Finance Accountant

Positional Overview:

We are seeking a skilled Finance Accountant to join our Analytics COE – Costing and NPI – Global Finance Services Division. From the outset, incumbent will be expected to be a contributing performer, doing staff level accounting work that supports business processes. The preference for this role is to be based out of Bangalore- Whitefield Office

Responsibilities:

• 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
  Provide assistance to 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.

Skills:

• Expertise in monitoring and analyzing product and component costs, as well as conducting operations and product group budgeting, expense analysis, and capital expenditure forecasting.
• Ability to develop and maintain cost systems, including creating machine rates, identifying abnormals, and resolving standard and current cost discrepancies. Additionally, expertise in developing new or alternative costing methodologies and processes.
• Proficiency in providing management with detailed analysis for decision-making, including discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis, internal rate of return (IRR) calculations, low-cost producer analysis, and NPI (New Product Introduction) support.
• Strong coordination and governance skills for managing enterprise-wide costing activities, including regional profitability reporting, post-implementation audits (PIA), and strategy execution across product groups and operations.

Qualifications:

• A certified accountant (CA/CMA) with college degree in accounting and 5-7 years of experience in accounting preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• Part Qualified with 14 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.

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