Digital Finance Product Owner

TravelCenters of America; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Global career opportunities

Job summary

The Apex Group in Cape Town seeks a Digital Finance Product Owner to define, prioritize and deliver digital finance solutions that enhance processes, reporting, analytics, and operational efficiency. You will act as the bridge between Finance, Technology and business stakeholders to ensure measurable value and a strong transformation agenda.

Responsibilities include roadmapping, backlog ownership, cross-team delivery, and governance adherence, with a focus on ERP, planning, reporting, and

Qualifications

• Define and deliver digital finance products and platforms.
• Translate business requirements into features and backlogs.
• Partner with Finance, Tech, Data, and Ops to scale solutions.
• Guide governance, risk, and financial controls across products.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the digital finance roadmap.
• Own and prioritize the product backlog and sprint priorities.
• Collaborate with ERP and analytics teams to drive improvements.
• Monitor adoption, performance, and stakeholder feedback.
• Support agile delivery including planning, testing, and releases.
• Ensure compliance and risk controls are embedded in products.
• Communicate value and progress to leadership and stakeholders.

Skills

Product Management

Finance Transformation

Business Analysis

Stakeholder management

Agile / Scrum

Analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Business/IS

CPA / ACA / ACCA / CIMA / MBA or Product Owner cert. advantageous

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Workday

Dynamics

Anaplan

OneStream

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

The Apex Group was established in Bermuda in 2003 and is now one of the world’s largest fund administration and middle office solutions providers.

Our business is unique in its ability to reach globally, service locally and provide cross-jurisdictional services. With our clients at the heart of everything we do, our hard-working team has successfully delivered on an unprecedented growth and transformation journey, and we are now represented by over circa 13,000 employees across 112 offices worldwide.Your career with us should reflect your energy and passion.

That’s why, at Apex Group, we will do more than simply ‘empower’ you. We will work to supercharge your unique skills and experience.

Take the lead and we’ll give you the support you need to be at the top of your game. And we offer you the freedom to be a positive disrupter and turn big ideas into bold, industry-changing realities.

For our business, for clients, and for you

Digital Finance Product Owner
Cape Town, Apex House

Description

The Digital Finance Product Owner is responsible for defining, prioritizing, and delivering digital finance solutions that enhance financial processes, reporting, analytics, and operational efficiency. Acting as the link between Finance, Technology, and business stakeholders, the role ensures finance products deliver measurable business value and support the organization's finance transformation agenda.

Job specification

• Work Develop and maintain the roadmap for digital finance products and platforms.
• Translate finance business requirements into product features, user stories, and delivery priorities.
• Own and prioritize the product backlog, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
• Partner with Finance, Technology, Data, and Operations teams to deliver scalable digital solutions.
• Drive enhancements across ERP, planning, reporting, analytics, and automation platforms.
• Support Agile delivery processes including sprint planning, testing, and release management.
• Monitor product performance, user adoption, and stakeholder feedback to drive continuous improvement.
• Ensure solutions meet governance, risk, compliance, and financial control requirements.

Skills Required:

• 5+ years' experience in Product Management, Finance Transformation, Financial Systems, Business Analysis, or related disciplines.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Information Systems, or a related field.
• CPA, ACA, ACCA, CIMA, MBA, or Product Owner certifications are advantageous.
• Agile/Scrum Product Owner certification preferred
• Strong understanding of finance processes including accounting, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and controls.
• Experience with ERP and finance platforms such as SAP, Oracle, Workday, Dynamics, Anaplan, or OneStream.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and product management practices.
• Strong stakeholder management, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with reporting and analytics tools such as Power BI or Tableau.

What you will get in return:

• A genuinely unique opportunity to be part of an expanding large global business;
• Competitive remuneration commensurate with skills and experience;

We are an equal opportunity employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, gender identity, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, socio-economic, responsibilities for dependants, physical or mental disability. Any hiring decision are made on the basis of skills, qualifications and experiences.

We measure our success as a business, not only by delivering great products and services and continually increasing our assets under administration and market share, but also by how we positively impact people, society and the planet.For more information on our commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) please https://www.apexgroup.com/corporate-social-responsibility/