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. Salary information is a general guideline only; actual pay depends on candidate skills, experience, qualifications, and market. Job Summary The Accounting Senior Product Owner sets and communicates product vision, develops and maintains the product roadmap, and defines key operational processes such as the product release schedule. The role works 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, balances new features against continuous improvement, system health, and support, and maximizes product value by prioritizing and managing the product backlog. The position supports simple products with small impact on business outcomes while contributing to foundational business functions. Responsibilities Define and communicate the product vision, roadmap, and epics to meet customer and business needs. Own the product backlog, manage and prioritize user stories, decompose epics into features, and perform 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, understanding their priorities and defining business outcomes and KPIs in collaboration with them. Communicate goals for product increments and releases; define goals for team sprints. Support 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 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 such as project budgeting, cost forecasting, and profitability analysis to give stakeholders real‑time visibility into project spend versus budget. 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. 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 a large global corporation. 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 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. Skills Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal; often works with other business analysts, project managers, and business teams. Good team‑oriented interpersonal skills; assists with facilitation sessions and effectively interfaces with a wide variety of people. Good team player, self‑motivated, and committed, able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines. EEO Statement We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job‑related reasons regardless of an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law. Eaton believes in second‑chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of such history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act, and other local laws. You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about a conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report. To request a disability‑related reasonable accommodation, please call View phone number on click.appcast.io. Benefits: Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits, Retirement benefits, and paid and unpaid time‑away programs. For more details, please visit the Eaton Benefits Overview. #J-18808-Ljbffr Eaton