Req ID: 132610 Remote Position: No Region: Asia Country: Thailand State/Province: Chonburi City: Laem Chabang Summary Role Summary The Manager of Internal Controls & Compliance is a high-visibility, strategic leadership role. By designing, implementing, and monitoring the internal control environment in Celestica Thailand, you will act as the " guardian of financial integrity ," ensuring strict adherence to Internal Controls and policies, SOX, local regulations, and BOI (Board of Investment) requirements. This role ensures all financial processes are compliant with company policies and acts as liaison between plant operations and corporate internal audit , ensuring that operational risks do not lead to financial misstatements and follow effective and on-time implementation of all corrective mitigating plans . Reporting Hierarchy Manager Internal Controls & Compliance -> Finance Director Key Responsibilities: 1. Internal Controls & Process Governance Ensure all critical finance and operational processes are defined, documented by owners and understood by stakeholders. Audit and monitor Segregation of Duties and Delegation of Authorities across all systems per company policy. Drive organizational risk awareness through workshops, training, and high-impact communications. Lead interactions with Global Internal audit team and cross functional leaders and do pro-active assessment of processes to ensure minimum material findings. Review direct/indirect tax, Transfer Pricing workstreams and BOI filings compliance. Coordinate with the Company Secretary and operations to maintain all licenses, permits & legal documents within Thai regulatory framework. 2. Audit Leadership & Remediation Serve as the primary contact for internal and external auditors; lead teams to close audit concerns and track action plans with urgency. Identify, manage and mitigate the Control deficiencies while collaborating with functional leaders to design and implement effective corrective actions within defined timelines. 3. Operational Oversight & Asset Protection Audit the onboarding process for local suppliers to prevent conflict-of-interest or fraudulent billing and contract review. Audit bidding process for major expenditures performed by procurement Validate the process to comply with company procedure and local compliance. Audit yearly cycle counts and periodic physical verification programs. Ensure proper documentation for disposals or transfers, with a focus on customer-financed and consigned assets. Monitor key financial impact processes like the recording of scrap (BOM) and waste (non-BOM) to ensure accuracy and maximize recoveries. Skills: Professional Foundation: CA/CPA preferred, complemented by a disciplined process improvement and Internal controls mindset/qualifications. Minimum a Bachelor's degree with specialization in Internal audit/Internal controls roles with 5+ years of leadership experience preferably within a manufacturing environment. Technical Expertise & Systems Proficiency: Hands-on knowledge of Internal Controls/SOX & COSO framework. High comfort level navigating and extracting insights from ERP systems such as SAP, Longview/Hyperion and other ERP systems. Project management skills : Ability to work in a cross-functional team environment and manage complex projects with multiple stakeholders. Leadership Style: A "lead from the front" approach with a proven ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive high-priority initiatives in a high-growth setting. Core Competencies: Focus on data integrity, governance, and the ability to provide strategic, actionable insights to senior leadership. 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.