Accountant

Caterpillar•Irving, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

As an accountant within Caterpillar’s IT Business Resources group, you will serve as a strategic financial partner to IT management, delivering integrated, end-to-end financial support. You will strengthen financial stewardship, build trusted business partnerships, and leverage AI-enabled technologies to provide timely, actionable insights that enable informed management decisions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related business field.
Accuracy and attention to detail: ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.
Analytical thinking: ability to determine root causes of organizational problems and create alternative solutions.
Effective communication: ability to transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs.
Managing multiple priorities: ability to manage concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities and prioritize time effectively.
Financial analysis: ability to read, interpret, and draw accurate conclusions from financial and numerical material.

Nice To Haves

Ability to quickly adopt AI-enabled technologies and tools to accelerate continuous improvement and deliver actionable, data-driven insights.
Ability to work independently with cross-functional teams in multiple locations.
Ability to analyze processes and procedures and identify opportunities to gain efficiencies.
Proven initiative, with the ability to take action and influence decisions to accomplish organizational goals.

Responsibilities

Cultivate and sustain strategic partnerships across Caterpillar IT.
Deliver monthly financial reporting and strategic analysis, translating key cost drivers and data insights into actionable business intelligence across multiple Caterpillar IT organizations.
Drive annual business planning and quarterly forecast development, tracking, and updates.
Provide strategic oversight and reporting to support capital execution.
Lead high-impact initiatives, including process automation, dashboard development, and lean simplification.
Champion the strategic adoption of AI-enabled technologies to accelerate continuous improvement and deliver actionable, data-driven insights.
Deliver timely, decision-focused analysis and reporting in support of evolving business priorities.