Job Description

As a Product Owner for Accounting & Payroll Localisation, you will own the functional scope of Odoo's Australian accounting and payroll localisations. Working closely with regulatory bodies, local stakeholders, and R&D; teams, you will ensure Odoo remains fully compliant with Australian legislation while fitting seamlessly into Odoo's global product framework.

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The role combines regulatory ownership, functional product management, writing functional specifications and documentation, testing solutions, and close collaboration with development teams, with a strong focus on compliance, accuracy, and real-world accounting and payroll use cases

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About the job

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As a Product Owner for Accounting & Payroll Localisation, you will own the functional scope of Odoo's Australian accounting and payroll localisations. Working closely with regulatory bodies, local stakeholders, and R&D; teams, you will ensure Odoo remains fully compliant with Australian legislation while fitting seamlessly into Odoo's global product framework.

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The role combines regulatory ownership, functional product management, writing functional specifications and documentation, testing solutions, and close collaboration with development teams, with a strong focus on compliance, accuracy, and real-world accounting and payroll use cases

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Why You'll Love This Job

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- Contribute to Australian accounting and payroll localisations end to end
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- Work at the intersection of regulation, and technology
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- See direct impact of your work on thousands of Australian businesses
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- Development model: Open with external community
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- Tackle meaningful,



complex problems in a constantly evolving regulatory environment
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- Work and collaborate with Odoo Partners and customers to gather feedback and communicate new releases
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Responsibilities

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- Odoo accounting & payroll localisation ownership: own the functional scope of Odoo accounting and payroll localisations, including reporting, tax, and payroll obligations. Ensure full compliance with local legislation and official requirements (e.g. ATO, Clearing Houses)
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- Regulatory liaison & compliance monitoring: stay in active contact with regulatory bodies and industry sources, monitor legislative and technical changes (STP, BAS, Super, etc.), and translate these into compliant Odoo localisation requirements
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- Local market & business analysis: analyse the local business workplace, customer needs, and real-life accounting/payroll use cases to identify localisation gaps, prioritise improvements, and ensure alignment with Odoo's global framework
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- Localisation roadmap & development pipeline management: define and maintain a structured localisation backlog. Manage priorities, dependencies, and delivery timelines based on compliance urgency, customer impact, and product strategy
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- Cross-team collaboration with R&D;:



act as the functional interface between local stakeholders and development teams. Create clear functional specifications, clarify requirements, and ensure developments meet Odoo standards and localisation constraints
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- Testing, validation & release readiness: test localisation features end-to-end (including reporting and electronic submissions), validate compliance with authorities, coordinate acceptance testing, and ensure production-ready releases
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About you

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At Odoo, we value your skills more than your resume.
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Must have

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- Professional proficiency in spoken and written English
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- Minimum of 2 years' experience
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- Strong understanding of Australian accounting and payroll localisation, including statutory reporting, taxation, and payroll obligations (e.g. BAS, GST, STP, Superannuation).
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- Hands-on experience in accounting or payroll product development and/or ERP implementation, ideally in a localisation or compliance-driven context.
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- Ability to translate accounting and payroll requirements into ERP logic, including chart of accounts, journals, workflows, reporting, and integrations.
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- Strong regulatory and compliance mindset, with the ability to monitor legislative changes and assess their functional and technical impact on the product.
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- Creative and autonomous
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Nice to have

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- Exposure to global ERP frameworks or multi-country localisation projects
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- Previous experience as a Product Owner
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- Experience working with R&D; or software development teams
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📌 Product Owner - Accounting & Payroll (City of Gold Coast)
🏢 odoo
📍 City of Gold Coast