Career Area:
Finance
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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.
We are seeking a skilled Senior Tax Analyst to join US Reporting & Analysis -Global Finance Services Division.
As a Senior Tax Analyst in the US Tax Reporting and Analysis group, you will be responsible for aspects of the U.S Consolidated Federal Income Tax return for Caterpillar Inc. and its subsidiaries. This experienced tax professional will be a valued member on a team that performs compliance and provision activities, supports special projects, and provides support for the US IRS and state income tax audits.
The preference for this role is to be based out of Bangalore-Shared Services, Whitefield-KA
What you will do
As a Senior Tax Analyst in the US Tax Reporting and Analysis group, you will be responsible for aspects of the U.S Consolidated Federal Income Tax return for Caterpillar Inc. and its subsidiaries. This experienced tax professional will be a valued member on a team that performs compliance and provision activities, supports special projects, and provides support for the US IRS and state income tax audits.
You will have the opportunity to expand your US direct income tax experience in multiple tax technical areas as well as having great opportunities for career progression. The role will challenge you to combine technical and business knowledge to complete a high-quality work product, adapt to a rapidly changing legislative environment by documenting compliance positions and demonstrate critical thinking skills through the implementation of controls and analysis.
Your job duties and responsibilities may include but are not limited to:
Desired Qualifications
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:
Holistic Development
Health and Wellness
Financial Wellness
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
Posting Dates:
May 25, 2026 - June 7, 2026
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply
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