Finance Manager

Summary

The FP&A Manager is a key financial leader responsible for driving the organization's Financial Planning, Forecasting, and Decision Support functions. This role oversees the development of annual operating plans, periodic forecasts, and essential financial analyses that guide management decisions. The Manager operates with a high degree of autonomy, is accountable for the quality of financial deliverables, and will lead a multi-functional work group or project team . This role may include direct management and development of a team of finance professionals to ensure timely and accurate execution of all FP&A activities.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Planning & Analysis Leadership

• Act as project leader for, and manage the activities of staff involved in, the accurate and timely development and consolidation of financial plans, forecasts, and annual operating budgets .
• Develop timelines, financial plan guidance, and key planning assumptions; gather and analyze information to support these assumptions.
• Oversee the development and preparation of alternative plan models and prepare and present concise financial summaries to senior management.
• Provide financial leadership by reviewing, analyzing, and interpreting financial and budgetary information, placing a strong focus on the attainment of financial/performance objectives.

Decision Support & Strategic Business Partnership

• Prepare comprehensive monthly financial reporting packages including forecasts, results, and financial and operational metrics.
• Ensure meaningful and value-add analysis is performed to support both financial and operational management in their decision-making process.
• Complete special projects involving the analysis of financial information related to profitability, investment decisions, product pricing, cash flow, inventory, costs, and expense targets.
• Interface with and influence senior management on significant issues, proactively providing insight and analysis on risks and opportunities.
• Build and maintain positive cross-functional relationships and develop external business relationships as required.

Management & Process Improvement

• May provide direct or indirect supervision to the decision support staff, including staffing the department, assigning work, reviewing performance, coaching, and managing employee total compensation.
• Provide daily leadership, coaching, and development to team members, promoting and maintaining a productive work environment.
• Develop and implement financial processes, system architecture, guidelines, procedures, and business controls to improve analysis quality, drive cost reduction, and support strategic initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with corporate financial policies, objectives, and generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

• In-depth knowledge and understanding of financial management , generally accepted accounting, and financial principles and procedures.
• Expert knowledge of office systems and analytical tools (e.g., financial modeling, forecasting applications).
• Strong understanding of the global business environment and the organization's/customers' business, products, and processes.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the proven ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide variety of internal and external customers, including senior executives.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively lead, manage, train, and motivate a diverse group of employees.
• Strong negotiation, problem resolution, and complex decision-making skills; ability to evaluate, prioritize, and manage a variety of tasks under tight deadlines.

Qualifications

Typical Experience: 7-10+ years of progressive, relevant experience, of relevant experience in finance, decision support, or a related field, with demonstrated leadership or management responsibilities.

Typical Education: Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Accounting or Finance. or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Commitment: Duties are primarily performed in an office environment. Occasional overnight travel may be required.

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.

Celestica is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

This policy applies to hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral and other aspects of employment and also states that retaliation against a person who files a charge of discrimination, participates in a discrimination proceeding, or otherwise opposes an unlawful employment practice will not be tolerated. All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Celestica is an E-Verify employer.

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) enables the world’s best brands. Through our recognized customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, Capital Equipment and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development – from drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services for products from advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next-generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud.

Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40+ locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.

Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.

Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.