Senior Finance Analyst

About the role

This role owns Corporate Treasury's analytics-based cash forecasting process, using historical cash flows, advanced analytics, and business insights to generate reliable global short- and long-term forecasts. The analyst will provide technical expertise, deliver data-driven recommendations to management, and partner with business units, legal entities, Regional Treasury Centers, and cross-functional teams to strengthen global liquidity planning and strategic Treasury decision-making.

What You Will Do

• Own Caterpillar's global cash forecasting process, using analytics, historical cash flows, and business insights to produce reliable short- and long-term forecasts.
• Manage and enhance the analytics-based forecasting model, using Python, SQL, and relational databases to execute monthly forecasting processes, ensure data quality, and maintain the tool's pipelines, controls, dashboards, documentation, and supporting technology.
• Maintain the quality and completeness of forecast data, investigate data issues, and ensure the model is ready for monthly forecast production.
• Analyze actual cash flows against forecasts, explain key variances and business trends, and recommend forecast adjustments when appropriate.
• Present the global cash forecast and key insights to senior leadership, clearly explaining complex results and influencing forward-looking messaging that support enterprise liquidity decisions.
• Partner with the analytics teams to improve forecast performance through model testing, scenario analysis, and continuous refinement.
• Collaborate with Treasury, Tax, regional, and business unit teams to support foreign currency exposures, funding strategies, capital deployment decisions, intercompany loan planning, and repatriation planning.
• Lead strategic process improvements that strengthen forecasting accuracy, efficiency, controls, and usability.
• Participate in the Finance Leadership Development Program by actively engaging in mentorship, leadership development, and enterprise learning opportunities designed to broaden business acumen and accelerate professional growth.

What You Have

• Technical and Analytical Expertise: Hands-on experience using Python, SQL, relational databases, and data analytics to manage recurring processes, analyze financial information, and translate data into business insights.
• Accuracy and Ownership: Strong attention to detail, commitment to data quality, and ability to independently own processes and deliver precise, reliable results.
• Problem Solving and Continuous Improvement: Ability to evaluate complex issues, identify practical solutions, and improve processes, controls, and analytical tools.
• Communication and Influence: Ability to simplify complex financial and technical concepts, present clear recommendations to senior leaders, and influence decisions through effective communication.
• Collaboration and Relationship Management: Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work across Treasury, Tax, regional, business, and technical teams to achieve shared outcomes.
• Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Finance, Accounting, Treasury, Data Analytics, or a related field; relevant corporate finance or Treasury experience is preferred.

Top Candidates Will Also Have

• Strategic and Innovation Mindset: Leverages AI and emerging technologies to drive continuous improvement, lead change, challenge existing processes, and deliver practical business value.
• Technical Process Innovation: Demonstrated ability to use technical tools to redesign and automate complex processes, improve data quality and controls, and deliver scalable solutions that create measurable business value.
• Enterprise Financial Acumen: Ability to connect financial results and forecasts to cash flow, identify the underlying business drivers, and communicate a clear, forward-looking cash flow story.

Pay

$97,530.00 - $146,290.00

Schedule

This position requires working onsite five days a week.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)
• 401(k) savings plans
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• Health Lifestyle Programs
• Employee Assistance Program
• Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts
• Career Development
• Incentive bonus
• Disability benefits
• Life Insurance
• Parental leave
• Adoption benefits
• Tuition Reimbursement

These benefits also apply to part-time employees.