Data Analytics Scientist

Data Analytics Scientist

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:

As an Internal Audit Data Analytics Scientist, you will be challenged with identifying risk and increasing efficiencies through use of data analytic tools and processes. As the technical leader of the audit analytics team, you will work with CF Industry senior audit leadership team to conceptualize and implement the technical roadmap for internal audit, including but not limited to robotics process automation (RPA), continuous control monitoring (CCM), machine learning, and artificial intelligence (AI). You will work with CF and industry partners to identify opportunities to enhance risk-based analytics opportunities supporting both the third line-of-defense and management. You will work closely with audit teams to create data-driven objectives that help assess and identify potential risks (e.g., inefficient processes, fraud, weakness in controls, etc.). This includes identifying and connecting directly to data sources, validating control totals, and developing and executing data analytic procedures that will allow you to analyze and communicate results to the audit team and clients. Leveraging analytics, you will support 12 audits annually, spanning various processes within Information Technology, Operations, Compliance, General Accounting and Reporting, etc. In addition to supporting audits, you will identify opportunities across CF Industries to leverage your advanced analytics and modeling skills to provide executive management with insights to support critical business decisions that grow the business. This role may also have the opportunity to play a key role in establishing a CF Analytics Center-of-Excellence.

Job Description:

Major Responsibilities :

• Own CF's audit analytics methodology, standards, and processes and ensure high quality execution against it.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to identify forward-looking opportunities to leverage statistics and technology to improve efficiency and quality of audits, operations and management reporting, and underlying risk management and assessment processes.
• Manage all technical aspects of the audit analytics and operations functions to ensure alignment with company's technical solutions and standards.
• Serve as the technical leader and mentor for a team of analytics resources.
• Collaborate with the IT Audit and Data Analytics Director and Audit Managers to understand the in-scope business risks and associated business processes to develop data-driven objectives to assess risks and controls.
• Work with business partners to learn the systems and data-sources to extract, transform, load, and validate the data.
• Use analytics tools to script/program/visualize the data while planning and executing audit analytics objectives.
• Analyze and document observations and potential issues for use throughout an audit.
• Find opportunities to develop analytics solutions to the 1st and 2nd lines of defense to strengthen their risk management capabilities and control environment.
• Explore continuous monitoring opportunities to inform the annual risk assessment process.
• Partner with CF's technology, data, and analytics subject matter experts to identify and implement company-wide analytics and process automation opportunities.

Incumbent Attributes:

• Education Bachelor's (preferably Master's) degree in Analytics, Mathematics, Information Technology, or related field.
• Years of experience:
  • 5+ years of advanced analytics experience (scikit-learn, statsmodel, etc.)
  • 5+ years of data visualization experience (Tableau, Power BI, Looker, D3.js, etc.).
  • 3+ years of audit experience
• Other unique job-relevant attributes:
  • Programming experience in Python, C#, Java, Visual Basic, PL/SQL, or R.
  • Familiarity with ETL tools (e.g., SSIS, DataStage).
  • Proficiency with Microsoft SharePoint and GRC systems (e.g., AuditBoard, Archer), or similar electronic workpaper management tool.

What We Offer:

You'll enjoy competitive compensation, consisting of base pay plus an incentive program available to all full-time employees, and a comprehensive benefits package including high-quality healthcare options, a well-being incentive program, 401k, life and disability insurance, generous time off (with time off to volunteer) and much more! Additionally, we offer several Flexible Work Arrangements to support a healthy work-life balance.

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 gain a sense of fulfillment.

• CF Industries is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.

• Employees in the US can learn more about their rights by viewing the federal 'EEO is the Law' poster (PDF) and others as detailed below:

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• 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 [email protected] .

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