Senior Accountant (Finance Transformation Manager - Analytics COE)

Overview

Senior Accountant (Finance Transformation Manager - Analytics COE) role within the Analytics Center of Excellence (COE) – Continuous Improvement (CI) at Caterpillar's Global Finance Services Division, leading complex finance transformation initiatives across global finance operations.

What you'll do

• Lead end-to-end finance transformation and CI initiatives across global finance processes, from opportunity identification through solution design, execution, and value realization.
• Own the design of standardized, scalable, future-state finance processes, emphasizing simplification, controls, and exception elimination rather than exception automation.
• Shape transformation roadmaps, including initiative prioritization, investment framing, value cases, and delivery milestones.
• Act as a design authority for finance process, analytics, and digital enablement initiatives within the CI / Analytics COE governance.
• Serve as a senior finance–analytics–technology integrator, translating business strategy into analytics, data, and system requirements.
• Guide the use of analytics, automation, and emerging digital/AI capabilities to improve insight quality, operational efficiency, and scalability.
• Ensure strong data governance, metric consistency, and reporting integrity across initiatives.
• Partner closely with GBS, Finance Leadership, Continuous Improvement Leads, Tower SMEs, Analytics teams, and IT to align transformation priorities and execution.
• Facilitate executive-level discussions, workshops, and decision forums using a structured, consulting-style approach.
• Prepare and present clear, data-driven executive communications, including roadmaps, business cases, progress updates, and impact reporting.
• Influence outcomes in complex, matrixed environments, often without direct authority.
• Provide direction, coaching, and informal leadership to project resources, analysts, or junior transformation roles supporting initiatives.
• Ensure disciplined execution, risk management, and benefit tracking across the transformation portfolio.
• Contribute to the maturation of Continuous Improvement and Analytics COE ways of working, methodologies, and playbooks.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Business, Engineering, Analytics, or a related field.
• 8–12 years of relevant experience in finance transformation or continuous improvement leadership, management / finance transformation consulting, advanced analytics or data-driven finance roles, or finance systems, ERP, or digital transformation programs.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end finance processes, performance drivers, and operating models.
• Proven ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives and influence senior stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Senior tech-savvy finance transformation profile, such as former management or finance transformation consultant, analytics-led finance leader, or finance systems / digital transformation specialist.
• Deep data and analytics mindset: KPI design, data lineage, quality controls, and insight generation.
• High technology literacy: strong understanding of modern finance platforms, analytics, automation, and AI enablement (hands-on coding not required).
• Excellent executive communication, storytelling, and change-leadership skills.
• Strong ability to balance strategic thinking with pragmatic execution.

Details

• Location: Whitefield, Bangalore-KA, India (preferred).
• Requires working a 5-day-a-week schedule in the office.
• Caterpillar is not currently hiring individuals who now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status.