Career Area:
Accounting
Job Description:
Position Title: Staff Acct I Cost / DS
Job Location: Bangalore, Ka-India
Job Duties
From the outset, incumbent will be expected to be a contributing performer, doing staff level accounting work that supports business processes.
Additionally, this position will:
Gain an understanding of Caterpillar’s business and accounting practices, systems, and procedures.
Learn and develop skills which result from the practical application of basic accounting knowledge, and
Aid a project team or others in the work group.
Accountants will be exposed to a variety of accounting functions and will accomplish a high level of compilation and basic analysis work, reviewing clerical input and generating reports. The accountant identifies relevant data and data sources, gathers, and analyses the information, and provides feedback. Typically, decisions will impact relatively low risk issues and will be reviewed by a supervisor. A supervisor will direct work, but this position does not require close supervision to be effective.
Possible areas of responsibility are varied, including:
Cost system maintenance
Normals & machine rate development
Abnormals identification & reporting
Prime product and/or component cost monitoring & analysis
Operations and/or product group budgeting and expense analysis
Capital expenditure forecasting and reporting
Standard and current cost grief resolution
Support management with analysis for decision making in various projects and cost reduction programs
New product Introduction (NPI) comprehensive support which includes determining discounted cash flow (DCF) and Internal rate of return of different projects
The variety of accounting tasks ranges from low to medium complexity. Interaction outside the workgroup is typically with peers. As the Accountant gains experience, he/she will develop a technical understanding of more complex accounting issues and expand their decision-making capability.
Accountants will continuously learn through training and experience. Learning at this level will focus on methods, processes and systems applied to accounting, developing communications skills, and building knNo Job Description Providedowledge of Caterpillar’s businesses, products, suppliers and customers.
Background/Experience
Requires a certified accountant (CA/CMA) with college degree in accounting and 3-5 years of experience in accounting preferably in a manufacturing environment.
Part Qualified with 7 years of experience, postgraduate or an MBA.
Good accounting background, thorough knowledge of accounting flow and related methods of recording in the General Ledger and knowledge in SAP environment (FI, MM & CO Module).
Effective communications skills and a good understanding of computer systems especially in MS-Office and Financial Analytics Tool (Power BI, Tableau, Power Apps. etc.).
Must demonstrate strong leadership, initiative, inter-personal skills, and the ability to communicate effectively.
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).
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.