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We are seeking an experienced Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations (D365 F&O) Finance Solution Architect to join a major transformation programme. This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in the design, governance, and delivery of enterprise-scale finance solutions within a complex D365 F&O environment.
Working closely with business stakeholders, finance leadership, project teams, functional consultants, developers, and third-party partners, you will ensure the successful delivery of scalable, best-practice solutions aligned to business objectives and Microsoft’s strategic roadmap.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the design of end-to-end Finance solutions across D365 F&O modules including: General Ledger; Accounts Payable; Accounts Receivable; Fixed Assets; Cash & Bank Management; Revenue Recognition; Subscription Billing; Intercompany Accounting; Financial Consolidation
- Define future-state finance processes and operating models.
- Produce solution blueprints, architecture documentation, and design artefacts.
- Ensure solutions align with Microsoft best practices and platform capabilities.
Business Engagement
- Partner with Finance leaders and key business stakeholders.
- Gather, analyse, and challenge business requirements.
- Translate complex business needs into scalable solution designs.
- Facilitate workshops, fit-gap sessions, and architecture reviews.
Delivery Leadership
- Own the functional solution architecture throughout the programme lifecycle.
- Provide leadership across Agile and traditional delivery environments.
- Review configuration, customisation, and extension requirements.
- Guide functional consultants and technical delivery teams.
- Manage solution risks, dependencies, and key design decisions.
Finance Process Leadership
- Lead the design and optimisation of: Record-to-Report (R2R); Procure-to-Pay (P2P); Order-to-Cash (O2C); Subscription Billing; Revenue Recognition; Direct Debit Management; Financial Reconciliation Processes
- Ensure compliance with financial controls, accounting standards, and regulatory requirements.
- Define integration strategies between D365 F&O and: CRM platforms; Payment gateways; Banking systems; Data warehouses; Power Platform solutions; Third-party finance applications
- Lead data migration planning and master data management strategies.
Governance & Quality Assurance
- Approve solution designs and technical specifications.
- Chair or contribute to Design Authority and Architecture Governance forums.
- Ensure solutions meet security, audit, performance, and scalability requirements.
- Support testing activities including SIT, UAT, and end-to-end testing.
- Extensive experience designing and delivering D365 F&O Finance solutions.
- Deep expertise across core D365 Finance modules.
- Proven experience leading multiple full lifecycle D365 F&O implementations.
- Strong stakeholder management and workshop facilitation skills.
- Excellent problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
- Experience working as a Finance Solution Architect, ERP Solution Architect, Lead Functional Consultant or Programme Design Lead
- 10+ years’ ERP implementation experience.
- 8+ years specialising in Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations.
- Experience within complex enterprise transformation programmes.
- Professional accounting qualification such as ACCA, CIMA, or ACA.
If you are a seasoned D365 F&O Finance Architect with a track record of delivering complex finance transformations and are available at short notice, we’d love to hear from you. This is an opportunity to shape a high-profile programme and influence key architectural decisions from day one.
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