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Job Title: Management Accountant (Operations)

Salary/Grade: £44,100 - £55,123 per annum (depending on experience)

Location: Larne (hybrid – 3 days a week in office)

Benefits: 

Up to 12% bonus

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Contributory pension scheme - Caterpillar will double the employee's contribution up to 6%

Contributory share scheme - Caterpillar will match 50% of the employee's contribution.

Optional flexible benefits including access to health and dental care plans, EV car lease, holiday purchase.

Flexible working arrangements will be considered for this role, in-line with the needs of the business. 

About EPD

Caterpillar's Electric Power Division (EPD) offers integrated solutions, parts, and services to meet the needs of our various commercial and industrial electric power customers. EPD supports a wide range of customer applications across the globe, including providing back-up power to hospitals, providing emergency power when natural disasters strike, and supporting critical infrastructure for data centres, municipalities, and more.

With a rich history of more than 95 years in the electric power business, our team has world-class expertise and a proven ability to adapt to changing demands. We’re committed to providing sustainable and reliable solutions to our customers.

We are looking for top talent to build and scale the next generation of technologies, products and services to help our customers build a better—more sustainable—world. We need self-motivated, intelligent and team-oriented individuals to make our plans a reality. Individuals with high emotional intelligence, humility and openness to discovery will thrive in the teams we are building. Join our team to help build a better, more sustainable world for future generations!

The opportunity

We are seeking a Management Accountant to support the fast-growing Large Electric Power Solutions business within Caterpillar’s Electric Power Division. This position will support the Larne Operations team with legal entity and accountable close including analysis/insights into the financial results. This is a unique opportunity to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment where your work will be highly visible at many levels of the facility.

What you will do:

Financial accounting including preparation of journal entries and month-end closing support.

Results reporting, analysis, and provide insights on the financial results to assist management with business decisions.

Responsible for justification/business cases for new capital investment requests, CAPEX reporting, and fixed asset controlling.

Supporting Senior Finance Manager in developing the facility annual business plan and quarterly forecasts for variable and period costs as well as the corresponding monthly variance analysis.

Understand and support Larne’s standard costing and annual rates setting.

Develop new tools and analytics to streamline financial analysis and provide enhanced decision support.

Support ad-hoc analysis such as (but not limited to) material utilisation, absorption, facility contracts, compliance etc.

What you have:

Education/Experience: 

This position typically requires a bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a business-related field or someone who is a chartered/fully or part qualified accountant.

Financial Analysis – Level Extensive Experience:

Ability to read, interpret and draw accurate conclusions from financial and numerical material

Oversees financial analysis to evaluate organizational and managerial performance.

Advises others on a variety of financial tools, techniques and approaches.

Accuracy and Attention to Detail – Level Extensive Experience:

Ability to process large quantities of detailed financial information with high levels of accuracy.

Effective Communications – Level Working Knowledge:

Ability to effectively communicate financial insights to assist management with business decisions.

Ability to portray financial information to all levels of the business.

Managing Multiple Priorities – Level Extensive Experience:

Responds to shifting priorities while maintaining progress of regularly scheduled work.

Top candidates will have:

Familiarity with Axiom and PowerBI.

About Caterpillar

Caterpillar Inc. is 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 nearly 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).

Posting Dates:

The panel cannot make assumptions when shortlisting therefore please demonstrate your qualifications and experience on your CV relevant to the criteria outlined.

Pending the number of applications, the criteria for the position may be enhanced to facilitate shortlisting.

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