Accountant Cost / DS at Caterpillar Inc Tucson, AZ
Career Area:
Accounting
Job Description:
What does it mean to live the Caterpillar Experience? It means you play a part in building a better world.
You contribute to a winning culture--a spirit of accountability--that has driven change on every continent for more than 90 years.
To work with us is a commitment to improve sustainability, invent for the digital age and innovate in order to bring solutions to millions of people.
Sure, you work for Caterpillar.
But more importantly, you work for the good of your career, your family, your community and your world.
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
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 analyzes 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
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 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 knowledge of Caterpillar's businesses, products, suppliers and customers.
Basic
Experience:
4-year degree, preferably in accounting.
Non-accounting degree requires minimum 18 hours of college level accounting or approved Accounting certification.
Top Candidates Will Also Have:
Must demonstrate strong leadership, initiative, inter-personal skills and the ability to communicate effectively
Ability to work independently Additional Information:
Please frequently check the email associated with your application, including the junk/spam folder, as this is the primary correspondence method.
If you wish to know the status of your application - please use the candidate log-in on our career website as it will reflect any updates to your status.
This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as H, L, TN, F, J, E, O.
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.
#LI Relocation is available for this position.
EEO/AA Employer.
All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.
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.
.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Accounting
Job Description:
What does it mean to live the Caterpillar Experience? It means you play a part in building a better world.
You contribute to a winning culture--a spirit of accountability--that has driven change on every continent for more than 90 years.
To work with us is a commitment to improve sustainability, invent for the digital age and innovate in order to bring solutions to millions of people.
Sure, you work for Caterpillar.
But more importantly, you work for the good of your career, your family, your community and your world.
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
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 analyzes 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
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 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 knowledge of Caterpillar's businesses, products, suppliers and customers.
Basic
Experience:
4-year degree, preferably in accounting.
Non-accounting degree requires minimum 18 hours of college level accounting or approved Accounting certification.
Top Candidates Will Also Have:
Must demonstrate strong leadership, initiative, inter-personal skills and the ability to communicate effectively
Ability to work independently Additional Information:
Please frequently check the email associated with your application, including the junk/spam folder, as this is the primary correspondence method.
If you wish to know the status of your application - please use the candidate log-in on our career website as it will reflect any updates to your status.
This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as H, L, TN, F, J, E, O.
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.
#LI Relocation is available for this position.
EEO/AA Employer.
All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.
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.
.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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