Finance Specialist (treasury Pmo Lead)

Caterpillar Caterpillar · Industrial · Bangalore, Karnataka

This role is for a Finance Specialist (Treasury PMO Lead) at Caterpillar, focusing on leading and executing Treasury transformation and technology projects. Responsibilities include managing projects like ISO 20022 migration, Trax payment hub deployments, and treasury management system enhancements. The role requires collaboration with global Treasury, IT, and banking partners, as well as expertise in end-to-end treasury processes and systems.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead end‑to‑end project planning, execution, and monitoring, ensuring alignment with global strategy, timelines, and business objectives.
  2. Manage complex, multi‑regional projects including: - ISO 20022 migration - Trax deployment and integration within the Caterpillar global payments ecosystem - Quantum treasury management system upgrades, enhancements and optimization - Connectivity and bank integration projects (SWIFT, Host-to-Host)
  3. Work closely with Treasury technology teams to define requirements, support design, testing (SIT/UAT), go‑live, and post-implementation stabilization.
  4. Analyse current-state Treasury processes and help to identify opportunities to automate, simplify, and standardize.
  5. Support transformation initiatives across cash management, payments, bank connectivity, liquidity, and reporting.

Skills

Required

  • Proven experience in Treasury operations, or project management, with exposure to Treasury technology platforms, such as Trax and Quantum.
  • Experience managing or delivering Treasury transformation projects.
  • Strong business acumen and understanding of Treasury processes end-to-end.
  • Ability to manage change, drive continuous improvement, and influence across global business units.
  • Excellent interpersonal communication skills for cross-functional collaboration.
  • Strong analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving abilities.
  • High attention to detail with commitment to accuracy and control.
  • Microsoft Office 365 proficiency (Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, etc.).
  • Requires a college degree in finance, economics or business administration or equivalent experience in the areas of foreign exchange, commodity management, economics, cash management, banking, financial markets or funding.
  • 5 years of progressively responsible Treasury job-related experience is typically required.
  • This position requires candidate to work a 5-day -a -week schedule in the office.
  • Flexibility to work some U.S./EAME shift hours is required.

Nice to have

  • Project management certification/experience (PMP, Agile, etc. preferred but not required).