D365 Finance & Operations
Role - Finance Systems Functional Lead
Permanent Role Description | India
Role purpose: Build permanent in-house D365 functional ownership within Finance Systems, reducing dependency on external delivery partners while strengthening platform control, continuous improvement and future deployment capability.
1. Role Overview
Role Title
Finance Systems Functional Lead- Finance & Operations
Employment Type
Permanent, full-time employee of FNZ Technology (India) Private Limited
Reports To
Head of Finance Systems
Team / Pillar
FNZ Finance Systems - D365 Finance & Operations
Location
India - Gurugram
Working Pattern
India-based role with regular UK/EU hours overlap for global collaboration
Start Date
At the earliest opportunity, subject to notice period and pre-employment checks
Travel
Occasional domestic or international travel may be required
Priority
High - required to strengthen post-go-live ownership, stabilisation and future D365 delivery
2. Purpose and Context
FNZ has deployed Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations as a core global finance platform. Following global go-live, the priority is to stabilise the platform, embed robust operational ownership, support close and control activities, deliver agreed enhancements, and prepare for future modules and deployments.
This is a senior, hands-on permanent role within the Finance Systems team. The role holder will act as FNZ Finance's internal D365 functional authority, owning functional design and configuration across core finance processes, leading issue resolution and continuous improvement, and ensuring that changes are controlled, documented, supportable and aligned to Finance requirements.
The position is not a general business analyst role. It requires a practitioner who can work directly in D365, translate finance requirements into sustainable solutions, challenge implementation-partner proposals, and take enduring accountability for platform health and business outcomes.
3. Key Responsibilities
D365 Functional Ownership
· Own the functional integrity of D365 Finance & Operations across General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Cash and Bank, Fixed Assets, Budgeting, Expense Management, Project Accounting and Financial Reporting.
· Provide end-to-end functional leadership from requirement and design through configuration, testing, deployment, support and adoption.
· Act as the senior FNZ-side functional reference point for Finance Controllers, process owners, technology teams and delivery partners.
· Maintain solution design, configuration and process documentation so that knowledge remains within FNZ.
Platform Stabilisation and Support
· Lead functional triage and root-cause analysis for production issues, coordinating resolution through the agreed incident, problem and change processes.
· Support month-end and year-end close, reconciliations and resolution of finance-system issues without compromising financial control or data integrity.
· Own the functional backlog, prioritising defects, control gaps, user pain points and enhancements based on risk, value, urgency and capacity.
· Provide guidance, coaching and knowledge transfer to Finance Systems colleagues and business users.
Change, Release and Continuous Improvement
· Translate finance and regulatory requirements into clear solution options, functional specifications, acceptance criteria and test scenarios.
· Assess proposed changes for cross-module, integration, reporting, data and control impacts before approval.
· Partner with technical teams and vendors on configuration, integrations and extensions, ensuring solutions follow D365 standard capability wherever practical.
· Support release planning, regression testing, deployment readiness, post-release validation and benefits realisation.
Data, Integrations and Reporting
· Protect the integrity of finance master data, dimensions, opening balances, sub-ledger data and intercompany processing.
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