Req ID: 132767Remote Position: NoRegion: AsiaCountry: JapanState/Province: MiyagiCity: MiyagiSummaryAbout CelesticaCelestica 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 RoleWe 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 ResponsibilitiesFinancial Leadership Profitability Own the plant’s full financial performance, including PL management, cost optimization, margin enhancement, and capital investment decision. Provide clear financial insights, forecasts, and recommendations to maximizeprofitability and long-term value. Develop and monitor KPIs to track cost drivers, financial health and productivity anddrive 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-makingand strategic initiatives. Influence and challenge business partners constructively to drive performanceimprovements.Compliance Governance Ensure full compliance with local statutory requirements, global financial policies, andinternal control frameworks. Oversee audits, regulatory filings, and adherence to global reporting standards. Build robust internal controls and governance structures for a rapidly growingenvironment.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 scaleand operational excellence. Navigate regulatory, legal, and financial complexities associated with launching orgrowing a plant operation.Operational Finance Cost Management Oversee standard costing, inventory valuation, production variance analysis, and costaccounting 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 thefinance organization.Key RequirementsEducation 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 tomanufacturing, plant finance, or operational finance leadership. Strong track record in profitability management, business partnering, and leadingfinancial 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 toolsSkills Competencies Exceptional business acumen with the ability to understand operational drivers andconvert financial insights into strategic actions. Strong analytical, modeling, and problem-solving skills. Excellent communication and influencing abilities, capable of partnering with seniorleadership and frontline operations alike. Deep understanding of cost accounting, manufacturing KPIs, and operational financeprocesses. 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 buildstructure from scratch. Strong sense of ownership, accountability, and results orientation. Collaborative leader who builds trust, alignment, and momentum across multiplestakeholders.What We Offer Opportunity to shape and lead the financial landscape of a rapidly growing plantoperation. A strategic leadership role with high visibility and impact. Competitive compensation and benefits. A dynamic environment that values innovation, accountability, and continuousimprovement.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.