Finance Project Manager

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 for all the financial, commercial, contractual, and technical aspects of SAP/QAD/Mach1/ERP Deployment projects
• Collaborate with cross functional teams.
• Provides oversight for the planning, execution, delivery, change management, training, testing, user support and transition to support projects
• Develops the project timetables, milestones and monitoring the scheduling, budget, and performance of ERP/SAP Finance implementation projects
• Manages 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.• Monitors progress to schedule in all the various functional areas.
• Monitors finance solutions and reviews 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 should have strong experience in 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:
September 15, 2025 - September 25, 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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