Senior Finance Product Owner - Project Accounting

Eaton Corporation•Raleigh, NC

15h•Onsite

About The Position

Eaton’s Corporate Sector division is seeking a Senior Finance Product Owner - Project Accounting. This role involves setting and communicating product vision, developing and maintaining the product roadmap, and defining key operational processes like the product release schedule. The individual will collaborate closely with business partners and customers to define epics aligned with business objectives for Scrum or Kanban teams. This position tracks and manages product funding, defines work priorities, and balances new features with continuous improvement, system health, and support. The Senior Product Owner works directly with analysts, engineers, and other product team members to execute the product roadmap, guide the development lifecycle, define user stories, and represent the voice of the customer. The role is responsible for maximizing value, prioritizing, and managing the product backlog. It is noted that this role requires significant Corporate Finance/Accounting principles to work with internal finance teams, and Finance Product Ownership or Project Management experience alone is insufficient. Previous experience as a Sr. Finance/Accounting professional is required.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution.
Min 5+ years specifically in highly complex Accounting projects and programs.
Minimum of 7 years of experience as an analyst, project manager, engineer, business manager or program lead on moderate to highly complex Accounting projects and programs.
2+ years of experience as a Product Owner or equivalent position within large global corporation.
Must be able to work without sponsorship now or in the future.
Must currently reside within 50 miles of posted locations(s).
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
Good team-oriented interpersonal skills.
Good team player, self-motivated and committed with an ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.

Nice To Haves

Preferred MS/ MBA with concentration in Finance or Accounting.
Significant understanding of Corporate Accounting Principles
Expertise in SAP’s Project Systems module and Oracle’s Project Accounting module, including how they handle Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), project lifecycles, and financial postings.
Understanding of integration points between the project accounting system and other enterprise tools
Expertise in financial compliance requirements and internal controls.
Practical knowledge and experience with product management and modern product delivery processes
Practical knowledge of and experience working with Agile, Scrum, and/or Kanban software delivery teams
General understanding of DevSecOps principles
General familiarity with modern software development principles including code management, test automation, APIs, microservices, and cloud services.

Responsibilities

Define and communicate the product vision, roadmap, and epics to meet customer and business needs
Own the product backlog, managing and prioritizing user stories, decomposing epics into features, and continuous improvement work
Plan, manage, and track product funding. Is fully responsible for product budget and profit plan
Develops and maintains product-specific persona and customer journeys
Work closely with business stakeholders and customers, understanding their priorities and defining business outcomes and KPIs for the product in collaboration with those key stakeholders
Communicate goals for product increments and releases. Define goals for team sprints.
Support the onboarding of internal and external resources
Accountable for product support, stability, and governance: including data, policy, cybersecurity, and usage
Act as a functional expert in areas related to the product
Define product processes (e.g., release schedule) and support process improvement activities across product processes (Lean, Agile, Scrum, DevSecOps, etc.)
Understand the different types of projects and full end to end lifecycles to enable robust process definitions with other key capability owners.
Understand commercial, business and go-to-market strategies where applicable.
Support a Secure Product Development Lifecycle approach that establishes a strong cybersecurity focus and culture across the entire engineering lifecycle.
Manage contracts with software and service vendors to support the product strategy
Drive development of features that provide rigorous project financial tracking and cost control.
Champion capabilities like project budgeting, cost forecasting, and profitability analysis to give stakeholders real-time visibility into project spend vs. budget. Set product outcomes around improved cost transparency
Embed robust financial controls and compliance checks into the product. Ensure all project accounting processes and data handling meet corporate and regulatory standards (e.g. SOX, revenue recognition policies, capital vs. expense treatment)
Ensure the product supports complex project structures spanning multiple business units or legal entities