**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. Caterpillar Financial Services is the globally operating financing company of Caterpillar Inc, USA, the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives. From our headquarters in Ismaning near Munich, we serve the markets of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. In close cooperation with our dealer organizations, we offer our customers on-site tailored and innovative financing and leasing solutions. **Contract Administrator** **Your Tasks** + Processing and supporting the department in handling credit inquiries + Checking, entering, and updating customer and contract data in the systems/databases + Creating customer correspondence, invoices, and preparing contract documents for dispatch to the customer + Electronic archiving of documents and their management and maintenance + General participation in projects + Identification of the contracting party within the framework of legal requirements **Key Skills For Your Successful Assignment:** **Information Capture:** Knowledge of the methods, channels and processes to obtain needed information; ability to identify, capture and document relevant business information in an auditable, organized, understandable and easily retrievable manner. **Accuracy and Attention to Detail:** Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision. **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. **Initiative:** Being proactive and committing to action on self-identified job responsibilities and challenges; ability to seek out work and the drive to accomplish goals. **Managing Multiple Priorities:** Knowledge of effective self-management practices; ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities, making effective judgments as to prioritizing and time allocation. **Internal Controls:** Knowledge of concept, methods, and processes of internal control; ability to create, implement, evaluate and enhance processes in internal controls. **Contracts Review:** Knowledge of the contractual and legal matters related to expenditures (consulting services, maintenance, agreements, acquisitions, outsourcing, etc.); ability to evaluate, interpret and improve the language used in contractual agreements. **Top Candidates Will Also Have:** + Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, banking or another relevant subject + Good knowledge of English and German languages + Good MS Office skills + Independent and structured way of working + High customer orientation with strong communication and teamwork skills **Your Benefits - Our Offer** + Permanent employment contract, 39-hour week with flextime regulation + Collegial team, flat hierarchies, and short decision-making processes + Extensive and intensive training by mentors in the specialist departments + Diverse training opportunities + Attractive compensation package with profit sharing and employee shares + Employer-funded pension and life insurance + Employer subsidy for capital-forming benefits, travel cost reimbursement, free beverages + Good transport connections and company parking spaces **Posting Dates:** Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO). Not ready to apply? Join our Talent Community (http://flows.beamery.com/caterpillarinc/talcom) .