Project Analyst Jobs in Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at MISC Group

Title: Project Analyst

Company: MISC Group

Location: Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

This role resides under MISC Marine (the Integrated Marine Services arm of MISC Group) and a 2-Years Contract role

Key Accountabilities

1. Project Planning, Monitoring & Governance

Support project planning, scheduling, progress tracking, and reporting activities.
Monitor project milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and risks to ensure adherence to approved timelines.
Prepare project status reports, dashboards, governance papers, and steering committee materials.
Track and escalate project issues, risks, and decisions requiring management attention.

2. Cost Control & Financial Management

Monitor project expenditures against approved budgets and forecasts.
Track project commitments, purchase orders, invoices, and vendor payments.
Support budget planning, cost forecasting, and financial reporting activities.
Identify potential cost overruns and recommend corrective actions to maintain budget compliance.
Assist in evaluating change requests and assessing financial impacts on project budgets.
Maintain accurate financial records and supporting documentation for audit and governance purposes.

3. Vendor & Contract Administration

Monitor vendor deliverables and contractual obligations against agreed project milestones.
Support contract management activities including variation orders, commercial tracking, and payment verification.
Coordinate with Procurement, Finance, and vendors to ensure timely execution of procurement-related activities

4. Project Reporting & Performance Management

Develop and maintain project dashboards, KPI reporting, and performance metrics.
Consolidate project progress updates from multiple workstreams.
Support preparation of management presentations, business updates, and project governance reports.
Ensure project documentation remains current, complete, and auditable.

5. Post Go-Live Support Management

Coordinate hypercare and stabilization activities following system go-live.
Monitor issue logs, service requests, defects, and support tickets to ensure timely resolution.
Facilitate communication between business users, support teams, vendors, and project stakeholders during stabilization periods.
Track and report post-implementation KPIs, service performance, and operational readiness metrics.
Support transition from project implementation team to business-as-usual support teams.
Ensure lessons learned, knowledge transfer, support documentation, and operational procedures are completed and maintained.

6. Stakeholder Management

Work closely with project managers, business stakeholders, technical teams, Finance, Procurement, and vendors.
Facilitate project meetings, workshops, and follow-up actions.
Support cross-functional collaboration to resolve project and operational issues.

7. Continuous Improvement

Identify opportunities to improve project governance, reporting processes, financial controls, and support management practices.
Support benefit realization tracking and post-implementation reviews.
Contribute to organizational project management standards, methodologies, and best practices.

8. Vision & Mission

Support achievement of MISC Marine's digital transformation objectives and organizational strategic goals through effective project governance, financial stewardship, and operational support.

EXPERIENCE

Minimum 5 years' experience in project administration, project controls, PMO, cost management, or business analyst roles.
Experience supporting large-scale ERP, digital transformation, or enterprise system implementation projects.
Experience in project budgeting, cost tracking, financial reporting, and vendor management.
Experience managing post go-live support, hypercare activities, or operational handover processes is an added advantage.
Familiarity with project management methodologies and governance practices.

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Project Management, Engineering, or related discipline.
Professional certification in Project Management (PMP, PRINCE2, CAPM, or equivalent) is an added advantage.
Knowledge of ERP platforms, project management tools, and reporting solutions is preferred.

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