Sr Enterprise Tariff Analyst

Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation; Morton (IL); On-site; USD 128,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) savings plans

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Incentive bonus

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a Finance professional in Illinois to join the PSLD Business Resource Tariff Team.

You will contribute to critical financial strategy, accuracy in journal entries, and data analytics using Power BI to interpret import duty datasets. The role focuses on monthly accruals, duty recovery, and proactive corrective actions, partnering with divisions and Global Business Services to deliver reliable reports and actionable insights across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an Accounting, Finance or related discipline.
• Strong analytical and accounting knowledge; attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Advance Audit Architecture: develop and maintain a high-precision tool for monthly accruals and receivables.
• Deep Data Analytics: use Power BI to analyze import duty datasets and drive corrective action.
• Seamless Financial Operations: partner with Divisions and GBS for journal entries and resolving discrepancies.
• Enterprise Guidance: deliver duty interpretations, reporting, and insights to stakeholders.

Skills

Accuracy & attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Decision making

Effective communication

Prioritization

Accounting

Financial analysis

Financial reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

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.

The PSLD Business Resource Tariff Team drives critical financial strategy and duty recovery for Caterpillar amid a dynamic $2.2 billion tariff landscape in 2026.

Rapidly shifting trade policies have transformed global commerce. Our high-performance team serves as a vital enterprise partner across Finance, Trade Operations, Trade Legal, Enterprise Tariff Workstreams, Procurement and business unit leadership. We deliver enterprise-level tariff reporting, accrual support, mitigation analysis, data analytics and duty recovery leadership while simultaneously implementing scalable processes and continuously enhancing our technical capabilities.

What You Will Do:

• Advanced Audit Architecture: Further develop and maintain a high-precision tool that calculates monthly accruals, managing $1.2 billion in long-term and $130 million in short-term receivables (as of Q2 2026).
• Deep Data Analytics: Harness Power BI and modern analytics platforms to decode massive, complex import duty datasets and drive proactive recovery and root cause corrective action.
• Seamless Financial Operations: Partner directly with Divisions and Global Business Services (GBS) to execute precise journal entries and resolve accounting discrepancies.
• Enterprise Guidance: Deliver reliable duty interpretations, comprehensive reporting, and actionable insights to various individuals across the company.

What You Will Have:

• Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.
• 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.
• Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
• 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.
• Managing Multiple Priorities: Manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities, making effective judgments as to prioritizing and time allocation.
• Accounting: Knowledge of accounting methods, processes, and tools; ability to maintain and prepare financial statements and reports using accounting methods and processes.
• Financial Analysis: Knowledge of tools and approaches of financial analysis; ability to read, interpret and draw accurate conclusions from financial and numerical material.
• Financial Reporting: Knowledge of processes, methods, and tools of financial reporting; ability to create and maintain accurate and thorough financial reports.

Top Candidates Will Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in an Accounting, Finance or related discipline.

Summary Pay Range:

$128,470.00 - $192,710.00

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.

Benefits:

Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of 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

This position requires working onsite five days a week.Relocation is available for this position.Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Posting Dates:

September 4, 2026 - September 11, 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.