D365FO - Finance & Project Accounting Consultant (D365 FO)

Job Title - Dynamics 365 Finance & Project Accounting Consultant (D365 FO)

Location - Preferred Chennai, Tamilnadu, India (remote candidates considered)

Hours - Must work US Eastern Time (ET) hours

Availability - Immediate start

Experience - 6–8 years

About TechnicaX

TechnicaX is an end-to-end Microsoft Dynamics 365 solutions provider helping enterprises modernize finance, operations, and customer engagement. We deliver pragmatic implementations, custom solutions, and ongoing support with a focus on real business outcomes and security. Join a team trusted by clients across manufacturing, distribution, aerospace, and automotive industries.

Role Overview

We’re seeking an experienced Dynamics 365 Finance & Project Accounting Consultant (D365 FO) to lead functional design, configuration, testing, and go-live support for finance and project accounting streams. The ideal candidate is a hands-on consultant with deep functional knowledge of D365 Finance, strong project accounting experience, and proven ability to work directly with business stakeholders, technical teams, and implementation partners. This position requires working US Eastern Time hours and an immediate start.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead functional discovery sessions for finance and project accounting; capture business processes, requirements, and gaps.
• Design and configure D365 Finance modules - General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Cash & Bank, Fixed Assets, Cost Accounting, and the Project Management and Accounting (PMA) module.
• Implement project accounting features - project setup, budgeting, forecasting, cost control, WIP, revenue recognition, project billing and intercompany project flows.
• Map business requirements to system functionality; propose fit-gap solutions and prepare functional design documents.
• Collaborate with technical developers to translate functional requirements into extensions | customizations, integrations, and data-migration scripts.
• Lead testing activities - unit testing, integration testing, user acceptance testing; prepare test scripts and coordinate testers.
• Execute or oversee data migrations for master data, opening balances, and historical transactions; validate and reconcile results.
• Provide go-live and hypercare support, troubleshooting functional issues and stabilizing business processes.
• Coach and train business users; prepare user guides and run knowledge-transfer sessions.
• Contribute to pre-sales and scoping efforts by estimating effort, identifying risks, and defining phased rollouts.
• Maintain strong documentation of configurations, customizations, and operational runbooks.

Required Skills & Experience

• 6–8 years of hands-on Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations (FO) consulting experience with demonstrable project delivery for finance and project accounting.
• Strong functional knowledge of D365 Finance modules listed above and deep expertise in Project Management & Accounting (PMA).
• Proven experience configuring project contracts, funding, project forecasting, resource consumption, and project invoicing.
• Solid understanding of financial processes - GL, AP, AR, cash management, fixed assets, intercompany, and revenue recognition.
• Experience with data migration tools|approaches (Data Management Framework, templates, staging) and reconciliation techniques.
• Experience working with integrations (e.g., payroll, time/expense systems, PSA tools) and common middleware patterns.
• Ability to author clear functional specifications and to validate technical deliverables.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Excellent communication skills in English, including the ability to run workshops and present to senior finance stakeholders.
• Comfortable working US Eastern Time hours (overlap with US business day required).
• Immediate availability to start.

Nice-to-Have

• Microsoft Dynamics 365 certifications related to Finance and Operations or Project Management & Accounting.
• Experience in manufacturing, Distribution, Oil & Gas, professional services industries.
• Exposure to Power Platform (Power BI/Power Apps) for reporting and automation.
• Familiarity with Azure integrations and DevOps practices in Dynamics projects.
• Experience in agile delivery methodologies.

Why join TechnicaX

• Work with a skilled, collaborative team focused on delivering measurable business outcomes.
• Opportunity to own finance and project accounting streams on strategic Dynamics 365 implementations.
• Exposure to diverse industry clients and complex scenarios that expand your consulting expertise.
• Flexible remote work with a global team and competitive compensation aligned with experience.