Lead Finance Functional Consultant - D365 F&O

Location: Melbourne
Discipline: Project Services & Transformation
Job type: Full Time
Salary: $Negotiable
Contact name: Tyler Dennis

Contact email: tylerd@thenetworkit.com
Job ref: BBBH9886_1746081503
Published: 12 days ago

Lead Dynamics F&O Finance Functional Consultant - Contract Opportunity

About the Role

We are seeking a highly capable Dynamics 365 Finance Functional Consultant to join a critical digital transformation initiative currently in the Build Phase. This is a 6-month contract role, based in Melbourne, offering an exciting opportunity to work closely with senior leaders on the delivery of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance.

The successful candidate will play a key onshore leadership role across testing, QA, and ongoing functional support, helping to steer the delivery of a robust D365 Finance solution. You'll be expected to engage in hands-on configuration, support fit-gap analysis, facilitate workshops, and provide functional leadership to both onshore and offshore teams.

Key Responsibilities

  • Act as the onshore functional lead for D365 Finance during the build, QA, and early post-MVP design phase.

  • Provide hands-on configuration, testing, and support across D365 Finance modules.

  • Collaborate with the offshore delivery team to coordinate and support System Integration Testing (SIT).

  • Drive client workshops, support fit/gap analysis, and contribute to small-scale design efforts.

  • Lead or support train-the-trainer sessions and end-user knowledge transfer where required.

  • Partner with internal teams and client stakeholders to ensure alignment of functional delivery to business needs.

  • Provide subject matter expertise across accounting, payables, receivables, banking, and reporting within D365 Finance.

Skills & Experience

  • Minimum 5 years' experience in implementing and testing Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance solutions.

  • Deep expertise in the following functional areas:

    • General Ledger, Financial Dimensions, Budgeting & Forecasting

    • Procure to Pay, Vendor Management, OCR, Workflows & Invoicing

    • Order to Cash, Billing, Revenue Recognition, Collections

    • Banking (cash, bank recs, settlement, forex evaluation)

    • Financial Reporting (OOB D365, Power BI dashboards, management reporting)

    • Exposure to Asset Management (basic level)

  • Proven ability to support solution design, conduct functional workshops, and lead test cycles.

  • Strong documentation, stakeholder engagement, and team collaboration skills.

  • Experience in large-scale transformation programs and cross-functional delivery environments.

Desirable

  • Microsoft certification in Dynamics 365 Finance.

  • Experience supporting global rollouts or distributed teams.

  • Exposure to public sector, finance, or supply chain environments.

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