Accountant

4 weeks ago


Peoria, United States Caterpillar Full time
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.

We have an exciting role as an Accountant within the Peoria Record-to-Report group at Caterpillar, you will have the opportunity to play a critical role in managing and contributing in areas within the shared services group, providing legal entity support, strategic focus and decision making on financial and transactional applications.

This role will primarily focus on parent company (01) and select manufacturing facilities within shared services, becoming a subject matter expert for those facilities and processes - monthly closing, reporting, analysis and reconciliations.

What You Will Do:
  • Responsibility for closing GBS facilities as well as analysis and presentation of actual results.
  • Responsibility for analysis and support of facilities through accurate and timely reconciliation process.
  • Provides technical guidance and expertise.
  • Leads team in more comprehensive, diverse activities that require interpreting and adhering to U.S. GAAP and Caterpillar's accounting practices and procedures.
  • Involved with providing guidance and partners with Technical Accounting on business issues of high complexity such as financial reporting requirements for parent company and providing customer requirements analysis.
  • Understanding and championing our shared services model, participating in the development and support of our business strategies.
  • Maintain current knowledge of organizational policies and procedures providing guidance to others in the business.
  • Partner with team to standardize reporting with a focus on lean transformation.
  • Enhance talent and organizational development creating a stronger team; managing and training, indirectly, team members within the shared services COE as well as our 3rd party provider.
What You Have:
  • Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.
  • Finance and Accounting: Knowledge of finance and accounting practices, financial analysis, and reporting; ability to apply finance knowledge appropriately to diverse situations.
  • Analytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems.
  • Managing Multiple Priorities: Knowledge of effective self-management practices; ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities, making effective judgments as to prioritizing and time allocation.
  • Financial Analysis: Knowledge of tools and approaches of financial analysis; ability to read, interpret and draw accurate conclusions from financial and numerical material.
Top Candidates Will Have:
  • Bachelor's level degree in Accounting
  • CPA/CMA preferred
  • 5+ years of accounting experience
Additional Info:
  • The location for this position is in Peoria
  • Domestic relocation assistance is available for those who qualify
  • Sponsorship is not available
  • International and Domestic travel up to 5%


Posting Dates:
August 5, 2024 - August 12, 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.

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