Manager - MS Dynamics 365 Finance - TC- UKI

Ernst & Young Advisory Services Sdn Bhd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm is seeking a manager to join their Microsoft Dynamics team in London. You will lead the Finance workstream across D365 projects, ensuring high-quality solutions that meet both client and user needs. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Microsoft Dynamics, excellent stakeholder management skills, and the ability to translate business requirements into effective solutions. Knowledge of financial processes is essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• Good understanding of financial end-to-end processes such as Record-to-Report.
• Experience in implementing Microsoft Dynamics solutions.
• Strong articulation skills for workshops and meetings.

Responsibilities

• Lead Finance workstream across D365 projects.
• Translate business requirements into deployable D365 solutions.
• Contribute to project plans and follow delivery as per defined plan.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Microsoft Dynamics solutions

Communication skills

Project management

Time management

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's or master's degree in relevant field

Tools

Microsoft Power Platform

Microsoft Office

Job description

Location: London

We're looking for a manager to join our Microsoft Dynamics team, where you'll play a key role in leading the Finance workstream across D365 projects, delivering complex enterprise solutions using Dynamics 365 and the Microsoft Power Platform.

Key Responsibilities on MS Dynamics 365 Finance

• 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
• Conduct Fit Gap assessments
• Demonstrate internal and external products
• Draft D365 Process maps based on internal IPs or Microsoft Business Process catalogue
• Contribute to project plans and follow delivery as per defined plan
• Estimate for the entire workstream
• Act as a Finance SME in a D365 program using your experience and accounting knowledge
• Provide solution recommendations through Architecture review boards or Design Authority
• Follow Modern Microsoft's best practices while recommending solutions
• Draft complex functional design documents/functional specifications
• Access new Microsoft releases and make recommendations to internal and external stakeholders
• Follow Design decisions during large programs
• Lead and review configuration, testing, and documentation activities and provide recommendations based on modern Microsoft best practices
• Utilize the Microsoft stack (Lifecycle Services, Business Process Catalogue, Task Guides, Office, MS Office, etc.)
• Work with the Power Platform
• Have knowledge of entire Finance modules in D365, including Fixed Assets, Cash & Bank, Budgeting & Taxation
• Identify risks and report internal/external deviations against budget, schedule, and resourcing to the program/project office
• Deliver training (Train the Trainer/End User Training) as per the agreed scope of the program
• Provide ongoing support to end users, assisting with troubleshooting or additional training via email, phone, or site visits, whilst liaising with the Microsoft support team
• Contribute to reusable asset creation for the firm, including templates and methodologies
• Have knowledge of 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
• Lead multi-geography teams to ensure project timelines are met
• Manage nearshore and offshore teams for build activities like configuration and testing
• Mentor and guide junior team members on the subject area
• Use a structured approach to problem-solving and project execution
• Have excellent time management and communication skills, be well-organized, consistently meet commitments, and create 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 key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics used in Finance
• Experience in Microsoft Dynamics solutions
• Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Finance Functional Consultant Associate
• At least two plus end-to-end AX/D365 implementation experiences
• 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
• Experience in using Microsoft Business Process catalogue on Azure DevOps
• Experience on Mavim while using Microsoft Process catalogue
• Skilled at using Tax calculation Service and have deployed projects using Tax calculation services
• Knowledge of Electronic reporting to build electronic reports, bank payment files & bank reconciliation
• Can recommend the right budgeting, expense management, consolidation & financial reporting solution (even outside of Microsoft stack to the client)
• Knowledge of Making Tax Digital Services in the UK
• Have led Finance module on multi-company and multi-country roll-out programs
• Proven Idea submissions Implemented by Microsoft
• Has led data migration on at least one Project
• Experience in D365 Asset management and Leasing, Cost accounting module, D365 Project Operations/Project Management & Accounting
• Experience with D365 cost management with a manufacturing client
• Has worked on projects delivering features like Finance Insights, Payment predictions, Invoice capture, Globalisation studio, Electronic Invoicing
• Knowledge of Microsoft CoPilot for Finance