Product Owner - Finance

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About the job

As the Product Owner for Reporting and Consolidation you'll create a valuable collaboration between business and technology, ensuring that our financial systems meet business needs in a sustainable way. You will work closely with finance stakeholders, end users, and IT teams to ensure our financial systems meet their needs and drive business growth. Your responsibilities will include prioritizing tasks, driving development, and collaborating with both internal and external partners to ensure high-quality delivery.

In this role, you will collaborate with the Product Manager to ensure product development aligns with the overall roadmap and company strategy. You will work closely with finance stakeholders to understand their needs and gather detailed requirements. Prioritizing development tasks based on business value and strategic importance will be crucial. You will maintain and manage the product backlog, ensuring a clear, prioritized list of user stories. Working closely with internal and external development teams, you will ensure timely and effective delivery of system enhancements. Ensuring that delivered solutions meet quality standards and adhere to best practices is essential. You will maintain a strong understanding of IFRS and ensure that systems comply with relevant regulations. Building and maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders, including finance teams, IT teams, and external vendors, will be a key part of your role.

This is a permanent position based in Lund, Sweden, where the hiring manager and the team are located.

For the right candidate, we can also consider Kraków, Poland, or offer hybrid work solutions.

What you know

You have an extensive experience in finance, such as finance systems lead, financial controller, or finance transformation lead, is essential. Important to highlight is that you should have several years in roles involving financial reporting, consolidation, and treasury. This experience is crucial as it ensures you have a deep understanding of the complexities and nuances of financial reporting and consolidation, which are vital for maintaining accurate and compliant financial records.

Having experience as a Product Owner or Project Manager, successfully managing product backlogs, defining requirements, and delivering system enhancements, is required.

Besides that you know how to work with cross-functional stakeholders, including finance teams collaborating with IT teams or external vendors to implement system solutions. Proven experience in system transformation projects, focused on improving or modernizing financial systems, is also important. This includes hands-on experience in process automation, reducing manual workloads, and optimizing financial workflows. Fluency in English is required; proficiency in Swedish is a plus but not required.

Who you are

You know how to translate finance language into IT language and viceversa. Your ability to deliver system enhancements is complemented by your collaborative spirit, working seamlessly with cross-functional stakeholders. Your communication and stakeholder management are excellent.

What's in it for you?

Join our forward-thinking team where your expertise will be at the forefront of driving innovation. You'll work on impactful projects, collaborating with a diverse group of talented professionals who share your passion for tech and finance. Enjoy the flexibility of hybrid work options, and thrive in an environment that values creativity, inclusion, and continuous learning.
Be part of a company that not only supports your professional growth but also empowers you to make a real difference in creating a more resourceful, less wasteful world.

Assessment Information

We care about diversity, inclusion, and equity in our recruitment processes. We also believe behavioral traits can provide important insights into a candidate's fit to a role. To help us achieve this, we apply Pymetrics assessments, and upon application, you will be invited to play the assessment games.

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