Accounting Manager

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Job Description:

Job Title: Accounting Manager

Salary: £58,000 - £62,000 (depending on experience)

Location : Peterborough

Benefits: 25 days annual leave,

Up to 18% Bonus

Monthly Car Cash Allowance - £600pcm

Contributory pension scheme - Caterpillar will double the employee's contribution Up to 10%

Contributory share scheme - Caterpillar will match 50% of the employee's contribution

Employee Assistance Programme

Optional Flexible Benefits including access to health and dental care plans, EV car leasing, holiday purchasing etc

Relocation/ Sponsorship: Not Supported with this role

Flexible working arrangements will be considered for this role, in-line with the needs of the business.

Who is Caterpillar?

With 2022 sales and revenues of $59.4 billion , Caterpillar is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. Services offered throughout the product life cycle, cutting-edge technology and decades of product expertise set Caterpillar apart, providing exceptional value to help our customers succeed. The company principally operates through three primary segments – Construction Industries, Resource Industries and Energy & Transportation – and provides financing and related services through its Financial Products segment.

What do we do?

At the Peterborough facility we are responsible for the engineering, marketing, sales and manufacturing of industrial engines for both the Cat and Perkins brands. Wherever you work, together we create sustainable, world-changing solutions that impact lives around the globe.

What experiences can we offer you?

At Caterpillar, we believe each person is unique and valued, and are committed to ensuring that our workplace is diverse and representative of the many customers we serve around the globe. Different perspectives help us achieve our best work and come together to form a high-performing Caterpillar team that makes positive changes in the communities where we live and work. That’s the Power of Everyone.

The Opportunity

The Accounting Manager will provide expertise on complex business, financial or managerial issues within a business unit environment, working directly with the IPSD (Industrial Power Systems Division) Product and Engineering teams.

You will have the opportunity to become one of our future business leaders, demonstrating excellent communication and interpersonal skills as well as high levels of leadership and initiative.

Job Responsibilities and Duties:

Key duties of the role include but are not limited to:-

• Provision of supervision with both technical and administrative responsibility for a small team of primarily management staff.

• Determining Internal Rate of Return (IRR) for high complexity projects

• NPI support including future cost, should cost, alternative analyses and strategy

• Operating Profit after Capital Charge (OPACC) determination and analysis.

• Product group strategy development and execution including co-ordination of long term planning process

• Post implementation audit (PIA) completion

• Key member of the 400 Series leadership team ensuring financial support for key business initiatives

Skills and Experience:

Candidates will have gained the following skills and experience through previous roles:

• Qualified Accountant with progressive experience within an accounting function, demonstrated ability to act as an effective business partner.

• A trusted advisor, acting as a business partner to provide strategic business knowledge to the senior leadership team.

• Excellent leadership skills, both of a direct team and cross functional groups.

• Process oriented mind-set: demonstrated ability to understand and improve complex business transactional processes.

• Ability to assimilate information, prioritise and assess risk in a rapidly changing environment.

• Engaging communicator with established presentation skills.

Candidates may have gained the following skills and experience through previous roles:

• Business strategy development & deployment

• Experience gained working within a global organisation, preferably manufacturing.

• Data & analytics & data management

• Intellectually curious, with a passion for process improvement

NB. The panel cannot make assumptions when shortlisting therefore please demonstrate your qualifications and experience on your CV relevant to the criteria outlined.

Pending the number of applications, the criteria for the position may be enhanced to facilitate shortlisting. #LI

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).

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