Position Title: Staff Acct I Legal Entity Job Location: Bangalore, KA-India Job Purpose To independently perform staff level accounting functions that deal with accounting issues of normal complexity to support business processes and provide further experience with Caterpillar accounting practices. Job Duties
From the outset, the Staff Accountant I will be expected to be a contributing performer, performing financial/decision support accounting work that supports business processes.
Additionally, this position will: -develop an expanded understanding of Caterpillar?s business and accounting practices, systems and procedures; -apply accounting knowledge -participate on and lead teams.
The incumbent will be exposed to a variety of accounting functions and will Performa high level of compilation with a broad range of analysis work.
The Staff Accountant I will review clerical input, advise salaried employees and entry-level accountants, generate reports and provide related commentary.
The Staff Accountant 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 reviewof progress and results.
Possible areas of responsibility are varied and of medium complexity, including: -
Financial accounting, including preparation of journal entries, account reconciliations, inventory accounting, consolidations
Internal management accounting, including profit centre reporting and budgeting and margin analysis
Coordination of purchased services and transfer prices -development and maintenance of internal controls and procedures, including Sarbanes-Oxley control Documentation.
Possible areas of responsibility are varied and of medium complexity, including:
Financial accounting including preparation of journal entries, financial statements, trend marginal variance analysis, and account reconciliations
Inventory accounting and standard cost revision
Payroll and benefit accounting ? intercompany reconciliation and analysis ? development and maintenance of internal controls, including Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) control documentation.
Possible areas of support could include:
Inventory Accounting& Plant Support ? Sales/ Cost of Sales Accounting ? General Ledger / Legal Entity Reporting & Analysis ? Capital Assets Accounting
Financial Systems ? SOX Compliance ? Tax Accounting, Tax & Trade Compliance (outside the U.S.) Interacts with multiple functional areas and levels of authority.
The Staff Accountant is capable of handling complex accounting issues such as: