Senior Product Owner (Accounting)
Ghent
Product /
Payroll /
Hybrid
Silverfin is a cloud first solution that enables accountants to streamline significant parts of their workload and spend more time on value adding activities.
Silverfin solves a very real problem: it automates a large chunk of the repetitive tasks that people working in financial services spend their time on and improve communication with their customers.
Recognised as an industry leader, we have picked up many accolades, including in 2021 winning Deloitte Belgium’s Technology Fast 50 award for most sustainable growth - an award given to the company with the best percentage growth over the last four years.
Our headquarters is in Gent Belgium, from where we have successfully launched activities in BeNeLux and the UK. From these offices, we’re serving a strongly growing client base, including the big 4, in 15 countries with 180+ colleagues.
Since November 2023 we are proudly part of Visma - the European leader in mission-critical cloud software, enjoying the power of the Visma brand and resources whilst retaining business autonomy and go-to-market freedom.
At Silverfin, we're an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.
We're committed to elevating talent by creating an environment where we can all thrive together. So if you think you have what it takes, but don't necessarily check every single box, please consider applying. We'd love to hear how you might contribute to our mission and our team.
Because of our growth we are looking for a Senior Product Owner who’s eager to change the Belgian accounting landscape.
Role Description
As a Senior Product Owner, you play a pivotal role in shaping and enhancing our product to meet market demands and exceed customer expectations. You act as a bridge between stakeholders, development teams, and customers to ensure the product remains competitive, user-centric, and compliant with evolving legislation. The senior product owner applies their expert knowledge of the accounting problem space to write functional requirements, and translating the high level project definition to something that can be developed. They follow up on the delivery and verify and steer during the development to make sure the deliverable is solving the right problems.
Key Responsibilities
- Continuously monitor market needs and customer feedback to identify opportunities for enhancing the product
- Engage with customers to understand their challenges and pain points
- Tackle customer issues by automating compliance processes and streamlining workflows to be faster and more efficient
- Delivering roadmap items as aligned with a (senior) product manager
- Address issues and bugs flagged by users, ensuring timely resolution and clear communication of updates
- Prioritize fixes based on impact and urgency, balancing short-term needs with long-term goals
- Working closely together with technology teams (product developers, engineering, designer etc.) to make sure requirements and dependencies are clear
- Write, maintain, and update user manuals and documentation for new release
- Ensure clear, accessible, and comprehensive guides are available for internal and external stakeholders
- Communicating with all stakeholders (senior product manager, general manager, marketing, customer success support,...), to make the delivery of the product transparent to the whole organisation, avoiding surprises
- Represent the product at customer events, promoting its value and gathering direct feedback for improvements
- Staying informed about changes in accounting and tax legislations
Your Profile
- Proficiency in either Dutch or French as a native language is required, and fluency in English is preferred
- You have a background in accountancy by education or experience and want to use your knowledge and skills to enhance our Silverfin product
- You have experience or a big interest in Tech
- Excellent problem-solving and organizational skills
- As you are the link between different internal teams and stakeholders, you need to be a good communicator and be able to work with different kinds of people
- Proven ability to empathize with customers and translate their needs into actionable solutions
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality results under tight deadlines
- Knowledge of our Silverfin platform is a plus, a driven mindset to get to know every detail of our software is a must
So What’s In It For You?
- The opportunity to help build a fast-paced and internationally growing Fintech Company, proudly part of Visma - the European leader in mission-critical cloud software
- Regular team activities during and after work
- Collaborate with a team of dedicated professionals, passionate about what they do, in a dynamic and evolving environment.
- Monthly Company-wide Wellbeing Days off (Reviewed Annually)
- Growth opportunities and personal training allowance
- Cool office spaces in Belgium (Ghent), UK (London - Old Street / Shoreditch), Netherlands and Luxembourg
- Fair salary package, lots of flexibility, and great additional benefits
- Endless supply of excellent coffee, snacks, fresh fruits and … drinks to finish the week
