Manager, ERP Finance Lead
- Toronto, ON, Canada
Full-time
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Key Responsibilities
- Lead the design, implementation, and optimization of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance solutions across General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Cash and Bank Management, Fixed Assets, financial reporting, period close, and financial controls.
- Drive finance process transformation aligned with business objectives, control requirements, and industry practices.
- Lead discovery and requirements workshops, translating business needs into functional designs and delivery priorities.
- Provide functional architecture, solution governance, and quality oversight throughout the implementation lifecycle.
- Advise finance executives, controllers, project sponsors, and other stakeholders on process, reporting, controls, automation, and adoption.
- Lead finance workstreams, managing scope, risks, issues, decisions, dependencies, and delivery outcomes.
- Coordinate functional delivery across technical, data, integration, testing, and change management teams.
- Lead and develop onshore and offshore consultants through coaching, knowledge sharing, and clear performance expectations.
- Support pre-sales and business development through discovery, assessments, estimates, proposals, demonstrations, and solution envisioning.
- Contribute to ERP practice growth through reusable assets, capability development, and strategic client opportunities.
Preferred Qualifications
- Microsoft Certified:
- MB‑310 - Dynamics 365 Finance Functional Consultant Associate
- AB-730 – D365 AI Business Professional
- AB-731 – D365 AI Transformation Leader
- Experience working with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance.
- CPA, CGA, CMA, CA, or equivalent finance qualification.
- Experience in consulting organizations delivering enterprise transformations.
- Demonstrates recognized expertise in ERP Finance and applies sound judgment to complex client and delivery decisions.
- Leads through influence, collaboration, and accountability across multidisciplinary teams.
- Balances client outcomes, delivery quality, team development, and commercial objectives.
- Finance transformation outcomes are delivered on time, within scope, and to agreed quality standards.
- Clients demonstrate strong satisfaction and confidence in the solution and advisory support.
- Project risks, decisions, dependencies, and governance are managed proactively.
- Consulting talent grows through effective coaching, feedback, and meaningful delivery opportunities.
- Reusable assets and sales contributions create measurable value for the ERP practice.
- 7+ years of experience delivering ERP or Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance implementations.
- Deep expertise in core finance processes, including financial accounting, period close, controls, and reporting.
- Experience leading finance workstreams on medium to large ERP transformation programs.
- Strong stakeholder management, executive communication, workshop facilitation, and client relationship skills.
- Knowledge of ERP implementation methodologies, project governance, and quality management.
- Experience mentoring consultants and leading distributed teams.
The recruiting efforts for this position are intended to fill a brand new position.
The base pay range shown below is intended as a guideline to reflect the majority of offers for this role.
It does not represent a maximum limit - in some cases, actual compensation may exceed the range where appropriate.
See more information on our benefits here: Canada Employee Benefits | Avanade
Role Location Annual Salary Range
British Columbia/Ontario $145,000 to $172,000
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Responsibilities
Lead the design, implementation, and optimization of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance solutions, including finance process transformation, functional architecture, governance, and delivery quality. Advise client stakeholders, manage finance workstreams and multidisciplinary teams, develop consultants, and support sales and ERP practice growth.
Requirements
Requires 7+ years delivering ERP or Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance implementations, deep knowledge of core finance processes, and experience leading finance workstreams on medium-to-large transformations. Strong client advisory, executive communication, governance, mentoring, and distributed-team leadership capabilities are expected; CPA, CGA, CMA, CA, or equivalent finance qualifications and relevant Microsoft certifications are preferred.
Skills
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance
- ERP Finance Implementation
- Finance Process Transformation
- Financial Accounting
- Period Close
- Financial Controls
- Financial Reporting
- Functional Architecture
- Solution Governance
- Requirements Workshops
- Stakeholder Management
- Workstream Leadership
- Project Governance
- Quality Management
- Consultant Mentoring
- Distributed Team Leadership
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Categories
- Technology
- Finance & Accounting
- Management & Leadership
- Consulting
Keywords
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance
- ERP
- Microsoft Certified: MB-310
- AB-730
- AB-731
- General Ledger
- Accounts Payable
- Accounts Receivable
- Cash and Bank Management
- Fixed Assets
- Financial Reporting
- Period Close
- Financial Controls
- Finance Process Transformation
- Functional Architecture
- Solution Governance
- Project Governance
- Quality Management
- Requirements Workshops
- Client Advisory
- Stakeholder Management
- Workstream Leadership
- Risk Management
- Change Management
- Data Integration
- Testing
- CPA
- CGA
- CMA