor, Plant Accounting

CF Industries; Yazoo City (MS); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

HSA with company contribution

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Well-being incentive

401(k) plan

PTO

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Job summary

CF Industries is seeking a qualified Finance & Accounting professional to manage product costing, journal entries, and related monthly close processes. The role includes cost reporting, KPI preparation, and assisting with audits and tax filings at the Yazoo City facility.

Ideal candidates will have 5–7 years of accounting experience, a Bachelor's in Accounting, supervisory exposure, and CPA preferred. Strong Excel and MS Office skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or equivalent.
• Five to seven years of accounting experience with supervisory responsibilities.
• CPA preferred.
• Proficient with basic computer skills and Microsoft Office applications.
• Detail oriented with strong problem-solving, organizational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Financial Close Process including Product Costing review and journal prep for all turnaround costs.
• Entry and reconciliation of production and transfer tons.
• Distributions and assessment processing.
• Processing of product costing.
• Cost analysis and reporting, including KPI and variance analysis.
• Assist with internal and external audits and budget/forecast processes.
• Ensure internal controls are followed and develop corrective actions as needed.

Skills

Financial reporting

Cost accounting

Journal entries

SOX controls

Analytical skills

Verbal and written communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Excel

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

This position has direct responsibility for preparing, inputting and reviewing journal entries relating to Product Costing in order to accomplish monthly financial close. Additional direct responsibility includes preparation of month end statements, the monthly preparation of key performance indicator reports, assisting with the preparation and submittal of the property tax reports and payments and maintaining documentation to satisfy Sarbanes Oxley requirements. This position has indirect responsibility for preparing journal entries and reporting on Natural Gas, Electricity and Catalyst, as well as tracking and reporting of capital projects. As well as assisting with internal and external audits, the yearly preparation of budget and quarterly updates and providing any other reports requested by the corporate office or the manufacturing site. Effective communication with other departments is vital to the success of this position. This position supervises Accountant and Sr. Accountant level staff.

Job Responsibilities

• Financial Close Process including Product Costing Review, analysis and journal preparation for all turnaround cost.
• Entry and reconciliation of production and transfer tons.
• Distributions and assessment processing.
• Processing of product costing.
• Chemical Inventory Calculation and journal entry preparation for chemical inventory cost.
• Cost analysis and reporting.
• Local Key Performance Indicators Cost analysis and reporting.
• Variance Analysis Monthly Plant Cost Variance Analysis.
• Local Financial & Cost Reporting Enhancements Finished Goods Inventory Reconciliation.
• Assist in the reconciliation and tracking of finished goods shipments.
• Asset Componentization and Closure.
• Assists with the preparation and distribution of the AFE Status Report each month.
• Assists with the close of the AFE’s to fixed assets accurately and on a timely basis.
• 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.

Qualifications

• Successful incumbents will have: 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, and a minimum of one year of supervisory experience in an accounting environment.
• CPA preferred.
• 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.

Salary and Benefits

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!

At CF Industries we take great pride in who we are, what we do and the talented people that work for us. Our values extend to our employment and hiring practices. We are committed to doing it right for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community. We believe that We do it Right. We do it Well. We execute as a Team. We take a long term view.