About the role
A. Duda & Sons, Inc. has an opening for a salaried paid Lead Functional Consultant D365 F&SCM Finance at the corporate office in Oviedo, FL. In this position, you will serve as the senior functional leader responsible for Finance solutions within Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Supply Chain Management (D365 F&SCM).
In this role, you will partner closely with Finance leaders, business stakeholders, implementation consultants, developers, and technology teams to design, configure, optimize, and continuously improve D365 Finance capabilities. You will play a critical role in ensuring our ERP platform supports business objectives through scalable, maintainable, and value-driven solutions.
The ideal candidate is a hands-on functional leader who understands both D365 technology and end-to-end finance processes. You will promote a configure-before-customize approach, helping the organization take full advantage of standard D365 functionality, configuration, workflows, and process improvements before recommending custom development.
Primary Responsibilities and Duties: Finance Business Process & Solution Design: * Partner with Finance stakeholders to understand business needs and translate requirements into D365 Finance solutions. * Lead current-state and future-state process analysis for General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Cash & Bank Management, Fixed Assets, Budgeting, & Financial Reporting * Lead fit-to-standard and fit-gap assessments * Drive process standardization, scalability, and continuous improvement initiatives * Evaluate cross-module impacts between Finance and Supply Chain, Project Operations, Procurement, Sales, Inventory, and related business processes
Finance Configuration & Product Optimization: * Perform and oversee D365 Finance configuration including: Financial dimensions, posting profiles, workflows, organizational structure, and financial parameters * Evaluate standard D365 Finance product capabilities before recommending customizations. * Identify opportunities to automate and streamline Finance processes using out-of-the-box functionality. * Assess Microsoft D365 Finance releases and recommend adoption of valuable features.
Internal and External Collaboration: * Serve as the senior Finance functional counterpart to implementation consultants throughout discovery, design, configuration, testing, deployment, and stabilization. * Lead Finance workshops, fit-gap sessions, solution demonstrations, and design review * Collaborate with developers and technical teams when custom solutions are necessary. * Review solution designs and ensure alignment with business objectives and D365 best practices.
• Finance Testing, Deployment & Readiness: * Lead functional testing, user acceptance testing (UAT), and business validation activities. * Develop test scenarios, test cases, and acceptance criteria. * Support deployment readiness, training activities, cutover planning, and post-go-live stabilization.
Complex Finance Problem Solving, Product Support, and Continuous Improvement: * Diagnose and resolve issues involving business process gaps, configuration deficiencies, standard application behavior, data quality concerns, integration failures, or custom development requirement * Drive the resolution of functional issues through solution design, system configuration, process optimization, adoption of standard D365 functionality, and coordination with implementation partners, technical teams, and business stakeholders. * Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, automate, and improve Finance processes using existing D365 capabilities.
Finance Stakeholder Leadership & Solution Governance: * Act as a trusted advisor to Finance leadership, controllers, accountants, and business stakeholders. * Present solution options, risks, and trade-offs to support business decision-making. * Mentor Business Analysts and team members on D365 Finance capabilities and best practices.
Qualifications: * Bachelor's degree is required or equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience * Minimum 6-7 years of experience in ERP, business systems, and business process experience * Minimum of 2 end-to-end implementations of D365F&SCM * Strong communication skills and ability to liaise with technical and non-technical teams
About Us: A. Duda & Sons, Inc. is a privately owned company, ranked #4 on Orlando Business Journal's Top 100 Privately Held Companies list in Central Florida. Starting out as a humble celery farm in 1926, DUDA’s business operations today include Duda Farm Fresh Foods, one of the world’s leading producers and suppliers of celery and other quality fresh and fresh-cut vegetables and citrus; The Viera Company, a highly regarded community developer with fully-integrated real estate operations including Viera Builders, a residential home builder; as well as Duda Ranches, manager of DUDA’s agricultural operations including sod, sugarcane, citrus and cattle.
Benefits: We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401K, flexible spending accounts, tuition reimbursement, paid time off, and more. Visit our website at www.duda.com for more information.
Application Details: * Duda is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.
Ready to make a difference? Apply today and become a part of our dynamic team at A. Duda & Sons, Inc.!