Product Owner

Own and manage the Allocations and Profitability Management product roadmap and delivery backlog. Gather, analyze, and document requirements from Finance, FP&A, Accounting, and other stakeholders. Partner with Finance stakeholders to define and optimize allocation methodologies and profitability processes. Coordinate System Integration Testing (SIT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) with business and technology teams.

Responsibilities

Own and manage the Allocations and Profitability Management product roadmap and delivery backlog; Prioritize business requirements, enhancements, and strategic initiatives based on business value, risk, and delivery capacity; Define delivery plans, milestones, dependencies, success metrics, and expected business outcomes; Ensure alignment between Finance objectives, allocation methodologies, and technology solutions; Gather, analyze, and document requirements from Finance, FP&A, Accounting, and other stakeholders; Prepare and maintain BRDs, FDDs, user stories, process flows, functional specifications, and acceptance criteria; Translate business requirements into clear, actionable deliverables for technology and implementation teams; Review solution designs and configuration proposals to confirm alignment with approved requirements and Finance processes; Maintain requirements traceability and manage changes to scope, requirements, and design decisions; Partner with Finance stakeholders to define and optimize allocation methodologies and profitability processes; Support decisions related to cost pools, allocation rules, allocation drivers, calculation logic, and profitability reporting; Drive process standardization, controls, transparency, and continuous improvement across allocation and profitability functions; Ensure solutions meet Finance governance, reporting, reconciliation, and audit requirements; Work with technology teams to support solution design, configuration, testing, deployment, enhancements, and production support; Develop and review UAT strategies, test plans, test scenarios, test cases, expected results, and business validation evidence; Coordinate System Integration Testing (SIT) and UAT with business and technology teams; Track defects, facilitate triage, prioritize fixes, coordinate retesting, and obtain business sign-off before deployment; Manage project timelines, risks, dependencies, decisions, and issue resolution; Coordinate training, communications, change management, production readiness, and post-deployment support; Facilitate requirements workshops, prioritization sessions, design reviews, status meetings, and leadership updates; Monitor metrics related to allocation accuracy, operational efficiency, profitability reporting, and business value; Identify opportunities for automation, optimization, and process simplification across Finance

Requirements

7–10 years of experience in product ownership, Finance systems, FP&A, cost management, allocations, or Finance transformation; Strong understanding of cost allocations, profitability management, driver-based costing, and financial reporting processes; Experience owning product roadmaps and delivering enterprise Finance initiatives; Experience preparing Business Requirements Documents (BRDs), Functional Design Documents (FDDs), user stories, process flows, acceptance criteria, and test scenarios; Experience coordinating User Acceptance Testing (UAT), including test case development, defect management, business validation, and sign-off; Strong project and stakeholder management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and timelines; Ability to translate Finance requirements into clear functional specifications and actionable deliverables for technology teams; High-level understanding of Oracle PCM, Oracle EPM, or similar profitability management platforms; Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field; Strong analytical, communication, facilitation, documentation, and organizational skills; Experience managing cross-functional projects, product roadmaps, delivery schedules, and stakeholder relationships

Nice to have

Experience with Oracle Profitability and Cost Management (PCM); Experience with Oracle EPM, EPBCS/PBCS, FCCS, or similar Finance platforms; Knowledge of activity-based costing, driver-based costing, and profitability analysis; Experience supporting Finance transformation programs in large enterprise environments; Familiarity with Agile delivery methods, backlog management, and release planning