Finance Product Owner

The GN Group is a global leader in intelligent audio solutions that let you hear more, do more and be more than you ever thought possible. With our unique competencies within medical, professional and consumer audio solutions, we transform lives through the power of sound.

GN is renowned for its proficiency in human ear acoustics, wireless communication, and compact design, with its audio products distributed under the names ReSound, Beltone, Interton, Jabra, and BlueParrott across 100 nations. Founded in 1869, the GN Group employs more than 5,500 people and is listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen (GN.CO).

Are you a problem solver with experience in finance, ERP systems and transformation projects? Do you enjoy assignments involving working collaboratively across domains, breaking down complexity and creating pragmatic, yet sustainable solutions that can bring long-term improvements? If that sounds exciting, this could be a fantastic opportunity for you.

We are looking for a Finance Product Owner. You will be responsible for Invest to Divest with focus on Fixed Assets, R&D and Other Projects Accounting. As we are on a continuous build up of the Global Finance Process Team, experience from cross functional knowledge in other End to End Finance processes is beneficial (not mandatory)

We are looking for an experienced professional joining us in the journey to transform, strengthen, and optimize the way we work with finance processes and systems, across the company.

The Team you will be part of: You will become a crucial part of the team that owns global finance processes, delivers finance transformation efforts, and has an important role on a number of IT/Finance projects and initiatives, within our company.

As our Finance Product Owner, you will be the main link between Finance processes and IT systems. The role is the single point of contact for IT and Finance super users regarding global finance processes, including changes on how processes are executed in the ERP system. You will focus on Training, communication, and organizational change management.

Requirements

• 5+ years of solid experience within finance, finance processes and systems, business consulting, or related areas. Proficiency in optimizing processes or quality control within the financial field can be favorable.
• Significant knowledge of finance operations and processes.
• Proficiency in ERP systems. Familiarity with MS D365 combined with a solid grasp of ERP release management processes can be beneficial.
• Positive communication, stakeholder, and change management skills
• Experience in managing projects and change initiatives is a benefit.
• Fluent in English

Responsibilities

• Process standardization and optimization
• Ensure adherence to Global Standard Processes.
• Support Global Process Owner in the design of new processes.
• Give input to process standardization and optimization across our company, including initiating changes to process and ERP solution (MS D365).
• Participate in process walkthroughs with functional teams (ERP rollout).
• Support identifying gaps to standard processes, including definition of business requirements in order to bridge identified gaps.
• Update and maintain process documentation (work instructions) and end user guides.
• Training, communication, and organizational change management
• Establish and build a super user community under relevant process, incl. identification and commitment of new super users.
• Ensure communication to super users about changes to process and systems related to periodic releases and ERP rollouts.
• Give input to content of training and communication; develop training material where required.
• Plan and perform training of super users and other relevant users.
• Answer queries (process and business rules) from super users.
• ERP Release management and testing
• Assess the need for changes to ERP solution, e.g., based on new external requirements.
• Assess new features together with Finance Solution Architect and identify possible solution in partnership with functional consultants.
• Support impact assessment on Finance organization and processes.
• Raise, asses/qualify change requests and give input to prioritization. Sign off on change ready for release.
• Define test scope and data; coordinate testing, sign off on test cases.

The offer

• A full pay, together with an annual bonus, and an attractive benefits package including medical care, lunch/cafeteria card, life insurance and pension plan. 
• An environment which provides opportunities of working with multiple stakeholders, professional support and the possibility to share knowledge and best practices. 
• On-going development opportunities in a multinational environment that will inspire you to grow professionally and individually. 
• Wide variety of projects and tasks, creative goals, and independence in achieving them. 
• Flexible working conditions – Hybrid work model. 
• Modern office in a convenient location, in the Centre of Warsaw 

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