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D365 F&O; Finance & SCM Functional Consultant

6.1 Role summary A dedicated Finance functional consultant to design, configure, test and support the D365 Finance solution for every legal entity, from build through go-live, hypercare and run-and-maintain. The scope covers the D365 Finance modules and the financial side ofevery other workstream, for all legal entities, in every cycle: design, build, SIT, UAT, mock cutovers, final cutovers, hypercare and run-and-maintain.

Dimension

Detail

Primary workstream

R2R +O2C (Finance)

Linked workstreams

P2P, WI, SP, M2S (financial postings and costing)

Works with

Aujan Finance, Aujan IT, business process owners and the implementation partner

6.2 Finance functional scope

Area

Requirement

General ledger

Chart of accounts, main accounts, financial dimensions and account structures, fiscal calendars, journals and approval workflows, posting profiles

Multi-entity and intercompany

Intercompany accounting, shared services, multi-currency, exchange rates and revaluation, consolidation and group reporting

Accounts payable

Vendor invoices, three-way matching, payment proposals and payment formats, prepayments, withholding where applicable

Accounts receivable

Customer invoicing, credit management, collections, settlements, interest and dunning

Cash and bank management

Bank accounts, electronic bank statements, advanced bank reconciliation, cash flow forecasting

Fixed assets

Asset groups, books, depreciation profiles, acquisitions, transfers and disposals

Tax

VAT setup per country, tax reporting and the e-invoicing requirements of each country (e.g. Egypt, Jordan, UAE) through Electronic Reporting / Globalization features

Budgeting

Budget register, budget control and budget planning

FMCG finance

Rebate and trade allowance accruals, customer deductions, discounts and promotions accounting

Period-end close

Financial period close workspace, month-end and year-end close, financial reports and Power BI finance analytics

6.3 Cross-workstream integration

Area

Requirement

O2C

Sales and returns postings, revenue accounts, customer posting profiles, route and channel dimensions

P2P

Procurement posting, accruals, invoice matching policies, vendor posting profiles

WI and costing

Item model groups, inventory costing method, inventory closing and recalculation, inventory valuation reports

M2S and SP

Standard cost or actual cost set-up, production costing and variances, cost roll-ups (with the SCM consultant)

Master data and data conversion

Finance master data design, opening balance templates and reconciliation of converted balances (with the Data Migration Consultant, R2)





6.4 Detailed responsibilities

Design and configuration

Align with and adopt the Global Design: chart of accounts, financial dimensions, account structures and posting profiles, with Group Finance.

Configure D365 Finance and SCM modules and keep configuration consistent across legal entities using a pilot-and-rollout template.

Define country tax and e-invoicing set-up with Aujan tax owners and the implementation partner.

Write functional specifications for finance reports, ER formats and any required development.

Testing and training

Prepare and run test scripts for SIT and UAT; log, track and retest defects.

Train key users and finance teams; prepare user guides and training materials.

Data, cutover and go-live

Define ERP master data and opening balance templates; reconcile converted balances to the legacy system and get Business sign-off.

Plan finance cutover activities, including legacy close, opening balances and first period close.

Support mock cutovers, go-live weekends and hypercare for each entity.

Run and maintain

Support month-end and year-end close, resolve incidents and handle change requests.

Champion continuous improvement: process automation, controls and better use of standard D365 features.

Transfer knowledge to Aujan's internal team so future entity rollouts can be run in-house.

6.5 Deliverables

#

Deliverable

Timing

R1-D1

Chart of accounts, financial dimensions and posting profile design, signed off by Group Finance along with SCM configurations and review.

Before build starts

R1-D2

Configuration workbooks per legal entity

Before SIT; kept current

R1-D3

Functional specifications for reports, ER formats and developments

Before build of each object

R1-D4

SIT and UAT test scripts and results

After each test cycle

R1-D5

Training materials, user guides and key-user sessions

Before UAT and go-live

R1-D6

Finance cutover plan and opening balance reconciliation pack

Before final mock; signed at go-live

R1-D7

Month-end and year-end close checklist in D365

Before first period close

R1-D8

Handover documentation and knowledge transfer sessions

End of engagement

6.6 Skills required

One senior consultant who knows D365 Finance in depth, understands the supply chain postings behind it,



and can speak the language of Finance owners and controllers.

Skill area

What we expect

Requirement

D365 Finance experience

4+ years of Microsoft Dynamics AX / D365 F&O; Finance & Supply chain implementation and support as a functional consultant

Mandatory

D365 go-lives

Full-cycle D365 F&O; implementations using pilot and rollout approach

Mandatory

Finance modules

GL, AP, AR, cash and bank, fixed assets, budgeting, intercompany and consolidation

Mandatory

Tax and compliance

Multi-country VAT and e-invoicing set-up in GCC/MENA

Mandatory

Costing

Inventory costing, inventory close, standard and actual cost, production cost variances

Mandatory

Master data and data conversion

Finance master data design, opening balances and reconciliation

Mandatory

Business partnering

Training, system testing, cutover planning and launch, hypercare, run-and-maintain, continuous improvement

Mandatory

Certification

Microsoft certification in D365 Finance or certification in D365 SCM

Preferred

Language

Excellent verbal and written English

Mandatory

Soft skills

Works well in cross-functional teams; plans, structures and executes to plan

Mandatory

Industry

FMCG business, incl. rebates and trade allowances

Preferred

Reporting

Financial reports, Electronic Reporting, Power BI

Preferred

Accounting background

Qualified accounting qualification (e.g. CA, CPA, ACCA, CMA)

Preferred

AI

Copilot in D365 Finance and AI tools for finance processes

Preferred

6.7 Engagement terms

Headcount and duration: 1 FTE, 8 months initial, extendable through hypercare, further entity rollouts and run-and-maintain.

Specific availability: Cutover weekends and month-end / year-end close days.

6.8 Support time coverage

Phase

Coverage

Hours

Response expectation

Design, build and test (SIT, UAT)

Full-time, dedicated

Aujan working days, 08:30–17:30 GST

Same business day

Mock cutovers

Full-time plus extended hours

As per cutover plan, including evenings and weekends

Available throughout the cutover window

Go-live cutover per entity

Full-time plus on-call

Extended hours and weekends for the cutover period

P1 within 30 minutes

Hypercare

4–6 weeks after each entity go-live

Aujan working days plus on-call for P1; extended support shift after go-live (Sat, Sun)

P1: 1 hour, P2: 4 hours, P3: next business day

Month-end and year-end close

Full-time plus extended hours

Close days as per the Finance calendar

P1: 1 hour, P2: 4 hours

Run and maintain

Full-time, dedicated

Aujan working days

P2: same business day, P3: next business day

📌 F&O Finance & SCM Functional Consultant (India)
🏢 Forcecraver Technologies
📍 India