Accounting & Tax Product Owner

Créateurs de convivialité

Ready to join Pernod Ricard, the world’s the #1 premium spirits organisation

with the industry’s most comprehensive and diversified portfolio of premium

brands including 18 of the world’s top 100 spirits brands?

As Créateurs de Convivialité, our purpose is to inspire authentic moments of

sharing through our iconic brands, including Absolut Vodka, Jameson Irish

Whiskey, and Martell Cognac, sold in over 160 countries. “Conviviality” is our

secret ingredient, poured into everything we do, and rooted in every one of us

who works here. Collective spirit drives our success, empowering you to craft

your path and bring your authentic self to every occasion

ABOUT THE TECH TEAM

Embark on an exciting journey with our global Tech team, operating in agile mode

within a dynamic product organization. Join a collaborative environment where

innovation thrives, and your contributions will directly shape the trajectory of

our cutting-edge products. As a key player in our agile setup, you'll have the

opportunity to drive efficiency, foster creativity, and play a pivotal role in

our product development process. Be part of a team that embraces adaptability

and values continuous improvement, ensuring we stay at the forefront of

technology advancements on a global scale.

THE PRODUCT(S) YOU WILL WORK ON / THE  TEAM YOU WILL WORK WITH

You will join the Accounting Product Team, where you will contribute to defining

and maintaining the roadmap for Pernod Ricard’s global Accounting and Tax

solutions. This includes oversight of applications such as BlackLine, Cegid,

IFRS16, and the invoice reconciliation solution.

You will work closely with Finance teams to ensure that all products accurately

reflect applicable accounting principles and regulatory frameworks. You will

collaborate with Finance and ERP team to guarantee standard GL accounting

processes, including but not limited to, journal entries, account

reconciliations, and financial statement preparation are setup. You will work

hand‑in‑hand with the ERP / SAP S4 HANA team to deepen your expertise in Pernod

Ricard’s internal accounting processes and progressively assume ownership of

these processes. In addition, you will stay informed about evolving accounting

standards to guide the adoption of best‑in‑class practices.

You will also be responsible for products related to tax management and

compliance, ensuring that tax requirements are consistently and effectively

addressed.

WHAT IS EXPECTED OF YOU

The responsibilities involve leading and managing an Agile Squad, overseeing the

development of the product roadmap, and managing backlog prioritization to

ensure the delivery of Business Value.

• Demand Management : Gather new demands to be integrated into the backlog and

translate them into Features.

• Backlog Management : Prioritize Product backlog and manage risks and

interdependencies with other squads. Steer and drive squad delivery,

facilitate day-to-day interactions within the squad.

• Product Lifecycle management : Contribute to product vision definition. Lead

the Product Build by defining and analyzing the Features/user stories and

managing the agile squad delivery. Collect and consolidate Product value

based on Proximity Team and GBPO’s inputs

• Product Catalog Management : Ensure latest version and consistency between

the product & service catalog and the overall product portfolio and

communicate on changes & updates

• Incident Management : Lead L2/L3 incidents investigation, diagnosis and

resolution

• Resource Management : Estimate Resource forecasts, adjust roadmap and

prioritization based on resource availability and report on actual resource

utilization

• Budget Management : Provide Product roadmap and backlog, squad’s resource

needs forecast. Oversee overall funding of my scope, perform variance

analysis and provide justification. Track Product’s ROI and costs

YOUR TEAM

• Reporting Line (direct/indirect) : Align on key directives with Product

Manager on weekly manner

• Key internal stak

• eholders : Product Manager, , Product Teams & Squad Members , Global and

Local finance teams, ERP teams , Domain Proximity Lead

• Key external stakeholders : Solutions editor and our AMS External Partner

GEOGRAPHICAL SCOPE

• Scope : Global

• Travel  : N/A

YOUR AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE

• Level of study – Master ‘s degree engineering or business school

• Required years of experience and fields:

• Accounting principles strong knowledge (IFRS, reconciliation processes,

journal entries, …) – 7 years of experience

• Tax management and compliance knowledge

• Product Management & Agile methodology expertise

• SAP Savvy

Languages

• English mandatory

• French appreciated but not mandatory

FUNCTIONAL SKILLS

• Strategic thinking & value-driven mindset (roadmap creation, value

monitoring…)

• Expertise in relevant product, with deep understanding of business challenges

in the domain

• Ability to manage in complex environments

• Communication skills, with the ability to talk with both business & technical

stakeholders

• Strong experience in Product management, Product Owner certification

• Strong understanding of agile mindset & practices

• Negotiation/mediation skills

Wait, there’s more…

We offer you an outstanding and collaborative workplace that embodies our

sharing & conviviality culture, the possibility to work remotely (up to 2 days a

week), a very complete mutual insurance, an attractive compensation including

profit‑sharing, continuous learning opportunities, employee events, and more.

Pernod Ricard is committed to offering equal opportunities to all talents.

Our recruitment methods focus on skills and competencies.

Job Posting End Date

Target Hire Date

• 2026-05-04

Target End Date