Senior Finance Lead, Asia Pacific
About the Role
Role: Senior Finance Lead – Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (Multi Country Upgrade)
Lead the finance workstream to implement and localize the new accounting system, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, across APAC countries (excluding A&NZ). You will drive the design of finance processes, ensure high‑quality data migration, oversee testing, and manage the cutover for multiple legal entities. This role blends strategic finance leadership with hands‑on delivery to enable a smooth transition from the legacy system to Business Central.
Main Responsibilities:
- Map NAV to BC for: ordertocash, procuretopay (services/noninventory), recordtoreport, cash/bank, tax/VAT/WHT, fixed assets, expense management, intercompany.
- Define target Chart of Accounts, dimensions, posting groups, approval workflows, and period-end routines.
- Coordinate localization needs (VAT/GST/WHT, statutory reports, languages, banking formats, etax where applicable) per country.
- Enforce group standards with compliant local variations.
- Scope and lead migration for masters (CoA, dimensions, customers, vendors, banks, fixed assets), opening balances, open AR/AP, bank balances, FA balances, open documents (sales/purchase/GL journals), and historical G/L where needed.
- Build/validate configuration packages; perform reconciliations (AR/AP aging to G/L, bank, VAT, FA rollforward, TB pre/post).
- Create and execute UAT scripts across finance scenarios (including intercompany and consolidations); manage defects to closure; sign off readiness.
- Validate financial statements, account schedules, tax and statutory reports.
- Plan and run cutover (freeze dates, sequencing, rollback); support first monthend close in BC; stabilize KPIs.
- Maintain setup workbooks, process maps, migration audit trail; deliver enduser training and SOPs.
- Act as finance liaison with country teams and the implementation partner; provide clear English communication, status, and risk/issue management.
Required qualification:
- 5+ years in finance/accounting, including handson monthend close.
- 3+ years implementing/upgrading Microsoft Dynamics NAV/Business Central, with at least one multientity or multicountry project.
- Strong knowledge of: BC/NAV finance setup: CoA, dimensions, posting groups, VAT/GST/WHT, bank/cash, fixed assets, intercompany, consolidation, approvals.
- UAT planning/execution, defect management, and cutover.
- Accounting qualification (CPA/ACCA or equivalent) or audit background.
- Experience with AsiaPacific localizations (Thailand ewithholding tax, etax invoices, statutory formats).
- Power BI and advanced Excel (Power Query) for validation/reporting.
- Familiarity with AL extensions concepts and coordinating with ISVs (e.g., banking connectors, etax)
- Excellent English (written/spoken).
- Travel is expected to support overseas rollouts