2025 Entry Level Accountant

Job Description :

Your 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.

It's Your Career. Make it Matter

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 The Role :

Accounting Professionals Program, you will have the opportunity to progress through a variety of staff and supervisory assignments including financial statement preparation and analysis, product costing, inventory accounting, tax, auditing, budgeting, and forecasting. Caterpillar accountants are developed to become our future business leaders and therefore we look for individuals who can demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills, as well as high levels of leadership and initiative.

Job Duties / Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to :

• Responding to inquiries and contacting other departments or vendors to resolve a variety of problems.
• Creating reports on financial performance for internal and external use.
• Upon request, take part in special projects and ad hoc reporting requests.
• Estimate various forecast and budget scenarios as needed based on changing business conditions.
• Specifies, builds, maintains, and runs data extracts from various subsystems that contain account-level information depicting the structure of the balance sheet.
• Produces a daily balance sheet to assist the trading desk in the management of the current liquidity position of the company.
• Posting entries, verifying, and reconciling input to financial reporting systems.
• Processing payments and assisting in preparation of billings and other financial reports.
• Entering transactions and reconciling various reports.

Required Qualifications :

Skills Needed for Success in Role :

Additional Skills if Position is Related to Tax Accounting

Additional Skills if Position is Related to Audit Accounting

What You Will Get :

Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world. Here you earn more than just a salary because we value your performance.

Additional Details :

Final details :

If you are interested in applying for this position, please attach a copy of your resume and an unofficial copy of your transcripts to your application. Also, frequently check the email associated with your application, including the junk / spam folder, as this is the primary correspondence method. If you wish to know the status of your application – please use the candidate log-in on our career website as it will reflect any updates to your status.

About Caterpillar :

Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.