Solution Architect-F&O (Mumbai)

15 to 25yrs of experience working with finance and operations stakeholders to understand reporting, KPI, and analytics requirements, and translate them into data models and dashboards leveraging D365 F&O; data. Design and develop interactive reports, dashboards, and selfservice analytics solutions using tools such as Power BI, Excel, and the D365 F&O; embedded analytics capabilities. Define and maintain semantic models, data entities, and data flows from D365 F&O; (including Data Lake, BYOD, or export to external data platforms) to support current and future analytical needs. Analyze transactional and master data from D365 F&O; (Finance, Supply Chain, Projects, Production, etc.) to identify trends, anomalies, and opportunities for process optimization or cost reduction. Partner with functional consultants and business SMEs to define standard KPI libraries (financial KPIs, operational KPIs, working capital metrics, inventory and fulfillment KPIs, etc.). Validate data quality and consistency across source systems, perform reconciliations against financial and operational reports, and recommend corrective actions to improve data integrity. Support design and implementation of data governance practices related to D365 F&O; data (definitions, ownership, lineage, and documentation). Collaborate with technical teams to design and optimize data integrations between D365 F&O; and analytics platforms (e.g., Azure Data Lake, Synapse, Databricks, SQL). Contribute to solution design for new D365 F&O; implementations or rollouts, ensuring analytics and reporting requirements are considered from the start. Provide training and enablement to business users on reports, dashboards, selfservice capabilities, and best practices for using data in daytoday decisionmaking. Prepare transparent documentation, including data dictionaries, report specifications, KPI definitions, and user guides. Skills and Qualifications Solid experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations, particularly 15 to 25yrs of experience working with finance and operations stakeholders to understand reporting, KPI, and analytics requirements, and translate them into data models and dashboards leveraging D365 F&O; data. Design and develop interactive reports, dashboards, and selfservice analytics solutions using tools such as Power BI, Excel, and the D365 F&O; embedded analytics capabilities. Define and maintain semantic models, data entities, and data flows from D365 F&O; (including Data Lake, BYOD, or export to external data platforms) to support current and future analytical needs. Analyze transactional and master data from D365 F&O; (Finance, Supply Chain, Projects, Production, etc.) to identify trends, anomalies, and opportunities for process optimization or cost reduction. Partner with functional consultants and business SMEs to define standard KPI libraries (financial KPIs, operational KPIs, working capital metrics, inventory and fulfillment KPIs, etc.). Validate data quality and consistency across source systems, perform reconciliations against financial and operational reports, and recommend corrective actions to improve data integrity. Support design and implementation of data governance practices related to D365 F&O; data (definitions, ownership, lineage, and documentation). Collaborate with technical teams to design and optimize data integrations between D365 F&O; and analytics platforms (e.g., Azure Data Lake, Synapse, Databricks, SQL). Contribute to solution design for new D365 F&O; implementations or rollouts, ensuring analytics and reporting requirements are considered from the start. Provide training and enablement to business users on reports, dashboards, selfservice capabilities, and best practices for using data in daytoday decisionmaking. Prepare transparent documentation, including data dictionaries, report specifications, KPI definitions, and user guides. Skills and Qualifications Solid experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations, particularly