dynamics 365 F&o Finance and project Managment & accounting

Lead Functional Consultant / Solution Architect – Dynamics 365 F&O (Finance & Project Management & Accounting – PMA) | 10-12 Years experience | Hyderabad, India.

Key Responsibilities

End-to-End Functional Architecture

Own solution design across Finance and PMA modules, ensuring traceability to business goals, compliance standards, and system scalability.

Align configurations to support key financial structures—multi-entity, multi-currency, and project-based accounting.

Client Engagement & Discovery

Plan & lead structured workshops with Finance Directors, Controllers, Project Heads, and Finance Ops teams to gather and prioritize business needs.

Challenge assumptions, uncover core pain points, and steer discussions toward standard D365 capabilities.

Fit-Gap & Solution Definition

Perform detailed fit-gap analysis and drive functional decisions that minimize unnecessary customizations.

Own the creation of functional specs, process flows, test scenarios, and configuration strategy.

Project Delivery Leadership

Collaborate with technical teams, data leads, and integration partners to ensure execution matches design.

Support CRPs, UAT, training, cutover, and go-live readiness.

Stakeholder Management

Serve as the functional SME and single point of contact for all Finance and PMA design decisions.

Present solution trade-offs and impact assessments clearly to business and IT leadership.

Team Mentorship & Governance

Guide and mentor functional consultants, review deliverables, and ensure alignment with solution blueprint and delivery milestones.

Reporting & Compliance Enablement

Ensure solution design supports financial reporting, statutory compliance, project performance KPIs, and audit workflows.

Provide inputs for Management Reporter, Power BI dashboards, and regulatory submissions.

Core Requirements

10–12 years of experience as core finance member in Microsoft Dynamics AX (2009/2012) and D365 F&O with at least 3–4 full-cycle implementations in Dynamics 365 Finance and Project Management & Accounting (PMA) area.

Educational background in finance (B.Com, M.Com, or Chartered Accountant) with strong conceptual grounding in accounting and financial processes.

Deep hands-on expertise in:

Finance: GL, AR/AP, Fixed Assets, Cash & Bank, Financial Dimensions, Period Close, Budgeting, Consolidation and other key periodic activities

PMA: Project setup, contracts, WBS, cost tracking, on-account/milestone billing, revenue recognition, forecasting

Strong grasp of accounting standards (e.g., IFRS, GAAP) and project billing models (time & material, fixed fee, milestone-based).

Experience with multi-entity rollouts, financial consolidations, and localization requirements.

Strong documentation, stakeholder-facing communication, and solution articulation skills.

Proven ability to lead functional workstreams, influence design choices, and manage cross-functional dependencies.

Practical exposure to reporting tools (Power BI, Advance excel etc) and data structures required for both operational and financial reporting.

Preferably experience in project-heavy industries such as professional services

Familiarity with Power BI, Azure DevOps, LCS, and Excel-based integrations.