IT Functional Engineer- Finance

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Reports to: ERP Program Manager

Position Summary

The IT Functional Engineer is a hands-on solution architect and configuration engineer responsible for designing, configuring, developing, extending, and optimizing finance ERP capabilities. This role goes beyond traditional requirements gathering and acts as a functional-technical leader, driving scalable financial solutions, automation, and AI-powered enhancements aligned to enterprise strategy.

This individual works closely with functional leadership, data teams, and business leaders to translate financial processes into robust system capabilities, leveraging the full financial technology ecosystem including Dynamics 365 ERP (D365), Power Platform, Azure services, and AI/Copilot tooling, and third party applications.

Employee Ownership (ESOP):

• Company-funded retirement contribution of approximately 18% of pay, plus 401(k)
• Competitive base salary with performance-based bonus opportunity
• Comprehensive benefits package: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, FSA, and Pet Insurance
• Generous paid time off, paid holidays, and parental leave
• Fitness and tuition reimbursement programs
• Essential Duties & Responsibilities
• Solution Design & Platform Ownership

Own the functional design and architecture of D365 Finance modules and integrated third party applications. (GL, AP, AR, Fixed Assets, Cost Accounting, Budgeting, US/Foreign Banking, FX)

Manage and scale solutions across a multi-entity environment.

Translate provided requirements into scalable system configurations and extensible solution designs.

Define and enforce design standards, governance, and best practices for D365 Finance.

Lead fit-to-standard analysis with a bias toward configuration over customization.

Advanced Configuration & Functional Development

Perform complex configuration of financial applications and modules, including ledger structures, posting profiles, workflows, and financial dimensions.

Design, develop, validate, and implement custom extensions, integrations, and APIs.

Contribute to functional specifications for application selection and development, ensuring performance, scalability, and auditability.

Support data models, financial reporting structures, and data flows into analytics platforms.

AI, Automation, & Data

Identify and implement opportunities for AI-driven automation. (e.g., invoice processing, reconciliations, anomaly detection)

Leverage Microsoft Copilot, Power Platform, and Azure AI services to enhance financial processes.

Develop and prototype intelligent workflows and decision-support capabilities.

Support adoption of predictive analytics and real-time insights within finance operations.

Collaborate on data architecture and master data governance.

Ensure seamless data integrity and financial controls across systems.

Testing, Quality, & Release Management

Own functional testing strategy, including unit, integration, and regression testing.

Validate solutions against financial compliance, audit, and regulatory requirements.

Partner with DevOps teams to support release pipelines and deployment readiness.

Ensure high-quality delivery with minimal disruption to finance operations.

Continuous Improvement & Performance Optimization

Proactively identify opportunities to optimize financial processes and system performance.

Monitor system usage and recommend enhancements based on data and user behavior.