CHS Inc. is a leading global agribusiness owned by farmers, ranchers and cooperatives across the United States that provides grain, food and energy resources to businesses and consumers around the world. We serve agriculture customers and consumers across the United States and around the world. Most of our employees are in the United States, but today we have employees in 19 countries. At CHS, we are creating connections to empower agriculture.
CHS has an exciting position in our Finance organization for a hybrid work opportunity. We are seeking a skilled Financial Reporting Manager to join our team at CHS. As the Financial Reporting Manager, you will play a crucial role in overseeing all aspects of the Company’s financial reporting process. You will be responsible for the end‑to‑end ownership and execution of CHS Inc.’s external financial reporting processes, including quarterly and annual SEC filings and related disclosures. This role 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-profile position with regular interactions with senior finance leadership including the Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and other business leaders, which provides an opportunity for the right candidate to grow professionally. You will partner closely with the Senior Manager of Financial Reporting and the Financial Reporting team to deliver accurate, timely, and reliable external financial reporting. This role requires strong process acumen and a deep understanding of U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting requirements, including 10‑K and 10‑Q disclosures, as well as a solid understanding of financial reporting considerations and internal controls. The successful candidate will be detail‑oriented, collaborative, and comfortable influencing across functions, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Further, an exemplary candidate demonstrates strong problem‑solving abilities and the ability to independently and efficiently prioritize work, identify issues, and propose and implement solutions. Beyond execution, this position is expected to take an active leadership role in continuously improving reporting processes, enhancing the quality and clarity of disclosures, and strengthening the overall reporting control environment. The role partners closely with internal stakeholders and provides work direction and development support to team members, serving as a key leader within the Financial Reporting team.
SEC Filing Ownership
- Own the end‑to‑end preparation, coordination, and execution of quarterly and annual SEC filings, including Forms 10‑Q and 10‑K, as well as routine and ad‑hoc Form 8‑K filings, ensuring timely, accurate, and complete submissions.
- Lead the preparation, review, and tie‑out of financial statements, footnotes, and related disclosures, ensuring consistency with U.S. GAAP, SEC rules, and established company reporting 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 financial reporting close‑to‑file process, including coordination of 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, completeness, and alignment with reported financial information.
- Serve as a primary point of 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 financial reporting and disclosure impacts, assisting with related accounting conclusions, and coordinating required updates to external reporting and supporting documentation.
Monthly Accounting & Financial Statement Preparation:
- Own and oversee key monthly accounting activities that support external financial 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 and enhance supporting schedules and documentation to ensure readiness for quarterly reviews, annual audits, and SEC filings.
Team Leadership & Development:
- Provide day‑to‑day leadership, work direction, and technical guidance to members of the Financial Reporting team, including the Senior Analyst.
- Review work products prepared by team members to ensure accuracy, completeness, and adherence to reporting standards, providing constructive feedback and coaching.
- Support the development of team members by sharing best practices, building technical and process knowledge, and increasing overall team capability and resiliency.
- Act as a role model for ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement, fostering a collaborative and high‑performance reporting culture within the team.
Process Improvement & Operational Excellence:
- Proactively identify opportunities to improve the efficiency, quality, and reliability of SEC reporting processes, disclosures, and supporting documentation.
- Lead initiatives to enhance reporting workflows, documentation standards, and use of reporting tools (e.g., Workiva, Blackline, Excel), with a focus on automation to reduce execution risk and manual effort.
- Drive continuous improvement in disclosure clarity, consistency, and presentation by identifying best practices and incorporating enhancements into future filings.
- Strengthen the external reporting control environment by identifying process gaps, recommending improvements, and supporting documentation and review controls within established policies and procedures.
- 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 of preparing, reviewing, or supporting external financial reporting for a public company, including exposure to SEC filings such as 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.
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 (e.g., Workiva/Wdesk), including leveraging automation, emerging technologies, or 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 related conclusions.
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and experience working with large ERP systems (e.g., SAP or similar).
- Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, SEC reporting requirements, and financial statement disclosures, with the ability to apply guidance in a practical reporting environment.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, work independently, and deliver high‑quality results in a time‑sensitive reporting environment.
- Demonstrated ability to take ownership of reporting processes, identify gaps or inefficiencies, and drive improvements through execution.
- Strong process orientation and continuous improvement mindset, with the ability to enhance efficiency, quality, and scalability of financial reporting processes.
- Effective communicator and collaborator, with the ability to influence across functions and clearly explain accounting and reporting matters.
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CHS offers a competitive total rewards package. Compensation includes base wage and, depending upon position, may include other earnings such as bonus, incentives and commissions. Actual pay offered will vary based on multiple factors which may include, without limitation, experience, education, training, specialized skills and certifications, minimum wage/salary requirements under local law.
Benefits include medical, dental, vision, wellness programs, life insurance, health and dependent care spending accounts, paid time off, 401(k), pension, profit sharing, short- and long-term disability, tuition reimbursement and adoption assistance, subject to the eligibility requirements for each benefit plan.
CHS is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disability.
Please note that any communication from a CHS recruiter would be sent using a chsinc.com email address. In addition, a CHS recruiter will not ask for confidential information over the phone or in an email, or request money from a candidate involved in an offer process. If you have questions regarding an employment opportunity, please reach out to chscareers@chsinc.com; to verify that the communication is from CHS.
