Job Title: Senior / Lead Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations (F&O;) Functional Consultant – Finance & SCM

Experience

7–12 years of ERP experience with strong end‑to‑end D365 Finance & Operations implementation exposure, including functional leadership, technical solution awareness, automation enablement, and environment governance.

Role Summary

We are looking for a Senior / Lead D365 F&O; Functional Consultant with strong expertise across Finance and Supply Chain Management (SCM) . The role involves translating complex business requirements into scalable D365 F&O; solutions, driving fit‑gap analysis , supporting automation and intelligent process improvements , and ensuring technical architecture and environment governance alignment. The consultant will work closely with CFOs, finance leaders, and operations stakeholders and play a key role in large, enterprise ERP programs.

Key Responsibilities

1) Requirements, Fit‑Gap & Solution Design

- Lead structured business and finance workshops to gather and analyze requirements across Finance and SCM.
- Map business requirements to D365 F&O; standard functionality , leveraging best practices and reusable patterns.
- Perform FIT/GAP analysis , document gaps, and define configuration, extension, integration, or automation approaches.
- Use Business Process Priorities (BPP) to guide solution design, prioritization, and phased implementation.

2) Finance Functional Ownership

- Hands‑on responsibility for core Finance modules , including:
- General Ledger (GL)
- Accounts Payable (AP)
- Accounts Receivable (AR)
- Strong expertise in:
- Cash & Bank Management
- Budgeting and Budget Control
- Deep understanding of invoicing and AR lifecycle processes (billing, collections, settlements, aging, disputes).

3) Supply Chain Management (SCM) Exposure

- Functional exposure to D365 F&O; Supply Chain modules , including:
- Procurement & Sourcing
- Order‑to‑Cash and Procure‑to‑Pay flows




- Ability to assess and design Finance–SCM integration touchpoints , including:
- Sub-ledger to GL postings
- Costing, inventory valuation, and landed cost impacts
- Preferred experience in Service industry environments.

4) Automation, Low‑Code & Intelligent Capabilities

- Exposure to process automation in D365 F&O; , including:
- Power Automate–based approvals and notifications
- Business events and integration triggers
- Awareness of automation and agent‑based scenarios in Finance and SCM:
- Reducing manual accounting and operational tasks
- Enhancing controls, alerts, and exception handling
- Ability to identify automation opportunities and guide their implementation with governance controls.

5) Technical Architecture Awareness

- Strong functional understanding of D365 F&O; technical architecture , including:
- Extension‑based customization model
- Integration patterns (data entities, APIs, middleware)
- Data migration and reporting considerations
- Ability to work closely with architects and developers to:
- Validate functional designs
- Review technical solutions for scalability and performance
- Ensure alignment with platform standards

6) Environment Governance – LCS & PPAC

- Good understanding of D365 platform administration and governance , including:
- Lifecycle Services (LCS) – implementation management, issue tracking, updates, monitoring
- Power Platform Admin Center (PPAC) – environments, security, automation governance
- Awareness of:
- Environment strategy (DEV / TEST / UAT / PROD)
- Access control, SoD considerations,



and change governance
- Audit‑ready and compliance‑driven delivery practices

7) Documentation, Training & Change Enablement

- Own and maintain:
- FRDs / FDDs
- Business process flows
- Configuration and setup workbooks
- Training material and SOPs
- Conduct solution walkthroughs, training sessions, and knowledge transfer .
- Drive user adoption and readiness.

8) Testing, Deployment & Post‑Go‑Live

- Prepare and review test scenarios and scripts.
- Lead and support SIT and UAT cycles with business users.
- Support cutover, go‑live, hypercare, and transition to support teams.

Project Leadership & Delivery Expectations

- Experience managing functional teams of 10–15 members .
- Successfully delivered minimum 2 ERP implementations with effort size exceeding 40 man‑months .
- Strong exposure to:
- Module‑wise estimation and effort sizing
- WBS, delivery planning, dependency and risk management
- Hands‑on experience with Microsoft Sure Step or equivalent ERP delivery methodologies.
- Robust experience with master data setups and core configuration (legal entities, dimensions, posting profiles, parameters).

Required Skills & Competencies

Must‑Have

- Strong D365 F&O; Finance + SCM functional expertise .
- Proven experience working with CFOs and senior finance/operations stakeholders .
- Integrated exposure to business processes, automation, technical architecture, and governance .
- Excellent communication, leadership, and documentation skills.

Valuable to Have

- Multi‑legal entity, multi‑currency, or global rollout experience.
- Reporting ecosystem understanding (Financial Reporting, embedded analytics, Power BI).

Education & Certifications (Preferred)

- Bachelor’s / Master’s in Finance, Accounting, IT, or Business .
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance Functional Consultant Associate certification (preferred).

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