Senior Accounting Consultant

Career Area

Finance

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We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Accounting Consultant to join our Resource Industries Sales, Services & Technology (RISST) organization. This role is a critical finance partner to the Strategic Accounts leadership team, enabling data-driven decisions, supporting long-term account strategies, and ensuring financial discipline across a complex global customer portfolio.

You will play a key role in shaping financial insights that drive customer strategies and global large deal decisions. This is a high-impact position for a finance professional who combines analytical rigor, strategic thinking, and leadership skills.

• Serve as the primary finance advisor to Strategic Accounts leadership, account managers, and cross-functional partners.
• Provide support for global Large Deal Analysis, influencing decisions through deep analysis of customer needs, market dynamics, and product profitability.
• Develop financial models, scenario analyses, and profitability insights at the customer level to support strategic decision-making.
• Support financial aspects of global framework agreements, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and profitability targets.
• Build and maintain standardized tools, dashboards, and models to support account managers and leadership.
• Consolidate and interpret financial results, highlighting trends, risks, and opportunities across all Strategic Accounts.
• Provide guidance on commercial strategy for risk guarantees and ensure accounting treatment complies with global standards and corporate policies.
• Deliver monthly performance reporting, variance analysis, and actionable insights to senior leadership.
• Drive continuous improvement in financial processes, data quality, and analytical capabilities.
• Ensure accuracy and compliance with US and local GAAP, corporate guidelines, and reasonability standards.

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

• Strong background in financial planning & analysis, with proven ability to deliver insights that influence strategic decisions.
• Advanced skills in financial modeling, data analysis, and scenario planning.
• Ability to communicate complex financial concepts clearly to senior leadership and cross-functional teams.
• Data integration and dashboard development experience to enhance reporting and analytics capabilities.
• Intellectual curiosity and ownership mindset, with a drive to continuously improve processes and deliver impactful insights.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships across teams, fostering collaboration and trust.
• Excellent business acumen along with familiarity with tools such as Excel, Power BI, Snowflake.

• The location for this role is either Peoria, IL or Tucson, AZ
• Domestic relocation assistance is available for those who qualify.
• Sponsorship is not available.

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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.

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

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