D365 Finance & Operations Solution Architect
Posted 4 days ago by DevApps IT
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Summary: The D365 Finance & Operations Solution Architect is a senior role focused on driving finance transformations using Microsoft Dynamics 365 F&O, particularly for multi-entity organizations in the USA and India. This position involves bridging business needs with system capabilities, optimizing financial processes through configuration, and ensuring compliance with statutory regulations. The role requires extensive experience in ERP/finance consulting and hands-on expertise in D365 F&O Finance modules. Key responsibilities include conducting workshops, configuring finance modules, leading data migration, and providing user training and support.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct finance process workshops to gather requirements, perform fit-gap analysis, and design solutions for GL setup, multi-currency, intercompany transactions, and consolidations compliant with US and Indian statutory rules.
- Configure and test core Finance modules: General Ledger, Accounts Payable/Receivable, Fixed Assets, Budget Control, Cash & Bank Management, and Project Accounting, optimizing for automation and audit trails.
- Lead data migration for financial master data (CoA, vendors, customers) and historical transactions using Data Management Framework, including validation and reconciliation.
- Define financial reporting structures, including financial dimensions, SSRS/Power BI reports, and electronic reporting for US 1099, Indian TDS/TCS, and GST filings. Collaborate with technical teams on integrations (e.g., banking APIs, treasury systems) and customizations, ensuring adherence to best practices and minimal technical debt.
- Provide user training, UAT support, cutover planning, and hypercare for finance go-lives, resolving issues in real-time across global teams.
- Support pre-sales with finance demos, RFI/RFP responses, and effort estimates tailored to USA/India client needs. Mentor junior consultants and drive continuous improvement through process reengineering and D365 release updates.
Key Skills:
- 8-10 years in ERP/finance consulting, with 5+ years hands-on in D365 F&O / AX Finance modules across 3+ full lifecycle implementations.
- Proven USA/India project exposure, including localization for GST, TDS, US tax reporting, and multi-company consolidations.
- Experience in Agile delivery, onshore-offshore models, and finance process optimization (e.g., procure-to-pay, order-to-cash).
- Bachelor's/Master's in Finance, Accounting, or Business; CA, CPA, or MBA (Finance) preferred; Microsoft certifications (MB-310, MB-300) essential.
- Deep expertise in D365 Finance configuration: ledgers, journals, dimensions, tax engines, budgeting, and intercompany.
- Strong analytical skills for gap analysis, process mapping (Visio), and financial close optimization. Excellent communication for C-suite workshops and documentation across USA/India stakeholders.
- Proactive problem-solver with business acumen to recommend out-of-box solutions over custom code.
- Collaborative team player adept at global delivery and change management.
Salary (Rate): £52.50 hourly
City: undetermined
Country: undetermined
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Detailed Description From Employer:
The D365 Finance & Operations Solution Architect Remote
This senior role drives end-to-end finance transformations using Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations (F&O), focusing on GL, AP/AR, fixed assets, cash management, and reporting for multi-entity organizations across USA and India time zones. Consultants bridge business needs with system capabilities, delivering high-value financial processes through configuration, workshops, and stakeholder alignment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct finance process workshops to gather requirements, perform fit-gap analysis, and design solutions for GL setup, multi-currency, intercompany transactions, and consolidations compliant with US and Indian statutory rules.
- Configure and test core Finance modules: General Ledger, Accounts Payable/Receivable, Fixed Assets, Budget Control, Cash & Bank Management, and Project Accounting, optimizing for automation and audit trails.
- Lead data migration for financial master data (CoA, vendors, customers) and historical transactions using Data Management Framework, including validation and reconciliation.
- Define financial reporting structures, including financial dimensions, SSRS/Power BI reports, and electronic reporting for US 1099, Indian TDS/TCS, and GST filings. Collaborate with technical teams on integrations (e.g., banking APIs, treasury systems) and customizations, ensuring adherence to best practices and minimal technical debt.
- Provide user training, UAT support, cutover planning, and hypercare for finance go-lives, resolving issues in real-time across global teams.
- Support pre-sales with finance demos, RFI/RFP responses, and effort estimates tailored to USA/India client needs. Mentor junior consultants and drive continuous improvement through process reengineering and D365 release updates.
Required Experience:
8-10 years in ERP/finance consulting, with 5+ years hands-on in D365 F&O / AX Finance modules across 3+ full lifecycle implementations.
- Proven USA/India project exposure, including localization for GST, TDS, US tax reporting, and multi-company consolidations.
- Experience in Agile delivery, onshore-offshore models, and finance process optimization (e.g., procure-to-pay, order-to-cash).
Skills and Qualifications: - Bachelor s/Master s in Finance, Accounting, or Business; CA, CPA, or MBA (Finance) preferred; Microsoft certifications (MB-310, MB-300) essential.
- Deep expertise in D365 Finance configuration: ledgers, journals, dimensions, tax engines, budgeting, and intercompany.
- Strong analytical skills for gap analysis, process mapping (Visio), and financial close optimization. Excellent communication for C-suite workshops and documentation across USA/India stakeholders. Behavioral Competencies Proactive problem-solver with business acumen to recommend out-of-box solutions over custom code.
- Collaborative team player adept at global delivery and change management.