Product Owner: Finance - ISC
About The Position
As a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable, and efficient climate solutions for buildings, homes and transportation, it's our responsibility to put the planet first. For us at Trane Technologies, and through our businesses including Trane® and Thermo King, sustainability is not just how we do business—it is our business. The Product Owner for Finance & Accounting leads the strategy, roadmap, and execution of digital products that power core financial operations. This role bridges accounting expertise with product leadership, ensuring that systems supporting general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, financial reporting, compliance workflows, and reconciliation processes are accurate, scalable, and aligned with regulatory standards. The Finance Product Owner partners closely with Finance, FP&A, compliance, audit teams, and Strategic Business Partner (SBP) to deliver solutions that strengthen financial integrity and operational efficiency.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, Business, or related field.
- 3–7 years of experience in product ownership, financial systems, or accounting operations.
- Strong understanding of GAAP, internal controls, and financial reporting processes.
- Experience with Core Business Systems (e.g. Oracle, WorkSight, enterprise reporting systems).
- Ability to translate financial requirements into technical specifications.
- Excellent communication, prioritization, and stakeholder management skills.
Nice To Haves
- CPA, CMA, or similar accounting certification.
- Background in Agile and Lean methodologies and cross-functional product delivery.
- Familiarity with data analytics, financial modeling, or BI tools.
Responsibilities
- Define and maintain a clear product vision and roadmap for finance and accounting systems.
- Document and translate complex accounting, audit, and compliance requirements into actionable requirements and product features.
- Ensure alignment with GAAP, internal controls, and enterprise financial strategy.
- Identify opportunities for automation, process optimization, and modernization of financial workflows.
- Partner with Finance, FP&A, Treasury, Audit, and Compliance teams to understand needs and pain points.
- Serve as the primary liaison between finance stakeholders and BSP teams and product teams.
- Facilitate cross-functional discussions to ensure clarity, alignment, and shared understanding of deliverables and priorities.
- Own and prioritize the product backlog, ensuring high-value features are delivered efficiently.
- Write clear user stories, accounting requirements, and acceptance criteria, considering journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, close processes, and reporting.
- Collaborate with BSP teams to ensure timely delivery of features and enhancements.
- Validate solutions through testing, stakeholder feedback, and financial reviews.
- Strong understanding of GAAP, technical accounting, financial ERPs, financial reporting tools, and account reconciliations.
- Ensure data integrity across interconnected systems and financial data flows.
- Support audit readiness through strong controls, traceability, and documentation.
- Continuously evaluate product performance and identify areas for improvement.
- Communicate product impact to business stakeholders through dashboards, reporting, and presentations.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Holistic wellness programs with generous incentives
- Family building benefits include fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
- 401K match up to 6%, plus an additional 2% core contribution = up to 8% company contribution.
- Paid time off includes 15 vacation days, 9 paid holidays, 3 floating holidays, sick leave, and additional options to support volunteer and parental leave.
- Educational and training opportunities through company programs along with tuition assistance and student debt support.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
