ERP Technical Lead, Finance

Whats the role

We are seeking a Senior Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations (F&O) Technical Expert to provide in-house technical leadership for our enterprise ERP platform within a regulated financial services environment. This role owns the technical architecture development standards integrations and long-term stability of D365 F&O ensuring compliance security scalability and high availability for mission-critical finance operations.

What youll be doing

Technical Leadership & Architecture

• Serve as the senior technical authority for Microsoft Dynamics 365 F&O across finance-centric workloads.
• Define and enforce technical architecture development standards and best practices aligned with Microsoft and financial services regulatory requirements.
• Lead technical design decisions for enhancements customizations and integrations.
• Development & Platform Ownership
• Design develop and maintain advanced customizations and event-driven frameworks.
• Own application lifecycle management using Azure DevOps including branching strategies and release governance.
• Ensure all developments are upgrade-safe and compliant with Microsofts One Version strategy.
• Integrations Data & Controls
• Architect and support integrations using OData REST APIs Dual-write DMF and Azure integration services (Logic Apps Functions Service Bus).
• Support complex financial data flows reconciliations and batch processing.
• Implement and maintain strong data integrity auditability and financial controls across integrated systems.

Security Compliance & Risk

• Design and manage security roles duties and privileges in alignment with SoD SOX and internal control frameworks.
• Support audits regulatory reviews and risk assessments related to ERP systems.
• Partner with InfoSec and Risk teams to ensure compliance with financial services security standards.

Environment Performance & Reliability

• Own non-production and production environments (Dev Test UAT Prod).
• Monitor performance help resolve complex incidents and conduct root-cause analysis.
• Plan and execute Microsoft updates hotfixes and platform upgrades with minimal business disruption.

Stakeholder & Vendor Collaboration

• Translate complex finance and regulatory requirements into robust technical solutions.
• Act as technical lead for external vendors and system integrators reviewing designs and code quality.
• Mentor internal developers and contribute to ERP knowledge maturity.

The ideal background for this role:

• 7 years of experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 F&O including senior or lead technical roles.
• Deep expertise in X extension-based development and performance optimization.
• Strong experience with Azure DevOps LCS and enterprise release management.
• Proven background supporting finance-heavy ERP implementations in regulated environments.
• Hands-on experience with integrations data migration and complex batch processing.
• Strong understanding of financial controls audit requirements and compliance frameworks.

Unique role requirements

• Microsoft Dynamics 365 certifications (Senior Developer Solution Architect).
• Experience in banking insurance asset management or payments environments.
• Experience with Power Platform and reporting tools (Power BI).
• Familiarity with cloud governance data residency and regulatory reporting requirements.
• Senior technical ownership and decision-making authority
• Risk-aware engineering mindset
• Strong stakeholder communication across Finance Risk Audit and IT
• Ability to balance regulatory compliance with system agility

Role Location/Hybrid Schedule

This role can be based in our Southampton office and would consider a London option based on candidate availability. Although the nature of most roles within Gen II cannot be classed as totally flexible there is scope in some cases for a form of Agile Working. The different ways in which Agile Working can be undertaken is dependent on the demands and needs of the business the office space available and the individuals preferences and circumstances.