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.
Description:
As a Staff Accountant II, you will independently perform accounting functions which require preparation, analysis, and communication of issues of normal to high complexity that support Caterpillar business processes. This job is a part of the Resource Industries Operations and Product (RIOP) Consolidations Team.
Job duties include but are not limited to the following:
Will provide technical expertise and perform complex accounting work that supports business processes. Additionally, this position will:
Consolidates and analyzes RIOP Monthly material cost results
Prepares and submits Material Cost reporting for ABP & RBM submissions
Works closely with the RI Segment team and supports various requests
Providing insights and analysis on meeting cost objectives for the departments supported - Performs analysis of accounting data to support management needs
Resolve issues independently
Conducting results reviews and analysis for operational metrics
Coordinates with RIOP product lines for various initiatives
Some Axiom report development, as applicable
Incumbents will be exposed to a variety of accounting functions and will accomplish a high level of complex and/or technical analysis, analyze various outputs, advise others (both accountants and non-accountants), resolve issues, and communicate these outcomes. Works on challenging, medium to high-risk issues and makes decisions and recommendations as appropriate.
Possible areas of responsibility are varied, including:
Internal management accounting, including profit center, service center, distribution services, strategic business, integrated manufacturing, and component business unit reporting
Estimating various forecast and budget scenarios as needed based on changing business conditions
Financial accounting including consolidation, analysis and communication of division or multiple business units' results/explanations
Presentation and explanations of results to management
Accounting tasks are of high complexity such as business unit consolidations, system support and development. Advises and provides guidance to multiple functional areas and levels of authority. Incumbents will demonstrate knowledge and ability to handle accounting issues independently.
Basic Requirements:
4-year degree, preferable in accounting
2-4 years of accounting experience
Top Candidate Will Also Have:
Demonstrates initiative, leadership, good judgement, and accountability
Demonstrates very good communication skills
Additional Details:
Domestic relocation is available for those who qualify
The preferred location for this role is in Peoria, IL. However, we are open to considering any RIOP location in the United States including Tucson, AZ; Aurora, IL; South Milwaukee, WI; Decatur, IL; or Denison, TX.
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 a salary, because we value your performance. We offer a total rewards package that provides day one benefits [medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401(k)] along with the potential of an annual bonus.
Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays (prorated based upon hire date).
Final details:
Please frequently check the email associated with your application, including the junk/spam folder, as this is the primary correspondence method. If you wish to know the status of your application - please use the candidate log-in on our career website as it will reflect any updates to your status.
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
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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.
