Senior Associate - PMO Specialist

PwC Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC Malaysia is looking for a Senior Associate Project Manager to provide tax advisory, manage project delivery, and ensure compliance. The ideal candidate will possess strong project management skills and experience in Agile methodologies. Join a collaborative team and develop your career in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years as an Agile Project Manager, preferably in a Shared Service Centre.
• Proven project management, communication, and analytical skills.
• Able to communicate effectively in English.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple projects, ensuring timely and successful delivery.
• Track project progress and resource utilization.
• Primary point of contact for clients, establishing relationships.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Problem-solving

Education

Recognized University Degree in Business Management or related discipline

Tools

Azure DevOps

Jira

Trello

Job description

Description

Whether you’ve just graduated or have years of experience, this is a firm where you can learn and grow. It’s the PwC experience that stays with you as you build strong networks and make lasting friendships. Be part of a larger team as we work together, drawing on everyone's knowledge and skills to reimagine the possible. Join PwC today for the experience that stays with you.

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our people in tax services focus on providing advice and guidance to clients on tax planning, compliance, and strategy. These individuals help businesses navigate complex tax regulations and optimise their tax positions.

Those in tax compliance at PwC will focus on validating clients' compliance with tax laws and regulations. You will review and analyse financial data, prepare and file tax returns, and assist businesses in meeting their tax obligations while minimising risks of non-compliance.

Responsibilities

• Able to manage multiple small projects simultaneously, ensuring timely and successful delivery.
• Develop detailed project plans, including timelines, milestones, and resource allocation.
• Define project scope, objectives, and deliverables, ensuring clear understanding of client needs and requirements.
• Track project progress against established timelines and milestones, ensuring timely delivery of project deliverables, while monitoring budget and resource utilization.
• Identify and mitigate project risks and issues, proactively addressing any challenges to project success.
• Able to facilitate effective communication and coordination between clients, team members, and stakeholders, while attending to both business and technical considerations.
• Primary point of contact for clients, establishing and maintaining strong relationships.
• Regularly provide status and risk updates to manage client expectations.
• Solicit and incorporate client feedback into the project planning and execution process to ensure client satisfaction.
• Experience in managing API development and integration projects.
• Working collaboratively in a dynamic, ambiguous environment with multiple competing priorities to ensure project objectives are met.
• Liaise with all levels of staff within the team and user communities.
• Able to provide guidance, support, and feedback to juniors, ensuring the project scope is completed with high quality, on schedule and within budget.

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As a Senior Associate, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Use feedback and reflection to develop self awareness, personal strengths and address development areas.
• Delegate to others to provide stretch opportunities, coaching them to deliver results.
• Demonstrate critical thinking and the ability to bring order to unstructured problems.
• Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current industry or sector trends.
• Review your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance.
• Know how and when to use tools available for a given situation and can explain the reasons for this choice.
• Seek and embrace opportunities which give exposure to different situations, environments and perspectives.
• Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing and connecting with others.
• Able to read situations and modify behavior to build quality relationships.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

Requirements

• Recognized University Degree in Business Management or related discipline.
• 3-5 years of proven working experience as an Agile Project Manager, preferably in a Shared Service Centre or Business Process Outsourcing environment.
• Project management, communication and analytical skills.
• Team player with good interpersonal and problem-solving abilities.
• Passionate about learning new things and learning together with the team.
• Results oriented with an agile mindset.
• Able to communicate effectively in verbal and written English language with confidence.

Added advantage

• Strong understanding and practical experience implementing Agile methodologies (e.g. Scrum, Kanban) and related tools (e.g. Azure DevOps, Jira, Trello).
• Can facilitate and participate in Agile ceremonies, including backlog prioritization, sprint planning, tracking burn-down/velocity, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Possess certifications in Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP).

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Accounting Practices, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Communication, Corporate Tax Planning, Creativity, Drafting Tax Documents, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Financial Audit, Financial Review, Financial Statement Analysis, Inclusion, Intellectual Curiosity, Learning Agility, Monitoring and Analyzing Financial Trends, Optimism, Preparing Tax Documents, Project Management, Regulatory Compliance Consulting, Regulatory Submissions Filing, Self-Awareness {+ 9 more}

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Government Clearance Required?

No

For further information, and to apply, please visit our website via the “Apply” button below.

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