Accountant

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Job Summary
Provides timely and accurate financial record keeping and reporting as directed by management with limited supervision.

What You Will Do

• Maintaining financial records in accordance with GAAP and organizational standards.

• Creating reports on financial performance for internal and external use.

• Performing balance sheet and P&L reconciliations.

• Creating and utilizing automated tools for the updating analyzing and reporting of consolidated financial results.

What You Have

Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.

• Processes large quantities of detailed information with high levels of accuracy.

• Productively balances speed and accuracy.

• Implements a variety of cross-checking approaches and mechanisms.

• Demonstrates expertise in quality assurance tools techniques and standards.

Analytical Thinking: 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.

• Approaches a situation or problem by defining the problem or issue and determining its significance.

• Makes a systematic comparison of two or more alternative solutions.

• Uses logic and intuition to make inferences about the meaning of the data and arrive at conclusions.

• Identifies the major forces events and people impacting and impacted by the situation at hand.
  

Effective Communications: Understanding of 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.

• Delivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviors without offending the recipient.

• Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness.

• Makes oral presentations and writes reports needed for own work.

• Looks for and considers non-verbal cues from individuals and groups.

Managing Multiple Priorities: Knowledge of effective self-management practices; ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives projects groups or activities making effective judgments as to prioritizing and time allocation.

• Recognizes changing demands and priorities; validates changes with management.

• Obtains information about how current assignments contribute to organizational goals.

• Completes current work according to assigned priorities.

• Responds to day-to-day operational priorities while still making progress on project work.

• Performs at least 2-3 concurrent activities without reducing productivity.

Accounting: Knowledge of accounting methods processes and tools; ability to maintain and prepare financial statements and reports using accounting methods and processes.

• Utilizes cost monitoring practices techniques and considerations.

• Works with financial transactions and related documentation within the organization.

• Participates in accounting practices of classifying and recording financial data.

• Follows regulations for entering and reporting the financial content in major accounting systems.

Financial Analysis: Knowledge of tools and approaches of financial analysis; ability to read interpret and draw accurate conclusions from financial and numerical material.

• Describes the concepts behind financial analysis and implications of financial data.

• Explains how financial statements are organized and the type of information they provide.

• Identifies major types of financial statements issued by the organization.

• Lists activities and responsibilities of financial analysts.

Financial Record Keeping: Knowledge of financial record keeping processes methods and tools; ability to maintain accurate and thorough records of financial transactions.

• Implements organizational standards for financial record keeping.

• Analyzes and documents errors or inaccuracies in financial records.

• Supplies financial data that is used in reports.

• Uses basic tools to record accurate and timely financial data.

Financial Reporting: Knowledge of processes methods and tools of financial reporting; ability to create and maintain accurate and thorough financial reports.

• Follows organizational practices and guidelines for product profitability reporting.

• Analyzes errors or inaccuracies in financial reports.

• Monitors compliance with organizational standards for financial report writing.

• Implements organizational methods and procedures for financial report writing.

Top Candidates Also Have

• Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance or Tax Administration preferably with additional certifications in Accounting (e.g. CA/ CPA).

• Mandatory Certification: Brevet A & B

• Trained in US GAAP

• Business knowledge skills (have worked as an auditor specifically auditing financial institutions or prior employment at a banking or financial company)

• Regulatory Reporting: Hands-on experience with OJK (Otoritas Jasa Keuangan)/Financial Services Authority reporting

• Tax Compliance Knowledge: Transfer Pricing documentation local tax regulations.

Additional Info

• Work location: Jakarta

• This position requires working onsite five days a week.

Final Details

Caterpillar is not currently hiring individuals for this position who now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status; however as a global company Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of Singapore which can be found through our employment website at Caterpillar

Caterpillar Inc. is the worlds 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 weve 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.

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