Senior Financial Planning & Analysis

Celestica Platform and Cloud Solutions Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.; Kulai; Hybrid; MYR 250,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading electronics services company is looking for a Financial Analysis Specialist located in Johor, Malaysia. This hybrid position requires candidates to possess a bachelor's degree in finance or accounting and at least 4-6 years of relevant experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment. Responsibilities include financial bridging, P&L management, and cost productivity improvement. Proficiency in SAP and strong analytical skills are essential. The role supports a dynamic and innovative working environment.

Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge of financial forecast, costing, and managerial accounting.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Fluent in spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for financial bridging and deep dive analysis.
• Own Customer P&L’s and lead P&L reviews.
• Drive cost productivity improvement.

Skills

Analytical skills

Negotiation skills

Problem resolution skills

Time management

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Multi-tasking ability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related fields

Tools

SAP

Job description

Req ID: 124720
Remote Position: Hybrid
Region: Asia
Country: Malaysia
State/Province: Johor
City: Senai

Summary

Celestica [TSE:CLS] is a Canadian multinational electronics manufacturing services company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario with global operations. Celestica partners with leading companies in numerous markets to deliver solutions for complex challenges. The company is a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions. Celestica provides expertise at every stage of product development from the drawing board to full scale production and after market services. Celestica is now looking for Financial Analysis Specialist based in Johor.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for site/customer level financial bridging and deep dive analysis
• Ownership for Customer P&L’s and financial profitability therein. Responsible for Leading monthly site/customer level P&L reviews with business and operation team
• Be a finance business partner with business/operation to drive cost productivity improvement and profitable growth
• Responsible for cost productivity projects reviews and saving validation
• Quotation and repricing reviews, financial modeling and scenarios simulation
• Responsible for managing timely month/quarter/year end closing, costing and reporting
• Responsible for critical accounting process, inventory management, costing, IFRS 15 revenue recognition, Warranty and other accounting standards
• Perform monthly critical balance sheet reconciliation and reviews
• Weekly cost tracking and management
• Proactively coordinate with corporate and region FP&A to ensure data transparency.
• Ownership for innovation, thinking out of box and driving for process simplification and automation

Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge and understanding of financial forecast, costing and managerial accounting
• Broad knowledge of an electronic manufacturing environment and processes.
• Good understanding of integrated business applications ie SAP
• Excellent analytical, negotiation and problem resolution skills.
• Work proactively and provide recommendations
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Significant skills required in multi-tasking and time management
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide variety of internal and external customers.
• Fluent in Spoken English is required

Physical Demands

Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment

Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data

Repetitive manual movements are frequently required (e.g. data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc)

Occasional overnight travel may be required

Typical Experience

• 4-6 years of relevant experience
• Experience in manufacturing environment is required
• Experience in a Multinational environment & familiarity in the MNC culture is important

Typical Education

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related fields.
• SAP
• Broad knowledge of an electronic manufacturing environment and processes

Notes

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Celestica is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on any protected status (including race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran or disability status or other characteristics protected by law). At Celestica we are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. Special arrangements can be made for candidates who need it throughout the hiring process. Please indicate your needs and we will work with you to meet them.