Product Manager

Title: Product Manager, Accounting & Finance

Location: Mexicali Mexico

Department: Viewpoint

About Viewpoint

Viewpoint, has been a construction software industry leader for more than 40 years. Since opening our doors in 1976, every success our company has experienced is a direct result of operating within our core values. Today, we articulate those values as Character, Collaboration, Commitment, Entrepreneurship and Resilience. You’ll see them reflected in the people, products and services that put us at the technological forefront of the construction software industry. Focused on connecting critical business functions like accounting and project management with field operations, Viewpoint’s highly collaborative and intuitive cloud-based solutions can be tailored to organizations of any size. Increase accountability, efficiency and profitability with a suite of tools designed to build a better bottom line – and a better project.

Position Overview

Viewpoint ERP construction management solutions improve job cost accounting and provide accurate reporting in real-time thereby saving resources, time and frustration among construction accounting professionals. As a Product Manager, Accounting & Finance you will guide a team that is charged with improving construction accounting workflows. This extends from developing new products, to increasing the profitability of existing products for the company. You will build products from existing ideas, and help to develop new ideas based on your finance and accounting experience and your contact with customers and prospects. You will utilize your unique blend of business and accounting skills to create a big-picture vision, and drive to make that vision into a reality. You will spend time in the market understanding our customer’s problems, and find innovative solutions for the broader market. You will communicate with all areas of the company and work with engineering counterparts to define product requirements. You will work with marketing communications to define the go-to-market strategy, helping them understand the product positioning, key benefits, and target customers. You will also serve as the internal and external evangelist for your product offering, working with the sales channel and key customers.

Primary Responsibilities

• Own the end to end vision for finance and accounting modules of Viewpoint ERP including project/sprint management, communications, requirement gathering, support orchestration, executive status updates and business partner relationship management.

• Collaborate with other Product Managers, engineering staff and other stakeholders to develop and maintain the roadmap for products and features.

• Manage the entire product line life cycle from ideation and strategic planning to tactical initiatives.

• Specifying market requirements for current and future products by conducting market research supported by on-going visits to customers and prospects.

• Developing and implementing a company-wide go-to-market plan, working with all departments to execute.

• Analyzing potential partner relationships for the product.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in Accounting, Finance or other relevant fields.

• CPA preferred

• 2+ years of experience in SaaS product management or equivalent role

• Deep understanding of financial workflows, accounting methodologies.

• Experience in Accounting operations like General Ledger reconciliation, Accounts payable, Accounts Receivable.

• Understanding of invoicing, customer aging, electronic payments.

• Ability to lead and direct major cross-functional initiatives with effective prioritization and influence.

• Experience in data analytics and visualization.

• Experience managing project backlogs and prioritization.