Program Manager (Cost Transformation)

HP; Selangor; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

HP in Malaysia seeks a senior finance leader to guide project teams, drive cross-functional initiatives, and establish policies to improve financial performance. You will collaborate with business leaders to influence strategic decisions, conduct complex financial analyses, and mentor junior staff while representing the organization to external stakeholders.

The role requires 7–10 years in finance, CPA/CFA preferred, and experience with capital planning, ROI/NPV/IRR analyses, and SAP-based

Qualifications

• Four-year or Graduate Degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, or related discipline.
• Typically 7-10 years of work experience in financial management, internal audit, accounting, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Leads site capital investment planning and financial governance including CAPEX budgeting and forecasting.
• Owns site capital cash flow planning and forecasting.
• Manages depreciation planning and forecasting of asset base and investment portfolio.
• Leads cost transformation governance and productivity improvements.
• Develops robust financial business cases using ROI/NPV/IRR methodologies.

Skills

Financial analysis

Capital budgeting

Forecasting

ROI/NPV/IRR analysis

Cross-functional leadership

Policy establishment

Business partnering

SAP Applications

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration / Finance / Economics

Tools

SAP Applications

Excel

Job description

Job Summary

This role is responsible for leading and providing expertise to project teams, participating in cross-functional initiatives, and guiding process improvements and policy establishment. The role collaborates with business leaders to influence strategic decision-making and conducts complex financial analysis to achieve objectives effectively. The role also represents the business unit and the organization as needed, builds productive relationships, and mentors lower-level employees.

Description -

Job Summary

This role is responsible for leading and providing expertise to project teams, participating in cross-functional initiatives, and guiding process improvements and policy establishment. The role collaborates with business leaders to influence strategic decision-making and conducts complex financial analysis to achieve objectives effectively. The role also represents the business unit and the organization as needed, builds productive relationships, and mentors lower-level employees.

Responsibilities

• Leads site capital investment planning and financial governance, including CAPEX budgeting, forecasting, prioritization, utilization tracking, and investment performance management to ensure effective deployment of capital and alignment with business priorities.
• Owns site capital cash flow planning and forecasting, providing visibility to capital spending commitments, cash requirements, spending risks, and opportunities while driving forecast accuracy and disciplined capital execution.
• Manages depreciation planning and forecasting associated with the site’s asset base and capital investment portfolio, evaluating the financial impact of new investments, asset capitalization, useful life assumptions, and investment timing on the site’s cost structure.
• Leads financial governance for cost transformation initiatives, partnering with business and functional leaders to identify, validate, prioritize, and track structural cost-reduction opportunities and productivity improvements.
• Develops robust financial business cases for capital investments and transformation initiatives using financial evaluation methodologies such as Return on Investment (ROI), Net Present Value (NPV), Internal Rate of Return (IRR), payback period, and sensitivity/scenario analysis.
• Leads and/or provides expertise to functional project teams and participates in cross-functional initiatives.
• Acts as an expert providing direction and guidance to process improvements and establishing policies.
• Collaborates with business leaders to guide and influence strategic decision-making within a broad scope.
• Performs complex and occasionally highly complex financial analysis for a financial function or business, utilizing strong business understanding to achieve objectives effectively.
• Leads and drives business initiatives, overseeing analysts across multiple sub-functions within finance.
• Forecasts financial results within a broad scope and identifies opportunities for process improvement and policy development, actively engaging in their design and implementation.
• Represents the business unit during cross-regional or cross-functional planning processes.
• Represents the organization to external customers and clients.
• Applies advanced subject matter knowledge, leads, and contributes to complex projects, and exercises independent judgment in resolving business issues and establishing policies.
• Develops and builds productive internal/external working relationships and provides mentoring and guidance to lower-level employees.

Education & Experience Recommended

• Four-year or Graduate Degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.
• Typically has 7-10 years of work experience, preferably in financial management, internal audit, accounting, or a related field.

Preferred Certifications

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• Certified Financial Analyst (CFA)

Knowledge & Skills

• Accounting
• Auditing
• Automation
• Corporate Finance
• Data Analysis
• Economics
• Finance
• Financial Analysis
• Financial Modeling
• Financial Planning
• Financial Services
• Financial Statements
• Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
• Internal Controls
• Investments
• Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Process Improvement
• Profit And Loss (P&L) Management
• SAP Applications
• Variance Analysis

Cross-Org Skills

• Effective Communication
• Results Orientation
• Learning Agility
• Digital Fluency
• Customer Centricity

Impact & Scope

• Impacts function and leads and/or provides expertise to functional project teams and may participate in cross-functional initiatives.

Complexity

• Works on complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of multiple factors.

Disclaimer

• This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.

Job -

Supply Chain & Operations

Schedule -

Full time

Shift -

No Shift premium (Malaysia)

Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO) -

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