MS Dynamics 365 F&O Solution Architect

Job Description :

- Work with finance and operations stakeholders to understand reporting, KPI, and analytics requirements, and translate them into data models and dashboards leveraging D365 F&O data.

- Design and develop interactive reports, dashboards, and self-service analytics solutions using tools such as Power BI, Excel, and the D365 F&O embedded analytics capabilities.

- Define and maintain semantic models, data entities, and data flows from D365 F&O (including Data Lake, BYOD, or export to external data platforms) to support current and future analytical needs.

- Analyze transactional and master data from D365 F&O (Finance, Supply Chain, Projects, Production, etc.) to identify trends, anomalies, and opportunities for process optimization or cost reduction.

- Partner with functional consultants and business SMEs to define standard KPI libraries (financial KPIs, operational KPIs, working capital metrics, inventory and fulfillment KPIs, etc.).

- Validate data quality and consistency across source systems, perform reconciliations against financial and operational reports, and recommend corrective actions to improve data integrity.

- Support design and implementation of data governance practices related to D365 F&O data (definitions, ownership, lineage, and documentation).

- Collaborate with technical teams to design and optimize data integrations between D365 F&O and analytics platforms (e.g., Azure Data Lake, Synapse, Databricks, SQL).

- Contribute to solution design for new D365 F&O implementations or rollouts, ensuring analytics and reporting requirements are considered from the start.

- Provide training and enablement to business users on reports, dashboards, self-service capabilities, and best practices for using data in day-to-day decision-making.

- Prepare clear documentation, including data dictionaries, report specifications, KPI definitions, and user guides.

Skills and Qualifications :

- Solid experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations, particularly understanding data structures and key business processes in Finance and/or Supply Chain.

- Hands-on experience designing and building reports and dashboards using Power BI or similar BI tools (DAX, data modelling, performance optimization).

- Strong SQL and data analysis skills, including ability to work with large datasets, join multiple sources, and validate results with business stakeholders.

- Good understanding of D365 F&O data entities, Data Management Framework, and common patterns to export data to external stores (BYOD, Data Lake, etc.).

- Ability to translate business questions into analytical requirements, KPIs, and visualizations that are intuitive and actionable for end users.

- Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset with attention to detail, data accuracy, and reconciliation against source reports.

- Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams (functional consultants, solution architects, data engineers, and business SMEs).

- Excellent communication skills, able to present insights and recommendations to both technical and non-technical audiences.

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