FP&A Specialist (Johor)

Celestica; Johor; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Celestica is hiring a Senior Financial Analyst at the Senai site in Malaysia. This role acts as a strategic business advisor, linking site P&L to operational excellence and driving cost productivity and profitable growth through innovative financial insights.

You will partner with operations, lead budgeting and forecasting cycles, and champion digital improvements and process automation across finance. 3–5 years in manufacturing finance with FP&A, costing, and ERP experience are required.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of finance experience in a manufacturing environment
• Experience in FP&A, costing, plant variance and/or managerial accounting
• ERP proficiency and data-driven financial analysis
• Ability to partner with operations and influence financial decisions

Responsibilities

• Budgeting & forecasting across monthly, quarterly, and annual cycles
• Act as strategic partner to operations, identifying cost-productivity improvements
• Asset & compliance stewardship including inventory integrity and audits
• Financial control activities: month-end closing, cost tracking, balance sheet reconciliations
• Drive digital innovation and process automation in finance

Skills

FP&A

Costing

Plant variance

Managerial accounting

ERP proficiency

Manufacturing finance

Strategic advisory

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Join a global leader in high-complexity manufacturing. This isn't a data-entry role; the Senior Financial Analyst serves as a Strategic Business Advisor for the Senai site, directly influencing cost productivity and profitable growth. This position moves beyond standard reporting to drive the digital evolution of financial insights through innovation and process automation.
In this role, the analyst bridges the gap between site-level P&L performance and operational excellence. The focus is on moving beyond "the numbers" to provide actionable recommendations that steer the business toward its financial goals.

This an opportunity to joina highly skilled Teamwhere the scope of work is both varied and challenging, as the site serves diverse markets spanning semiconductor, smart energy, as well as industrial customers, but also developing as a Centre of Excellence for Healthtech products.

Key Responsibilities :

Budgeting & Forecasting:Orchestrates the monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasting cycles to ensure accurate financial roadmaps.

Business Partnership:Acts as a strategic partner to the operations team, proactively identifying and validating cost-productivity improvements.

Asset & Compliance Stewardship:Manages inventory integrity through cycle counts and physical audits, while ensuring strict adherence to corporate accounting standards.

Financial Control:Performs month-end closing, weekly cost tracking, and critical balance sheet reconciliations to maintain total data transparency.

Digital Innovation:Champions acritical thinking mindset to simplify taks and drive process automation across the finance function

What We Are Looking :

Experienced Manufacturing Professional: Candidates must possess 3-5 years of relevant finance experience, with a mandatory background in manufacturing environments and familiarity with MNC cultures.

Technical Financial Experience: experience in FP&A, costing, plant variance, and/or managerial accounting is essential,

ERP & Systems Proficiency: Proficiency in ERP is highly valued, combined with the analytical skills to provide proactive recommendations based on detailed data.

Consumer Electronics Manufacturing 1,001-5,000 employees

Headquartered in Toronto, Celestica Inc. is a global leader in high-reliability design, manufacturing, and supply chain solutions. We enable major brands to launch complex products in markets like Aerospace, Defense, HealthTech, and Industrial, driving a smarter, sustainable future.

In 2023, Celestica expanded its footprint with a new Design Centre in Penang, Malaysia. This strategic hub collaborates with our global engineering teams to develop cutting-edge Hardware Platform Solutions. The Penang team focuses on next-gen Networking, Storage, and Server technologies to power Cloud, AI, Machine Learning, Edge, and 5G deployments worldwide.

Headquartered in Toronto, Celestica Inc. is a global leader in high-reliability design, manufacturing, and supply chain solutions. We enable major brands to launch complex products in markets like Aerospace, Defense, HealthTech, and Industrial, driving a smarter, sustainable future.

In 2023, Celestica expanded its footprint with a new Design Centre in Penang, Malaysia. This strategic hub collaborates with our global engineering teams to develop cutting-edge Hardware Platform Solutions. The Penang team focuses on next-gen Networking, Storage, and Server technologies to power Cloud, AI, Machine Learning, Edge, and 5G deployments worldwide.