Silco Fire & Security is looking for a Product Owner to serve as a primary technology partner to Finance and Accounting teams. Reporting to the Chief Information Officer, you will help guide an ERP replacement effort by shaping roadmaps, clarifying requirements, and ensuring reports, dashboards, and system changes are tested and transitioned in a way that supports how the business runs.
This onsite role is based in Cincinnati, OH and requires 5+ years of combined experience in product ownership and business systems work.
What you’ll do
- Partner with Finance and Accounting leadership to define and communicate a roadmap for the systems, reports, and dashboards that support their teams, aligned to business goals.
- Translate finance process opportunities and pain points into initiatives that balance near-term priorities with longer-term objectives.
- Gather and document requirements through interviews, workshops, and direct observation of how work gets done.
- Document current-state and future-state business processes, identifying gaps, inefficiencies, control risks, and improvement opportunities.
- Write requirements, business rules, and data mappings detailed enough for developers and testers to execute.
- Own and prioritize the Finance and Accounting backlog by business value, risk, effort, and technical feasibility; create user stories and acceptance criteria and keep the backlog ready for sprint planning.
- Plan and coordinate user acceptance testing with business users before releases.
- Analyze and validate data to support requirements, troubleshoot issues, and quantify business impact.
- Own the backlog for Finance and Accounting reports and dashboards so outputs are accurate, trusted, and aligned to decision-making; consolidate or retire redundant reports.
- Use a strong understanding of technical architecture and data to assess options, identify risks and dependencies, and evaluate trade-offs across configuration, customization, integration, and process changes.
- Collaborate with internal and external teams and participate actively in sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives.
- Act as a consultant to Finance and Accounting by presenting good/better/best options and explaining trade-offs across cost, effort, risk, and value.
- Build trusted relationships with business users and leadership through clear updates on progress, priorities, and next steps.
- Represent Finance and Accounting throughout the ERP replacement, including requirements definition, vendor evaluation, fit-gap analysis, data migration and reconciliation, testing, cutover planning, and change management.
- Support ERP transition outcomes that simplify processes and reporting rather than carrying forward workarounds.
- Monitor process and system performance, look for improvement and automation opportunities, and iterate based on user feedback.
What you bring
- 5+ years of combined experience as a Product Owner, Business Analyst, or Business Systems Analyst, with a history of delivering successful solutions.
- Experience delivering in agile and hybrid environments, with a solid understanding of agile principles and practices.
- Strong communication, collaboration, and facilitation skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences and influence decisions.
- Analytical and problem-solving capability to balance competing priorities and make data-driven decisions.
- Proficiency in data analysis and validation.
- Working knowledge of core finance and accounting processes including purchasing, payroll, month-end close, and reconciliations.
- Understanding of system integrations and data structures, including how changes in one system affect others.
- Experience with Jira and Confluence or equivalent tools.
Tools and technologies
- Jira, Confluence, Power BI, SQL, Salesforce
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance; accident and illness insurance; Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
- Company-paid short-term disability and life insurance.
- 401(k) with company match.
- Paid holidays and generous paid time off.
- Tuition reimbursement and company-paid training and certifications.
- Up to 8 paid volunteer hours per year, plus dollar-for-dollar matching of charitable gifts.
- Company events and recognition programs.
Preferred background
- Experience on ERP implementations or replacements, ideally from a business or requirements perspective.
- Experience supporting financial reporting and dashboards using BI tools such as Power BI.
- Experience querying data with SQL or similar tools.
- Familiarity with internal controls, SOX, or audit requirements related to system changes.
- Experience defining, testing, and refining solutions in Salesforce, including basic Salesforce administration.
- Product Owner certification (CSPO or PSPO) or Business Analysis certification (CBAP or CCBA).
Equal Opportunity and accommodations
Silco Fire & Security is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The company considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, military status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
Silco also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and to applicants and employees with known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related conditions. For accommodations related to applying or interviewing, contact Human Resources at (513) 733-5655 or aschmitz@silcofs.com.
Offers are contingent on successful completion of a pre-employment background check and drug screen in accordance with applicable law, including the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Positions that drive for work require a motor vehicle record review.
