Accounting Specialist - Ontario, Canada - Celestica

Description

Remote Position:
No


Functional Area:
FIN - Finance

SAP Short Name:

SPE

Job Title:
Accounting Specialist
Prepare, analyze, and interpret financial results for utilization by management in the decision-making process.

Maintain general accounting systems to properly record all financial transactions and records in accordance with GAAP.Works on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of identifiable factors and a considerable degree of judgement.

Erroneous decisions or failure to achieve results may have a negative impact on the divisions/departments operations, schedules, and/or performance goals.

Work is reviewed for application of sound technical judgment. Will lead a work group or project team consisting of technical and support staff as required.

Builds internal and external relationships as appropriate, with emphasis on those that facilitate the achievement of job/role accountabilities, such as relationships with key suppliers, customers and internal service.

Make a decision based on the analysis. Prepares financial information with detailed analysis of variances to forecast and plan identifying areas of financial concern requiring action.
Presents and make recommendations to management as a result of analysis.
Ensures financial controls are in place to properly record transactions in accordance with GAAP.
Ensures provisions and other accounting processes are in accordance with corporate policies.

Responsible to standardize accounting processes and implement best practices to ensure procedures are as efficient and effective as possible.

Project leader on cross-functional projects as required.
Ability to consolidate, manipulate and analyze large quantities of data.
Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide variety of internal and external customers.
Ability to recommend accounting process changes based on intimate knowledge of accounting processes, policies and procedures.
Ability to direct others on accounting practices.
Ability to research accounting rules in both U.Ability to design custom queries in job-related software.
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
Bachelor's degree, or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Accounting designation may be required

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


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.

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