Product Manager

Inflo Limited; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company specializing in audit solutions is looking for a Product Manager to enhance user experience and drive product direction. The ideal candidate has external audit experience and strong collaboration skills. This role supports product improvements and advocates for customer needs, while working closely with various teams. Enjoy benefits like flexible work, private medical insurance, and generous holidays. Located in Newcastle with options for remote work.

Benefits

6% Employer pension contributions

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Private medical insurance

Flexible working environment

Employee referral bonus

Financial support for home working

Qualifications

• Experience in external audit of financial statements.
• Ability to adapt and communicate effectively with teams.
• Detail-oriented with the ability to work cross-functionally.

Responsibilities

• Understand and advocate for customer needs through feedback.
• Support on complex product matters and optimize usage.
• Collaborate with internal teams for product enhancements.

Skills

External audit experience

Strong communication

Critical thinking

Organizational skills

Collaboration

Education

ACA or equivalent certification

Bachelor's degree in accounting or Finance

Tools

SQL

SAAS applications

Job description

Overview

Inflo is seeking a Product Manager (PM) to join the Workpapers Solutions department. This role will report to the Head of Working Papers Solutions (HoWS). The PM will use their direct experience in external audit, and Inflo product expertise, to add value for all stakeholders both external and internal. They must understand current and future needs of customers and prospects, advocate for them, and support them through new or complex product matters. They will help steer the vision and long-term direction of their product domain(s), by iteratively scoping and designing product changes and gathering key feedback on these changes. They will collaborate with all software and service delivery teams, and with the wider business to ensure a well-informed cohort surrounds the product. This role is pivotal in enhancing the user experience and quality of audit engagements using our software, and to help ensure continued alignment with industry practices and workflows.

Responsibilities

• Understand the current and future requirements of customers, key prospects, and 'target list' firms through a combination of outbound and inbound activities, including reviewing suggestions, questions and tickets raised direct from users, seeking pre-release and post-release feedback, organising workshops and experimentation such as A/B testing, liaising internally with colleagues and other stakeholders, leveraging data from product usage (using SQL for rich customised data), and leveraging discovery sessions with target customers.
• Identify, directly or via internal teams, any product challenges our customers/prospects are facing and any blockers from getting optimal use of our products.
• Support on complex product matters, including providing 2nd line support on escalated support tickets, and triaging bugs/investigations to Product Owners.
• Advocate for customer requirements and propose product enhancements or changes by designing wireframes which ensure accordance with relevant regional standards, workflows, and industry best practice.
• Prepare and maintain release notes and product guidance with clear & timely communication to relevant audiences.
• Own, analyze and monitor key defined metrics for usage of products and take timely action to address any identified issues (and even reaching out to thank promoters). Key metrics include: NPS score for customers; # of support tickets per engagements.
• Collaborate with the Audit Implementation Services (AIS) team to review and monitor the learning and development approach and materials they develop and use, specifically to ensure accuracy on product functionality and appropriate usage.
• Work directly with the Marketing department to assist with content creation where product knowledge is needed. Support conversations about product pricing, positioning, and marketing.
• Contribute to whitepapers and webinars about product enhancements and representing Inflo at industry conferences.
• Continuously evaluate and help improve product team workflows to align with best practices and organizational goals.
• Experienced in external audit of financial statements, with knowledge of auditing and accounting standards (e.g. GAAP, GAAS, PCAOB and Quality Management/Control standards).
• Strong communicator, with an ability to adapt and collaborate in an innovative team, and able to relay detailed information to a variety of audiences.
• Be a critical thinker, able to apply sound logical reasoning to all your decision making based on available data.
• Confidence to challenge and defend product approaches externally.
• Highly organised, detail oriented, and able to work cross-functionally.
• ACA or equivalent certification, Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Desired: product design/development exposure.
• Product Manager/Product Owner qualification or equivalent.
• SAAS or web applications background.
• Audit experience to include client-facing portfolio management.

About Inflo

Inflo is a fast-paced, agile, and rapidly scaling technology company. Founded in 2015, we have established Inflo as an innovative and impactful tech business, securing a global customer base of high-profile accounting firms and networks. We are passionate about the accounting profession we serve and focus on driving long-term success, both in our business and those we work with. This has resulted in Inflo's SaaS platform winning multiple awards, including International Accounting Bulletin's Accountancy Software of the Year twice, the Queens Award for Innovation and the Boomer Technology & Innovation Visionary award. Inflo was established by former auditors who were motivated to transform their field and liberate auditors from monotonous, repetitive tasks. Who, after all, is eager to manually input invoice details into Excel?

Benefits

• 6% Employer pension contributions providing you are a member of the scheme.
• 25 days holiday + UK bank holidays, with an additional 0.5 days for every year of service.
• 4x Salary life assurance.
• Private medical insurance with Bupa.
• Medical cash back scheme (for optical, dental etc).
• Flexible working environment - work whenever and wherever that suits you. At Inflo we measure results, not the amount of time you spend behind your laptop.
• Employee Referral scheme bonus of £1,000
• Financial support to enhance your home working environment.
• Opportunity to work from home as a fully remote role within the UK.
• Opportunity to meet Quarterly in Newcastle with an evening social.
• Invitation to our Annual Global Gathering.
• Continued professional development.