D365 F&O Functional Lead

New Era Technology•Philadelphia, PA

4d•Remote

About The Position

New Era Technology is seeking a seasoned Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations (D365 F&O) Functional Lead for an immediate contractor/C2C engagement lasting 6+ months. The role provides functional leadership across D365 F&O Finance and Supply Chain Management, working with business stakeholders, finance teams, supply chain users, and technical teams to analyze requirements, configure the system, resolve functional and technical issues, and deliver solutions. The position is primarily remote, requires availability during US East Coast business hours, and involves occasional travel to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Candidates must be based in the United States and have excellent English communication skills. The lead will support core finance capabilities, including General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Cash and Bank Management, month-end and year-end close, reconciliations, cash application, and collections. The role also supports supply chain processes such as procurement, inventory, product information, and order processing, ensuring appropriate links between supply chain activity and financial postings. This is a hands-on role involving D365 F&O configuration, functional analysis, testing, troubleshooting, and production support. It also requires the ability to write, modify, debug, or troubleshoot code and custom modifications, including work with X++ and relevant D365 F&O development components. The Functional Lead prepares specifications and documentation, coordinates with business and technical stakeholders, and supports implementations, enhancements, and ongoing issue resolution.

Requirements

Extensive hands-on experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations.
Strong functional expertise in D365 F&O Finance and Supply Chain Management.
Deep understanding of financial setups, transaction processing, and system configuration.
Proven experience supporting month-end close and financial reconciliation processes.
Strong hands-on experience with cash application, Accounts Receivable, and collections.
Understanding of D365 F&O tables, data structures, relationships, and transaction flows.
Ability to write, modify, debug, or troubleshoot code and support custom modifications in D365 F&O.
Knowledge of X++ and D365 F&O development concepts.
Experience with functional specifications, fit-gap analysis, testing, and production support.
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
Excellent verbal and written English communication skills, including the ability to lead stakeholder discussions independently.
Ability to work independently in a fast-paced contract environment and manage competing priorities.
Must be based in the United States and available during US East Coast business hours.
Must be able to travel to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, occasionally as required.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading D365 F&O implementations, enhancements, or application support engagements.
Experience supporting complex finance and supply chain business processes.
Familiarity with D365 F&O integrations, data entities, and financial data migration.
Experience with code review, defect resolution, and coordination of functional and technical changes.
Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics Lifecycle Services (LCS), Azure DevOps, and D365 F&O release management.
Relevant Microsoft Dynamics 365 certifications.
Experience working directly with US-based finance, accounting, and operations stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Lead functional activities across Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Management.
Gather, analyze, and document requirements from finance, accounting, collections, and supply chain stakeholders; translate them into specifications, solution designs, and configurations.
Conduct fit-gap analysis, recommend standard functionality or custom solutions, and lead workshops, solution walkthroughs, and stakeholder meetings.
Configure and support General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, and Cash and Bank Management, including financial dimensions, account structures, posting profiles, journals, and financial calendars.
Support month-end and year-end close, financial reconciliations, transaction postings, period-end adjustments, and financial reporting requirements.
Configure and troubleshoot customer payments, cash application, payment matching, reconciliation, collections workflows, customer aging, and outstanding receivables management.
Investigate unapplied cash, payment discrepancies, settlements, deductions, account balances, posting issues, and subledger-to-General-Ledger discrepancies.
Configure and support relevant Supply Chain Management processes, including procurement, inventory management, product information, and order processing.
Troubleshoot integration and transaction issues and validate end-to-end processes and financial postings across finance and supply chain.
Perform hands-on system configuration and maintain relevant parameters, master data settings, tables, and functional setups; document dependencies and design decisions.
Write, modify, and troubleshoot code and customizations; work with X++ and D365 F&O development components such as extensions, classes, tables, and business logic.
Support integrations, data entities, custom business logic, and technical validation while following Microsoft development and extensibility best practices.
Develop and execute functional test scenarios; support system integration testing and user acceptance testing.
Investigate defects and production incidents, perform root cause analysis, coordinate resolutions, and support enhancements and business-critical issue resolution.
Serve as functional lead and primary contact for assigned workstreams; communicate progress, risks, dependencies, and issues to stakeholders.
Prepare and maintain functional specifications, configuration documentation, process flows, test scenarios, implementation notes, and records of decisions and changes.