Req ID: 84030 
Region: Asia 
Country: China 
State/Province: Jiangsu 
City:  Suzhou 

Detailed Description:
Entry level during which an employee receives both functional and organizational training under moderate supervision. Incumbents carry out assignments within well-defined practices, procedures and policies. Works independently on details of assignments, and has limited decision-making authority; most decisions are made or guided by the immediate supervisor. Decisions/actions may have an impact on the department's/division’s goals. Works under moderate supervision and requires direction on how assignments are to be executed; begins to put forward ideas on how work assignments are completed. Establishes cooperative relationships to work effectively with colleagues; supports others and participates as a team member. Responsibility for own work commitments. Interacts directly with immediate supervisor, co-workers and team members; engages in routine exchanges of information; interactions with external contacts, if applicable, would be monitored.

Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:

Reports accounts payable metrics including aging and status of rejected items, debit balances and AP days. With direction from accounting team works to resolve bank reconciliation issues. Manages the contra relationship with select suppliers/customers. Monthly analysis of the goods received not invoiced ensuring all balances are valid. Generates and analyzes the debit balances report for returned items or duplicate payments. Ensures recovery of the debit balances through collection of funds from the supplier or offset against future payments. Takes independent action to gather ideas and gain consensus with cross-functional teams on process improvement recommendations. Communicates to ensure ideas are understood and accepts perspective of others. Writes effectively and makes internal presentations. Meets group needs, and works to achieve team goals over individual goals. Evaluates alternatives based on pros/cons. Provides input on how to manage required changes. Leads by example and is accountable for own actions.

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies:

Ability to manage multiple tasks while maintaining attention to detail and accuracy and working under tight time deadlines.

Ability to evaluate, prioritize and problem solve a variety of tasks to ensure their timely and accurate completion

Ability to effectively communicate, both verbally and in writing, with a wide variety of internal and external customers

Willingness to take initiative to achieve objectives

Thorough understanding of accounting principals.

Can apply Corporate accounting policies and procedures manual.

Basic understanding of forecasting and planning

Ability to calculate and do basic interpretation of all key business metrics.

Provide interpretation of reports/results to users.

Generates reports with job-related software.

Understanding of the capabilities of the tools can identify problems and trouble shoot input errors.

Understands inter-relationships between departments
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:
Zero to two years in a relevant position
Typical Education:
Community college diploma, or consideration of equivalent combination of education and experience
Education experience may vary by geography.
Notes:
This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of

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.

 

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.

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