Business Analyst - Microsoft Ax / D365 (Finance)

This is a 100% remote position based remote anywhere in the US or Puerto Rico. You must be a US Citizen.

Our client, an established company with a 30-year track record of delivering Microsoft D365 ERP solutions is looking for a D365 Business Analyst to support their client’s finance function through business processes definition, analysis of business problems, analytics, and implementation of technical solutions based on Microsoft AX or D365 Finance ERP systems. This role requires someone with a deep understanding of the intersection of internal finance business needs and technology to readily engage in issue resolution and investigation for complex financial and operational challenges related to integration and reporting.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in all phases of the Solution Delivery Life Cycle (SDLC) including planning, requirements definition, solution design, test execution, and implementation of business applications.
• Plan the business analysis effort, contribute to how requirements will be managed, and review deliverables with the project team and business stakeholders for quality and consistency.
• Work with clients to gather system requirements and produce detailed requirements and functional specification documents to solve moderately complex problems within ERP information systems.
• Analyze business and user needs, document requirements, and revise existing system logic difficulties as necessary.
• Documents ‘as-is’ and ‘to-be’ business process diagrams within accurate and detailed scoping documents.
• Translate requirement specifications into application configurations for applications and systems.
• Validate, analyze, and import initial and final data as approved by the customer.
• Work closely with the development team to ensure requirements are fully understood and provide assistance to overcome obstacles faced during development.
• Document reports design and specifications for custom reports development or modification. Provide support to the development team during development and testing.
• Design, develop, and execute comprehensive test plans and test cases for user acceptance and ensure quality standards.
• Create user training documents, schedule, and deliver user training identifying key power users
• Consult and liaise with client stakeholders during critical phases of the project (assess, develop, and deploy)

Requirements:

• Must have 2+ years of Dynamics 365 Finance experience.
• Demonstrate expert understanding of a variety of software modules including (but not limited to): Accounts payable, Accounts receivable, Budgeting, Cash and bank management, Compliance, Cost accounting, Fixed assets, General ledger.
• Knowledge of General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
• Experience interfacing with client IT, Finance and Operational teams throughout the SDLC stages in an ERP implementation preferred. Experience working with Agile development methodologies is a plus.
• Advanced knowledge of MS Excel data management functionalities (e.g., macros, pivots).
• Basic understanding of multi-currency and multi-company concepts.
• Experience with consolidated financial reporting and building reports using Management Reporter preferred.
• Knowledge of problem analysis, structured analysis, and design and programming techniques. Good grounding in development best practice skills, including requirements definition, analysis, design, testing, implementation, documentation, and support.
• Ability to perform detailed data analysis (i.e., determine the structure, content, and quality of the data through examination of source systems and data samples)
• Basic knowledge of SQL database and infrastructure concepts for ERP deployment is a plus.
• Experience in the application of ERP quality assurance and testing principles.

Benefits

• 401K with 100% employee matching up to 3%
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Health Insurance Plan
• Annual company-based performance bonus
• Monthly Mobile Phone Stipend
• Unlimited PTO and Paid Medical Days
• Work from home

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