Finance Director - Motor Grader Products

Career Area: Accounting Job Description: Your Work Shapes the World Whether it be groundbreaking products, best in class solutions or creating a lifelong career, you can do the work that matters at Caterpillar. With a 95-year legacy of quality and innovation and 150 locations in countries around the world, your impact spans the globe. When you join Caterpillar, you are joining a team of makers, innovators and doers. We are the people who roll up our sleeves and do the work to build a better world. We don’t just talk about progress and innovation. We make it happen. And we are proud of that because it helps our customers build and power the world we live in – the roads, hospitals, homes and infrastructure. Without a dedicated workforce Caterpillar could not effectively meet our customer’s needs. Join us. Description: We have an exciting position open within Caterpillar as the Motor Grader Products Finance Director for the Earthmoving Division, a multi-billion dollar division. In this role, you will have the opportunity to support the Motor Grader Products Strategy, influencing and recommending the right business decisions, and managing the overall business financial performance and growth. This position interacts with and presents to division senior leadership, including the Motor Grader Products Vice President and respective team, the Division CFO, as well as the many internal customers within Caterpillar. Job Duties / Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to: Manage all aspects of financial analysis and reporting for the Earthmoving Motor Grader Business, including the Profit & Loss, Cash Flow, and Balance Sheet statements. Provide insights on the financial results of the business on a monthly, quarterly, and yearly basis. Implement new tools and analytics to continuously improve the financial analysis and business insights. Support and manage the Earthmoving Motor Grader Business to achieve the annual business plan targets. Support the Earthmoving Motor Grader Business Strategy Planning, that includes the long-term strategic development and short-term tactical planning to ensure growth and financial success for the business. Guide the Earthmoving Motor Grader Business Analysis, providing business insights in the processes like target costs; cost monitoring; new product introduction analysis; total cost of ownership analysis; investment analysis; financial leadership on mergers and acquisitions. All analysis should consider both perspectives: enterprise and accountable. Responsible for the analytics based forward-looking outlook for the business (including the product cost monitoring, financial reporting, etc.), and offer insights about actions the business should take to respond to the outlook. Implement new tools and analytics to continuously improve the financial forecast and cost monitoring processes and forward-looking business insights. Drive effective and strong coordination with partners across the business. Strategic thought partner with the Earthmoving Motor Grader team to improve business financial results. Effectively lead, influence, and interact with a global and diverse team. Focused on talent development, succession planning, performance management, and target setting. Basic Requirements: Bachelor's degree in an Accounting or Finance related discipline 8-10 years of progressively responsible job-related experience Top Candidates Will Also Have: MBA, Accounting Certification (CPA / CMA), or Master’s degree in a business-related field Communication and executive presence Strong analytical skills Strong people leadership and organization capability building Ability to influence and engage with a team across multiple geographic locations – nationally & internationally Strong ability to collaborate and partner across peers and leadership Ability to take an Enterprise Point of View and lead with Our Values in Action Attention to detail and excellent communication skills Additional Details: Location: Peoria, IL Domestic relocation is available for those who qualify 25% travel is expected Employee benefit details: 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. We offer a total rewards package that provides day one benefits [medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401(k)] along with the potential of an annual bonus. Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays (prorated based upon hire date). Final details: Please 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. This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S. which can be found through our employment website at EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals – including minorities, females, veterans, and individuals with disabilities – are encouraged to apply. www.Caterpillar.com/Careers #LI EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply. Not ready to apply? Submit your information to our Talent Network here. There’s more to work at Caterpillar than just the work itself. We hire smart, friendly people and it shows in our culture. We hold ourselves to high standards and make sure our values of integrity, excellence, teamwork, commitment and sustainability come to life in the way we work. We make sure our employees feel continuously challenged while also supported. We provide professional growth opportunities, including leadership programs. We celebrate the diversity of our team, while also working together as one Caterpillar. Our culture, like everything at our company, is made possible by each employee’s contribution. Person by person, we create the environment we work in, and we are proud of the Caterpillar we’ve built.