Solutions Architect - ERP D365

Job Summary

The Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations Financial Solution Architect will collaborate with business process owners, IS teams, technical architects and ERP Product owners to develop multi-technology solutions aligned with industry-leading and accepted best practices. Responsible for analyzing and translating business information and technical requirements into an architectural blueprint.

Major Tasks, Responsibilities And Key Accountabilities

• Define and document the overall financial D365 architecture and design decisions during a project to meet requirements, ensuring solutions align with business goals and processes, and fit within the enterprise context.
• Own the development of a future vision and multi-year roadmap supporting current and desired capabilities resulting in a best-in-class ERP platform to support the company’s growth strategy.
• Facilitate discussions with business and technical stakeholders to extract critical business requirements and present a vision incorporating solutions in the form of software products, modules, configurations, customizations, processes, and integrations to meet those needs within D365 F&O and Power Platform.
• Lead the functional side of the internal design activities as required including designing and building demo and proof of concept solutions for various stakeholder presentations.
• Act as the functional and technical authority for the Finance modules within D365 F&O, ensuring alignment with accounting principles and business objectives.
• Lead end-to-end Finance solution design, including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets, Cash & Bank, and Budgeting.
• Translate complex accounting requirements into scalable system configurations and architecture decisions.
• Design finance-centric solution architectures that maintain data integrity across sub-ledgers and the general ledger.
• Support the Developers and Business Systems Analysts with requirements gathering and provide design guidance for Dynamics 365 and Power Platform projects.
• Lead workshops with stakeholders, document requirements where needed and design appropriate solutions.
• In close collaboration with and input from the PMO, Development and QA teams, develop and present the realistic effort and resource estimates for the projects.
• Collaborate with the PMO and external vendors to propose, design and implement solution architectures involving third-party SaaS solutions.

Experience

• Undergraduate degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or equivalent education/experience and 8+ years of IT experience in IT with increasing responsibility in ERP or enterprise systems.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience of building financial solutions using Microsoft Dynamics 365, Power Platform product.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles (GAAP/IFRS), General Ledger (multi-entity, chart of accounts design, financial dimensions), Financial close and consolidation processes, Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable life cycles, Cash & Bank management, including reconciliation.
• Strong understanding of: Revenue recognition concepts, Intercompany accounting and eliminations, Financial reporting and compliance requirements.
• Experience designing solutions for: Multi-company environments, Financial consolidations and reporting hierarchies, Auditability and internal controls.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the Wholesale Distribution and/or Manufacturing industry a plus.
• Professional certification and experience in Dynamics 365, Power Platform & Azure certifications.
• Experience with integration services such as MS Power Automate and Azure Integration Services.
• Proven experience as a solution architect with Dynamics 365.
• Experience working in both Waterfall and Agile environments.
• Demonstrated analytical, problem-solving, organizational, interpersonal, communication skills.
• 6 year's technical experience.
• Typically requires BS/BA in related discipline.

Core & Main is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.