**Career Area:** Finance **Job Description:** **Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.** When you join Caterpillar, you're joining 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 don't just 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. **Why you want the job and why it is awesome!** SPM Oil & Gas is a welcoming, inclusive place, where everyone’s contribution is recognized and all employees are encouraged to innovate, collaborate and be themselves. We offer a wide range of career opportunities across a variety of technical and business roles in engineering and service locations worldwide. As an Accountant at Batam, you will ensure tax compliance, ensure that processes and procedures are compliant to local tax legislation, perform tax research, and assist the finance manager with identifying the tax implications of any potential new projects or new set up. Supporting financial planning, business partnering, controlling, reporting, accounting, and audit. **Additional Info:** Shift: Regular. Work Location: PT. SPM Surface Products Batam, Kepulauan Riau. Occasional business travel will be required (10%). Domestic relocation is not available for this position. **What You Will Do:** **Tax Planning, Tax Filing and Compliance:** + Assist in developing tax strategies to optimize company's tax position while ensuring compliance. + Provide recommendations for tax-efficient business practices. + Prepare and file accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and annual tax returns in compliance with Indonesia tax regulations, including KPPK report for Bank of Indonesia. + Stay abreast of changes in tax laws and regulations to ensure ongoing compliance for the manufacturing plant. + Conduct regular reviews to identify and address potential tax issues, minimizing financial risks. **Audit and Advisory Support:** + Coordinate with internal and external auditors to facilitate the audit process. + Address and resolve audit findings promptly to ensure a smooth audit process & implement corrective measure. + Provide guidance to internal stakeholders on tax-related matters, ensuring a clear understanding of tax implications. + Support cross-functional teams in understanding the tax implications of business decisions. **Documentation and Record Keeping:** + Maintain accurate and organized tax records, ensuring they are readily accessible for audits and reviews. + Establish and follow best practices for documentation of tax and finance -related activities. **Regulatory Compliance:** + Stay updated on changes in local tax and financial regulations and ensure ongoing compliance. + Proactively implement measures to mitigate compliance risks. **Financial Reporting:** + Prepare and analyse financial statements, ensuring accuracy and compliance with both local and corporate standards. + Collaborate with the finance team to streamline reporting processes and enhance efficiency. **Review and Analysis:** + Conduct thorough reviews of financial data to identify discrepancies and implement corrective actions. + Provide insightful financial analysis to support strategic decision-making processes. **Budgeting and Forecasting:** + Assist in the development and monitoring of budgets, ensuring alignment with organizational goals. + Support forecasting activities to provide accurate financial projections for the manufacturing plant. **Internal Controls:** + Establish and maintain effective internal controls to safeguard company assets and ensure financial integrity. + Regularly assess control effectiveness and recommend improvements as needed. **Team Collaboration:** + Work closely with the finance team to foster a collaborative and efficient work environment. + Provide guidance and support to team members, fostering professional development. **What Skills You Have:** + **Accuracy and Attention to Detail:** Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision. + **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. + **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 behaviours. + **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. + **Problem Solving:** 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. + **Accounting:** Knowledge of accounting methods, processes, and tools; ability to maintain and prepare financial statements and reports using accounting methods and processes. + **Financial Analysis:** Knowledge of tools and approaches of financial analysis; ability to read, interpret and draw accurate conclusions from financial and numerical material. + **Financial Reporting:** Knowledge of processes, methods, and tools of financial reporting; ability to create and maintain accurate and thorough financial reports. **What Will Set You Apart:** + Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, or a related field. Chartered Accountant is preferred. + Excellent English and Bahasa communication and interpersonal abilities to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams. + 5 years’ experience in tax accounting, preferably in Oil and Gas or manufacturing or related industries. + Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills. + Proficiency in tax software and Ms. Excel. + Strong attention to details and analytical skills + Strong understanding of financial planning, budgeting, and reporting processes. + Prior experience in an Oil and Gas services or manufacturing business preferable. **Employee Benefit Details** At PT. SPM Surface Products, we aim for you to have a fulfilling career. Our teams are vital to our customers' success in building a better world. Beyond salaried wage, we value your performance by offering a comprehensive rewards package with benefits like medical, dental, vision coverage, pension, accident and life insurance, plus the potential for an annual bonus. **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. **Posting Dates:** July 18, 2025 - July 27, 2025 Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply Not ready to apply? Join our Talent Community (http://flows.beamery.com/caterpillarinc/talcom) .