Overview
CHS Inc is a leading global agribusiness owned by farmers, ranchers, and cooperatives across the United States. The company provides grain, food and energy resources to businesses and consumers worldwide. While most employees are based in the United States, CHS operates in 19 countries today. CHS is dedicated to creating connections to empower agriculture.
Location
Hybrid work arrangement based in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota 55076.
Compensation
Salary range: $103,200 to $172,400 per year.
Benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- 401(k)
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Adoption assistance
Summary
CHS has an exciting opportunity within our Finance organization for a hybrid work setting. We are seeking a skilled Financial Reporting Manager to join our team. The role entails overseeing the full scope of the companys external financial reporting, including quarterly and annual SEC filings and related disclosures. The position ensures the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of financial statements and supporting documentation in accordance with U.S. GAAP and SEC requirements. This is a high visibility role with regular interaction with senior finance leadership, including the Chief Financial Officer and the Chief Accounting Officer, offering growth opportunities for the right candidate. You will collaborate closely with the Senior Manager of Financial Reporting and the Financial Reporting team to deliver accurate and timely external financial reporting. The ideal candidate will bring strong process discipline, deep knowledge of U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting requirements such as 10-K and 10-Q disclosures, and a solid grasp of internal controls. The successful individual will be detail oriented, collaborative, and adept at influencing across functions, with excellent written and verbal communication skills. The role also emphasizes problem-solving, independent prioritization, issue identification, and the ability to implement solutions. Beyond execution, this position leads efforts to continually improve reporting processes, enhance disclosure quality and clarity, and strengthen the overall reporting control environment. The role partners with internal stakeholders and provides work direction and development support to team members as a key leader within the Financial Reporting team.
Responsibilities
- SEC Filing Ownership: Own the end to end preparation, coordination, and execution of quarterly and annual SEC filings, including Forms 10-Q, 10-K and routine and ad hoc Form 8-K filings, ensuring submissions are timely, accurate, and complete.
- Lead the preparation, review, and tie-out of financial statements, footnotes, and related disclosures, ensuring alignment with U.S. GAAP, SEC rules, and established company practices.
- Coordinate and manage the Workiva reporting environment, including document roll-forwards, data collections, certifications, and oversee XBRL tagging and review through final filing.
- Oversee the close to file process for financial reporting, coordinating inputs from Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Legal, Sustainability, Communications, and other stakeholders to support complete and accurate disclosures.
- Perform detailed reviews of outsourced XBRL and iXBRL tagging to ensure accuracy and alignment with reported financial information.
- Serve as the primary contact for external auditors and internal reviewers related to SEC reporting matters, supporting quarterly reviews and annual audits by preparing documentation, responding to inquiries, and resolving comments.
- Support the evaluation, adoption, and implementation of new accounting standards by assessing reporting and disclosure impacts, assisting with related conclusions, and coordinating updates to external reporting and supporting documentation.
- Monthly accounting and financial statement preparation: Own and oversee key monthly accounting activities that support external reporting, including equity account reconciliations, cash flow statement preparation, and related schedules.
- Coordinate with accounting teams and other stakeholders to resolve reconciling items, data gaps, and timing differences.
- Support the preparation of the monthly financial reporting package and maintain supporting schedules and documentation to ensure readiness for quarterly reviews, annual audits, and SEC filings.
- Team leadership and development: Provide day to day leadership, work direction, and technical guidance to the Financial Reporting team, including the Senior Analyst.
- Review work products to ensure accuracy and adherence to reporting standards, providing constructive feedback and coaching.
- Support the development of team members by sharing best practices and building technical and process knowledge to increase overall capability and resilience.
- Model ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement to foster a collaborative, high performance reporting culture within the team.
- Process improvement and operational excellence: Proactively identify opportunities to improve the efficiency, quality, and reliability of SEC reporting processes, disclosures, and documentation.
- Lead initiatives to enhance reporting workflows, documentation standards, and the use of reporting tools such as Workiva, Blackline, and Excel, with a focus on automation to reduce risk and manual effort.
- Drive continuous improvement in disclosure clarity and presentation by adopting best practices into future filings.
- Strengthen the external reporting control environment by identifying gaps, recommending improvements, and supporting controls documentation within established policies and procedures.
Minimum Qualifications (required)
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field with accounting coursework
- 7+ years of progressive experience in corporate accounting or financial reporting
- Direct experience either through public accounting engagements or industry roles in preparing, reviewing, or supporting external financial reporting for a public company, including exposure to Forms 10-Q and 10-K
- Working knowledge of U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting requirements, including financial statement presentation and disclosures
- Experience coordinating activities across multiple stakeholders and functions in a deadline driven environment
Additional Qualifications
- CPA strongly preferred
- Experience serving in a lead or coordinating role for SEC reporting processes, including responsibility for driving deliverables through review and filing
- Public accounting experience and/or prior industry experience supporting quarterly reviews and annual audits for a public company
- Prior experience providing work direction, coaching, or review oversight for accounting or reporting professionals, including audit teams or staff
- Experience with SEC reporting and disclosure management tools such as Workiva/Wdesk, including leveraging automation and AI-enabled capabilities to improve reporting efficiency and quality
- Experience supporting the adoption or implementation of new accounting standards, including assessing financial reporting and disclosure impacts and partnering with technical accounting and auditors on
