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Finance Project Manager

Caterpillar, East Peoria, Illinois, United States, 61611

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Career Area: Technology, Digital and Data

Job Description: Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

What does it mean to live the Caterpillar Experience? It means you play a part in building a better world. You contribute to a winning culture—a spirit of accountability that has driven change on every continent for more than 90 years. To work with us is a commitment to improve sustainability, invent for the digital age and innovate in order to bring solutions to millions of people. Sure, you work for Caterpillar. But more importantly, you work for the good of your career, your family, your community, and your world.

Job Summary: Caterpillar IT-Corporate Services Division (Finance IT) has an opening for a Finance Project Manager at the USA, Peoria/AD facility overseeing projects for ERP/Mach1/SAP Finance Deployments. Oversee the planning, organization, and implementation of multiple and complex finance projects with deep knowledge in finance and SAP implementations.

What You Will Do:

Responsible for management of all the financial, commercial, contractual, and technical aspects of SAP/QAD/Mach1/ERP Deployment projects

Collaborate with cross‑functional teams

Provide oversight for the planning, execution, delivery, change management, training, testing, user support, and transition to support projects

Develop the project timetables, milestones, and monitor scheduling, budget, and performance of ERP/SAP finance implementation projects

Manage commercial aspects and support technical direction to various project global teams

What You Have:

Project Management / Planning:

Working knowledge and typically directs entire finance projects from initial assessment to hyper care and transition to support. Work is self‑started. Individual must be innovative and inventive to solve finance or complex project roll‑out problems.

Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and situations to achieve superior proactive project order management and customer service

Coordinate project schedule with both the customer and project teams

Monitor progress to schedule in all the various functional areas

Monitor finance solutions and review change requests

Regularly inspect progress of deployment solution to assure compliance to specification, resolving problems quickly, and project milestones are being met

Collaborating:

Working knowledge of collaborative techniques; ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner

Experience in dealing with multiple disciplines such as contractors, consultants, dealers, engineering, IT sales & Distribution, IT purchasing, and finance business teams and strong experience working with vendor partners

Demonstrated experience managing multiple simultaneous projects involving cross‑functional technical teams within budgetary and schedule constraints

Helps solve business problems and meet business goals through collaborative processes

Effective Communications:

Working knowledge and understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors

Delivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviors without offending the recipient

Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness

Makes oral presentations and writes reports needed for own work

Looks for and considers non‑verbal cues from individuals and groups

Problem Solving:

Working knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations

Identifies and documents specific finance problems and resolution alternatives

Examines a specific problem during the finance projects and understands the perspective of each involved stakeholder

Develops alternative techniques for assessing accuracy and relevance of information

Helps to analyze risks and benefits of alternative approaches and obtain decision on resolution

Uses fact‑finding techniques and diagnostic tools to identify problems

Top Candidates Will Also Have:

Any Bachelor's degree

Finance knowledge & SAP projects experience

8+ years of working experience as PM

Overall experience of 10+ years in IT

What You Will Get: Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world.

Here you earn more than just an hourly wage, because we value your performance, we offer a total rewards package that provides day‑one benefits (medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401K) along with the potential of an annual bonus.

Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays (prorated based upon hire date).

Additional Info:

The ideal location for this role is East Peoria, IL.

This position requires the employee to work a 5‑day‑a‑week schedule in the office.

This position may require 10% travel.

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.

Summary Pay Range: $110,520.00 - $165,840.00

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job‑related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.

Benefits: Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of 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

This position requires working onsite five days a week. Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers.

Posting Dates: October 23, 2025 - October 26, 2025

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.

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