Senior Finance Product Owner - Project Accounting

Eaton’s Corporate Sector division is currently seeking a Senior Finance Product Owner – Project Accounting. The expected annual salary range for this role is $130,000 – $190,000 a year. Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations. What You’ll Do Job Summary: The Accounting Senior Product Owner will set and communicate the product vision, develop and maintain the product roadmap, and define key operational processes like the product release schedule. The individual will work closely with business partners and customers to define epics that align with key business objectives for the Scrum or Kanban team. The Senior Product Owner tracks and manages product funding, defines work priorities, and balances new features against continuous improvement, system health, and support. The role works directly with analysts, engineers, and other product team members to execute the roadmap, guide the development lifecycle, define user stories, and serve as the voice of the customer. Additional responsibilities include supporting onboarding of internal and external resources, guaranteeing product support, stability, and governance, acting as a functional expert, defining product processes, and driving feature development that provides rigorous project financial tracking and cost control. Job 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; fully responsible for product budget and profit plan. Develop and maintain product‑specific personas and customer journeys. Work closely with business stakeholders and customers to understand their priorities and define business outcomes and KPIs in collaboration with 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: 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). 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, and 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. Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution. Minimum 5 years specifically in highly complex Accounting projects and programs. Minimum 7 years of experience as an analyst, project manager, engineer, business manager or program lead on moderate to highly complex Accounting projects. Minimum 2 years of experience as a Product Owner or equivalent position within a large global corporation. 5 + years of experience as a Senior Finance/Accounting professional within a large corporation; finance product ownership or project management experience alone is not sufficient. Must be able to work without sponsorship now or in the future. Must currently reside within 50 miles of posted location(s); relocation is not available for this role. Preferred Qualifications Master’s or 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 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. Skills Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal; often works with business analysts, project managers, and business teams. Good team‑oriented interpersonal skills; facilitates sessions and may require coaching on how to lead and influence others. Self‑motivated team player who can work under pressure and meet tight deadlines. 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