Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Bio-Techne enables cutting-edge research in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics through tools that help researchers treat and prevent disease. The Finance Solution Architect will lead the design and delivery of finance capabilities across a global ERP and MES transformation, focusing on capex initiatives, multi-ERP integration, financial process standardization, requirements definition, implementation, testing, and transition support.
Responsibilities
- Elicit, document, and validate business requirements across assigned core finance processes, including, but not limited to:
- Facilitate workshops across multiple business units and ERP platforms to define current-state and future-state processes
- Develop structured deliverables:
- Process maps (including cross-system flows)
- Business requirements documents (BRDs)
- User stories and acceptance criteria
- Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards and long-term ERP strategy
- Support ERP enablement of capital investment initiatives across the multi-year transformation roadmap
- Define and document requirements for:
- Capital project planning, tracking, and budgeting
- Asset capitalization and lifecycle management
- Cost allocation and financial controls across systems
- Partner with Finance leadership to ensure compliance with accounting policies, audit standards, and reporting requirements
- Enable consistent ROI tracking and financial visibility for major investments
- Support ERP-related solution implementations for initiatives related to enhancement areas such as cash application and payment automation or others to be defined
- Guide the definition and requirement documentation
- Assist in the assessment and selection of third-party solutions
- Guide and support the ERP-related implementation and integration of selected third-party solutions
- Partner with Finance leadership to ensure compliance with accounting policies, audit standards, and reporting requirements
- Work across D365, AX 2012, and legacy ERP systems to define:
- System roles and responsibilities (system of record)
- Cross-system financial process flows
- Document and support integration requirements for:
- Financial data synchronization (GL, AP/AR, assets)
- Intercompany transactions
- Inventory and cost accounting flows
- Collaborate with Solution and Technical Architects as well as Business Analysts to ensure clear, scalable integration design
- Collaborate with Solution Architects and guide Business Analysts in fit/gap analysis across multiple ERP platforms
- Translate business requirements into functional designs aligned to both current-state (AX/legacy) and future-state (D365)
- Assist in data migration and harmonization, including:
- Chart of accounts alignment
- Financial master data standardization
- Historical data considerations
- Support phased transitions and coexistence strategies between systems
- Partner with system integrators and internal teams to ensure high-quality delivery
- Serve as a trusted advisor to the business on ERP Finance-related capabilities and best practices
- Lead and coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) across systems:
- Develop end-to-end test scenarios spanning multiple ERPs
- Validate financial integrity and reconciliation across integrations
- Support issue triage, defect resolution, and go-live readiness
- Assist with cutover planning, including financial data validation and reconciliation
- Drive process standardization across acquired entities transitioning from legacy ERPs (e.g., AX, Business Central, QAD, WinBiz, etc.)
- Identify opportunities to reduce customization and promote out-of-the-box D365 capabilities
- Support training and change management for Finance and Accounting teams
- Act as a liaison between Finance stakeholders and IT throughout transformation and stabilization
Skills
- * 10+ years of experience as a Business Analyst and or Functional Consultant in Finance, Accounting, or ERP environments
- * Strong understanding of core financial processes within:
- * Record to Report, financial close, and reporting
- * Procure to Pay and expense management
- * Acquire to Retire (Fixed assets and capitalization)
- * Order to Cash
- * Experience working with multiple ERP systems (e.g., D365, AX 2012, SAP, Oracle, or similar)
- * Experience with both Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 and D365 Finance & Operations
- * Experience supporting ERP transformations, integrations, or system transitions
- * Experience in ERP consolidation or post-acquisition integration environments
- * Experience in multi-entity, global organizations
- * Experience with capex projects or project accounting
- * Proven ability to document cross-system business processes and requirements
- * Familiarity with:
- * Financial data models and system integration patterns
- * Inventory and cost accounting in both discrete and process manufacturing environments
- * Data Management Framework templates and projects
- * Experience with multi-currency solutions
- * Experience with international tax, duties, and tariffs
- * Experience with implementing and managing treasury automation solutions such as SK Global Treasury Automation Suite
- * Experience with implementing and managing Accounts Payable automation solutions such as Dooap or Medius
- * Experience with implementing and managing tax solutions such as those from Avalara and/or Vertex
- * Experience with D365 Management Reporter
- * Experience with tools such as:
- * Azure DevOps (project and code management)
- * Power BI (financial reporting and analytics)
- * Experience in multi-entity, global organizations
- * Strong financial and accounting acumen across complex environments
- * Ability to think end-to-end across systems, not just within one ERP
- * Strategic mindset with a hands-on, execution-oriented approach
- * Ability to preemptively see and advise team and stakeholders on financial implications of configuration and customization decisions
- * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- * Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
- * High attention to detail, especially around financial data integrity and reconciliation
- * Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, multi-year transformation program
- ***This position requires work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States (e.g., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant work status)
- * Experience in Finance and/or Accounting as a practitioner
- * Domain specific certifications, such as CPA
- * Microsoft D365-related Certifications
Benefits
- Competitive insurance benefits starting on day one: medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, long-term disability, pet, and legal and ID shield.
- 401k plans, an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), Health Saving Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and Dependent Care FSA.
- Mentorship, promotional opportunities, training and development, tuition reimbursement, internship programs, and more.
- Employee resource groups, volunteer paid time off, employee events, and charity drives.
- Accrued leave policy with paid holidays, paid time off, and paid parental leave.
- A culture of empowerment and innovation, where employees feel valued and encouraged to bring their new ideas to the table.
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