Director, Finance Transformation and Program Management Office (PMO)

Build your Career with an Industry LeaderAs the global leader of premium labels MCC helps brands stand out in competitive markets and inspire positive consumer experiences. Backed by over a century of printing experience MCC is focused on the future by developing consumer-driven innovations and sustainable packaging solutions. Working for our team you can truly make a SummaryThe Director of Finance Transformation and Program Management Office (PMO) will establish and lead the disciplined execution of the Finance project portfolio both within Global Shared Services and the greater Finance Function. This role will set governance portfolio reporting financial tracking and benefits realization to ensure Finance Functional initiatives will deliver measurable outcomes and are communicated appropriately to executive level leadership. This position will play a central role in advancing Finance Transformation by driving standardization simplification process improvement and scalable ways of working across the Finance organization. The role will also partner with Finance leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to translate transformation priorities into actionable programs that improve efficiency strengthen controls and enhance business addition the Program Manager will run the strategic prioritization and resource management process across the portfolio and directly lead one or two critical strategic initiatives from initiation through delivery. The position will be a key component of the Global Shared Services network and liaison strongly with the Project organization in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia (MYSSC). Why work at MCC:Competitive CompensationGenerous benefits package including medical dental vision disability life insurance and 401(k)Paid Holidays: New Years Memorial Day Fourth of July Labor Day Thanksgiving Day after Thanksgiving Christmas Eve Christmas Day plus two floating HolidaysKey Responsibilities Establish and lead the Finance PMO to manage the end-to-end Finance project portfolio including governance standards templates operating cadence and executive-level reporting. Partner with the MYSSC project organization to capture represent and report Malaysia-led Finance initiatives ensuring our CFO has clear visibility to Total Finance portfolio scope status priorities and resource implications. Drive Finance Transformation roadmap execution by translating strategic priorities into structured programs sequenced workstreams clear milestones and measurable business outcomes. Lead process standardization and simplification initiatives across Finance partnering with functional owners to improve efficiency strengthen controls reduce complexity and enable scalable global ways of working. Build and maintain portfolio dashboards and health reporting (scope schedule budget risks/issues benefits) enhancing and leveraging existing structure from MYSSC. Implement a consistent approach to financial oversight including budget tracking forecast management spend visibility (internal/external) and variance reporting across the Finance portfolio. Define and operationalize benefits realization practices (KPIs baselines target outcomes measurement cadence and post-implementation tracking) to ensure initiatives deliver intended value. Establish and maintain portfolio-level RAID (risks assumptions issues dependencies) management including escalation paths and decision logs. Drive a Finance portfolio intake and prioritization process including demand capture business case readiness scoring/criteria and recommendation packages for leadership. Lead strategic planning and prioritization cycles (e.g. quarterly/bi-annual) ensuring alignment to Finance strategy business outcomes and capacity constraints. Own resource management and capacity planning across the Finance portfolio coordinating with Finance leaders functional owners and key partners to optimize allocation and sequencing. Facilitate cross-functional portfolio governance forums (steering committees operating reviews prioritization councils) and ensure action follow-through combined with the other PMO organizations in HR and IT. Drive portfolio dependency management and integrated planning to avoid conflicts identify bottlenecks and enable coordinated delivery across workstreams. Provide structure and support for change control ensuring impacts to scope schedule cost and value are understood documented and approved. Partner with Finance leaders and stakeholders to ensure readiness adoption and handoff plans are in place (communications training support stabilization). Directly lead one or two strategic Finance initiatives (from the Finance Functional roadmap) through deliverybuilding the plan coordinating stakeholders managing vendors as needed and ensuring outcomes are achieved. Capture lessons learned and continuously improve our PMO processes templates reporting and governance perform this job successfully an individual should perform each essential duty at the highest level. Below are the minimum requirements of education experience knowledge and skills required to competently perform in this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Bachelors degree in accounting or finance or equivalent practical experience. 7 years of program/project management experience delivering cross-functional initiatives (portfolio/program experience strongly preferred). Demonstrated experience building or operating a PMO including governance reporting and portfolio standards in Business or Finance Transformation. Proven ability to manage portfolio financials (budgeting forecasting variance tracking) and translate execution into business insights. Experience establishing and managing benefits realization frameworks and KPI measurement for large initiatives. Strong executive communication skills including ability to produce concise leadership-ready materials and facilitate decision-making forums. Demonstrated ability to coordinate stakeholders across business and technical teams influencing without authority and driving accountability. Proficiency with common project and reporting tools (e.g. Microsoft Project Smartsheet Excel/Power BI). Candidate must be comfortable traveling 1025% of the time based on project Qualifications Professional certification such as PMP PgMP PMI-ACP or equivalent. Experience in Business or Finance transformation or technology programs. Experience managing vendors and third-party implementations. Experience with portfolio/program management and executive-level reporting. Experience in manufacturing industries or complex multi-site Competencies Portfolio governance operating cadence and executive reporting establishes clear routines decision forums and leadership-ready visibility across the full portfolio. Strategic prioritization and decision facilitation helps leaders evaluate trade-offs focus resources on the highest-value work and make timely fact-based decisions. Resource management capacity planning and dependency management balances demand against available capacity & identifies cross-workstream constraints. Financial acumen (budgeting forecasting variance analysis) understands project economics and can connect spend forecast changes and benefits realization. Senior stakeholder management and expectation setting builds trust with functional leaders by communicating clearly managing commitments and surfacing issues early. Risk management and problem solving anticipates delivery risks escalates with sound judgment and drives practical resolution of issues and blockers. Data-driven reporting and attention to detail uses accurate metrics disciplined follow-up and clear reporting to create transparency and confidence in portfolio status. Conflict resolution and influencing without authority navigates competing priorities builds alignment and drives accountability through relationships and facts. Continuous improvement mindset looks for ways to simplify processes improve governance effectiveness and mature PMO practices over role is primarily office-based or home office-based requiring extended periods of sitting computer use occasional walking or light lifting and may involve brief visits to manufacturing areas; reasonable accommodations will be provided as needed.