Accounts Payable Associate

Celestica

Entry-level Accounts Payable Associate handling finance metrics and resolving discrepancies at Celestica. Collaborating with accounting to manage supplier relationships and report on financial data.

Posted 6/15/2026full-timeSuzhou • 🇨🇳 ChinaJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Reports accounts payable metrics including aging and status of rejected items, debit balances and AP days.
With direction from the 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 the 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.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Zero to two years in a relevant position.
Thorough understanding of accounting principles.
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 troubleshoot input errors.
Understands inter-relationships between departments.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Special arrangements can be made for candidates who need it throughout the hiring process.
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).

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Hard Skills & Tools

accounting principlesbank reconciliationreport generationdata analysisforecastingplanningmetrics calculationproblem identificationtroubleshootingprocess improvement

Soft Skills

communicationteamworkleadershipindependent actionconsensus buildingeffective writingpresentation skillsevaluation of alternativesaccountabilityinterpersonal skills