Project Manager/Microsoft D365 Lead Consultant

Candidate Description

Bridging executive leadership and enterprise technology, this professional brings more than 30 years of commercial experience to Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations solution architecture and project delivery. Their background combines CEO, Managing Director and Acting CIO appointments with hands-on functional consulting across Dynamics 365 and AX 2012. Core expertise spans Finance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Advanced Warehousing, Master Planning, Projects, HR and enterprise asset management. Assignments with a major retailer, a manufacturing company, an industrial manufacturer and a not-for-profit organization demonstrate adaptability across retail, manufacturing, energy and not-for-profit environments. Chartered accounting credentials underpin a strong understanding of financial controls, commercial performance and operational reporting. They connect business requirements with practical system design, treating ERP implementation as business transformation rather than an isolated IT exercise.

Hands-on configuration capability extends from legal entities, charts of accounts and financial dimensions to manufacturing routes, formulations, warehouse processes and supply-chain workflows. Their delivery experience includes data migration and cleansing, payroll and retail integration, UAT, production preparation, cutover planning and user training. At a major retailer, they manage the business side of the Meat 101 project and a weekly budget of approximately $200,000, coordinating the vendor and the retailer’s IT team around a D365-led operating model. At a manufacturing company, they assumed responsibility for the full implementation after three weeks and developed cross-module documentation using Lifecycle Services. During their not-for-profit appointment, they delivered the AX 2012 Trade and Logistics project $1.2 million under budget and achieved substantial infrastructure and operating-cost savings. Certified Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Management expertise, Professional Scrum Master credentials and practical Agile delivery experience support a structured approach to implementation and change.

An approachable leadership style enables them to engage executives, operational teams, finance specialists and technology partners around shared objectives. Their experience includes mediating between Finance and IT, improving departmental culture and translating complex requirements into usable processes. Training is a consistent strength, demonstrated through comprehensive manuals, Management Reporter courses and accessible guidance tailored for users with disabilities. They have adapted delivery to remote working constraints, supported implementations in remote northern Australian communities and held an international commercial leadership appointment in China. Their broader perspective encompasses enterprise strategy, security governance, care-management systems, vendor coordination and service improvement. This combination of commercial judgement, functional depth and transformation leadership offers employers a versatile professional capable of aligning Microsoft business applications with operational and financial priorities.