Accounting Manager

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About Cat Financial

Cat Financial is a subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc. the worlds leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment off-highway diesel and natural gas engines industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For more than 40 years Cat Financial has provided a wide range of financing solutions to customers and Cat dealers for machines engines Solar gas turbines genuine Cat parts and services. Headquartered in Nashville Tennessee Cat Financial serves customers globally with offices and subsidiaries located throughout North and South America Asia Australia Europe and Africa. Visit to learn more about Cat Financial.

Job Summary

Manages the financial record keeping reporting tax filing and other accounting functions for the organization.

What You Will Do

• Producing accurate and timely financial reports for internal and external use in accordance with GAAP and in compliance with section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

• Preparing or leading preparation of reports which summarize and forecast business activity and financial position in areas of income expenses and earnings based on past present and expected operations.

• Ensuring the accounting policies and practices of the organization are followed; working closely with internal auditors public accountants federal tax examiners and other financial professionals ensuring that practices are in line with the overall goals of the organization.

• Overseeing and evaluating the activities of the accounting staff and providing for their professional development; analyzing and solving accounting problems.

What You Have
Planning: Tactical Strategic: Knowledge of effective planning techniques and ability to contribute to operational (short term) tactical (1-2 years) and strategic (3-5 years) planning in support of the overall business plan.

• Contributes to short-term operational plans.

• Anticipates and adapts to plan changes.

• Monitors progress of work against plan as required to meet objectives.

• Reports variances and makes agreed-upon corrections.

• Under guidance develops tactical plan for own direct responsibility.

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.

• Seeks discrepancies and inconsistencies in available information; explains variances.

• Organizes and prioritizes the sequence of steps to be taken to remedy the situation.

• Identifies many possible causes for a problem based on prior experience and current research.

• Approaches a complex problem by breaking it down into its component parts.

• Chooses among a diverse set of analytical tools according to the nature of the situation.

• Quantifies the costs benefits risks and chances for success before recommending a course of action.

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.

• Reviews others writing or presentations and provides feedback and coaching.

• Adapts documents and presentations for the intended audience.

• Demonstrates both empathy and assertiveness when communicating a need or defending a position.

• Communicates well downward upward and outward.

• Employs appropriate methods of persuasion when soliciting agreement.

Judgment and Decision Making: Knowledge of the decision-making process; ability to carefully evaluate the impact of emerging business situations and choose the best path forward communicating actions and activities that maximize organizational performance.

• Discerns between signal and noise when considering courses of action.

• Selects the right activities to work on from a range of competing priorities.

• Stands by decisions in the face of conflict or unexpected outcome.

• Makes the transition from evaluation to conclusion readily and in a timely manner.

• Revisits decisions when appropriate but infrequently and without disrupting focus.

Managing People: Knowledge of processes involved in managing people; ability to lead successful teams and diligently address issues related to performance and conflicts at the workplace.

• Assesses the amount of time and resources needed to accomplish a task; delegates work accordingly.

• Explains how the teams work contributes to the success of the organization; creates a shared vision.

• Reviews progress and performance of employees; addresses bottlenecks or concerns impending employee growth.

• Uses multiple channels such as meetings e-mails newsletters to communicate important messages with the team regularly.

• Works with employees to set and define performance standards and career development goals; supports in achieving them.

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

• Supervises all aspects of an accounting function.

• Consults on the effectiveness and efficiency of accounting process flow.

• Oversees the process and data flow between accounting systems and sub-systems.

• Develops an accounting system for the management of assets liabilities and transactions.

• Formulates accounting practices for general ledger A-P A-R and assets.

• Evaluates the organizations and industrys practices on how capital assets are depreciated.

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

• Applies principles used to evaluate the economics of investment decisions.

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

• Utilizes basic qualitative and quantitative tools and techniques with proficiency.

• Works with a specific financial analysis tool set.

• Implements valid financial analysis aligned with key criteria.

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

• Designs and interprets varied and complex financial reports.

• Advises others on the methods and purposes to create accurate financial reports.

• Monitors and ensures accuracy of the use of a variety of financial report-writing tools.

• Updates or establishes organizational standards for financial reports.

• Consults others on identifying tracing and correcting errors in financial reports.

• Creates and customizes organizational methods and procedures for financial reports.

Top Candidate Will Also Have

• Bachelor Degree in Accounting / Finance

• CPA or CA professional qualification

• Proficiency in English (written and spoken)

• Advanced skills in Excel and Power BI

Additional Information

• 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 Thailand 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 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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