2026 Entry Level Accountant
2026 Entry Level Accountant
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Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.
When you join Caterpillar yourejoining 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 dontjust 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.
Its Your Career. Make it Matter
Every single Caterpillar employee moves our company forward. Piece by piece part by part person by person. Together we create sustainable world-changing solutions that impact lives around the globe. Join our winning team and help build a better world
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 are looking for individuals who can demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills as well as high levels of leadership and initiative.
What You Will Do
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.
What You Will Have
Required Qualifications:
- Must be pursuing a Bachelors or Masters degree at 4-year accredited university/college in one of the following degree programs: Data Analytics or IT with a concentration Accounting with 18 semester hours of core accounting courses.
- Candidates must obtain their degree before they start.
- Minimum 3.0/4.0 GPA (both Accounting GPA & Cumulative GPA).
Skills Needed for Success in Role:
- Accounting: Knowledge of accounting methods processes and tools; ability to maintain and prepare financial statements and reports using accounting methods and processes.
- Financial Reporting and Analysis: Knowledge of processes methods and tools of financial reporting; ability to create and maintain accurate and thorough financial reports. Knowledge of tools and approaches of financial analysis; ability to read interpret and draw accurate conclusions from financial and numerical material.
- Analytical Thinking and Problem Solving: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems. Knowledge of approaches tools techniques for recognizing anticipating and resolving organizational operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.
- Effective Communications: Understanding effective communication concepts tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit receive and accurately interpret ideas information and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
- Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.
Additional Skills if Position is Related to Audit Accounting
- Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques: ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
- Business Orientation: Knowledge of business concepts tools and techniques; ability to operate with a business mindset that complements ones functional specialty and keeps it in a business context.
- Data Gathering and Reporting: Knowledge of tools techniques and processes for gathering and reporting data.
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.
- We offer a total rewards package that provides benefits on day one (medical dental vision RX and 401K) along with the potential of an annual bonus.
- Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays (prorated based upon hire date).
Additional Details
- Location: Various facilities throughout the U.S. - Candidates must be willing to relocate if necessary
- Domestic relocation is available for those who qualify.
- Professionals within the program must be willing to travel as needed for customer support.
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.
*Recent graduates should explore our direct hire positions at Pay Range:
$79800.00 - $119760.00Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors job level market locationjob-related knowledge skills individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.
Benefits:
Subject to plan eligibility terms and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.
Medical dental and vision benefits*
Paid time off plan (Vacation Holidays Volunteer etc.)*
401(k) savings plans*
Health Savings Account (HSA)*
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*
Health Lifestyle Programs*
Employee Assistance Program*
Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*
Career Development*
Incentive bonus*
Disability benefits
Life Insurance
Parental leave
Adoption benefits
Tuition Reimbursement
* These benefits also apply to part-time employees
Relocation is available for this position.Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. 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 Dates:July 7 2025 - July 15 2025Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.
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Junior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
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