**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. **About Cat Financial** Cat Financial is a subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc., the world’s 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. **About the Role** This role focuses on keeping accurate financial records and reports, following instructions from management, and working mostly independently. **As an Associate Accountant, your responsibilities will include:** + Keeping financial records that follow GAAP, IFRS, and company policies. + Creating financial performance reports for both internal teams and external stakeholders. + Reconciling balance sheets and profit & loss statements. + Using automated tools to update, analyze, and report financial data. + Prepare the month-end closing process. + Supporting internal and external audit processes. + Taking part in and helping coordinate business transformation projects. **What is Required** + A bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related field. + Intermediate English (Technical Accounting English) **Top Candidates also have:** + Knowledge in financial services, especially in lease and loan accounting. + Knowledge of US GAAP, IFRS, and financial audits. + Familiarity with tools like Oracle, Salesforce, and Power BI. + Fluent English **Skills and Competencies:** **Accuracy and Attention to Detail** + Able to handle large amounts of detailed information with precision. + Balances speed and accuracy effectively. + Uses different methods to double-check work. + Encourages others to meet high accuracy standards. **Analytical Thinking** + Breaks down problems to understand their importance. + Uses logic and intuition to interpret data and draw conclusions. **Effective Communication** + Delivers clear presentations and writes necessary reports. + Pays attention to non-verbal cues in communication. **Accounting Knowledge** + Understands how to monitor revenues and expenses. + Helps classify and record financial data. + Maintains the chart of accounts. + Follows rules for entering and reporting financial data. **Financial Analysis** + Understands the purpose and impact of financial analysis. + Explains how financial statements are organized and what they show. + Identifies the main types of financial statements used. **Financial Reporting** + Follows company guidelines for reporting product profitability. + Uses basic tools to create simple financial reports. + Ensures reports meet company standards. + Applies company methods for writing financial reports. **Additional Information:** + Location: Santa Catarina, Nuevo Leon + Sponsorship for foreign candidates is not available + Relocation assistance: is not available for this position. Any relocation costs incurred would be the responsibility of the selected candidate. + Don’t forget to include a resumé in English in your profile in Workday​ **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. **The Caterpillar Code of Conduct states that we will select and place employees based on their qualifications for the job to be performed, without regard to race, religion, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age or disability. In this company we do not request pregnancy tests, nor HIV tests as requirements for employment entry, permanence or promotion.** **Posting Dates:** June 18, 2025 - July 1, 2025 Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Not ready to apply? Join our Talent Community (http://flows.beamery.com/caterpillarinc/talcom) .