Sr Cost Accountant

**Career Area**:Accounting**:
**Description**:
To independently perform staff level accounting functions that deal with cost accounting and business analysis issues of normal complexity to support business processes and provide further experience with Caterpillar cost accounting and decision support practices.

JOB RELATED STATISTICS:Varies JOB DUTIES:

- From the outset, the Staff Accountant I will be expected to be a contributing performer, performing accounting work that supports business processes.
- The Staff Accountant I will review clerical input, advise salaried employees and entry-level accountants, generate reports and provide related commentary.
- The Staff Accountant I will review and validate relevant data and data sources, analyze information and provide feedback. Incumbent works on challenging, low to medium risk issues and makes decisions and recommendations as appropriate.
- Work will be directed by an accounting supervisor primarily through review of progress and results.
- Possible areas of responsibility are varied, including:

- cost system maintenance
- normals and machine rate development
- abnormals identification & reporting
- prime product and/or component cost monitoring & analysis
- operations and/or product group budgeting and expense analysis
- capital expenditure forecasting and reporting
- standard and current cost grief resolution
- determining Internal Rate of Return (IRR) for low to medium complexity projects
- standard cost setting and analysis

Interacts with multiple functional areas and levels of authority. The Staff Accountant I is capable of handling complex accounting issues such as:

- capital asset justifications
- current product cost monitoring
- establishing and monitoring target cost

The Staff Accountant I will demonstrate knowledge and ability to independently handle accounting issues. They will demonstrate good communication skills and have an expanded knowledge of Caterpillar’s businesses, products, suppliers and customers.

**Required Qualifications**:

- BS degree **(Accounting or equivalent)**:

- 90 % English level, written and oral communication.
- 3 + years accounting experience is required.
- Experience (SAP, QAD, Oracle, etc)
- Must demonstrate strong leadership.
- Initiative
- Inter-personal skills and the ability to communicate effectively. 1-2 years of ac

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).

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