Cat Jobs – Payable Governance Lead

Website Caterpillar

Job Description:

The Financial Systems Accounts Payable Governance Lead is a central role that partners with stakeholders across Caterpillar to optimize global accounts and freight payable processes, develop and maintain best in class systems and tools, and enhance governance and controls to support the Invoice-to-Pay cycle, managing risk and exposure across reporting and compliance.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Definition of internal control requirements, including Sarbanes-Oxley (SOx) control documentation
  • Governs new requirements for changes in processes and technology.
  • Trusted Advisor with ERP Invoice-to-Pay Implementations/Functions, including support to ensure financial reporting integrity on system’s cutover
  • Design, architect, and validate testing of system and process solutions related to Accounts and Freight Payable functions
  • Liaison between technology and process teams and the Invoice-to-Pay Enterprise and Proxy Process Owners, representing the Accounts and
  • Freight Payable Process Owners during financial systems design/re-design activities.
  • Support Enterprise Invoice-to-Pay Process Owners in driving the future strategy for the global accounts and freight payable function
  • Support, review, and approve all design elements for existing and future Accounts and Freight Payable compliance/strategic initiative projects
  • Ownership of Global Accounts and Freight Payable Applications, and overall health of the application portfolio
  • Subject matter expert for the Invoice-to-Pay area that will provide direction during process and system design activities and assist in resolving business process issues arising from financial systems implementations.

Job Requirements:

  • Leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills to deal with sensitive issues, develop others, or persuade others inside and outside the department to take specific action
  • 6-8 years of accounting, tax, and/or information systems/technology experience
  • 4-year degree in Accounting, Business, or Information Systems/Technology
  • Professional Certification (CPA, CMA or equivalent).
  • Knowledge of the Caterpillar organization, its products, policies and procedures
  • Knowledge of local statutory accounting, indirect tax and trade controls
  • Invoice-to-Pay Cycle experience
  • Experience with Direct and Indirect Procurement Technologies and its integration with Accounts & Freight Payable ERP Solutions
  • Knowledge of SAP FI/CO, QAD EE, and/or Mainframe Based Accounts Payable and Freight Applications

Job Details:

Company: Caterpillar

Vacancy Type: Full Time

Job Location: Gildersome, England, United Kingdom

Application Deadline: N/A

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