Microsoft Technology Consultant (Public Sector / Financial Services) – Assistant Manager / Mana[...]

Grant Thornton UK; Belfast; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A multinational consultancy firm located in Belfast is looking for a Microsoft Technology Consultant. This role focuses on advising and implementing solutions in Microsoft technologies including Azure and Dynamics 365. Candidates should have a strong educational background and experience in delivering Microsoft-based solutions. The firm promotes a diverse workplace and offers competitive benefits.

Benefits

Shout Out recognition scheme

Health benefits

Flourishing environment

Qualifications

• 4 –10 years’ experience in consulting or industry.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft technologies.
• Hands-on implementation experience in cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead Microsoft transformation programmes.
• Advise clients on digital strategies and governance.
• Design and implement Dynamics 365 solutions.

Skills

Experience delivering Microsoft-based solutions

Strong knowledge of Azure services

Implementation and configuration experience

Cloud migration expertise

Stakeholder management skills

Education

Third level honours degree

Tools

Azure

Dynamics 365

M365

Power Platform

Job description

Overview

We are Grant Thornton. We go beyond business as usual, so you can too.

In January 2025, Grant Thornton Advisors LLC and Grant Thornton Ireland officially combined to form a multinational, multidisciplinary platform. This platform affords us with trans‑Atlantic advisory, tax and audit practices. Since then we have welcomed other global firms into our network namely, Grant Thornton UAE, Luxembourg, Cayman Islands, Netherlands, Switzerland & Liechtenstein and Channel Islands.

With these additions, the platform is growing at pace and now encompasses roughly 13,500 professionals across nearly 60 offices, spanning across three continents: the Americas, Europe, and the Middle East.

Our most valuable asset is our people and this transformational step, combines the expertise and reach of both firms, creating tremendous growth and development opportunities for each individual at our network. We operate as one team from multiple locations. This gives each employee the opportunity to work on both national and local projects. Our recent merger with Grant Thornton US affords our staff the opportunity to work on exciting global projects.

We work as trusted advisors and are dedicated to supporting clients across the public and private sector bringing our specialist knowledge and global presence to help businesses succeed. Whether it’s collaborating to build thriving communities, working alongside regulators and financial institutions to build trust, or partnering with a diverse range of businesses, we will address the issues that matter most.

At Grant Thornton Ireland we don’t just predict your future, we build it.

Job Description & Summary

Join our Microsoft-focused consulting team and help clients in the Public Sector and Financial Services industries unlock the full potential of the Microsoft ecosystem. As a Microsoft Technology Consultant, you will deliver end-to-end advisory and design & implementation services across Azure, M365, Dynamics, and the Power Platform. You will support clients in cloud migrations and ongoing Azure environment management, digital workplace solutions, CRM/ERP implementations, custom app development and data-driven transformation initiatives.

This role blends advisory and delivery responsibilities, requiring both business and strategic insight and technical expertise.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver Microsoft transformation programmes across Azure, Dynamics 365, M365, and Power Platform.
• Advise clients on digital strategies, governance frameworks, cost optimisation, and roadmaps leveraging Microsoft technologies.
• Deliver hands-on development, implementation, integration, configuration, and management of Microsoft solutions.
• Support cloud migration and modernisation initiatives, ensuring resilience, continuity, scalability, and security.
• Design and implement Dynamics365 solutions for multiple domains including ERP and CRM
• Design and deploy Power Platform solutions (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Power Pages) to streamline business processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align Microsoft solutions with client business needs.
• Contribute to business development, proposals, and thought leadership on Microsoft-led transformation.

Skills and Experience

Education and Certifications

• A third level honours degree, with a strong academic record.

Skills and Competencies

• 4 –10 years’ experience delivering Microsoft-based solutions in consulting or industry.
• Strong knowledge of Azure services (including some or all of: security, infrastructure, applications, data, DevOps, governance & cost management, BCP/DR), Dynamics 365 (ERP/CRM), M365, and Power Platform.
• Hands-on implementation and configuration experience across the Microsoft stack.
• Experience with cloud migration, integration, and security best practices.
• Strong stakeholder management and consulting skills.

Preferred

• Microsoft certifications (e.g., Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure Cybersecurity Architect, Azure Administrator, Dynamics 365 Functional Consultant, Power Platform).
• Experience in regulated industries (Public Sector, Financial Services).
• Familiarity with hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

At Grant Thornton, we provide equitable opportunities for all our colleagues. We are a responsible, sustainable business where equity, diversity and inclusion (ED&I) is at the forefront of our workplace culture agenda, and today, we continue to build and develop on our existing ED&I structure and strategy to meet our workplace culture needs. People are at the heart of our business and teams built with varied individuals present diverse viewpoints, which need to be heard and valued.

We are all at our best when we are able to be ourselves and we view integrity and authenticity as integral values to bring to our day-to-day work-life at the firm. We are excited to see the personality and perspectives you will bring to our team because we know we will all benefit from them. Diversity of thought, background and experience enables better decision-making, improves the quality of our delivery, and helps us to meet the needs of our clients. Our firm is built on people and their ideas, so we want to hear all the new perspectives and fresh thinking you have to offer. You form the bedrock of our firm’s best-practice principles and we will champion you as leaders from day one.

Reward and Benefits

Our reward and benefits are designed to create an environment where our people can flourish. We are committed to building a culture where our people have access to the necessary benefits to help promote a healthy lifestyle and thrive.

Recognition

We want to create a culture of recognition and celebrating success, by saying thank you to people who surpass our expectations and recognising the right values and behaviours. Our Shout Out recognition scheme is our way of highlighting and promoting achievements. Whether you simply want to say thank you, celebrate a special occasion or give an award for doing something exceptional, you can do all of this and more through the scheme.

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