Sr. Risk and Controls Analyst

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 Risk and Controls Analyst is responsible for advising and business partnering for CF's control environment. This involves advising internal stakeholders and analyzing process documentation to identify risks and mitigating controls. This role would also contribute to supporting the business during the implementation of projects and driving control environment improvements that generate efficiency and effectiveness.

Job Description:

Annual control environment activities

• Assist process owners in identifying risks and developing controls to mitigate them
• Lead the business through the annual control environment compliance requirements. This involves providing guidance on testing of key reports, review of critical spreadsheets, generating risk assessments, control attestations, assisting external auditors with walkthroughs and advising on service organization reviews
• Maintain the platform utilized by the business to document process, risk, controls, and other critical information essential to SOX compliance. Activities may include reporting, configuration of the platform, improving documentation, coaching and enabling use of the system by stakeholders
• Ensure project management is maintained throughout the risk and controls team
• Provides information and support to stakeholders as it pertains to internal controls over financial reporting and SOX compliance
• Identifies areas to improve efficiency and effectiveness
• Lead in the development and delivery of training sessions

Process and Policy Management

• Ensuring procedures and policies are followed as it pertains to SOX required documentation (RACM, Key Reports, etc.)
• Evaluates reporting from the platform used to maintain the business process and controls. Proactively identify issues, such as data exceptions and/or potential risks.
• Assists in the evaluation and update of process and policies

Projects and Development

• Support the identification of risks and control changes needed from new / changes in systems / processes
• Evaluate UAT work performed by the business during system implementations.
• Lead smaller projects or sections of larger projects
• Ensure requirements / expectations / deadlines are clear as it pertains to Risk & Controls
• Provide support and training to users of the platform used to capture and document processes and controls

Incumbent Attributes:

• Minimum of 7 years' experience in public accounting, or equivalent
• Certification or Advanced Degree
  
  Required:
  
  CPA, CIA
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work with employees at all levels
• Able to manage multiple tasks, projects and meet short/unexpected deadlines
• Detail oriented with strong problem solving/analytical skills
• Self-Leadership, organized and the ability to meet deadlines is vital
• Focused on producing high quality work
• Strong communication skills (written and oral)
• Drive to improve efficiency and effectiveness
• Knowledge of GRC such as Workiva is preferred, but not a requirement

Estimated base pay for the position is typically between: $94,700 - $124,900

The actual base pay for the position may be influenced by factors such as…