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Senior Accountant

CF Industries
Northbrook, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 9/28/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/13/2025
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 Senior Accountant prepares and focuses on account reconciliations and performs financial analyses while ensuring internal controls are adhered to. The incumbent will primarily focus on coordination of fixed asset transactions and management reports; assist in preparation of external reports; and reviews and verifies the accuracy of journal entries and accounting classifications.

Job Description

Job Responsibilities:

Corporate

  • Prepares monthly journal entries and month-end analyses as well as various exhibits and commentary required for reports issued to management, outside Directors and government agencies.
  • Coordinates & reviews fixed asset capitalizations, retirements and transfers for all locations.
  • Prepares consolidated analyses of various account balances and maintain files of supporting workpapers.
  • Assists with special projects, year-end activities and related duties.
  • Prepares written procedures on job responsibilities.
  • Participate in audits as required.
  • Maintains and updates Policies and Procedures.
  • Provides guidance to junior accounting staff.
  • Evaluates and recommends improvements to accounting procedures and systems.

Successful Incumbents Will Have

  • Bachelor’s Degree in accounting
  • CPA, CPA candidate preferred
  • 3-6 years’ accounting experience
  • Have strong analytical and problem-solving skills and the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks;
  • Ability to function effectively while meeting deadlines
  • Strong interpersonal, communication and administrative skills
  • Proficient with Microsoft Windows environment and have an excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Applications
  • Familiarity with SAP systems preferred
  • Familiarity with Oracle preferred

The estimated base pay for the position is typically between $72,900 - $96,200

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.

For more detailed information on the CF programs, please visit our Total Rewards website at: https://cftotalrewards.com/

Fmla

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Employee Polygraph Protection Act

https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/posters/eppac.pdf

  • Employees in Canada can learn more about their rights by viewing the “Canadian Human Rights Act”.

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.

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