Business Analyst/Product Owner with financial experience

For one of our clients, we are looking for a Product Owner/Business Analyst responsible for maximizing product value delivered by a cross-functional development team building a next-generation HR/ERP platform.
Acting as the main link between finance SMEs and the delivery team, you will translate complex accounting and operational workflows into a clear product roadmap and prioritized backlog, ensuring solutions align with customer needs, business objectives, and quality standards within an Agile environment.
Requirements:
Experience & Knowledge

Minimum 2 years in a PO role, or 3–5 years in a similar BA/PO position in a Scrum environment

Proven experience delivering complex IT/software products in the accounting/finance domain

Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum frameworks and the full product development lifecycle

Experience working with cross-functional and distributed teams

Ability to balance business priorities, technical constraints, and user needs

Experience collaborating with multiple Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) — accountants, finance controllers, auditors

Skills

Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable experience

Experience in Payments (preparation, processing, validation and execution)

Experience in Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across technical and non-technical audiences

Proven ability to build alignment across diverse stakeholders and drive decisions that unlock the next actionable piece of work

Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities

Ability to clearly define and communicate product requirements and decisions

Experience in creating high-quality user stories, acceptance criteria, and product documentation

Strong prioritization and decision-making skills — comfortable cutting scope and making calls under uncertainty

Ability to work independently while maintaining a high level of transparency

Tools & Practices

Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps and Miro

· AI proficiency
· Familiarity with UX principles

Understanding of API-based systems and integrations relevant to ERP ecosystems

· Data-driven mindset
Nice to Have

Domain experience with ERP or HR systems

Understanding of core accounting principles (double-entry bookkeeping, period-end close, multi-entity reporting)

Familiarity with Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD) as a collaborative way of working - using structured examples and shared language to introduce and validate new domains or implementation phases before development begins

Professional certification: CBAP, PSPO or equivalent

Main responsibilities:

Work closely with SMEs to define and scope upcoming implementation phases

Translate business needs into clear user stories and acceptance criteria, in collaboration with the technical team

Communicate, follow and understand the client's product vision, strategy, and roadmap

Collaborate with client, development teams, UX/UI, QA and Scrum Master/PM

Accept or reject completed work based on acceptance criteria

Support the testing process, ensuring delivered features meet defined acceptance criteria and business expectations

Introduce new domains and phases using Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD) as a structured, team-wide way of working

Report on delivered work and communicate outcomes to stakeholders, maintaining visibility of progress against the roadmap

Participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and demos

Manage dependencies and mitigate delivery risks

Drive product improvements using data, feedback, and KPIs as expert and align with the client

Originally posted on Himalayas