Manager Accounting

Location: California

** Career Area:
** Finance
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* Job Description:

**** Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.
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Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.
** Manager Accounting Brief Summary.
** Manager Accounting will focus on developing and maintaining substantial Business Partnership with Production and Operations Managers (from 2 facilities) to enable achievement of key metrics, guide them through monthly financial results and to develop a short/mid/long term planning perspective.

It is required that the Manager Accounting supports both, Production and Operations Managers (from 2 facilities), in guiding them to execute based on policies and procedures to guarantee full compliance.

The Manager Accounting is in charge of leading a Finance Team that supports daily, monthly, quarterly and annually processes with cross-functional teams. Working on Finance Team development is also requested.

Focus on General Accounting and Planning Knowledge to enable accurate Financial Records and to determine estimated Financial Results   from a Business Planning perspective.
** Role Definition
** Manages the financial record keeping, reporting, tax filing and other accounting functions for the organization.
** Responsibilities*
* • Producing accurate and timely financial reports, for internal and external use, in accordance with GAAP and in compliance with section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act.  
• Preparing or leading preparation of reports which summarize and forecast business activity and financial position in areas of income, expenses, and earnings, based on past, present and expected operations.  
• Ensuring the accounting policies and practices of the organization are followed; working closely with internal auditors, public accountants, federal tax examiners, and other financial professionals ensuring that practices are in line with the overall goals of the organization.  
• Overseeing and evaluating the activities of the accounting staff and providing for their professional development; analyzing and solving accounting problems.
** Degree Requirement
** Degree or equivalent experience desired
** Skill Descriptors
** Planning:
Tactical, Strategic:
Knowledge of effective planning techniques and ability to contribute to operational (short term), tactical (1-2 years) and strategic (3-5 years) planning in support of the overall business plan.  Level Extensive

Experience:

• Develops, refines, and communicates tactical plans for own responsibilities.  
• Provides the right level of detail as input for strategic plan development.  
• Demonstrates the value and necessity of linking tactical plans to overall
** strategic plan.*
* • Ensures attention to the detail and dependencies of existing departmental-level plans.  
• Plans for allocation of resources in line with unit goals, technical and business objectives.  
• Ensures the planning process is integrated with the overall business plan.

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.  
** Level Extensive

Experience:

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* • Seeks discrepancies and inconsistencies in available information; explains variances.  
• Organizes and prioritizes the sequence of steps to be taken to remedy the situation.  
• Identifies many possible causes for a problem based on prior experience and current research.  
• Approaches a complex problem by breaking it down into its component parts.  
• Chooses among a diverse set of analytical tools according to the nature of the situation.  
• Quantifies the costs, benefits, risks, and chances for success before recommending a course of action.

Effective Communications:
Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and…