Continuous Improvement Analyst - Finance D365

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)