Accountant
Caterpillar

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.

Caterpillar's Retail Electric Power Solutions (REPS) provides exciting opportunities for accountants who want to be challenged and are interested in being directly involved with product business decisions. In this role you will provide critical support for Energy Transition Commercial Solutions (ETCS) team. ETCS combines an industry-leading technology platform with expert insights, managed service, cutting-edge technology to significantly enhance the operational and economic opportunities of distributed generation and storage assets. The holistic energy market expertise provided by ETCS makes distributed energy resource (DER) asset management easier and more profitable.

What You Will Do:

• Be able to develop financial models and business strategies to meet customer energy goals, while determining the economic returns for Caterpillar, business partners, and customers.
• Understand Distributed Energy Resource economics, Power Purchase Agreements, Energy project funding mechanisms, and contract negotiation and risk assessment
• Determining proper accounting treatment for new and existing transactions related to deals
• Partnering with the ETCS team to help them with their business needs
• Responsible for reporting and analysis of monthly closing, forecasting, and annual business plan

What You Have:

• Effective Communication: Utilize 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
• Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Understand the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high level of precision
• Analytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; capacity to determine root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions to resolve those problems
• Manage Multiple Priorities: Manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities, making effective judgments as to prioritizing and time allocation
• Decision Making: Capable of accurately analyzing situations and reaching productive decisions based on informed judgment
• Financial Planning & Analysis: Knowledge of processes, methods, and tools for financial reporting; ability to apply finance knowledge appropriately to diverse situations as well as read, interpret and draw accurate conclusions from financial and numerical material

Top C andidates Will Have:

• Accounting or Finance degree or equivalent
• Cash flow modeling experience

Additional Info:

• This position will be located in our Mossville, IL or Dallas, TX office
• This role is a full time, Hybrid position and currently requires 3 days a week in office
• Domestic relocation assistance is available for those who qualify
• Sponsorship is not available

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Posting Dates:
November 8, 2024 - November 21, 2024
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

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

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