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Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced D365 F&O Finance Functional Consultant with 8-10 years of ERP consulting experience and strong expertise in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations. The candidate will be responsible for leading finance workstreams, conducting business process analysis, configuring D365 Finance modules, driving solution design, supporting testing and deployment activities, and working closely with business stakeholders and technical teams.
The ideal candidate should possess strong accounting and finance domain knowledge along with hands-on experience in multiple end-to-end D365 F&O implementation, upgrade, or support projects.
Key Responsibilities
Functional Consulting & Solution Design
•Conduct requirement gathering workshops and business process assessments.
•Perform Fit-Gap Analysis and recommend industry best-practice solutions.
•Translate business requirements into Functional Design Documents (FDDs).
•Design and configure Finance modules within D365 F&O.
•Lead solution walkthroughs and obtain stakeholder sign-offs.
D365 Finance Module Expertise
Hands-on experience in:
•General Ledger (GL)
•Accounts Payable (AP)
•Accounts Receivable (AR)
•Cash & Bank Management
•Fixed Assets
•Budgeting & Forecasting
•Financial Dimensions
•Cost Accounting
•Expense Management
•Intercompany Accounting
•Consolidation & Elimination
•Tax Configuration
•Financial Reporting
Implementation & Delivery
•Configure system parameters and finance setups.
•Support end-to-end implementation lifecycle including:
oDiscovery
oDesign
oConfiguration
oTesting
oDeployment
oHypercare Support
•Collaborate with technical teams for integrations, customizations, workflows, and reporting solutions.
•Support data migration strategy, validation, and reconciliation activities.
•Drive SIT, UAT, and regression testing activities.
Stakeholder Management
•Act as a trusted advisor for client finance stakeholders.
•Facilitate workshops, solution reviews, and executive discussions.
•Coordinate with cross-functional teams including SCM, Project Operations, Technical, Integration, and Reporting teams.
•Provide user training and knowledge transfer sessions.
Support & Continuous Improvement
•Perform root cause analysis of finance-related issues.
•Support release management and system enhancements.
•Recommend process improvements and automation opportunities.
•Assist in post-go-live stabilization and support activities.
Required Skills & Qualifications
Experience
•8-10 years of ERP consulting experience.
•Minimum 5+ years of hands-on D365 F&O Finance experience.
•At least 3 full lifecycle D365 F&O implementations.
•Experience in global rollout, support, or transformation programs preferred.
Functional Skills
•Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial processes.
•Expertise in Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Order-to-Cash (O2C), Record-to-Report (R2R), and Fixed Asset lifecycle processes.
•Understanding of intercompany transactions and multi-entity environments.
•Experience with statutory and regulatory requirements.
Documentation Skills
•Business Requirement Documents (BRD)
•Functional Requirement Documents (FRD)
•Functional Design Documents (FDD)
•Process Flow Diagrams
•User Training Documentation
Soft Skills
•Excellent stakeholder management skills.
•Strong communication and presentation capabilities.
•Ability to lead workshops and client discussions independently.
•Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
•Experience mentoring junior consultants.
Preferred Qualifications
•Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Finance Functional Consultant Associate
•Experience with:
oPower BI
oElectronic Reporting (ER)
oDual Write
oData Management Framework (DMF)
oAzure DevOps
oLifecycle Services (LCS)
•Exposure to global implementations across multiple legal entities and countries.
•Experience in Manufacturing, Retail, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Distribution, or Professional Services industries.
Nice to Have
•D365 Project Operations Finance exposure.
•Treasury Management experience.
•Advanced Financial Reporting.
•Tax engine integrations.
•Electronic Invoicing implementations.
•Presales, solution estimation, and proposal support experience.
Keywords: D365 F&O, Dynamics 365 Finance, Finance Functional Consultant, GL, AP, AR, Fixed Assets, Budgeting, Financial Reporting, ERP Consulting, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Finance Lead, Functional Consultant.
Salary Range:>$100,000
Date of Posting:12-Oct-26
Next Steps: If you feel this opportunity suits you, or Cognizant is the type of organization you would like to join, we want to have a conversation with you! Please apply directly with us.
For a complete list of open opportunities with Cognizant, visit http://www.cognizant.com/careers. Cognizant is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities. Successful candidates will be required to undergo a background check.
Additional employment information
Compensation information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
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About Cognizant:
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