D365 Training Lead - Element Materials Technology

Element is seeking a highly motivated D365 Training Leader to join our team. In this role, you will be pivotal in ensuring a seamless transition to D365 F&O by providing comprehensive training and support to the project team and end users. You will work closely with various stakeholders, including Global Process Owners (GPOs), Business Unit Finance teams, and Operational teams, to deliver effective training materials and facilitate knowledge transfer.

Element is currently undertaking a multi-year project to replace our legacy finance systems and ERPs with Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations (D365 F&O) across all reporting and legal entities. This project aims to introduce standard global processes and a robust controls framework for finance and related functions through a unified ERP solution.

Responsibilities:

Training Development & Delivery:  

• Create, manage, and deliver training materials in multiple formats (quick reference guides, user guides, videos, etc.) based on training needs analysis for each rollout wave.
• Conduct training sessions alongside Global Process Leads (GPLs), ensuring coverage of both business and system processes.

Project Collaboration:

• Collaborate with the project team to align training efforts with the overall project timeline and deliverables.
• Support the project team with testing activities, including user acceptance and regression testing.

Change Management:

• Build long-term relationships with users across the organization to support change management efforts and ensure user adoption.
• Assist in developing standard operating procedures for the Finance and Accounting teams. Ongoing Support:
• Provide hypercare support during Go-Live phases, troubleshooting issues and resolving user queries.
• Act as a go-to resource for first-line support and training for new hires.

Data Management:

• Support data validation processes to ensure high-quality data migration into D365 F&O, including trial balance and financial dimension mapping.

Continuous Improvement:

• Gather feedback post-rollout to adapt training materials and methods based on lessons learned.
• Work with stakeholders to ensure knowledge transfer and optimal management of the transition to support.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in finance transformation training, with at least 2 years in a supervisory or lead role.
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics D365 F&O is highly preferred.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks under tight deadlines. Proficient in Excel, with advanced skills preferred.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, with attention to detail.
• Proven leadership abilities and experience in cross-functional collaboration.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% domestically and internationally.

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Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to ‘Make tomorrow safer than today’.

When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.

While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.

Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.

At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming “the world’s most trusted testing partner”.

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c) 

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