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Jestais

Product Owner – Accounting (1-Year Contract)

Montreal, Quebec · Contract

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 7 days ago
SQLData VisualizationProduct ManagementProduct StrategyAgileRoadmappingStakeholder ManagementFinancial AnalysisAccountingBudgetingSupply ChainProcurementERPCustomer SuccessAR/VRLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingFinancial ReportingAccounts PayableWarehouse Management System

About the role

  • We are seeking a Product Owner - Accounting to join our Product Team in Montreal, QC.
  • This is a one-year contract position to provide maternity leave coverage.

Responsibilities

  • Own and manage the Accounting product backlog, ensuring alignment with business objectives, customer needs, and technical feasibility. Continuously prioritize and refine backlog items to maximize business value.
  • Act as the primary liaison between Accounting, Product Management, Engineering, QA, Professional Services, and Customer Success to define and deliver innovative financial solutions.
  • Gather, analyze, and document business requirements, translating them into clear epics, user stories, workflows, and acceptance criteria.
  • Develop functional specifications that support financial operations while maintaining compliance with accounting principles and enterprise architecture.
  • Collaborate closely with development teams throughout implementation, providing ongoing clarification, answering business questions, and removing functional roadblocks.
  • Partner with QA teams to define comprehensive test scenarios, validate financial calculations, and support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to ensure solution quality.
  • Monitor product performance after release by reviewing customer feedback, support issues, product metrics, and enhancement requests to drive continuous improvement.
  • Support product roadmap planning by identifying opportunities to modernize financial processes, improve automation, and leverage emerging technologies, including AI-driven financial capabilities.
  • Support documentation, product demonstrations, customer workshops, and internal training initiatives to ensure successful adoption of new functionality.
  • Own and manage the Accounting product backlog, ensuring alignment with business objectives, customer needs, and technical feasibility.

Requirements

  • Education
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
  • Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or equivalent Agile certification is considered an asset.
  • Experience
  • 5+ years of experience as a Product Owner, Business Analyst, Functional Consultant, or similar role in enterprise software.
  • Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies and the software development lifecycle.
  • Hands-on experience with Accounting ERP systems, including General Ledger (GL), Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), Fixed Assets, Financial Reporting, Budgeting, Cost Accounting, or Project Accounting.
  • Experience working within R etail Pl annin g is highly desirable.
  • Familiarity with accounting principles, financial controls, month- end and year-end closing processes.
  • Experience with SQL and relational databases (Oracle experience is preferred).

Nice to have

  • Experience supporting ERP modernization or cloud migration initiatives.
  • Familiarity with financial compliance requirements, audit processes, and regulatory reporting.
  • Knowledge of retail financial operations, including inventory accounting, landed cost, purchasing, and sales reconciliation.
  • Experience with reporting and analytics platforms such as Power BI or Oracle BI is an asset.
  • Additional Information
  • Expected contract period: August 2026 through July 2027 (approximately one year).
  • We thank all applicants for their interest
  • only those shortlisted will be contacted.

Skills

  • Technical Skills & Abilities
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
  • Strong stakeholder management and facilitation skills.

Benefits

  • Our Vision Suite and FarsightIQ platforms power global retailers and wholesalers, enabling end-to-end operations across merchandising, planning, supply chain, and omni-channel commerce.
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