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.
Your Impact 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.
Job Summary:
We are seeking a skilled Manager Accounting to join our India Analytics CoE -Global Finance Services Division Team.
We are looking for a talented Leader to join the India Analytics center of Excellence within Caterpillar’s Global Finance Services Division. GFSD utilizes global teams & innovative technology to standardize transactional work for Caterpillar and enables Business Units to focus on strategic consulting for Caterpillar.
In this role, the incumbent would support fixed cost tower, Core Center of Excellence and manage the global, centralized fixed cost analysis processes. As such, you will provide strategic and influential support to multiple service centre business units and team members, setting objectives and deliverables aligned with the strategic vision and coordinating teams’ efforts to deliver on objectives. Incumbent would also ensure collaboration and interconnectivity with Caterpillar leadership and alignment on objectives.
The preference for this role is to be based out of Bangalore Whitefield Office-KA
What You Will Do:
- Preparing monthly financial results, analysis and reporting
- Preparing quarterly forecast and related analysis
- Effectively communicating financial results and forecast to company senior leadership
- Maintaining financial records in accordance with GAAP and organizational standards
- Drive improvements and efficiencies in financial analysis and reporting processes
- Collaborate across a variety of business units at Caterpillar
- Effectively manage team of accountants and provide guidance on analytical area.
What You Will Have:
Managing People: Knowledge of processes involved in managing people; ability to lead successful teams and diligently address issues related to performance and conflicts at the workplace.
- Assesses the amount of time and resources needed to accomplish a task; delegates work accordingly.
- Reviews of the progress and performance of employees; addresses bottlenecks or concerns impending employee growth.
- Works with employees to set and define performance standards and career development goals; supports in achieving them.
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.
- Organizes and prioritizes the sequence of steps to be taken to remedy the situation.
- Ability to approach problems through Root cause analysis and corrective actions (RCCA).
Effective Communications: Knowledge of communication principles, tools, and techniques; able to clearly exchange information and understand others through suitable communication methods.
- Reviews others' writing or presentations and provides feedback and coaching.
- Adapts documents and presentations for the intended audience.
- Demonstrates both empathy and assertiveness when communicating a need or defending a position.
Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.
- Explains the importance of accuracy in own function or unit.
- Identifies tasks or outputs that require accuracy and detail-level attention.
- Identifies the procedures for making sure that results are mistake-free.
- Describes consequences of errors within own unit or function.
Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.
- Explain the value of a disciplined approach to problem solving.
- Describes problem reporting and escalation practices.
- Utilizes accepted procedures for problem analysis and resolution.
- Ability to approach problems through Root cause analysis and corrective actions (RCCA).
Functional Expertise: Knowledge of accounting methods, product costing, processes, and tools; ability to maintain and prepare financial statements, cost statements, and reports using accounting methods and processes.
- Manages all accounting functions.
- Oversee data flow between accounting systems and sub-systems.
- Conducts financial analysis based on key criteria.
- Self-directed learner, able to quickly adapt to new systems and concepts.
- Assesses business situations to determine appropriate accounting actions and supports decision analysis.
- Shift Timing-US shift-01:00PM-10:00APM.
- This position requires candidate to work a 5-day -a -week schedule in the office
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related field in Finance
- Proven experience with financial analysis and reporting
- Microsoft Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
- Ability to resolve issues independently and with worldwide / diverse teams
- Excellent communication skills
- Advanced English
Top Candidates will have:
- Knowledge of financial systems & reporting such as PowerBI, Axiom, BPC, OneStream
- 8 to 12 years of experience in a similar role and have people managerial experience.
- Focus on process improvement, leading initiatives and projects with the team.
- Project leadership / Black Belt.
- MBA, Certified Management Accountant (CMA) or similar.
- Fluent English
Skills desired:
Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.
Level Working Knowledge:
• Accurately gauges the impact and cost of errors, omissions, and oversights.
• Utilizes specific approaches and tools for checking and cross-checking outputs.
• Processes limited amounts of detailed information with good accuracy.
• Learns from mistakes and applies lessons learned.
• Develops and uses checklists to ensure that information goes out error-free.
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.
Level Basic Understanding:
• Names specific tools or techniques that can be used to support the analytical thinking process.
• Describes specific software applications or products used for business analytics.
• Gives examples of how analytical thinking has been used to resolve problems.
• Helps others research and learn more about business analytics tools and applications.
Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
Level Working Knowledge:
• Delivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviors without offending the recipient.
• Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness.
• Makes oral presentations and writes reports needed for own work.
• Avoids technical jargon when inappropriate.
• Looks for and considers non-verbal cues from individuals and groups.
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.
Level Basic Understanding:
• Explains basic concepts of time and priority management.
• Seeks guidance in detecting and addressing priority conflicts.
• States own business priorities.
• Describes team or unit priorities.
Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.
Level Working Knowledge:
• Identifies and documents specific problems and resolution alternatives.
• Examines a specific problem and understands the perspective of each involved stakeholder.
• Develops alternative techniques for assessing accuracy and relevance of information.
• Helps to analyze risks and benefits of alternative approaches and obtain decision on resolution.
• Uses fact-finding techniques and diagnostic tools to identify problems.
Accounting: Knowledge of accounting methods, processes, and tools; ability to maintain and prepare financial statements and reports using accounting methods and processes.
Level Working Knowledge:
• Utilizes cost monitoring practices, techniques and considerations.
• Works with financial transactions and related documentation within the organization.
• Participates in accounting practices of classifying and recording financial data.
• Maintains existing charts of accounts.
• Follows regulations for entering and reporting the financial content in major accounting systems.
Financial Reporting: Knowledge of processes, methods, and tools of financial reporting; ability to create and maintain accurate and thorough financial reports.
Level Basic Understanding:
• Describes basic methods for financial report writing.
• Identifies basic financial report-writing tools.
• Clarifies the purpose and value of accurate financial reports.
• Utilizes the major financial reports used by the organization.
What You Will Get:
- Work Life Harmony
- Earned and medical leave.
- Relocation assistance
Holistic Development
- Personal and professional development through Caterpillar ‘s employee resource groups across the globe
- Career developments opportunities with global prospects
Health and Wellness
- Medical coverage -Medical, life and personal accident coverage
- Employee mental wellness assistance program
Financial Wellness
- Employee investment plan
- Pay for performance -Annual incentive Bonus plan.
Additional Information:
Caterpillar is not currently hiring individuals for this position who now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status; however, 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
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO)
EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals, including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.
Posting Dates:
March 3, 2026 - March 16, 2026
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply
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