Caterpillar

INTERNAL CONTROLS COORDINATOR

Posted on: 20 Sep 2022

Fort Worth, TX

Job Description

Description:

To independently coordinate compliance with Sarbanes - Oxley controls, Accounting Practices, Enterprise Procedures and other corporate governances, as well as monitor its application through independent testing to ensure key controls are working effectively and as intended and the business is in compliance and aligned to corporate and local governance. To independently perform staff level accounting functions that deal with accounting issues of normal complexity to support business processes and provide further experience with Caterpillar accounting practices.

From the outset, the Internal Controls Coordinator (ICC) will be expected to be a contributing performer, coordinating internal controls activities and compliance to government rules and regulations, internal policies and procedures, and perform staff level accounting functions.

Job duties include but are not limited to the following:

Develop an expanded understanding of Caterpillar’s business and accounting practices, systems, and procedures
Validate adherence to policies and procedures
Provide training to facility personnel and leadership as it relates to internal controls and compliance
Present to facility leadership
Identifies applicable regulations and evaluates impact to the facility
Performs assessments to verify compliance
Identifies existing and potential problems
Participates in developing corrective measures

The incumbent will be exposed to a variety of accounting and compliance functions and will perform a high level of compilation with a broad range of analysis work. The ICC will review and validate relevant data and data sources, analyze information and provide feedback. Incumbent works on challenging, low, medium, and in some cases, high risk issues and makes decisions and recommendations as appropriate. Work will be directed by an accounting
supervisor primarily through review of progress and results.

Possible areas of responsibility are varied and of medium to high complexity, including:

Development, maintenance and testing of internal controls, including Sarbanes - Oxley (SOX) documentation
Validate systems access for legal entities under the ICC responsibility
Identify and mitigate risk related to Segregation of Duties conflicts

Possible areas of support could include:

Anti-bribery compliance
Exports Controls
Financial/Regulatory Compliance
Fraud
Information Security
Internal Audits

Interacts with multiple functional areas and levels of authority. The ICC is capable of understanding complex accounting issues such as:

Inventory Valuation
Intercompany Transactions
Sales and Cost of Sales Reporting
Resolving Financial Reporting Problems
Revenue Recognition
Lease Accounting

Caterpillar

Deerfield, IL

Caterpillar Inc. manufactures and sells construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, and industrial gas turbines. Its Construction Industries segment offers asphalt pavers, compactors, cold planers, feller bunchers, harvesters, motorgraders, pipelayers, road reclaimers, skidders, telehandlers, and utility vehicles; backhoe, knuckleboom, compact track, multi-terrain, skid steer, and track-type loaders; forestry and wheel excavators; and site prep and track-type tractors.

The company’s Resource Industries segment provides electric rope and hydraulic shovels, draglines, rotary drills, hard rock vehicles, track-type tractors, mining trucks, longwall miners, wheel loaders, off-highway and articulated trucks, wheel tractor scrapers, wheel dozers, landfill and soil compactors, machinery components, electronics and control systems, select work tools, and hard rock continuous mining systems.

Its Energy & Transportation segment offers reciprocating engine powered generator sets; reciprocating engines and integrated systems for the power generation, marine, oil, and gas industries; turbines, centrifugal gas compressors, and related services; remanufactured reciprocating engines and components; and diesel-electric locomotives and components, and other rail-related products.

The company’s Financial Products segment provides operating and finance leases, installment sale contracts, working capital loans, and wholesale financing; and insurance and risk management products. Its All Other operating segment manufactures filters and fluids, undercarriage, ground engaging tools, fluid transfer products, precision seals, and rubber sealing and connecting components; parts distribution; integrated logistics solutions and distribution services; and digital investments services.

The company was formerly known as Caterpillar Tractor Co. and changed its name to Caterpillar Inc. in 1986. The company was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois.