DRSC Assurance - Resource Management - Associate / Senior Associate

ACCA Careers; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services firm in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a Senior Associate for resource management. The role involves optimizing team assignments, collaborating with business leaders, and providing management reports. Candidates should have a degree in a relevant field and 2-3 years of experience in a similar role, along with strong communication skills and strategic thinking.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of experience in resource management or a similar role preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills necessary.
• Ability to prioritize tasks effectively.

Responsibilities

• Assign resources to engagements, managing interdependence.
• Work closely with engagement leads to achieve business objectives.
• Ensure optimal team composition for maximum advantage.

Skills

Resource management

Communication skills

Strategic thinking

Agile methodology

Education

Degree in Accounting, Statistics, Finance or Economics

Job description

Overview

Title: Service Line (based in Kuala Lumpur) – Senior Associate

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Responsibilities

• To assign resources to engagements. The entire process involves a high degree of interdependence and mutual trust between the scheduling function, projects and individuals.
• Working closely with engagement leads to help meeting our business objectives of delivering improved services and value to our clients.
• To ensure that each engagement team is provided with the best team of people, combining industry experience with technical and functional knowledge to ensure maximum commercial advantage.
• Being the single point of contact for all scheduling matters.
• Aim to strike a balance to prioritize business needs while individuals’ preferences are valued.
• Working closely with business leaders to outline any future assignment plans, staffing issues and challenges. Helping Portfolio leaders to make decisions by surfacing any specific hot-skills required, projected resource crunch or supply surplus.
• Provide various management reports on availability and utilization to management on a weekly basis.
• Working closely with other operation functions i.e. Human Resource and Recruitment to manage long term resource planning and provide inputs for sourcing purposes.

Requirements

• Degree in any discipline, preferably Accounting, Statistics, Finance or Economics
• Proven experience (2 – 3 years) in resource management or a similar role within a professional services firm is preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills, as well as outcome focused and able to prioritize tasks effectively.
• Strategic thinking, data-driven decision making and agile.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Experience with process improvement and automation initiatives is a plus.
• A self-starter with great sense of humor!

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Candidates must be resident in Malaysia, or have the right to work in Malaysia.