Senior Accountant

**Career Area:** Finance **Job Description:** **Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.** When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it. Our common values and focus on inclusion and respect drive the decisions made by our company, teams and people. This is why we are committed to hiring and building diverse teams representative of the customers we serve globally. When you join our team, you can apply your unique life and job experiences and work in an environment where your ideas are heard, your contributions are celebrated, and your whole-self matters. **About Cat Financial** Cat Financial is a subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc., the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For more than 40 years, Cat Financial has provided a wide range of financing solutions to customers and Cat® dealers for machines, engines, Solar® gas turbines, genuine Cat parts and services. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, Cat Financial serves customers globally with offices and subsidiaries located throughout North and South America, Asia, Australia, Europe and Africa. Visit cat.com to learn more about Cat Financial. **JOB SUMMARY:** + Under broad direction, conduct a wide variety of intricate and complex accounting duties and projects with primary responsibilities over monthly internal and quarterly 10-K/Q external reporting. This role manages the reporting process from coordinating with other accountants and business partners to preparing and coordinating among management for quarterly reporting. + Assignments and work require a broad knowledge of accounting policies, practices, and procedures and a demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision. + This role has significant visibility to upper management and other departments through the quarterly reporting process. Attention to detail and the ability to meet and coordinate reporting timelines are key skills. + Prepare recommendations for changes in policies, procedures, and disclosures to address accounting related changes in guidance, disclosure requirements, and changes in the business. Initiate and implement changes needed to accounting systems, processes, policies, and procedures. **PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:** _A wide variety of responsibilities may exist within the various accounting units. Responsibilities vary, but may include one or more of the following duties:_ + Perform tasks related to monthly internal reporting for executive management and quarterly external reporting, including working closely with managers on the 10-K/Q reporting drafting and filing process, preparing quarterly earnings releases. Duties and responsibilities include coordination across the reporting team, business, and parent company reporting team. + Duties and responsibilities may include complex accounting related to non-standard transactions, digital transformation projects, internal and external audit liaison, and disclosure benchmarking, requiring the use of in-depth accounting knowledge, practices and principles as well as ingenuity and originality. + Establish business partnerships across the organization and assist accounting in support of their business strategies. + Organizing and coordinating quarterly reporting timeline and meetings with management and participating in meetings with senior management. + May perform accounting policy and disclosure research and assist in solving complex accounting issues applying knowledge obtained per review of SEC and FASB guidance. + Analyzes financial reports and records and may make studies or recommendations relative to the accounting of reserves, assets and expenditures. + May review and verify the accuracy of journal entries and accounting classifications assigned to various records. + When inconsistencies or problems are identified, provide management with timely recommendations to appropriately resolve. + May make recommendations for changes in accounting policies and procedures to ensure compliance with US GAAP. + Applies a broad knowledge of advanced accounting methods and procedures. + May participate in accounting system development, determining specifications, testing and implementation. + Reviews accounting work assignments for accuracy and completeness. + May serve as Project Team lead and mentor/advisor to other employees. + Understands the established continuous improvement objectives for the department. Measures progress toward the continuous improvement standards and ensure that the necessary measurements are maintained. Participates in the resolution of any identified problems. Analyzes data and makes business decisions based on such analysis. + Understands the Equal Opportunity and Harassment policies of the company and is responsible for its application in all aspects of employment. **JOB REQUIREMENTS:** **SKILLS, ABILITIES AND KNOWLEDGE:** + Demonstrated ability to work independently and multi-task. + Supports internal customers’ business strategies through guidance on complex accounting transactions. + Thorough knowledge of accounting distribution and ability to verify correctness and completeness of such information. + Thorough knowledge of U.S. GAAP, FASB regulations, and SEC reporting requirements and procedures as they relate to the particular area of accounting. + Demonstrated proficiency of Microsoft 365 tools including Excel, Word and PowerPoint. Knowledge of Outlook and Teams is recommended. + Experience with XBRL tagging and proficiency with Workiva are recommended. + Broad understanding of accounting and business processes and systems. + Leadership / supervisory abilities. **EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:** + Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, or a Bachelor’s Degree in another discipline plus 18 credit hours of Accounting, or successful completion of the Certified Public Accounting (CPA) or Certified Management Accountant (CMA) exam or the international equivalent. + A minimum of 6 years of exempt accounting experience is recommended. + Must have a broad understanding of accounting and business processes and systems. CPA, public accounting, or SEC reporting experience are recommended. Relocation is available for this position. Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as, H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers. **Posting Dates:** April 25, 2024 - May 9, 2024 Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen. EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply. Not ready to apply? Join our Talent Community (eamery.com/caterpillarinc/talcom) . There’s more to work at Caterpillar than just the work itself. We hire smart, friendly people and it shows in our culture. We hold ourselves to high standards and make sure our values of integrity, excellence, teamwork, commitment and sustainability come to life in the way we work. We make sure our employees feel continuously challenged while also supported. We provide professional growth opportunities, including leadership programs. We celebrate the diversity of our team, while also working together as one Caterpillar. Our culture, like everything at our company, is made possible by each employee’s contribution. Person by person, we create the environment we work in, and we are proud of the Caterpillar we’ve built.