Accounting Professional Development Program

We develop our accountants to be Fortune 50 business leaders. The accounting community is made up of over 2,000 talented individuals working in virtually all aspects of our business across the world. Accountants at Caterpillar are well respected within the company and viewed as trusted business partners. We look for individuals who have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and high levels of leadership and initiative. As an accounting professional at Caterpillar, you have the opportunity to move assignments every 2-3 years and leadership teams that will help you achieve your career goals. At Caterpillar, you are constantly growing and developing as you move through various challenging assignments.

Common entry level assignments include:

• Financial accounting: preparation of journal entries, account reconciliations, inventory accounting, and preparation of financial statements
• Management accounting: budgeting and preparation of business statements that are used to make important business decisions that affect our operations
• Cost accounting: product costing and business analysis 
• Development and maintenance of internal controls
• Tax compliance and support (direct and indirect taxes)
• Transaction processing support including accounts payable, payroll accounting, and fixed assets