Senior Product Manager, Financial Reporting

AffirmAffirm·Remote(Anywhere in the World)·Work From Anywhere
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WFA Digital Insight

As demand for fintech specialists grew 27% in 2025, companies like Affirm are looking for skilled product leaders to drive financial product innovation. With a strong background in accounting and product management, candidates can stand out in this competitive market. Affirm's commitment to honest financial products and global scalability makes this role particularly interesting. Before applying, candidates should be prepared to showcase their technical fluency, cross-functional experience, and passion for financial product development.

Job Description

About the Role

The Senior Product Manager, Financial Reporting will play a key role in driving Affirm's financial product innovation forward. This role entails owning the product roadmap for subledger and reporting infrastructure, the Accounting Engineering interface, and reconciliation and controls that enable month-end close and auditability. As a product leader, you will partner closely with Accounting, data, and platform teams to ensure the end-to-end journey of financial data from engineering systems to the general ledger/ERP is seamless.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in accounting and product management, with experience in driving financial product innovation and leading cross-functional teams. You will be responsible for translating accounting policy and audit requirements into product specs, posting logic, SOX controls, and implementable engineering requirements.

What You Will Do

  • Own the financial reporting product roadmap: subledgers, standardized accounting-event interface, journal-entry flows, GL/ERP integrations, and reconciliation tooling.
  • Work with Engineering to define subledger patterns and the Accounting Engineering interface: accounting-event schemas, API contracts, domain boundaries, and migration strategies for operational systems to adopt the standard.
  • Translate accounting policy and audit requirements into product specs, posting logic, SOX controls, and implementable engineering requirements.
  • Lead matching/reconciliation strategy and automation: run vendor evaluations, define recon rules and ownership, and deliver reconciliation automation for high-volume, critical accounts.
  • Own data lineage, quality metrics, SLAs, monitoring, and remediation flows for critical reports and journal feeds.
  • Run product discovery, prioritization, and cross-functional programs: scope pilots, set success metrics, manage tradeoffs, and deliver production systems with Engineering, Accounting, and Finance.
  • Drive governance and change management: coordinate Accounting, Finance, Product and Engineering; own go-to-production signoffs, runbooks, and stakeholder training.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and prioritize product requirements.
  • Develop and maintain technical documentation and product guides.

What We Are Looking For

  • 4+ years of product management experience owning financial platforms or data products — responsible for roadmap, APIs, data models, and cross-functional delivery.
  • Practical accounting experience required: hands-on accounting experience with direct ownership of month-end close, reconciliations, and external audits. CPA preferred.
  • Proven track record of building and working knowledge of financial systems, subledger → GL flows, journal-entry design, reconciliations, SOX controls, and external audit processes.
  • Strong technical fluency — data models, ETL/DBT, SQL, and API design — and the ability to partner tightly with engineering and data teams on lineage and transformations.
  • Exceptional communicator and cross-functional influencer: translates accounting requirements into technical specs, drives consensus across Finance & Engineering, and presents tradeoffs to senior leaders.
  • Willingness to work East Coast hours.
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s in Accounting, Finance, Computer Science, or other related fields; or equivalent practical experience.

Nice to Have

  • Experience with cloud-based financial systems and ERP integrations.
  • Knowledge of machine learning and data science applications in finance.
  • Familiarity with Agile development methodologies and version control systems.

Benefits and Perks

  • Competitive salary and equity package.
  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Flexible PTO and remote work arrangements.
  • Access to professional development opportunities and training programs.
  • Employee recognition and rewards program.
  • Collaborative and dynamic work environment.

How to Stand Out

  • Develop a strong understanding of financial systems, accounting principles, and product management methodologies to stand out in this role.
  • Showcase your technical fluency by highlighting experience with data models, ETL/DBT, SQL, and API design.
  • Prepare to discuss your experience with cross-functional teams and how you drive consensus across Finance & Engineering.
  • Be prepared to present your portfolio or examples of previous product management experience, highlighting your ability to drive financial product innovation.
  • Research Affirm's company culture and values to demonstrate your passion for honest financial products and global scalability.
  • Practice your communication skills to effectively translate accounting requirements into technical specs and present tradeoffs to senior leaders.

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