Accountant

NACBA; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 98,000 - 146,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Paid time off

401(k) savings plan

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Career development

Incentive bonus

Disability benefits

Life Insurance

Parental leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a Finance professional to provide timely and accurate financial record keeping and reporting in alignment with GAAP and company standards.

This role creates performance reports, develops automated tools for updating and analyzing consolidated financial results, and partners with plant leadership as their primary financial support. Responsibilities include cost reduction focus, monthly reporting, and close activities with a COE resource.

Qualifications

• Evaluates and contributes to best practices with accuracy.
• Processes large quantities of detailed information with high accuracy.
• Balances speed and accuracy in work.
• Uses cross-checking to ensure data integrity.
• Demonstrates expertise in quality assurance tools and standards.

Responsibilities

• Maintains financial records per GAAP and standards.
• Generates internal and external financial reports.
• Develops and uses automated tools for consolidated results reporting.
• Partners with plant leadership to review variances and forecasts.
• Manages legal entity reporting for Mapleton foundry.
• Collaborates with COE resource for monthly reporting and closing.
• Supports cost-reduction projects with financial leadership.

Skills

Financial reporting

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Effective communications

Managing multiple priorities

Problem solving

Accounting

Financial analysis

Education

Degree or equivalent experience

Job description

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.

Provides timely and accurate financial record keeping and reporting as directed by management. This role is responsible for maintaining financial records in accordance with GAAP and organizational standards, creating reports on financial performance for internal and external use, and creating and utilizing automated tools for the updating, analyzing and reporting of consolidated financial results.

What You Will Do:

• Maintaining financial records in accordance with GAAP and organizational standards.
• Creating reports on financial performance for internal and external use.
• Creating and utilizing automated tools for the updating, analyzing and reporting of consolidated financial results.
• Work directly with plant leadership to review variances, build forecasts, teach business/financial acumen, answer questions, and be their primary financial support.
• Manage both legal entity and accountable reporting for the Mapleton foundry.
• Work directly with a dedicated resource from the accounting center of excellence to direct work activities, monthly financial reporting, analysis, closing activities, etc. This is like a dotted line reporting of this COE resource to this role.
• Participate in cost reduction projects led by the facility, provide key financial support and leadership.

What You Have:

Education/Experience:

• Degree or equivalent experience desired

Accuracy and Attention to Detail:

• Evaluates and makes contributions to best practices.
• Processes large quantities of detailed information with high levels of accuracy.
• Productively balances speed and accuracy.
• Employs techniques for motivating personnel to meet or exceed accuracy goals.
• Implements a variety of cross-checking approaches and mechanisms.
• Demonstrates expertise in quality assurance tools, techniques, and standards.

Analytical Thinking:

• Approaches a situation or problem by defining the problem or issue and determining its significance.
• Makes a systematic comparison of two or more alternative solutions.
• Uses flow charts, Pareto charts, fish diagrams, etc. to disclose meaningful data patterns.
• Identifies the major forces, events and people impacting and impacted by the situation at hand.
• Uses logic and intuition to make inferences about the meaning of the data and arrive at conclusions.

Effective Communications:

• 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:

• Clarifies and handles multiple concurrent and diverse activities.
• Shifts focus among several efforts as required by changing priorities.
• Addresses potential conflicts that impact current delivery commitments.
• Works with or leads others to re-prioritize work and reschedule commitments as necessary.
• Responds to shifting priorities while maintaining progress of regularly scheduled work.
• Demonstrates an expectation that there will be ongoing shifts in demands and priorities.

What Will Set You Apart:

Problem Solving

• 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

• 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 Analysis

• Applies principles used to evaluate the economics of investment decisions.
• Interprets major types of financial statements issued by the organization.
• Utilizes basic qualitative and quantitative tools and techniques with proficiency.
• Works with a specific financial analysis tool set.
• Implements valid financial analysis aligned with key criteria.

Financial Reporting

• Follows organizational practices and guidelines for product profitability reporting.
• Analyzes errors or inaccuracies in financial reports.
• Uses basic tools to create simple financial reports.
• Monitors compliance with organizational standards for financial report writing.
• Implements organizational methods and procedures for financial report writing.
• Ability to work and communicate effectively with manufacturing plant leaders
• Ability to adjust communication and reporting to different levels of business leaders from an Operations supervisor level to senior plant leadership to the VP of Operations.

Additional Information:

• This position is onsite 5 days a week.
• Domestic relocation is available.
• Sponsorship is NOT available.

Summary Pay Range:

$97,530.00 - $146,290.00

Benefits:

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits*
• Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*
• 401(k) savings plans*
• Health Savings Account (HSA)*
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*
• Health Lifestyle Programs*
• Employee Assistance Program*
• Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*
• Career Development*
• Incentive bonus*
• Disability benefits
• Life Insurance
• Parental leave
• Adoption benefits
• Tuition Reimbursement

* These benefits also apply to part-time employees

Posting Dates:

September 17, 2026 - September 26, 2026

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.