Senior Product Manager, Financial Reporting

About the Role

The role entails close collaboration with cross-functional teams, including Accounting, Engineering, and Finance, to deliver products that meet the company's financial reporting needs. You will be responsible for translating accounting policy and audit requirements into product specs, posting logic, and implementable engineering requirements.

As a leader in the product team, you will drive governance and change management, coordinating with stakeholders to ensure seamless implementation of financial reporting products.

What You Will Do

• Own the financial reporting product roadmap, including subledgers, standardized accounting-event interfaces, journal-entry flows, GL/ERP integrations, and reconciliation tooling.
• Work with Engineering to define subledger patterns and the Accounting Engineering interface, including accounting-event schemas, API contracts, domain boundaries, and migration strategies.
• Translate accounting policy and audit requirements into product specs, posting logic, SOX controls, and implementable engineering requirements.
• Lead matching/reconciliation strategy and automation, running vendor evaluations, defining recon rules and ownership, and delivering 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, scoping pilots, setting success metrics, managing tradeoffs, and delivering production systems with Engineering, Accounting, and Finance.
• Drive governance and change management, coordinating Accounting, Finance, Product, and Engineering, owning go-to-production signoffs, runbooks, and stakeholder training.
• Partner closely with Accounting, data, and platform teams to ensure seamless integration of financial reporting products.

What We Are Looking For

• 4+ years of product management experience owning financial platforms or data products, with a proven track record of delivering successful products.
• Practical accounting experience, with hands-on experience in month-end close, reconciliations, and external audits.
• Strong technical fluency, including data models, ETL/DBT, SQL, and API design.
• Exceptional communication and cross-functional influencing skills, with the ability to translate accounting requirements into technical specs and drive consensus across Finance and Engineering.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Accounting, Finance, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Proven experience in building and working knowledge of financial systems, subledger GL flows, journal-entry design, reconciliations, SOX controls, and external audit processes.
• CPA certification preferred, but not required.

Nice to Have

• Experience working in a remote-first company, with a strong ability to work independently and collaboratively in a distributed team.
• Knowledge of fintech systems and products, with a deep understanding of the financial services industry.
• Experience with cloud-based financial systems, such as NetSuite or Workday.

Benefits and Perks

• Competitive base salary, with a range of
  50,000 - $200,000 per year.
• Equity rewards, with a comprehensive stock option plan.
• Monthly stipends for health, wellness, and tech spending.
• 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental, and vision for you and your dependents.
• Flexible PTO policy, with a minimum of 15 days off per year.
• Remote work stipend, to support your home office setup and productivity.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development, with a strong focus on career advancement and skill building.

• Highlight your experience in financial product management, with a focus on technical fluency and accounting expertise.
• Showcase your ability to work closely with cross-functional teams, including Accounting, Engineering, and Finance.
• Be prepared to discuss your experience with financial systems, subledger GL flows, and journal-entry design.
• Emphasize your strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to translate accounting requirements into technical specs.
• Research Affirm's company culture and values, and be prepared to discuss how your skills and experience align with the company's mission and vision.
• Prepare examples of your experience with product discovery, prioritization, and cross-functional programs, and be ready to discuss your approach to driving governance and change management.