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.

Your Impact 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.

 Job Summary

We are seeking a skilled Manager Accounts Payable for GLBL BusSvcs - Payments - ITP -Global Financial Services Division Team.

The incumbent would provide technical expertise and will perform more complex accounting work that supports business processes.

 The preference for this role is to be based out of Whitefield Office, Bangalore, India

 What you will do

Have a comprehensive understanding of Caterpillar’s business and accounting practices, systems, and procedures.Apply accounting knowledge and provide guidance on accounting issues.Participate on and lead teams Incumbents are exposed to a variety of accounting functions and accomplish a high level of complex and/or technical analysis, review various outputs for reasonableness and advise other accountants.Incumbent works on challenging, medium to high-risk issues and makes business decisions and recommendations as appropriate.Work is supported by an accounting manager primarily through review of results.

 Possible areas of responsibility are varied, including:

Identifying opportunities to streamline payment processes and enhance efficiency.Intercompany reconciliation and analysisReview and validation of payment transactionsDevelopment and maintenance of internal controls, including Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) control documentation Accounting tasks are of high complexity such as trend analysis, financial reporting ,root cause issue identification and resolution, payment validations and authorizations, and system support and development.Advises and provides guidance to multiple functional areas and levels of authority by communicating effectively and with external customers and data providers.Incumbents will demonstrate knowledge and ability to independently handle accounting issues.They will demonstrate very good communication skills and have a comprehensive knowledge of their business unit products, suppliers and customers and accounting processes.

What you will have

Degree in accounting with at least 10years of accounting experience.Must demonstrate initiative, leadership, good judgment and superior communication skills.Analytical, problem solving, and human relation skills also are necessary.Knowledge of ITP – Invoice to Pay processes is preferred. • SAP experience preferred. • Flexibility to work in US shifts required.This position requires candidate to work a 5-day -a -week schedule in the office

Skills desired:

Process Management: Knowledge of business process improvement tools and techniques; ability to understand, monitor, update, control, or enhance existing business or work processes.
Level Working Knowledge:
• Employs process flows, cycle time, process time and waste concepts as appropriate.
• Walks through steps, decisions, measurements, dependencies and hand-offs for a specific process.
• Creates process flow or work flow diagrams.
• Documents types of process decisions and potential impact of each decision.
• Identifies and monitors common process bottlenecks.

Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.
Level Working Knowledge:
• Accurately gauges the impact and cost of errors, omissions, and oversights.
• Utilizes specific approaches and tools for checking and cross-checking outputs.
• Processes limited amounts of detailed information with good accuracy.
• Learns from mistakes and applies lessons learned.
• Develops and uses checklists to ensure that information goes out error-free.

Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
Level Working Knowledge:
• Applies an assigned technique for critical thinking in a decision-making process.
• Identifies, obtains, and organizes relevant data and ideas.
• Participates in documenting data, ideas, players, stakeholders, and processes.
• Recognizes, clarifies, and prioritizes concerns.
• Assists in assessing risks, benefits and consideration of alternatives.

Managing Multiple Priorities: Knowledge of effective self-management practices; ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities, making effective judgments as to prioritizing and time allocation.
Level Working Knowledge:
• Recognizes changing demands and priorities; validates changes with management.
• Obtains information about how current assignments contribute to organizational goals.
• Completes current work according to assigned priorities.
• Responds to day-to-day operational priorities while still making progress on project work.
• Performs at least 2-3 concurrent activities without reducing productivity.

Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.
Level Working Knowledge:
• 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.

Leadership: Knowledge of leadership practices and processes; ability to use strategies and skills to enlist others in setting, embracing and achieving objectives while having a long-term perspective of the future state of things and how to get there.
Level Working Knowledge:
• Utilizes an appropriate style of leadership: autocratic, democratic, laissez-faire/free rein, etc.
• Utilizes positive reinforcement to motivate & attain desired behaviors; increases productivity.
• Demonstrates leadership qualities: intelligence, dominance, persistence, integrity, confidence.
• Employs leadership theories, such as contingency and transactional, and associated techniques.
• Manages own behaviors during interactions, such as feedback giving, to shape workplace events.

Accounting: Knowledge of accounting methods, processes, and tools; ability to maintain and prepare financial statements and reports using accounting methods and processes.
Level Working Knowledge:
• 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.

Accounts Payable (A-P): Knowledge of an organization's billing requirements; ability to utilize the proper tools and follow accounts payable practices and procedures.
Level Extensive Experience:
• Trains others in reconciliation and back period adjustment practices and procedures.
• Delegates tasks relating to key issues and considerations for day-to-day A-P operations.
• Resolves common and complex A-P errors or problems.
• Supervises all aspects of maintaining accounts payable records.
• Teaches the practices for interdepartmental, partnership, and special case processing.
• Analyzes data flow between the A-P, General Ledger and other financial systems.

What you will get:

Work Life HarmonyEarned and medical leave.Relocation assistance

Holistic Development

Personal and professional development through Caterpillar ‘s employee resource groups across the globeCareer developments opportunities with global prospects

Health and Wellness

Medical coverage -Medical, life and personal accident coverageEmployee mental wellness assistance program

 Financial Wellness

Employee investment planPay for performance -Annual incentive Bonus plan.

 Additional Information:

Caterpillar is not currently hiring individuals for this position who now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status; however, 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

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO)

EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals, including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.

Relocation is available for this position.

Posting Dates:

August 7, 2025 - August 20, 2025

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply

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