D365 Finance Lead

Avanade Inc.; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology consulting firm in London is seeking an ERP Finance Lead to manage clients' implementations of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance solutions. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of experience in finance industry consulting, excellent interpersonal skills, and a solid background in requirements gathering. You'll be a team player and a humble leader motivating others to succeed. Opportunity for exceptional training and career growth included.

Benefits

Training and paid certifications

Career advisor for growth

Global access to technical resources

Qualifications

• 7+ years experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Management.
• 5+ years client facing experience with an implementation partner.
• Excellent presentation, written and verbal English.

Responsibilities

• Lead client workshops to design Finance solutions.
• Define functional and non-functional requirements.
• Document system configuration and user acceptance testing.

Skills

Finance industry background

Consulting skills

Strong requirements gathering

Presentation skills

Team player

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Management

Job description

Overview

Come join us

As an ERP Finance Lead, you will be a trusted advisor to clients, leading a functional workstream through the implementation of complex Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Management (F&SCM) solutions. This role provides the opportunity to work for Microsoft’s #1 partner, with a focus on innovation, leadership, and delivering high-impact solutions.

What you’ll do

This role is responsible for leading a workstream in the definition and collection of requirements through to the build and deployment of the solution in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Management.

A client centric attitude and excellent interpersonal skills are required to lead and develop trusted relationships with key stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead client workshops, to analyse and design Finance and supporting module solutions for the projects workstream.
• Lead a team of functional consultants.
• Define and evaluate the functional and non-functional requirements for each business process in the projects workstream.
• Transform the business requirements into application requirements to populate the requirements traceability matrix and conduct a fit/gap analysis.
• Write functional specifications and collaborate with the technical team to ensure functional requirements are understood.
• Prototype, configure and test the respective business processes.
• Document the system configuration and prepare project documentation deliverables.
• Support the key-users in user acceptance testing.
• Train key-users and/or end-users.
• Transition the solution to the support team.
• Stay updated on Microsoft’s latest innovations and contribute to internal knowledge-sharing initiatives.

Skills and experiences

• Finance industry background is highly desirable.
• In depth product knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Management (Finance and supporting modules).
• 7 + years experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Management.
• Possess sound consulting skills with 5 + years client facing experience with an implementation partner.
• Strong requirements gathering skills with demonstrable experience.
• Able to learn and adapt to Avanade delivery tools and methodology.
• Excellent presentation, written and verbal English.
• Results oriented and self-motivated to deliver with excellence.
• Team player with excellent communication skills and ability to influence without authority.
• Passion for learning and development.

About you

• Characteristics that can spell success for this role
• Consultative, collaborative, relationship builder
• Resilient, adaptable, flexible
• Humble leader, master negotiator, relationship builder
• Intellectually curious and passionate about tech
• Convincing storyteller and engaging content creator

Enjoy your career

Some of the best things about working at Avanade

• Opportunity to work for Microsoft’s Global Alliance Partner of the Year (19 years in a row), with exceptional development and training (minimum 50 hours per year for training and paid certifications)
• Real-time access to technical and skilled resources globally
• Dedicated career advisor to encourage your growth

A great place to work

As you bring your skills and abilities to Avanade, you’ll get distinctive experiences, limitless learning, and ambitious growth in return. As we continue to build our diverse and inclusive culture, we become even more innovative and creative, helping us better serve our clients and communities. You’ll join a community of smart, supportive collaborators to lift, mentor, and guide you, and to lean on your expertise. You get a company purpose-built for business-critical, leading-edge technology solutions, committed to improving the way humans work, interact, and live. It’s all here, so take a closer look!

We work hard to provide an inclusive, diverse culture with a deep sense of belonging for all our employees. Avanade believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunities, and we do not discriminate against our employees, applicants, or job seekers because of their race, color, gender, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, or any other protect group status as defined by law.