Career Area:
Accounting
Job Description:
Your Work Shapes the World
Whether it be groundbreaking products, best in class solutions or creating a lifelong career, you can do the work that matters at Caterpillar. With a 95-year legacy of quality and innovation and 150 locations in countries around the world, your impact spans the globe.
When you join Caterpillar, you are joining a team of makers, innovators and doers. We are the people who roll up our sleeves and do the work to build a better world. We don't just talk about progress and innovation. We make it happen. And we are proud of that because it helps our customers build and power the world we live in - the roads, hospitals, homes and infrastructure. Without a dedicated workforce Caterpillar could not effectively meet our customer's needs. Join us.
This position works closely with Product teams within Integrated Components and Solutions (ICS) on Business Resources related activities such as the annual Business Plan, quarterly forecasts, analysis of actual results vs. targets, investigation of issues impacting business results, identification of both favorable and unfavorable trends that require action, and generally serving as the first point-of-contact to the product team for all accounting related activity.
Possible areas of responsibility are varied and of medium complexity, including:
internal management accounting, including profit center, service center and component business unit reporting
coordination of purchased services, transfer prices, and accountable target costs
estimating various forecast and budget scenarios as needed based on changing business conditions
presentation and explanation of results to management
Interacts with multiple functional areas and levels of authority. The Staff Accountant I is capable of handling complex accounting issues such as:
reconciliation between forecasts and actual for multiple entities
interpretation of results
intercompany transactions
resolving financial reporting problems
Basic Requirements:
4-year degree in accounting OR any 4-year degree with an accounting certification (CPA/CMA)
1-2 years of accounting experience
Top Candidates Will Also Have:
Strong leadership, initiative, inter-personal skills and the ability to communicate effectively
Good communication skills
Additional Information:
This position would ideally be located in Mossville, IL (Peoria area); however open to considering other Caterpillar facilities within the U.S. (candidates permanent address must be within 50-mile driving distance to a Caterpillar facility)
For a full list of U.S. Caterpillar facilities please visit: https://www.caterpillar.com/en/company/global-footprint/americas/united-states.html
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 .
Employee benefit details
Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world.
Here you earn more than just an hourly wage, because we value your performance, we offer a total rewards package that provides day one benefits (medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401K) along with the potential of a monthly bonus.
Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays (prorated based upon hire date).
Final details
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Relocation is available for this position.
EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.
