Internal Controls Coordinator- Latam

**Career Area**:Accounting**:**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.**About Cat Financial****Basic Qualifications**:**Education /Experience**:Requires a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a Bachelor's Degree in another Business discipline plus experience in Accounting, or successful completion of the Certified Public Accounting (CPA) exam or its international equivalent.A minimum of 6 years of exempt accounting experience is recommended.Must have broad understanding of accounting and business processes and systems.**Skills, Abilities and Knowledge**:- Demonstrated ability to work independently.- Demonstrated ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.- Demonstrated ingenuity and innovation.- Demonstrated knowledge of and ability to use the software packages utilized by Accounting.- 5-10 years related work experience in internal/external audit, process improvement, finance, accounting, or operations.- Demonstrated history of solving multiple complex operational and accounting challenges- Aptitude for team leadership - influencing and galvanizing others to follow you toward a solution- Natural propensity for organization and an aptitude for information technology- Operational accounting experience with one or more Fortune 500 companies for two or more years- Working knowledge of the COSO internal control framework and a solid understanding of the concepts of control design and operational efficiency.Understanding of risk assessment and current internal audit techniques.- Familiarity with GAAP research tools and the FASB codification- Prior experience should include significant involvement in the review of controls and business processes.- A sound awareness of corporate governance or enterprise risk management.- Effective verbal, interpersonal and written communication skills - ability to work closely with people at all levels of the organization and facilitate the implementation of corrective action.- English Advanced- Travel required *****%**JOB SUMMARY**:Under broad direction, conduct a wide variety of intricate and complex accounting duties and projects.Assignments and work are generally broad in nature requiring a broad knowledge of accounting practices and procedures, originality and ingenuity.Has appreciable latitude for unreviewed actions and decisions.Prepare recommendations for changes in policies and procedures to correct accounting related problems and processes.Initiate and implement changes needed to systems, processes, policies and procedures.Review, guide and train lower-level staff.**PRINCIPAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**:1.Under broad direction, critically evaluate risk and controls documentation, identify areas for optimization and standardization, benchmark existing processes and measure improvements.2.Leverage technology and process improvement activities to reduce compliance costs, while continually evaluating tools and controls for digital transformation.3.Understand the proper treatment for transactions and assist finance managers in understanding internal control design concepts to assess the effectiveness of controls and design new effective processes and controls for emerging and growing business activities.4.Drive projects, provide accounting guidance, and serve as point of contact for finance and business partners to resolve control and audit issues.5.Lead large scale finance and accounting projects around process and controls, including systems automation of such processes.6.Own end-to-end processes while facilitating quality and ensuring internal customers are improved.7.Deal in ambiguity with the ability to reprioritize based on multiple business needs.8.Prioritize tasks while providing active coaching to global teams of internal controls coordinators.9.Coordinate efforts with various third-party resources in the execution of responsibilities.10.Provide technical guidance and expertise on business control issues of global impact and/or high complexity.Use of in-depth accounting knowledge, practices, and principles as well as ingenuity and originality.11.When inconsistencies or problems occur, which are outside delegated authority, raise to the attention of management.Recommendations are made to management regarding the proper means by which to resolve these issues.12.Provide creative solutions that challenge traditional methods and processes to identified problem areas and develop resolutions to address them.13.May participate in accounting system devel