Senior Dynamics 365 Finance Consultant

Job Summary

Job Title: Senior Dynamics 365 Finance Consultant

Experience: 5+ years

Location: Pune, India

Job Type: Full-time

Role Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced Dynamics 365 Finance Operations Consultant to deliver a full end-to-end D365 FO implementation. This role requires deep functional expertise, strong solution architecture capability, hands-on configuration experience, and the confidence to work directly with senior stakeholders, finance leaders, and technical teams.

The consultant will be responsible for shaping the solution, leading design decisions, configuring the platform, overseeing integrations and data migration, managing testing and cutover, and supporting post-go-live stabilisation. This is not a support-only or module-specific role - we are looking for someone who has implemented D365 FO multiple times in real organisations.

Requirements

1. Discovery Solution Design

Translate business requirements into fit-to-standard D365 FO designs

Define:

• Chart of Accounts structure
• Financial dimensions and reporting hierarchies
• Legal entities and intercompany models
• Tax, VAT, and statutory reporting requirements (UK-focused)

Produce:

• Solution Blueprint / High-Level Design (HLD)
• Functional Design Documents (FDDs)
• Gap-fit analysis with mitigation strategy

2. Core D365 FO Implementation

Hands-on configuration and ownership of core modules, typically including:

• Finance
  • General Ledger
  • Accounts Payable
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Cash Bank Management
  • Fixed Assets
  • Budgeting Financial Reporting
  • VAT / UK statutory compliance
• Operations (as applicable)
  • Expense Management
  • Project Operations (PSA / Project Accounting)
  • Inventory Supply Chain (if in scope)

You will:

• Configure standard functionality wherever possible
• Minimise customisation and justify any extensions
• Define security roles and segregation of duties
• Align solution with audit, compliance, and control expectations

3. Integrations Data Migration

Define integration patterns with:

• HR / Payroll systems
• Banking platforms
• Reporting platforms (Power BI)

Work with technical teams on:

• Data migration strategy (opening balances, historical data)
• Data mapping, cleansing, and validation
• Cutover and reconciliation plans

Validate integration and migration outputs from a business and financial integrity perspective

Required Experience

Essential

• 8/12+ years of Dynamics AX / Dynamics 365 Finance Operations experience
• Multiple full end-to-end D365 FO implementations (not just upgrades or support roles)
• Proven experience leading implementations from: Discovery Design Build Test Go-Live Hypercare
• Strong finance background with deep understanding of: GL, AP, AR, FA, VAT, month-end close
• Hands-on configuration experience (not just advisory)
• Experience working with senior finance stakeholders
• Strong documentation and workshop facilitation skills

Desirable:

• Experience in UK-based organisations and UK VAT/statutory reporting

Experience in:

• Professional services, consulting, or project-based businesses
• Multi-legal-entity and multi-currency environments

Certifications (Strongly Preferred):

• Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Finance Functional Consultant Associate
• Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management Functional Consultant Associate
• Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Finance Operations Apps Solution Architect Expert

Personal Attributes

• Calm, confident, and credible with senior stakeholders
• Strong ownership mindset sees delivery through to completion
• Pragmatic: knows when to stick to standard and when to flex
• Commercially aware and delivery-focused
• Excellent communicator (business and technical)

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