Job Description

In your role as Accounting Manager, you will be responsible for supervising and leading the day-to-day work efforts of a team of accounting personnel to ensure monthly results are presented fairly, ensure compliance with accounting policies and internal controls and lead statutory audits.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Monthly Book closure -Guide the team in US GAAP Legal entity closings and general accounting for one or more ledgers/ legal entities spread across Asia pacific region.

• Financial analysis - Review of financial analysis including variance analysis, gross margin analysis and forex impact analysis. Presents and explains the monthly financial analysis to business support managers.

• Approval- Journal entries- Provides guidance to the team in processing normal to medium complexity journal entries. Approval of normal to medium complexity journal entries posted by business units and legal entity team.

• Monthly Reconciliations - Approval of reconciliations of medium to high complexity relating to balance sheet. Guiding the team on requirements and assists the team in complex reconciliations.

• Audit coordination - First Level Review of financials and coordination with statutory auditors for ensuring timely provision of information as well as coordination with internal teams and BUs for timely completion of audits. Resolving audit questions and managing discussions with audit managers and guide other legal entity team members with respect to preparation and presentation of financials.

• Process improvement projects - Gain deep expertise in the functional area and ideate and implement continuous process improvements through various techniques like LEAN, Six Sigma etc. as well as use of data analytical tools. Support deployment of common systems and processes such as SAP and other shared services solutions around the globe where the culture, time zones, language, accounting, tax and compliance needs differ from location to location and can be highly challenging.

• Management information support - Review and supervise to ensure various management information requests from corporate like 10k/10q, tax information packages etc and other service requests from business units are provided timely and accurately.

• Managing people - Supervises a team and their related workload, prioritizes projects, assigns and reviews work, and controls the daily operating environment. Evaluates and reports on staff performance, participates in employee selection and promotes team rewards and successes. Provides technical guidance and expertise on highly complex accounting issues to other legal entity accountants and management.

• Managing Expectations -· Communicates effectively within the team and with internal and external customers and data providers. Understands and manages customer requirements and expectations and Serves as liaison between customer, team and data providers.

• Business knowledge -Demonstrates a comprehensive knowledge of Caterpillar’s businesses, products, suppliers and customers. Provides knowledge sharing sessions on caterpillar business, systems and Technical sessions on latest developments in accounting and reporting requirements.

Roles & Responsibilities

To be successful in the role, the ideal candidate should possess the following competencies:

• Financial acumen- Demonstrate the technical financial skills expected in your specialty area

• Data aptitude- Manage complex data sets leveraging knowledge, skills, and abilities; Drive business insights using data

• Business orientation- Integrate business acumen in every situation; Operate with an Enterprise point of view

• Relationship with business/ customers- Develop partnerships with business and customers; Assess major challenges to provide analytical solutions that influence business decisions

• Market minded- Utilize understanding of position in marketplace to make recommendations; Deliver value using external trends, market awareness, as well as global and local issues

• Project/ Program Management- Recall experience leading teams and resources; Drive work forward utilizing strong leadership skills and ability to get work done through others

Your Skills and experience

Your Experience and qualifications

• Master/ Bachelor Degree in Accounting and/or professional accounting certifications

• 7+ years of accounting experience is recommended

• Must demonstrate initiative, leadership, good judgment and superior communication skills

• Strong analytical, problem solving and human relations skills also are necessary

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Company Details

About Company

Caterpillar

Company Information

Since 1925, Caterpillar Inc. has been helping our customers build a better world – making sustainable progress possible and driving positive change on every continent.

With 2019 sales and revenues of $53.8 billion, Caterpillar is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. Services offered throughout the product life cycle, cutting-edge technology and decades of product expertise set Caterpillar apart, providing exceptional value to help our customers succeed. The company principally operates through three primary segments – Construction Industries, Resource Industries and Energy & Transportation – and provides financing and related services through its Financial Products segment.

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