D365 F&O Senior Consultant in Manchester

Project Responsibilities

• Involvement in full end-to-end implementations and all phases of project life cycles, using your knowledge of Dynamics 365 FO Finance and/or SCM capabilities, working closely with client teams and business stakeholders.
• Provide on-site support as required by company or client.
• Leading the solution on a work stream, making design decisions, and creating solution documentation.
• Involvement with D365FO interfaces and Integrations.
• Ability to gather and document functional requirements and complete gap/fit analysis.
• Ability to produce solution design and integration design documents, alongside development teams.
• Demonstrate awareness of scope (creep) and use of change control.
• Delivery of end-user training to clients and colleagues.
• Awareness around upselling and understanding of additional company capabilities.
• Involvement in responding to RFPs and RFQs.
• Demonstrate very good foundational consulting skills, including analytical know-how, written & verbal communication, team participation & presentation skills.
• Solves and advises on complex problems with creative solutions.

Practice Responsibilities

• Have awareness of product roadmap and the content of future releases of D365FO.
• Partake in practice development activities and help in defining how these will be delivered.
• Promotes the Values of our company.
• Responsible for mentoring, leading and collaborating with other more junior consultants within the team.
• Always represent KPMG in a professional and positive manner.
• Ensure timely completion of internal processes and mandatory training.
• Carry out additional duties as may occur from time to time as instructed and agreed by Senior members.
• Manage performance and mentor junior members of the team.
• Willing to travel abroad when required.

KPMG Microsoft Business Solutions are looking for an experienced Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations (D365FO) Senior Consultant with experience across all phases of large-scale enterprise D365FO projects. With a hands-on approach and solid understanding of Finance and/or SCM process and procedures, combined with knowledge of interfacing and integration with Dynamics products. A demonstrable history of consultancy experience is a must as this role will entail continuous interaction with clients and project teams working alongside both onshore and offshore development teams. This role will also require a level of presales activities focused around D365FO functionality and the wider Microsoft platform. You will also contribute to proposal development and provide input in business development whilst mentoring more junior staff.

Minimum 6 years of relevant experience working with Microsoft Dynamics AX and/or Microsoft Dynamics 365 F&O.

• Experience of large-scale ERP implementations.
• Experience in multiple implementations across different geographies.
• Experience of thinking clearly and calmly under pressure with sound judgement and decision-making abilities.
• Experience of constantly assessing and incorporating new technologies and software into their skillset.
• Experience managing others and leading more junior consultants to a successful outcome.
• Pre-sales experience.
• Business process mapping, modelling, and documentation knowledge.
• Degree in Business & IT or similar.
• Excellent communication skills in English, both verbally and in writing.
• Excellent presentation and demonstration skills.
• Ability to lead meetings and workshops, and confidently present to stakeholders.
• Good understanding of accounting and/or supply chain processes, principles, functionality & systems.
• Microsoft Dynamics Finance and/or SCM certification, ideally most current version.
• Good knowledge of the following areas of an implementation project life cycle: Requirements analysis and documentation, Business process mapping and modelling, Development testing and UAT, Data migration, Cut-over activities, Go-live support.
• Must be able to show good knowledge of best practices for D365FO.
• Good MS Office skills (primarily Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; Visio is a plus).
• Data Migration understanding.
• Understanding of Power Platform capabilities and Business Intelligence (BI) is preferred.
• LCS and Azure DevOps knowledge is beneficial.
• Works independently as well as in a team environment.
• Client centric approach with emphasis on client satisfaction.
• Confidence to reach out to more senior colleagues for guidance.

This role is therefore key to KPMG Microsoft Business Solutions' customer delivery of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations solutions. It is a dynamic and exciting opportunity to join a rapidly growing business area within an established and market-leading global Big 4 firm.