.**Career Area**:Accounting**:**Numbers matter. Also relationships.**At Caterpillar, a career in accounting is not about numbers. It's about helping us make smart and ethical financial decisions. You may not physically make Cat® products, but the guidance you provide helps make what we do possible. That is why we look for accountants who operate with the highest levels of integrity, people with the skills and confidence to act as trusted advisors. Your financial experience matters, of course, but you'll be successful here if you also:- A strong communicator, leader and decision maker- Energetic and tenacious- Ready to learn- Committed to building strong relationships with the people you serve**Job Purpose**:To independently perform staff level accounting functions that deal with accounting issues of normal complexity that support business processes and provide further experience with Caterpillar accounting practices.**Job Duties**:The Staff Accountant II will provide technical expertise and will perform more complex accounting work that supports business processes. Additionally, this position will:- Have a comprehensive understanding of Caterpillar's business and accounting practices, systems and procedures; - Participate on and lead teamsIncumbents are exposed to a variety of accounting functions and accomplish a high level of complex and/or technical analysis, review various outputs for reasonableness and advise other accountants. Incumbent works on challenging, medium to high risk issues and makes business decisions and recommendations as appropriate. Work is supported by a supervisor primarily through review of results.Possible areas of responsibility are varied, including:- Budget & Forecasting- Business Support- Financial accounting including preparation of journal entries, financial statements, variance analysis, and account reconciliations- Payroll and benefit accounting- Development and maintenance of internal controls, including Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) control documentationPossible areas of support include:- Inventory Accounting & Plant Support- Sales / Cost of Sales Accounting- General Ledger / Legal Entity Reporting & Analysis- Capital Assets Accounting- Financial Systems- SOX ComplianceAccounting tasks are of high complexity such as standard cost revision coordination, inventory analysis, variable margin analysis, and system support and development. Advises and provides guidance to multiple functional areas and levels of authority. The Staff Accountant II is capable of handling complex accounting issues such as methodology changes, reorganization and accounting standards.Incumbents will demonstrate knowledge and ability to independently handle accounting issues. They will demonstrate very good communication skills and have a comprehensive knowledge of their business unit products, suppliers and customers and accounting processes
