Senior Manager - MS D365 FO - Finance Solution Architect

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Job description

Connect to your Industry

Deloitte seeks to lead in finance transformation. Using our vast range of expertise, that covers audit, risk advisory, and consulting services across tax, legal, business, technology and corporate finance, we help our clients become leaders wherever they choose to compete.

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Deloitte drives progress. Using our vast range of expertise, we help our clients' become leaders wherever they choose to compete. To do this, we invest in outstanding people. We build teams of future thinkers, with diverse talents and backgrounds, and empower them all to reach for and achieve more.

What brings us all together at Deloitte? It's how we approach the thousands of decisions we make every day. How we behave, our beliefs and our attitudes. In other words: our values. Whatever we do, wherever we are in the world, we lead the way, serve with integrity, take care of each other , foster inclusion, and collaborate for measurable impact. These five shared values lead every decision we make and action we take, guiding us to deliver impact how and where it matters most .

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Support the senior leaders of our most strategic clients shape and deliver their transformation agenda to address complex business challenges. Combine industry insight with deep knowledge of business transformation enabled by Microsoft D365 Finance & Operations and disruptive digital enablers.

Want to work with business leaders, alongside some of the most creative thinkers in industry? Can you develop and deliver innovative and core technology solutions that transform the digital enterprise and maximise ROI? From strategy articulation and process design to technology enablement, we work together to simplify the complex and create tangible value for our clients.

Responsibilities will include:

• Support our clients (in the business and in IT) to define the finance solution architecture and roadmap
• Assess and understand requirements to recommend the optimal technology solutions to address client needs
• Define the business case for Microsoft D365 F&O enabled finance transformation
• Lead the delivery of Microsoft D365 enabled finance solutions
• Develop internal capability in Deloitte UK Microsoft D365 F&O team, through structured, formal development and leading the team, demonstrating role model behaviours, including engaging clients in solving business problems
• Combine industry insight with knowledge of core finance and performance management applications, cloud adoption and digital enablers
• Understand the business processes, tooling and capabilities required to orchestrate data driven decision making
• Demonstrate thought leadership in MS D365, cloud adoption and become a trusted advisor to the CIO, COO, CFO and other key decision makers
• Understand Microsoft application portfolio and complimentary products to address client needs
• Build effective relationships across the global Deloitte Microsoft network.

Connect to your skills and professional experience

As the Microsoft D365 Finance Solution Architect in our Emerging Technology team, you will play a key role shaping and building our Microsoft D365 F&O practice in the UK, you will help our clients transform the way they run and manage their business, you will use your expertise to build and develop our internal capability. The role provides the opportunity to support our global strategic clients address their most significant business challenges alongside building a successful team.

You will play a key role supporting C-level executives define the solution architecture and roadmap to shape the future operations and finance function.

You will provide a unique perspective combining industry insight, deep knowledge of Microsoft, finance transformation, cloud adoption and disruptive digital enablers to deliver value to our clients. You will use your knowledge of business process, information model and Microsoft to design solutions and future products and services, influencing critical solution architecture decisions.

You will use the extensive experience you have gained though-out your career to build and develop our internal capability, provide technical insight (on MS D365 F&O), assess training needs and be a role model to our emerging talent, demonstrating how you engage and work with clients to solve their most complex business problems.

Your professional experience

Essential:

• MS D365 Finance & Operations certifications
• Proven experience with full life-cycle implementation of MS D365 F&O and FSCM

• Excellent presentation and communication skills, with an ability to present ideas clearly up to Board level and during pre-sales activities
• Finance qualification (CIMA, ACA or ACCA or equivalent) or BA/BS degree in Computer Science (or related software engineering field) and/ or equivalent practical experience
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in ERP implementation methodology and principles
• Demonstrated knowledge of establishing and embedding effective solution governance
• Ability and keen interest to develop talent and build a high-performing team.

Desired:

• Demonstrated understanding of the current state of the art for automation, continuous integration/deployment and cloud-based delivery models
• Comfortable talking about technical issues with non-technical team member and to the client leadership team
• Effective listening skills to understand and break down client business problems
• Ability to share good practice and influence stakeholders on the merits of the solution you propose
• Able to express complex concepts in plain language to reach broader audiences
• Ability to craft a compelling message and tailor it for a given audience, combining technical expertise with simple, everyday language to deliver a story
• Demonstrated business domain and/ or industry knowledge
• Ability to work well with a cross-functional, geographically dispersed team and clients
• Effective cross-functional project management, communication and stakeholder management
• Demonstrated effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated leadership and self-direction
• Experience in consulting or professional services.

• Connect to your business - Technology and Transformation

Distinctive thinking, deep expertise, innovation and collaborative working. That's what connects us. That's what makes us Deloitte. If you want to help solve some of the biggest tech and transformational challenges around, join us. Together, we'll make an impact that matters.

Enterprise, Technology and Performance

Our clients want to achieve maximum value from digital transformation investments in Finance, Supply Chain and IT operations. That's where we come in. By taking a holistic view of performance improvement, including strategy, process design and technology enablement, we support the smooth operation of transformations.

Personal independence

Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). This can mean that you and your "Immediate Family Members" are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm, and also prohibitions on certain employment relationships (e.g., you are not permitted to hold a secondary employment role with SEC audit clients of the firm whilst being employed by the firm). The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process or you can contact the Independence team upon request.

Connect with your colleagues

"What attracted me to Deloitte were the endless opportunities and the collective experience of other like-minded individuals. Deloitte's clients include many of the world's largest organisations; I wanted to be part of a team that made a difference that I could be proud of." - Dan, Technology & Transformation

Our hybrid working policy

You'll be based in one of our UK offices with hybrid working.

At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life. That's why we'll support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, you'll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely. You'll get the chance to meet face to face when needed, while you collaborate and learn from colleagues, share your experiences, and build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Please check with your recruiter for the specific working requirements that may apply for your role.

Our commitment to you

Making an impact is more than just what we do: it's why we're here. So we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before.

We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So we're nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure we'll take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because it's only when you're comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for.

Your expertise is our capability, so we'll make sure it never stops growing. Whether it's from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, you'll learn every day. Through world-class development, you'll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, you'll learn how to lead.

Connect to your next step

A career at Deloitte is an opportunity to develop in any direction you choose. Join us and you'll experience a purpose you can believe in and an impact you can see. You'll be free to bring your true self to work every day. And you'll never stop growing, whatever your level.

Discover more reasons to connect with us, our people and purpose-driven culture at deloitte.co.uk/careers

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