Finance Analyst

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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.

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.   

Our common values and focus on inclusion and respect drive the decisions made by our company, teams, and people. This is why we are committed to hiring and building diverse team representatives of the customers we serve globally. When you join our team, you can apply your unique life and job experiences and work in an environment where your ideas are heard, your contributions are celebrated, and your whole-self matters.  

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. Visit cat.com to learn more about Cat Financial.  

Role Definition Supports the Treasury department by formulating, proposing, and implementing interest rate risk and debt placement strategies to achieve the corporate business plan.

Responsibilities •             Responsible of high complexity including conducting financing alternatives analysis, executing derivative trades and debt capital markets transactions, analyzing financial statements, and managing cash assets and bank accounts. •             Lead projects to conclusion by compiling information, analyzing data, recommending and implementing solutions, and providing information and analysis used to make and/or influence business decisions. Typically, projects and decisions will impact medium to high-risk issues. •             Expected to provide technical expertise and guidance to peers and recommendations to management on finance-related matters. •             Produce monthly/quarterly reports for management on a wide variety of topics including external debt, liquidity forecasts, interest rate and F/X valuations, and asset-liability management.

Degree Requirement Degree or equivalent experience desired

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

Level Working Knowledge: •             Accurately gauges the impact and cost of errors, omissions, and oversights. •             Utilizes specific approaches and tools for checking and cross-checking outputs. •             Processes limited amounts of detailed information with good accuracy. •             Learns from mistakes and applies lessons learned. •             Develops and uses checklists to ensure that information goes out error-free.

Communicating Complex Concepts: Knowledge of effective presentation tools and techniques to ensure clear understanding; ability to use summarization and simplification techniques to explain complex technical concepts in simple, clear language appropriate to the audience.

Level Working Knowledge: •             Uses comparisons to familiar ideas when introducing a technical or novel feature. •             Separates fundamental concepts from supporting details in explaining a product or service. •             Explains products and services with little or no use of technical jargon or advanced vocabulary. •             Emphasizes the most important facts or features of a product or service. •             Perceives lack of audience comprehension; further simplifies explanation when needed.

Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.

Level Working Knowledge: •             Applies an assigned technique for critical thinking in a decision-making process. •             Identifies, obtains, and organizes relevant data and ideas. •             Participates in documenting data, ideas, players, stakeholders, and processes. •             Recognizes, clarifies, and prioritizes concerns. •             Assists in assessing risks, benefits and consideration of alternatives.

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.

Level Working Knowledge: •             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 activiti

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