Product Owner IT Accounting & Control

NIBC Bank N.V.; Den Haag; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Personal development budget

Professional development budget

Travel expenses covered

NS Business Card

32 holidays

Pension scheme

Home office voucher

Grow to Make a Difference program

Staff associations

Vitality program

Internet allowance

Laptop and company phone

Great office facilities

Job summary

NIBC Bank N.V. in The Hague seeks a proactive Product Owner for its IT Accounting & Control delivery team. You will translate business needs into roadmaps, prioritize the team backlog, and ensure compliant, secure IT solutions for accounting and ETL processes within a banking context.

You will collaborate with stakeholders across Finance & IT, maintain governance for run and change activities, and contribute to a center of expertise while supporting BAU reporting improvements.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a leading Agile IT banking role.
• Experience with finance functions, products and systems in banking.
• Knowledge of IT regulations and IT standards in banking.
• Fluent written and verbal English; Dutch is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Craft and maintain a product vision and roadmap for run and change activities.
• Manage and prioritize the Team Backlog based on value; guide epics into the Team Backlog.
• Ensure the team refines items and follows best practices for accounting systems and ETL.
• Collaborate with Business Owner, end users, Domain Architect, IT Manager, and Transformation Office.
• Support delivery through tools and automated solutions; articulate backlog items clearly.
• Understand critical success factors for Accounting & Control and financial closures.

Skills

Product Owner

Agile IT banking

Stakeholder management

Business-IT alignment

English language

Dutch language (advantage)

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree or comparable work experience

Tools

ETL processes

Job description

## Product Owner IT Accounting & ControlApply: The Hague: Full time: Posted Yesterday: R0001750Summary: Do you thrive on developing and managing the IT landscape for our NIBC Finance Accounting & Control domain? Job Description: As our Product Owner (PO), you will play a key role in maximizing the value delivered by the Accounting & Control IT delivery team. You will collaborate closely with the Business Owner of Finance and the IT Manager Finance & Risk to translate business demands into strategic roadmaps, detailing initiatives and domain roadmaps as epics, which you will then guide into the team backlog as user stories. As the team's primary advocate, you will align business and technology strategies, enabling the team to balance multiple stakeholders needs while continuously evolving solutions and ensuring compliance with the wide range of IT regulations within the banking domain.**Main Responsibilities*** Craft and maintain a product vision and roadmap for both run and change activities, drawing from market insights and IT trends.* Manage and prioritize the Team Backlog based on value, and guide epics from the Domain Backlog into the Team Backlog.* Ensure the team only works on items that are refined, acting as a safeguard and facilitator.* Act as a sparring partner for the team, ensuring the solutions follow best practices for accounting systems and ETL processes.* Collaborate with stakeholders, including the Business Owner, end users, Domain Architect, IT Manager, and Transformation Office, valuing all perspectives while setting priorities based on value.* Support the delivery team in maximizing value delivery through tools and automated solutions, and clearly articulate the items on the team backlog.* Grasp the critical success factors for Accounting & Control by understanding the context of financial closures and what matters most in this process.* Actively contribute to the Product Owner Center of Expertise.* Coordinate release plans with key stakeholders and other teams when dependencies exist, while incorporating the team’s estimates.* Conduct non-functional controls on the IT product or service delivered by the team, ensuring IT solutions are secure and compliant**Your Challenge**In 2024, we expanded the Agile Way of Working (WoW) to include the business side by appointing Business Owners (BOs), who gather all functional needs and demands for their respective business domains. Each IT team now has a dedicated Product Owner and Scrum Master. You will join the Accounting & Control IT delivery team, which is responsible for managing the IT landscape that supports the Finance domain. The main challenge is implementing reporting and mapping requirements for ABN AMRO and facilitating the upcoming integration into the ABN AMRO technical landscape. At the same time, you will help ensure the smooth operation and continuous improvement of business-as-usual (BAU) processes, which are pivotal to NIBC’s financial reporting.**Your Team**You will step into the role of Product Owner for the IT Accounting & Control delivery team at NIBC. This dynamic team is at the heart of managing the IT landscape for our Finance business domain, where we provide essential IT support for NIBC’s general ledger and reporting capabilities.As PO, you will become part of the broader IT Finance & Risk department, which includes the IT Accounting & Control team, the IT Regulatory Reporting team, and the IT Risk, Legal & Compliance team. An IT Service Manager also works in the department. You will report to the Head of IT Finance, Risk & Retail; team members report to the IT Manager Finance & Risk.**NIBC as an IT Employer**NIBC is on an exciting transformation journey, evolving from a traditional financial services provider into a digital banking company. We are committed to a forward-thinking, can-do attitude, known as our “THINK YES” mentality. Our IT team is a catalyst for digital innovation, driving meaningful changes in our client relationships and business processes. We are closely connected, with few management layers and short lines of communication. If you have a good idea today, you may be executing it tomorrow.**What’s in It for You?**NIBC is an ambitious environment where we work together to create a fantastic workplace in which you feel safe and challenged to become the best version of yourself. To increase our professionalism, we focus on giving each other continuous feedback.In addition, you will receive a competitive salary, plus:* Several ways to support your personal and professional development, including: + A personal development budget to spend at your own discretion + A professional budget provided by your manager to support your development at work* Working in a hybrid way to maintain a healthy work-life balance while still being connected and collaborating physically with each other. This is one of the drivers of our entrepreneurial and inventive culture. NIBC's guideline is to spend at least half of the working time at the office.* Travel expenses covered, or a first-class NS Business Card* 32 holidays (which do not have to be registered)* Excellent pension scheme (26% NIBC contribution)* A voucher to improve your home office* The opportunity to take ownership and show initiative in your role. We are always open to new ideas and encourage you to use your voice.* Our Grow to Make a Difference program enables you to take charge of your own development, with broad growth opportunities within IT.* Two staff associations: YoungNIBC and MyLeisure* A vitality program and annual company-wide sports and leisure days* Monthly internet allowance* Laptop and a company phone* Excellent facilities at the office, including a coffee corner, restaurant, and bar.* Last but not least, a fun workplace where diversity and inclusion are valued.**What Do You Bring?**Our ideal candidate is a proactive and collaborative Product Owner with:* A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, or comparable relevant work experience* 5+ years of relevant working experience in a leading role within an Agile IT banking environment.* Experience with, and knowledge of, finance functions, products, and systems in a banking environment* Experience with, and knowledge of, IT, specifically application management and ETL processes* Knowledge of IT-related banking regulations and relevant IT standards and best practices* A high level of initiative, ownership, and self-motivation, with the ability to work in a team environment.* Great communication skills; fluent written and verbal English. Proficiency in Dutch is an advantage.* Knowledge of and experience with Agile and Scrum are required* Preferably: Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO) / Certified Scrum Product Owner.* Preferably: Professional Scrum Product Owner – Advanced (PSPO-A).* Understanding of the SAFe model.**Still Intrigued?**If you're ready to make an impact, click the apply button now. You can upload multiple documents by clicking the upload button again after each upload. Please note that an assessment is part of our application process. For more information about our recruitment procedure or to learn more about NIBC as an employer, feel free to contact our HR team at [e-mail].