Dynamics 365 CE Senior Functional Consultant

KPMG UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 80,000

Job description

Dynamics 365 CE Senior Functional Consultant

The Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) business unit at KPMG is looking for a Dynamics 365 CE Consultant with experience across all phases of large-scale enterprise Dynamics CE projects.

A demonstrable history of consultancy experience is a must as this role will entail continuous interaction with clients and project teams working alongside both onshore and offshore development teams.

Roles and Responsibilities

1. The CE Functional consultant will perform customer delivery of the various modules of Dynamics CE working closely with client teams and business stakeholders.
2. Organise, manage and document workshops, meetings and requirements sessions with the client representatives, project stakeholders and delivery teams.
3. Interface effectively with other members of the delivery team and the solution Architect to ensure that the CE solution meets client’s requirements.
4. Deliver high quality business and software solutions and services to clients ensuring the implementation of best practices based on Microsoft Dynamics standards and supported configuration/customisations.
5. Create high quality and sustainable client solutions and project documentation including support for testing activities.
6. Deliver all consultancy and configuration work according to KPMG project methodology, ensuring that all software applications are implemented successfully according to the project plan: on time and on budget.
7. Contribute to Pre-Sales activities as required including building demo and proof of concept solutions for various client presentations.
8. Work on the creation of KPMG Dynamics 365 solutions and industry templates.
9. Meet and exceed customer expectations of business knowledge, skills and behaviour.
10. Identify business/project risks and mitigate or communicate as necessary.
11. Communicate progress updates to relevant parties both formally and informally.
12. Support practice development activities such as defining and configuring industry specific solutions.
13. In all activities, ensure timely completion of internal processes and mandatory training.
14. Work on own initiative and with minimal support if needed.
15. To carry out additional duties as may occur from time to time as instructed and agreed by the management team.
16. Represent KPMG in a professional and positive manner at all times.

Qualifications and Skills

1. Strong functional knowledge and understanding of Microsoft Dynamics CRM covering a wide spectrum of industries and sectors.
2. Knowledge gained through previous experience covering Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013, 2015 and 2016 (both online and on premise). Dynamics 365 knowledge is an advantage.
3. Ideally a minimum 4 years hands-on proven functional experience in CRM configuration, standard customisation, standard workflows, dashboards, forms, views and standard reports development is a must.
4. Detailed knowledge and understanding of all CRM functional areas including Sales, Marketing, Customer Service and Contact/Case Management.
5. Good understanding of Dynamics CRM DB Schema and Business Data Model including the customisation and development of Business Data Models for different solutions.
6. Good understanding of Microsoft Dynamics CRM Accelerators, industry templates and add-ons.

Experience and Background

1. A proven track record of successful implementation of a number of solutions within large client companies, preferably across a number of business verticals.
2. A proven ability to develop a clear understanding of clients’ needs and the ability to incorporate them into a solution.
3. Experience of consultancy roles in software delivery.
4. Experience in a delivery-oriented IT environment using waterfall and agile methodologies.
5. Adept at Business Requirement Analysis.
6. Experience in supporting pre-sales activities is an advantage.
7. Project documentation experience especially for work packages to be implemented by offshore teams.
8. Business process mapping, modelling and documentation knowledge.

Seniority Level: Mid-Senior level

Employment Type: Full-time

Job Function: Information Technology and Consulting

Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting and Business Consulting and Services