Career Area:

Finance

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.

Your Impact 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.

Job Summary:

Job Summary

Caterpillar is seeking a Senior Tax Analyst to join Indirect Tax Technology –Global Finance Services Division.

The incumbent would provide support with implementing Global Technology Solutions (such as e-invoicing) to meet the requirements of future Digitalisation projects. The Indirect Tax Technology Analyst will collaborate directly with Caterpillar Businesses, Global Business Services (GBS), other members of the Global Indirect Tax Team and with our external E-invoicing provider (as appropriate).

The preference for this role is to be based out of Whitefield Bangalore , KA -India

What you will do

• Working with the Global Indirect Tax Team, IT teams, and Caterpillar business teams to ensure compliance with Digitalisation developments (this includes E-invoicing, E-reporting and Real time Reporting projects)

• Assist with the successful delivery of Caterpillar’s Global Solution to countries impacted by Digitalisation developments including participation in project teams, liaison with Caterpillar’s Global Solution Provider, testing and validation

• Monitor, track and evaluate Digitalisation developments around the globe such as the EU’s ViDA programme and individual country developments.

• Manage the preparation, completion, and maintenance of required project process documentation and activities including country fact sheets, business gap analysis and project planning.

• Coordinate meetings with IT, Caterpillar Businesses, and external partners and prepare meeting agendas, minutes, and action logs.

• Support the E-invoicing Gap Analysis process by mapping current business requirements to existing solutions to support E-invoicing end to end projects

• Prepare test scenarios and test scripts and support with Functional and User Acceptance testing including the creation of logging defects and tracking resolution.

• Review sample invoices for required data elements and validate invoice formats (e.g., mandatory fields present)

Financial and Accounting Systems: Knowledge of functions, features, and capabilities of financial and accounting systems.

Level Working Knowledge:

• General understanding of VAT/GST principles
• General understanding/appreciation of real time reporting and electronic invoicing developments and willingness to learn.
• Experience of real time reporting and/or e-invoicing project
• Analytical and process improvement skills.

Effective Communications: Understanding 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.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Create presentations and draft reports needed for own work.
• Ability to use Microsoft Office tools to support day-to-day working.
• Avoids technical jargon when inappropriate.

• Problem Solving: 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.
  Level Working Knowledge:

• Identifies and documents specific problems and resolution alternatives.

• Develop alternative techniques for assessing accuracy and relevance of information.
• Uses fact-finding techniques and diagnostic tools to identify problems

What you will have:

• Experience of real time reporting and/or e-invoicing project
• Analytical and process improvement skills
• This position requires the candidate to work a 5-day -a -week schedule in the office

Skills desired:

Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.
Level Working Knowledge:
• Accurately gauges the impact and cost of errors, omissions, and oversights.
• Utilizes specific approaches and tools for checking and cross-checking outputs.
• Processes limited amounts of detailed information with good accuracy.
• Learns from mistakes and applies lessons learned.
• Develops and uses checklists to ensure that information goes out error-free.

Effective Communications: 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.
Level Working Knowledge:
• 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.
• Avoids technical jargon when inappropriate.
• Looks for and considers non-verbal cues from individuals and groups.

Problem Solving: 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.
Level Basic Understanding:
• Explains the value of a disciplined approach to problem solving.
• Describes problem reporting and escalation practices.
• Utilizes accepted procedures for problem analysis and resolution.
• Identifies key aspects of problem-solving techniques used in own area.

Financial and Accounting Systems: Knowledge of functions, features and capabilities of financial and accounting systems; ability to use financial and accounting applications specific to the organization.
Level Working Knowledge:
• Selects key business and technical contacts in the event of a production problem.
• Works with a specific financial or accounting system and sub-systems.
• Implements data flows between financial and accounting systems.
• Utilizes operating requirements for the financial environment.
• Coordinates major system interfaces and criticalities.

Tax Management: Knowledge of tax laws, organizational tax practices, obligations; ability to manage organization tax related issues.
Level Working Knowledge:
• Collects and prepares documentation for tax filing or tax defense activities.
• Works with applying tax law to a specific industry or line of business.
• Interprets and explains all locally relevant tax laws.
• Documents government regulations that deal with organizational taxes.
• Follows tax accounting practices and explains the rationale behind these practices.

Tax Operations: Knowledge of tax practices and regulations; ability to prepare and file federal, state and local tax returns.
Level Working Knowledge:
• Documents practices, standards and procedures for maintaining and reporting tax information.
• Interprets and explains key tax-related documents and reports.
• Utilizes basic tools to identify and gather the information necessary for preparing a tax return.
• Participates in maintaining tax-related records for a specific area of the business.
• Resolves common tax-related errors and problems.

Tax Regulations: Knowledge of federal, state and local tax procedures and regulations; ability to adhere to tax regulations when filing forms as they pertain to a particular business or industry.
Level Working Knowledge:
• Explains the impact of taxation on the organization's bottom line.
• Prepares basic tax forms for filing.
• Assists in analyzing tax liability in at least one area of the business.
• Follows current general tax regulations as they pertain to own industry.
• Clarifies the rationale behind specific tax rates and regulations.

Research Analysis: Knowledge of the concepts, methodologies and methods of research analysis; ability to locate, interpret and evaluate research findings compiled and documented by others.
Level Working Knowledge:
• Researches and evaluates materials that are related to a research topic, under the guidance of a supervisor.
• Reports on validity, relevance and accuracy issues.
• Implements basic research analysis methods and techniques.
• Uses published information to support new research.
• Adheres to an organization's research analysis standards.

What You Will Get:

• Work Life Harmony
• Earned and medical leave.
• Relocation assistance

Holistic Development

• Personal and professional development through Caterpillar ‘s employee resource groups across the globe
• Career developments opportunities with global prospects

Health and Wellness

• Medical coverage -Medical, life and personal accident coverage
• Employee mental wellness assistance program

 Financial Wellness

• Employee investment plan
• Pay for performance -Annual incentive Bonus plan.

Additional Information:

Caterpillar is not currently hiring individuals for this position who now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status; however, 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

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO)

EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals, including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.

Posting Dates:

February 4, 2026 - February 17, 2026

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply

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