Deputy Manager.Information Technology.Aster Retail HO

Aster Retail GCC is seeking an experienced D365 Finance & Operations Functional Consultant to lead the stabilization, optimization, and enhancement of our ERP landscape. This role will work closely with Finance, IT, business stakeholders, and implementation partners to strengthen financial controls, improve reporting accuracy, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive future finance transformation initiatives.

This role is not just about coordination with implementation partners. It is also about actively developing and configuring new reports, supporting ad-hoc data extraction and active solutioning in partnership with the finance teams to deliver business critical information.

The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance, financial processes, integrations, month-end close activities, and finance reporting.

Key Responsibilities

ERP Stabilization & Support

• Lead resolution of critical finance-related issues within D365 Finance & Operations.
• Support month-end and year-end financial close activities.
• Troubleshoot and resolve reporting, reconciliation, and integration issues.
• Work with business users to identify process gaps and implement sustainable solutions.
• Manage defect resolution and coordinate with implementation partners when required.

Finance Process Excellence

• Support data extraction in required format for external and internal audit data provision and tie-out with financial records (TB, GL, inventory, AR and AP modules etc.)
• Support General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets, Cost Management, Budgeting, and Financial Reporting processes.
• Improve financial controls and reduce manual interventions.
• Drive reconciliation of operational and financial reporting data.
• Support implementation of finance automation initiatives.

Compliance & Regulatory Projects

• Lead finance workstreams for eInvoicing and other regulatory initiatives.
• Coordinate requirement gathering, testing, UAT, and go-live activities.
• Ensure compliance requirements are incorporated into business processes and system configurations.

Reporting & Analytics Enablement

• Build new reports and amend existing reports in D365, including reconciliation of reports to trial balance and sub-ledgers
• Collaborate with BI teams to improve financial reporting and management dashboards.
• Enhance sub-ledger reporting capabilities.
• Implementation and optimization of financial cubes, reporting structures, and dimensional analysis.
• Improve visibility into departmental and operational spend.

Transformation Programs

• Support implementation and enhancement of: 
  • Rebate Management
  • Budgeting & Planning
  • Expense Management
  • Lease Accounting
  • Treasury Integration
  • Inventory Costing & Consignment Processes
  • Financial Consolidation & Reporting Initiatives

Stakeholder Management

• Partner with Finance leadership and business teams.
• Prepare functional specifications, business requirements, and process documentation.
• Conduct workshops, training sessions, and user adoption activities.
• Manage vendor and implementation partner relationships.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Engineering or related discipline.

Experience

• 6-10 years of ERP consulting experience.
• Minimum 4 years of hands-on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations experience.
• Strong understanding of finance and accounting processes.
• Experience supporting month-end close and financial reporting environments.
• Experience working with large enterprise ERP implementations.

Technical Skills

• Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations
• Financial Dimensions
• Chart of Accounts
• Data Management Framework
• Power Platform (preferred)
• ERP Integrations
• Financial Reporting
• Business Process Mapping

Preferred

• Retail industry experience.
• Experience with Oracle integrations.
• Exposure to FCCS, Kyriba, or other TMS and Financial Consolidation solutions.
• Microsoft certifications in D365 Finance.