Finance Systems Functional Lead

Overview

A permanent, senior, hands-on Finance Systems Functional Lead role owning functional design, configuration and support of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations as FNZ Finance's internal D365 functional authority.

What you'll do

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Protect the integrity of finance master data, dimensions, opening balances, sub-ledger data and intercompany processing.
• Support D365 integrations including banking, payments, expense, tax, consolidation and downstream reporting platforms.
• Partner with Data and Reporting teams on D365 financial reporting, Power BI and Workiva outputs, ensuring consistent definitions and reconciliation to the ledger.
• Embed segregation of duties, access controls, change evidence, configuration governance and audit-ready documentation into day-to-day platform ownership.
• Support ITGC and financial-controls evidence, remediation activity and audit requests relating to D365.
• Operate within the Finance Systems governance framework, including demand intake, design authority, environment management, release control and capacity planning.
• Provide functional leadership for future D365 capabilities such as Consolidation, advanced Treasury and Cash Management, Project Accounting and other agreed modules.
• Support future entity onboarding, acquisitions and migrations from legacy finance platforms into D365.
• Help shape the D365 roadmap and operating model, reducing avoidable external dependency and building a sustainable internal capability.
• Lead the D365 pillar through influence and subject-matter authority; line-management responsibilities may be added as the team develops.

What you'll need

• 10+ years of hands-on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations / Dynamics AX functional experience, including significant responsibility for finance modules.
• Demonstrable experience delivering and supporting complex, multi-entity and multi-currency D365 implementations.
• Deep understanding of Record-to-Report, Procure-to-Pay and Order-to-Cash processes, with strong knowledge of financial controls and close activities.
• Hands-on functional configuration capability across core D365 finance modules, including dimensions, posting profiles, workflows, intercompany and financial reporting.
• Experience of data migration and validation covering master data, general-ledger balances and sub-ledger open items.
• Experience of integrations, testing, cutover, hypercare, release management and production support.
• Ability to diagnose complex functional issues, evaluate trade-offs and drive decisions through to resolution.
• Strong written and verbal communication, with the credibility to work with senior Finance stakeholders, regional teams, auditors and external partners.
• Ability to work independently in a global environment while maintaining disciplined documentation, governance and knowledge sharing.

Nice to have

• Chartered Accountant, Cost Accountant, MBA Finance or equivalent finance qualification.
• Experience in financial services, fintech, asset servicing or another regulated, multi-jurisdiction environment.
• Knowledge of IFRS, statutory reporting and audit / ITGC control requirements.
• Experience with D365 Consolidation, Project Accounting, Treasury and Cash Management, Subscription Billing or Revenue Recognition.
• Experience with Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, Workiva, Azure DevOps and finance-data integrations.
• Previous experience as a solution architect, functional lead, platform owner or capability lead.

Details

• Location: Gurugram, India; India-based role.
• Employment type: Permanent, full-time employee of FNZ Technology (India) Private Limited.
• Working pattern: regular UK/EU hours overlap for global collaboration, with flexibility around critical close, release and incident periods.
• Travel: occasional domestic or international travel may be required.
• Reports to the Head of Finance Systems.
• Appointment subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks and right-to-work verification.