Have you wondered how South Africa’s largest single brand retailer manages to offer its customers the most sought after products at the best prices? Has it been a career dream to work for a large organization that is known to be the friendliest retail brand; winning local and international awards for innovations and the use of state of the art systems and technology?
Is your next career move to join a team that constantly challenges itself to learn, grow and be agile? A team that works collaboratively with multiple internal and external stakeholders.
Has it been a career dream to be mentored by people centred leaders who create a space where you can be heard and encouraged to bring your innovative & critical thinking skills to the fore? If this resonates with you then this newly available opportunity has been crafted for you.
Purpose of the job
As a Finance Solutions Product Owner, and a member of the agile team, you are responsible for the execution of a finance product vision and delivery aligned with evolving customer and business needs. As the Product Owner, you play a crucial role in maximizing the economic value delivered by the team.
Acting as a strategic liaison, this role facilitates communication and determines solution objectives that align with broader organizational financial goals. The Product Owner will ensure that the right value-driven solutions are built whilst maintaining the highest standards of fiscal integrity, scalability, and automated accuracy.
Key Responsibilities
Apply domain expertise to deliver continuous optimization of the financial ecosystem.
Introduce new tools and practices that enhance the user experience, ensuring that financial processes are as seamless.
Provide critical business context to ensure every solution meets overarching financial needs, while supporting business owners in defining clear guidelines and expectations.
Strategically drive new system and product development
Oversee Support Service to the business
Training /Knowledge acquisition and transfer
Leadership
Ad hoc Responsibilities
Business degree with Finance and Information Systems/Technology subjects
Financial Accounting Degree, Product Owner or Scrum certification (Beneficial)
5 years of experience in a similar role leading a team of Business and Systems Analysts. (Beneficial)
Business acumen experience in retail finance environments. (Beneficial)
Project exposure to implement and design solutions aligned to industry practices
Facilitate training sessions/presentations
Above average computer literacy - MS Office & MS Project / Google Workspace
Curious mindset / self-learner
Resource Recruitment and on-boarding
Leadership skills
Project management skills
Hands on experience with software development and documentation
Able to explain technical details
Solid foundation in finance and business system design
Able to take responsibility and be self motivated
Able to develop ideas and share them clearly (in non-technical terms when required)
Able to explain solution trade-offs (in non-technical terms when required)
Able to work within a team
Analytical mindset and good problem-solving skills.
Will respond in a supportive and patient and friendly / approachable manner (passionate)
The following will be an advantage:
SAP/Oracle Finance
Financial Reporting Tools
Experience using Jira
Understand and translate business requirements into quality system solutions that ensure optimal system performance and stability and provide support and continuous improvement.
If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the closing date of this position, please regard your application as being unsuccessful.
PEP strives for equal opportunity in terms of its employment equity guidelines.
