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Summary

About Celestica

Celestica is a global leader in design, manufacturing, and supply-chain solutions, partnering with some of the world’s most innovative companies across communications, enterprise, industrial, and aerospace sectors. With a strong commitment to quality, agility, and operational excellence, Celestica helps customers bring complex products to market quickly and reliably. Celestica Japan extends this global capability by delivering advanced engineering, manufacturing, and hardware platform solutions tailored to the needs of the Japanese and regional market. Together, Celestica and Celestica Japan offer a powerful combination of global scale and local expertise, providing end-to-end support throughout the entire product lifecycle.

About the Role

We are looking for a driven, and passionate finance leader to lead the financial strategy and execution for our growing operation in Japan. This role is pivotal in shaping the financial foundation of the business as it scales, ensuring profitability, operational excellence, compliance, and strong cross-functional partnership.

You will serve as the key finance point of contact for plant leadership, driving performance management, overseeing compliance with both local and global regulations, and navigating the complexities of setting up and growing the operations. This role requires a proactive leader who thrives in fast-paced, evolving environments and enjoys building processes, teams, and business frameworks from the ground up.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Leadership & Profitability
> Own the plant’s full financial performance, including P&L management, cost optimization, margin enhancement, and capital investment decision. 
> Provide clear financial insights, forecasts, and recommendations to maximize profitability and long-term value.
> Develop and monitor KPIs to track cost & drivers, financial health and productivity and drive improvements.

Business Partnership
> Act as a strategic advisor to the Plant Director and cross-functional leaders (operations, supply chain, engineering, HR, procurement).
> Translate financial data into actionable insights to support operational decision-making and strategic initiatives.
> Influence and challenge business partners constructively to drive performance improvements.

Compliance & Governance
> Ensure full compliance with local statutory requirements, global financial policies, and internal control frameworks.
> Oversee audits, regulatory filings, and adherence to global reporting standards.
> Build robust internal controls and governance structures for a rapidly growing environment.
Business Setup & Transformation
> Lead the financial workstream for plant setup, expansion, or transition activities—including budgeting, investment analysis, financial modeling, and risk assessment.
> Build and enhance financial processes, systems, and reporting structures to support scale and operational excellence.
> Navigate regulatory, legal, and financial complexities associated with launching or growing a plant operation.
Operational Finance & Cost Management
> Oversee standard costing, inventory valuation, production variance analysis, and cost accounting processes.
> Partner closely with operations teams to drive continuous improvement, waste reduction, and optimal resource utilization.
> Support make-versus-buy decisions, automation investments, and capacity planning. 

Team Leadership
> Build, mentor, and develop a high-performing plant finance team as the operation grows.
> Foster a culture of accountability, transparency, and business-focused thinking within the finance organization.

Key Requirements

Education & Experience
> Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or relevant field; MBA or professional certification (CPA, CMA, ACCA) highly preferred.
> 8+ years of progressive finance experience, including significant exposure to manufacturing, plant finance, or operational finance leadership.
> Strong track record in profitability management, business partnering, and leading financial aspects of business setup or transformation.
> Must have worked in a manufacturing set up
> Must have worked in MNC environment
> Able to work in a fast paced environment
> Good english speaking skills
> Experience with SAP & financial reporting tools

Skills & Competencies
> Exceptional business acumen with the ability to understand operational drivers and convert financial insights into strategic actions.
> Strong analytical, modeling, and problem-solving skills.
> Excellent communication and influencing abilities, capable of partnering with senior leadership and frontline operations alike.
> Deep understanding of cost accounting, manufacturing KPIs, and operational finance processes.
> Experience with SAP and strong proficiency in Excel and financial planning tools.
Personal Attributes
> Highly driven & proactive
> Comfortable operating in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment with the ability to build structure from scratch.
> Strong sense of ownership, accountability, and results orientation.
> Collaborative leader who builds trust, alignment, and momentum across multiple stakeholders.

What We Offer

> Opportunity to shape and lead the financial landscape of a rapidly growing plant operation.
> A strategic leadership role with high visibility and impact.
> Competitive compensation and benefits.
> A dynamic environment that values innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.