Accounting Associate

at  Celestica

SUMMARY

• Perform monthly account reconciliations and accounting entries.
• Entry level during which an employee receives both functional and organizational training under moderate supervision.
• Carry out assignments within well-defined practices, procedures and policies.
• Establishes cooperative relationships to work effectively with colleagues; supports others and participates as a team member.
• Responsibility for own work commitments.
• Engages in routine exchanges of information; interactions with external contacts, if applicable, would be monitored.
• Hybrid working environment

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

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

• Prepares manual accounting entries and monitor system generated entries.
• Prepares monthly account reconciliations for a series of balance sheet accounts.
• Understanding of the balance sheet accounts in their scope of responsibility.
• Creates monthly reports to analyze variances between actual, forecast and plan.
• 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.
• Actively participates in team discussions.
• Shares ideas, knowledge and skills.
• Treats all team members fairly.
• 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

• Student or graduate of an economic university degree.
• Mandatory fluent English (B1/B2 user).
• System skills, including common office platforms such as MS Office (Excel knowledge is a plus), along with analytical skills.
• Good communication, negotiation and presentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks while maintaining attention to detail and accuracy and working under tight time deadlines.
• Can distinguish between urgent and important issues and prioritize their work accordingly.
• 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.
• Generates reports with job-related software.
• Understanding of the capabilities of the tools can identify problems and trouble shoot input errors.

TYPICAL EXPERIENCE

• Zero to two years of experience in related field

TYPICAL EDUCATION

• Student or Bachelor degree in related field, or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Basic accounting knowledge is required.
• Accounting experience is a plus.

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 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.

• Prepares manual accounting entries and monitor system generated entries.
• Prepares monthly account reconciliations for a series of balance sheet accounts.
• Understanding of the balance sheet accounts in their scope of responsibility.
• Creates monthly reports to analyze variances between actual, forecast and plan.
• 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.
• Actively participates in team discussions.
• Shares ideas, knowledge and skills.
• Treats all team members fairly.
• Evaluates alternatives based on pros/cons.
• Provides input on how to manage required changes.
• Leads by example and is accountable for own actions