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Project Specialist (Business and Finance)

popmealsPetaling Jaya, Malaysia | SelangorOnsite
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Pop Meals is building the world’ leading digital QSR chain. Funded with over $28m by Y Combinator and leading tech investors from Silicon Valley, Europe and Asia, we’re conquering a trillion dollar market in Southeast Asia and soon the rest of the world.

Your responsibilities:



  • As Project Specialist you are on the fast track to gather experiences and learn the skills to build a multi-million dollar startup from the ground up.


  • You will directly work with our CEO and workshadow him all day. You will have access to the entire C-Suite and lead senior management meetings.


  • Enhance the CEO’s decision making process by providing advanced strategic and financial analysis using various data sources including our datawarehouse and Business Intelligence tools.


  • In your role, essentially you will be the additional pair of hands, ears, eyes, brains and additional voice of the CEO and to support our CEO all day round.


  • Join all of our CEO’s meetings including highly confidential strategy meetings, board meetings and investor pitch meetings.


  • Lead and organise meetings: prepare meeting agendas together with key leaders including department heads and C-suite.


  • Ensure the follow-up and execution of decisions.


  • Execute a fast, consistent rhythm in the organisation by structuring goal setting meetings, daily/ weekly huddles with key leaders and other accountability sessions to ensure the company moves at lightning speed.


  • Stay up-to-date on best practices, methodologies and tools to optimise project management.

You are:



  • Very ambitious (wants to become CEO eventually or found own company)

  • Master’s Degree Holder in Finance, Accounting, Economics or Computer Science

  • At least 1 year work experience at a top consultancy, investment bank or tech company in a role that works with financial data 

  • Advanced excel/spreadsheets skills (at least 2 years hands-on experience)

  • Advanced powerpoint and presentation skills

  • Have at least basic coding experience/ SQL usage to run BI and analytics queries 

  • Possess strong communication and presentation skills

  • Organised and reliable and a fast learner who is always thirsty to learn new things

  • Detail-oriented and care a lot about accuracy and structure

  • Overseas university educated preferred

That’s why you need to join our team:



  • Opportunity to get equity in the next billion dollar food & technology company in Southeast Asia

  • Work with the smartest and most passionate from over 15 nationalities

  • Rare opportunity to build a product that everyone around you loves, in one of the most exciting and fastest growing regions in the world

  • All the perks that come with working in a startup including free lunch and dinner.

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You will have access to the entire C-Suite and lead senior management meetings.</span></p></li></ul><div><br></div><ul><li><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#212529;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Enhance the CEO’s decision making process by providing advanced strategic and financial analysis using various data sources including our datawarehouse and Business Intelligence tools.</span></p></li></ul><div><br></div><ul><li><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#212529;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">In your role, essentially you will be the additional pair of hands, ears, eyes, brains and additional voice of the CEO and to support our CEO all day round.</span></p></li></ul><div><br></div><ul><li><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#212529;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Join all of our CEO’s meetings including highly confidential strategy meetings, board meetings and investor pitch meetings.</span></p></li></ul><div><br></div><ul><li><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#212529;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Lead and organise meetings: prepare meeting agendas together with key leaders including department heads and C-suite.</span></p></li></ul><div><br></div><ul><li><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#212529;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Ensure the follow-up and execution of decisions.</span></p></li></ul><div><br></div><ul><li><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#212529;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Execute a fast, consistent rhythm in the organisation by structuring goal setting meetings, daily/ weekly huddles with key leaders and other accountability sessions to ensure the company moves at lightning speed.</span></p></li></ul><div><br></div><ul><li><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#212529;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Stay up-to-date on best practices, methodologies and tools to optimise project management.</span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br></p><div><br></div><p dir="ltr"><strong>You are:</strong></p><div><br></div><ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#212529;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#212529;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Very ambitious (wants to become CEO eventually or found own company)</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#212529;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#212529;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Master’s Degree Holder in Finance, Accounting, Economics or Computer Science</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#212529;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#212529;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">At least 1 year work experience at a top consultancy, investment bank or tech company in a role that works with financial data&nbsp;</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#212529;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#212529;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Advanced excel/spreadsheets skills (at least 2 years hands-on experience)</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#212529;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#212529;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Advanced powerpoint and presentation skills</span></p></li><li 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