Senior Director Finance

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Reporting to the Vice President of Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), the Senior Director Finance will have responsibility for Accountable Parts Profit FP&A processes, Aftermarket Dealer Parts Orders and Sales-to-End-Users results including parts orders allocation and population modeling, S&OP support, Long-term Forecast, and providing finance and accounting leadership to the segment services organizations.

What You Will Do:

• Effectively lead a diverse team focused on proper talent development, succession planning, and performance management
• Ensure appropriate and effective delivery and presentation of results and insights to leadership
• Monthly financial reporting and analysis
• Drive partnership with senior leadership, corporate accounting, and segments to gain appropriate alignment and understanding of key requirements and outcomes to drive profitable growth
• Collaborate across corporate and segment teams to ensure an enterprise focus is maintained
• Champion the finance transformation and continuous process improvement
• Foster a strong business risk management governance process and ensure an effective internal control environment is in place and adequately documented and tested

What You Have:

• Business Acumen: Knowledge of business concepts, tools, and processes that are needed for making sound decisions in the context of the company's business; ability to apply this knowledge appropriately to diverse situations
• Financial Analysis: Knowledge of tools and approaches of financial analysis; ability to read, interpret and draw accurate conclusions from financial and numerical material. Leads others on the full spectrum of financial analyses. Consults on all major financial analysis approaches, quantitative and qualitative measures. Directs others in interpreting and drawing reliable conclusions from industry financial data
• Financial Forecasting and Modeling: Knowledge of processes, tools and techniques of financial forecasting and modeling; ability to explore and evaluate alternative financial scenarios and results
• Strategic Thinking: Knowledge of the importance of "big picture" thinking and planning; ability to apply organizational acumen and competitiveness to identify and maintain focus on key success factors for the organization
• Leadership: Knowledge of leadership practices and processes; ability to use strategies and skills to enlist others in setting, embracing and achieving objectives while having a long-term perspective of the future state of things and how to get there
• Stakeholder Management: Expert level ability to systematically identify stakeholders, analyze their needs and expectations, and engaging with them to achieve objectives while having a long-term perspective of the future state of things and how to get there

Education and Experience Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience desired
• Strong background in financial accounting, reporting and analysis
• Excellent leadership, interpersonal, communication and influencing skills are required in order to deal with sensitive issues, develop others, or persuade others inside and outside the department to take specific action
• Strong business partner with the ability to build relationships and partner across functions to help drive the business

Top Candidates Will Also Have:

• Credentialed expertise (CPA or CMA)

Additional Info:

• The location for this position is at our Global Headquarters in Irving, TX
• Domestic relocation assistance is available for those who qualify
• Sponsorship is not available
• International and Domestic travel up to 10%
• This position is eligible for stock or other equity grants pursuant to Caterpillar’s long-term incentive plan

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