Tyler Griggs, CMA

Experience

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  Caterpillar Inc.

  Jul 2008 - now

  • Global Product & Process Owner for SAP finance module of Service Parts Management (SPM) supporting the Caterpillar Parts Distribution network• Manage parts transformation efforts including Service Parts Management (SPM) implementations, development, and support• Provide complex worldwide parts accounting analysis and support including inventory accounting, tax reporting, and transfer pricing processes• Lead team of supervisors and management accountants • Business Manager with responsibility for Reman Purchased Finished, Cat Used Equipment Services Inc. (CUESI), and Reman OPACC Improvement Agenda governance and reporting• Oversee the financial reporting, annual business plan, and monthly rolling business management for the PF and CUESI businesses• Guide the OPACC Improvement Agenda and enterprise reporting for the total Reman Division and coordination of related projects• Lead a team of management accountants • Manage corporate methodology and processes for warranty reserve, unrealized profit in inventory (URPI), and post-sale credit reserve• Assist with the monthly review of the Statement of Cash Flows• Provide technical guidance on complex accounting issues• Lead a team of management accountants • Oversee the investment analysis and product costing for new product introductions, global sourcing studies, and all other requests related to drivetrain components• Manage global drivetrain capital requests for NPI and sourcing• Provide product manager support including forecasted NPC and accountable methodology requests• Lead a team of management accountants • Manage monthly processes and closing duties for 10 manufacturing plants utilizing Mach 1 SAP• Provide technical guidance and serve as a trusted advisor on complex accounting issues• Collaborate with facility accountants to develop custom reports and address the needs of each plant• Lead a team of management and support accountants • Serve as GL Shared Services lead for Mach 1 SAP deployments including East Peoria TTT, LPT, and U/C• Develop and present training materials to accounting end users in GL Shared Services and deployed facilities• Perform business integration and system integration testing prior to deployments and new releases • Perform journal entries, reconciliations, and post-closing analysis for license and royalty fees, interest income and expense, inter-company sales commissions, consulting services, and miscellaneous accruals over $1M• Lead special projects within team to develop solutions for problematic reconciliations • Perform journal entries, reconciliations, and post-closing analysis for long and short-term debt, investments, affiliate reporting, inter-company loans, and accounts receivables factoring• Perform master data table maintenance and query requests in mainframe system for Corporate Office ledger

  • Senior Manager Financial Planning & Analysis - Parts Distribution

    Apr 2021 - now

  • Business Resource Manager - Remanufacturing

    May 2018 - Mar 2021

  • Sr Accounting Manager - Corporate Consolidations & Analysis

    Sept 2017 - Apr 2018

  • Senior Accounting Supervisor I – Product Cost & New Product Introduction

    Oct 2015 - Aug 2017

  • Accounting Supervisor II – Legal Entity, Inventory

    Aug 2013 - Sept 2015

  • Staff Accountant II Legal Entity – Mach 1 SAP Power User

    Feb 2012 - Jul 2013

  • Staff Accountant I Legal Entity – Corporate Offices

    Aug 2010 - Jan 2012

  • Accountant Legal Entity – Debt & Investment

    Jul 2008 - Jul 2010