Digital Product Owner (Retail Accounting)

Columbia Sportswear Company connects active people with their passions and is a global multi-brand leader in outdoor, active, and lifestyle products, including apparel, footwear, accessories, and equipment. Founded in 1938 in Portland, Oregon, the company's brands are sold in 122 countries. Alongside its flagship Columbia brand, the company owns Mountain Hardwear, SOREL, and prAna — together spanning hiking, trail running, snow sports, fishing, hunting, mountaineering, yoga, climbing, and everyday outdoor lifestyle apparel and footwear. With a strong global presence across wholesale, direct-to-consumer, and e-commerce channels, Columbia Sportswear Company India Sourcing Pvt Ltd plays a key role in supporting the organization's sourcing and supply chain operations worldwide.

The Retail Accounting Digital Product Owner serves as the primary bridge between Accounting, Finance, Retail Operations, and Technology teams. This role is responsible for defining product strategy, managing requirements, prioritizing delivery, and ensuring business value realization for retail accounting capabilities across the enterprise.  The Product Owner owns the product backlog for retail accounting solutions, working closely with stakeholders, implementation partners, architects, and engineering teams to deliver scalable solutions that support financial operations, compliance, and growth. The role combines retail accounting expertise, product management, and agile delivery leadership to ensure technology investments align with business objectives and operational excellence.

Provide subject matter expertise across:  Retail sales accounting  Revenue recognition  Returns and refund accounting  Promotions, markdowns, and discount accounting  Inventory valuation and cost accounting  General ledger integration  Financial reconciliation processes  Point-of-sale (POS) financial flows  Omnichannel commerce accounting transactions  Store-level financial operations  Month-end and year-end financial close processes. Strong understanding of:  General Ledger (GL)  Accounts Receivable (AR)  Revenue Recognition  Inventory Accounting  Cost Accounting  Financial Reconciliation  Order-to-Cash (O2C)  Procure-to-Pay (P2P)  Retail POS integrations  Financial reporting and controls  Technology Partnership   Collaborate with D365 Finance & Operations teams, architects, and integration teams.  Translate business requirements into functional specifications and delivery priorities.  Support testing, release planning, and production readiness activities.  Evaluate opportunities to leverage automation, AI, reporting, and analytics capabilities.  Participate in enterprise transformation initiatives and global rollout programs   Required Qualifications   5+ years of Product Owner, Product Manager, Business Analyst, or Functional Consultant experience.  5+ years of experience supporting Finance, Accounting, or Retail business functions.  Experience in retail accounting processes.  Experience operating within Agile/Scrum environments.  Experience working with ERP platforms such as Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations, SAP, Oracle, or similar enterprise systems.  #LI-SA1 #Hybrid This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company.