Manager - Microsoft Dynamic 365 Finance - TC - UKI

EY; Bristol; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive training programs

Flexible work schedule

Health and wellness benefits

Job summary

A global consulting firm based in Bristol is seeking a Manager for its Microsoft Dynamics team. In this role, you will lead the Finance workstream on D365 projects, aligning with client goals and delivering complex solutions. Candidates should possess expertise in Microsoft Dynamics 365, a related degree, and strong communication abilities. This position offers a platform for professional growth within an innovative and supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 implementations.
• Strong understanding of financial processes like Record-to-Report.
• English proficiency is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Finance workstream in D365 projects.
• Translate business requirements into D365 solutions.
• Provide ongoing support and training to end users.

Skills

Finance knowledge

Stakeholder management

Microsoft Dynamics solutions

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in a related field

Tools

Microsoft Power Platform

Azure DevOps

Job description

Overview

At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence. We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. Join EY and help to build a better working world. At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture, and technology to become the best version of you, we are counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Are you ready to grow with a team focusing on Microsoft stack that cuts across markets and industries? We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go.

As a manager in the Microsoft Dynamics team, you will play a key role in leading the Finance workstream across D365 projects in delivering complex enterprise solutions using Dynamics 365 and the Microsoft Power Platform, ensuring alignment with client goals and business outcomes.

Responsibilities on the Microsoft D365 Stack

• Ability to drive discovery or requirement gathering workshops
• Serve as a primary point of contact with client stakeholders and internal leadership
• Translate business requirements into deployable D365 solutions
• Skilled at doing Fit Gap assessment
• Strong internal and external product demonstration skills
• Ability to draft D365 process maps based on internal IPs or Microsoft Business Process catalogue
• Contribute towards project plan and follow delivery as per defined plan
• Estimate for the entire workstream
• Play the role of Finance SME in a D365 program using experience and accounting knowledge
• Provide solution recommendations through Architecture review boards or Design Authority
• Aware of Modern Microsoft’s best practices while recommending solutions
• Draft complex functional design documents/functional specifications
• Able to access new Microsoft releases and make recommendations to internal and external stakeholders
• Follow design decisions during large programs
• Adept at handling Azure DevOps during program delivery
• Lead and review configuration, testing and documentation activities and provide recommendations based on best practices
• Well versed with Microsoft stack (Lifecycle Services, Business Process Catalogue, Task Guides, Office, MS Office, etc.)
• Working knowledge of Power Platform
• Knowledge of entire Finance modules in D365 including Fixed Assets, Cash & Bank, Budgeting & Taxation
• Identify risks and report deviations against budget, schedule and resourcing to the program/project office
• Deliver training (Train the Trainer/End User Training) as per the program scope
• Provide ongoing support to end users, assist with troubleshooting or additional training via email, phone or site visits while liaising with Microsoft support
• Contribute towards reusable asset creation including templates and methodologies
• Knowledgeable about D365 data migration framework and security configurations
• Work with 3rd parties like exchange rate providers, payment providers and tax authorities

Other Key Areas

• Stakeholder management and collaboration with Development and Testing teams to deliver high quality solutions that meet client and user business needs
• Ability to lead multi geography teams to ensure project timelines are met
• Manage near shore and offshore teams for build activities like configuration and testing
• Mentor and guide junior team members on the subject area
• Structured approach to problem-solving and project execution
• Excellent time management and communication skills, well organized, consistently meeting commitments and creating high level deliverables

Must Haves

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Business Administration, Accounting, Finance or a related field
• Good understanding of financial end-to-end processes such as Record-to-Report, Order-to-Cash, Procure to Pay, Acquire to Dispose
• Understanding of KPIs and metrics used in Finance including Project accounting
• Microsoft Dynamics solutions
• Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Finance Functional Consultant Associate
• At least 2 end-to-end AX/D365 implementation experience
• English proficiency is a must
• Excellent articulation skills for workshops & meetings while using tools like Microsoft PowerPoint

Good to Have

• Relevant Professional qualifications are a plus, e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CMA/RC, CPA/RA or other
• Flexibility and willingness to travel
• Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Fundamentals
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
• Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals
• Experience in using Microsoft Business Process catalogue on Azure DevOps
• Experience with Mavim while using Microsoft Process catalogue
• Skilled at using Tax calculation services and have deployed projects using Tax calculation services
• Knowledge of electronic reporting to build electronic reports, bank payment files & bank reconciliation
• Can recommend budgeting, expense management, consolidation & financial reporting solutions (even outside of Microsoft stack)
• Knowledge of Making Tax Digital Services in UK
• Experience leading Finance module rollouts across multi-company and multi-country environments
• Experience delivering features like Finance Insights, Payment predictions, Invoice capture, Globalisation studio, Electronic Invoicing
• Knowledge of Microsoft CoPilot for Finance

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