Job Description
Reporting to the Manager, Financial ERP in the Finance Continuous Improvement (CI) team, the CI-D365 Analyst is responsible to identify and drive the successful delivery of enhancement opportunities in the Microsoft Dynamics 365 F&O (Finance & Operations) module. The CI-D365 Analyst will work in direct collaboration with end-users (AIM’s Finance teams) to translate business requirements into solutions, and with the IT ERP team to match needs to system possibilities and for developments.
- Obtain a deep understanding of the accounting operations performed in D365, the system configuration and how D365 integrates with other AIM systems.
- Diagnose current weaknesses and opportunities in the system configuration and processes to improve efficiency, financial information accuracy, and controls. Gather business needs from users and by leveraging best practices.
- Identify and assess options to address each weakness/opportunity and provide a recommendation on the solution to select. For options requiring development, work alongside the IT ERP team.
- Evaluate the impacts, criticality, and feasibility of the enhancements and recommend prioritization of the improvements within the D365 F&O project portfolio.
- Gather Finance requirements and prepare functional specifications that accurately translate requirements into system configuration and/or process changes. Share the specifications to the IT ERP team for developments.
- Support all phases of a project life cycle including as-is analysis, design of target state, fit-gap analysis, configuration, testing, end-user training, deployment, post go-live support and maintenance, documentation, etc.
- Act as primary point of contact (POC) and subject matter expert (SME) for the D365 F&O module on projects and support to Finance users.
- Work with external/internal configuration specialists and multidisciplinary project teams on larger-scale, more complex projects, including new systems being integrated to D365 and the implementation of new modules.
- Contribute to building a roadmap for the system evolution to better support Finance operational needs, improve financial accuracy and accounting compliance, as well as enhance system controls.
Qualifications
- CPA Designation or CPA candidate, an asset
- Minimum 2-3 years of work experience
- Strong knowledge of accounting operations and principles.
- Experience working in a Financial ERP (Experience with Microsoft D365 F&O, an asset)
- Experience in delivering financial system enhancements (an asset)
- Self-driven and entrepreneurial spirit.
- Strong ownership of work, result-driven and high standards to work efficiently and deliver high-quality deliverables.
- Exceptional organisational skills and high autonomy
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously.
- Excellent communication skills and strong change agent
- Ability to effectively work with various types of stakeholders (ex. end users, IT, senior management)
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills
- Excellent skills with Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio
- Bilingual (French & English)