Finance Project Manager / Assistant Manager (E-mandate)

MCC; Petaling Jaya; Hybrid; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangement

Conducive working environment

Learning & Development

Job summary

MCC, a global leader in premium label solutions, invites you to join its Shared Services Centre in Malaysia as a Project Leader/Delivery professional. The role focuses on leading and delivering projects from initiation through closure, ensuring adherence to scope, schedule, budget and quality.

You will coordinate with internal teams and external vendors, manage risks and stakeholder expectations, and drive governance, process improvements, and financial controls within a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Strong critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Good interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Attention to detail and accuracy in work.
• Ability to work independently and in a team under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage projects from initiation through closure, ensuring delivery against scope, schedule, budget and quality expectations.
• Lead and deliver Invoicing implementation projects, including regulatory compliance, system integration, process redesign, testing, deployment and post-go-live support.
• Develop comprehensive project plans covering scope, objectives, deliverables, timelines, resources, dependencies, communication, change management and governance.
• Lead project kickoff sessions, clarify roles and responsibilities, and establish accountability across the project team.
• Drive project execution with cross-functional teams and external vendors.
• Coordinate multiple workstreams, ensuring collaboration and alignment across stakeholders.
• Track progress, identify risks and issues, and implement mitigation plans.
• Manage and escalate project risks, issues and conflicts with clear contingency plans.
• Prepare and deliver status updates to senior stakeholders and sponsors.
• Manage project budgets, track actuals vs forecasts, and ensure financial controls.
• Optimize resource allocation and address capacity or skill gaps.
• Lead post-mortem reviews and implement continuous improvement.

Skills

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Critical thinking

Analytical

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in business administration, accounting and finance

Job description

Build your Career with an Industry Leaderat our Shared Services Centrein Malaysia.

As a global leader in premium label solutions, our purpose is to deliver the world's best label solutions that help our customers build their brands, while adding value to our employees, our shareholders, and the communities in which we operate.

If you share our vision and believe that you could contribute to the success of our company, we look forward to hearing from you!

Job Highlights

• Hybrid Working Arrangement
• Conducive Working Environment
• Learning & Development

Job Descriptions

Project Leadership & Delivery

• Lead and manage projects from initiation through closure, ensuring successful delivery against scope, schedule, budget and quality expectations.
• Lead and delivere-Invoicing implementation projects, including regulatory compliance, system integration, process redesign, testing, deployment and post-go-live support.
• Develop comprehensive project plans, covering scope, objectives, deliverables, timelines, resources, dependencies, communication, change management and governance requirements.
• Lead project kickoff sessions, ensure clarity of roles and responsibilities, and establish accountability across the project team.

Execution & Collaboration

• Drive project execution with cross-functional teams and external vendors (where applicable).
• Coordinate multiple workstreams, ensuring effective collaboration, prioritization and alignment across stakeholders.
• Track project progress and milestones, proactively identifying risks, issues, constraints and slippages.

Risk, Issue & Stakeholder Management

• Manage and escalat project risks, issues and conflicts promptly with clear mitigation and contingency plans.
• Prepare and deliver structured and transparent status updates to senior stakeholders, steering committees and project sponsors.

Financial & Resource Management

• Manage project budgets, track actuals vs. forecasts, and ensure adherence to financial controls and organizational guidelines.
• Optimize resource allocation and address capacity or skill gaps as needed.

Process Improvement & Governance

• Lead post-mortem reviews to identify lessons learned and implement continuous improvement recommendations.
• Champion best practices in project management, governance and controls to drive consistency and operational excellence.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, accounting and finance or related field.
• At least 6 years' working experience in related field (experience in shared services environment is preferred).
• Experience in project work, such as finance transformation, system implementation or process improvement.
• Strong computer skills and experience with relevant software programs.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Strong critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Good interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Attention to detail and a high level of accuracy in work.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team to meet tight deadlines.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and willingness to take on new challenges.

Only applicants who can legally live and work in Malaysia will be considered.