Regional FP&A Manager

Celestica; Kulai; On-site; MYR 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Celestica is seeking a Regional FP&A Manager, Asia, to partner with regional leadership and drive financial planning, forecasting, and analytics across multi-country operations in Asia.

The role requires strong commercial acumen and the ability to influence stakeholders across functions, delivering actionable insights and leading strategic initiatives and process improvements to enhance financial visibility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field.
• CPA, CA, CMA, ACCA, CFA, or MBA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Partner with regional leaders to drive strategic initiatives and investments.
• Prepare executive-level financial reporting and insights across Asia.
• Standardize FP&A processes and drive automation for visibility.
• Support ad hoc analyses for senior management.

Skills

Financial modeling

Forecasting

Advanced Excel

PowerPoint

ERP knowledge

BI tools

Education

Bachelor degree in Finance/Accounting

Professional qualification (CPA/CA/CFA/MBA)

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Hyperion

OneStream

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

About Celestica

Celestica is a global leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform, and supply chain solutions. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, the company partners with leading organizations across cloud computing, communications, enterprise technology, aerospace & defense, industrial, healthcare, and smart energy sectors. With operations across Asia, North America, and Europe, Celestica delivers innovative solutions that help customers bring complex products to market efficiently and at scale. The company operates an extensive global manufacturing and supply chain network serving some of the world most recognized technology brands.

Position Summary

The Regional FP&A Manager, Asia will serve as a key business partner to regional leadership, supporting strategic decision-making through financial planning, forecasting, business analysis, and driving special projects. This role is responsible for driving financial visibility across the Asia region, ensuring alignment between operational performance and financial objectives.

The successful candidate will provide actionable insights to senior management, and support business growth initiatives through robust financial analysis. The role requires strong commercial acumen, analytical rigor, and the ability to influence stakeholders across multiple countries and functions.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Business Partnering & Projects

• Partner with regional business leaders, operations, supply chain, commercial, and functional
• teams.
• Drive strategic initiatives, capital investments, customer programs, and business expansion
• opportunities.
• Evaluate financial implications of pricing decisions, contract negotiations, and customer
• investments.
• Drive fact-based decision-making through scenario modeling and sensitivity analysis.

Regional Reporting & Analytics

• Prepare executive-level presentations and financial reporting packages.
• Generate insights on revenue trends, margin performance, working capital, capex spending and
• cost optimization opportunities.
• Standardize reporting processes across Asia to improve consistency and efficiency.
• Support ad hoc analysis requested by senior management and corporate finance.

Process Improvement & Governance

• Enhance FP&A processes, tools, and reporting capabilities.
• Drive automation and business intelligence initiatives to improve financial visibility.
• Ensure compliance with corporate financial policies and controls.
• Collaborate with corporate finance on reporting requirements and best practices.

Key Requirements:

Education

• Bachelor Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related discipline.
• CPA, CA, CMA, ACCA, CFA, or MBA preferred.

Experience

• 8–12+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, commercial finance, corporate finance, or
• business finance.
• Experience supporting multi-country operations within Asia.
• Manufacturing, technology, electronics, EMS, semiconductor, or industrial sector experience
• preferred.
• Experience working within a matrixed multinational organization.

Technical Skills

• Strong financial modeling and forecasting capabilities.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Experience with ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, Hyperion, OneStream, or equivalent).
• Familiarity with Power BI, Tableau, or other business intelligence tools.
• Strong understanding of P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, and operational metrics.

Leadership Expectations

The Regional FP&A Manager is expected to:

• Act as a trusted advisor to regional business leaders.
• Demonstrate strong commercial and strategic thinking.
• Challenge assumptions constructively and provide data-driven recommendations.
• Influence cross-functional stakeholders without direct authority.
• Drive accountability for financial performance across the region.
• Foster collaboration among country finance and operational teams.
• Champion continuous improvement and operational excellence.
• Build high-quality executive presentations that clearly communicate business performance and
• strategic insights.