Accounting Project Manager - Goodwill of Greater Washington

Goodwill of Greater Washington (Goodwill) has an opportunity for a strategically minded and collaborative Accounting Project Manager to manage the implementation and utilization of a Dynamics 365(D365) finance and operations system to replace separate existing accounting and point of sale systems now in use.

Core Competencies:

1. Developing Direct Reports and Others: Develops others through coaching, feedback, exposure, and stretch assignments.
2. Values Differences: Applies others’ diverse experiences, styles, backgrounds, and perspectives to get results.
3. Drives Vision and Purpose: Creates department/organization-wide energy and optimism for the future.
4. Collaborates: Works cooperatively with others across the organization to achieve shared objectives.
5. Strategic Agility: Creates competitive and innovative strategies that show a clear connection between vision and action.
6. Decision Quality: Relies on a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment when making decisions.
7. Plans and Aligns: Stages activities with relevant milestones and schedules to ensure efficient workflow.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

D365 F&O Implementation:
1. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather business process requirements related to finance, accounting, and project management.
2. Drive the implementation of D365 F&O modules, including finance, accounting, and project management.
3. Coordinate with IT to configure and customize D365 F&O to meet specific business needs.
4. Provide expertise in project accounting, budgeting, procurement, product information management, and inventory functionalities.
5. Participate in testing and training activities related to D365 F&O.
6. Lead end-to-end implementations, ensuring successful deployment from concept to production.

Business System Analysis:
1. Analyze existing business processes and systems to identify areas for improvement.
2. Collaborate with stakeholders to define business requirements and translate them into technical specifications.
3. Work closely with IT teams to ensure seamless integration of D365 F&O with other business systems.
4. Conduct gap analysis and recommend solutions to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
5. Assist in troubleshooting system issues and provide timely resolutions.

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

As assigned by the Director of Finance and Accounting Compliance and/or CFO.

Supervisory Responsibility:
This position has no supervisory responsibility.

Required Qualifications:

1. Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
2. Professional CPA designation a plus
3. Experience implementing D365 F&O
4. Minimum 5+ years of experience working in D365 F&O.
5. Strong knowledge of project accounting and budgeting functionalities.
6. Experience with procurement, product information management, and inventory functionalities.
7. Proficiency in configuring and customizing D365 F&O.
8. Familiarity with the full software development life cycle (SDLC).
9. Additional 5+ years of experience as a business system analyst.
10. Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
11. Solid technical knowledge related to work assignments and willingness to take ownership of all accounting functions. 

Preferred Qualifications:
1. D365 F&O certification
2. Experience with Microsoft Dynamics / Great Plains 2018
3. Experience with Management Report, Prophix, PN3