Supervisor, Accounts Payable

at CF Enterprises, Inc. in Deerfield, Illinois, United States

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 & AccountingJob Summary:
The Supervisor, Accounts Payable reviews and coordinates all activities of the Accounts Payable function while training, developing, and appraising staff to maintain a high level of work efficiency, competency, and flexibility.

Job Description:

Matrix Responsibilities
Provide leadership, guidance, coaching, and process oversight for Accounts Payable function of Shared Services.
Provides direction to individuals regarding their role and responsibilities to help meet the overall Company objectives, along with the role the department has in fulfilling corporate goals.
Empower 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.
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 with direct reports and encourages cross involvement between people and groups.

Accounts Payable
Communicates departmental objectives to all employees.
Plans, coordinates, and reviews work assignments.
Provides regular formal and informal performance feedback to employees. Identifies training needs and provides means to meet the needs.
Works to maintain and manage the Accounts Payable Department to ensure the department is properly staffed at all times.
Oversees the recording and payment of all invoices in accordance with CF's established policies and procedures including freight charges, product purchases, General Administrative expenses and travel related expenses for the US and UK.
Oversees the preparation, review and issuance of monthly account analysis, journal entries, account reconciliations, and other month-end, quarter-end and year-end close tasks and reporting.
Meets with various groups (e.g., Tax, Accounting, Supply Chain, etc.) on a regular basis to discuss reconciliations, processing, as well as assisting in planning periodic reporting requirements.
Assists users in developing queries for Payables.
Participates in testing and implementation of new systems / platforms / software for the Accounts Payable function.
Assists in the development of training programs and training end-users.
Provides reports and support to meet special requests, nonrecurring items, audit requests.
Participates in projects as required.

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 Policy, Process and Controls Team 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 regarding department internal controls as necessary.

Successful incumbents will have:
Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or equivalent preferred.
Five or more years of Accounts Payable or general accounting experience with knowledge of accounting related software systems.
Proficient with Microsoft Windows and Office (Outlook, Excel (VLOOKUP's, pivot tables), Word, etc.).
SAP (S/4 Hana) and Oracle experience preferred.
Able to manage multiple tasks, projects and meet short/unexpected deadlines.
Detail oriented... For full info follow application link.

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