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D365 Finance & Operations Technical Architect (Associate Director) UK Wide / Hybrid Working / Rapidly Growing Practice / Major Expansion Ahead / 90,000- 120,000 Depending on Experience & Location We are looking for an experienced D365 Finance & Operations Technical Architect to lead the design and delivery of enterprise-scale Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations solutions. Working with senior stakeholders, you will provide technical leadership across finance transformation programmes, ensuring solutions are scalable, innovative, and aligned with business objectives. Key Responsibilities Lead the technical architecture and design of D365 F&O solutions. Define integration, data, environment management, and extension strategies. Provide expertise across Azure, Power Platform, Dual Write, Fabric, Synapse, and emerging AI technologies. Conduct technical reviews, code assurance, and solution governance. Guide onshore and offshore development teams. Act as a trusted advisor to clients, translating business requirements into effective technical solutions. Support innovation initiatives and contribute to internal capability development. Essential Experience Strong expertise in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations architecture. Proven experience delivering multiple end-to-end D365 F&O implementations. Advanced knowledge of X , .NET, integrations, and application extensions. Experience with data architecture, environment management, and ERP implementation methodologies. Knowledge of Microsoft Fabric, Synapse, and Data Lake technologies. Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills. Experience leading technical teams and mentoring colleagues. Desirable Consulting or professional services background. Microsoft certifications such as MB-500 and/or MB-700. Experience presenting complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences. This is an excellent opportunity to work on large-scale digital transformation programmes, helping leading organisations maximise value from their Microsoft technology investments while shaping the future of enterprise business solutions.

Dynamics 365 & Applications Technical Lead Location: Long Stratton, Norwich, Norfolk Salary: 47,972.25 per annum Full time: 37hrs per week Shape the future of digital transformation at Saffron Are you a Dynamics 365 expert who thrives on solving complex challenges and driving innovation? We're looking for a Dynamics 365 & Applications Technical Lead to take ownership of our business-critical applications, lead system enhancements, and help transform how we work. In this pivotal role, you'll: Lead the development, integration and optimisation of Dynamics 365 CE, Finance & Operations, and Power Platform solutions Design automated workflows that improve efficiency and enhance customer and colleague experiences Drive system reliability, security, compliance and continuous improvement across our application landscape Partner with stakeholders to deliver business change, create innovative solutions, and translate technical concepts into real-world impact Act as the go-to expert for Dynamics 365, application architecture, testing, documentation and user training For a full list of responsibilities please see the attached Role Profile What we're looking for: Extensive experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform Strong knowledge of Azure DevOps , Agile delivery, and Microsoft technologies A proactive problem-solver with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills Passion for continuous improvement, service excellence, and delivering meaningful business outcomes If you're a strategic thinker who enjoys combining technical expertise with business transformation, we'd love to hear from you. Join Saffron and help build smarter, more connected services through technology. Closing date: 2nd August 2026 Shortlist date: 3rd August 2026 Interview date: TBC

Finance Manager Cwmbran, Wales - Hybrid (3 days per week at site) Manufacturing £55,000 - £65,000 + excellent benefits Are you a Management Accountant/ Finance Manager who genuinely enjoys owning the month-end process, getting beneath the numbers and ensuring the balance sheet is accurate, controlled and fully understood? We re partnering with a successful and innovative manufacturing business to recruit a Finance Manager into a key role within its finance team. Reporting to the Financial Controller, you ll take full ownership of the month-end close, lead a small team and ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial reporting. This role will particularly suit someone who enjoys investigating variances, understanding the story behind the numbers and maintaining strong control over the balance sheet. Alongside the core reporting responsibilities, you ll work closely with operations, procurement, transport and senior leadership, providing the insight and challenge needed to improve costs, controls and operational performance. This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on Finance Manager who enjoys combining technical accounting, detailed analysis, team leadership and commercial business partnering. The Role As Finance Manager, you will: Own and manage the complete month-end process, ensuring accounts are accurate, well controlled and delivered within agreed deadlines. Take ownership of the balance sheet, ensuring reconciliations are completed to a high standard and all balances are fully supported and understood. Investigate variances in detail, identifying the underlying operational and financial drivers behind performance. Manage and report on rebate liabilities. Act as a key finance partner to transport teams across two operational sites. Perform detailed variance analysis against budget and forecast, translating findings into clear and actionable insights. Analyse production costs and identify opportunities for cost reduction, efficiency improvements and stronger processes. Present the monthly management accounts pack, clearly explaining performance against budget, forecast and the prior year. Provide financial insight to support operational decisions, capital investment proposals and continuous improvement initiatives. Challenge assumptions and influence stakeholders to strengthen cost control and operational efficiency. Manage the preparation of annual budgets and rolling forecasts. Monitor profit and loss, balance sheet and cash-flow performance against budget and forecast, highlighting risks and opportunities. Partner with manufacturing and commercial teams to track and understand key cost drivers. Produce regular cost-performance reporting for senior management. Ensure the integrity and accuracy of financial data held within the ERP system. Maintain robust financial controls over inventory valuation and cost allocation. Oversee the annual external audit process. Use Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central to enhance cost tracking, reporting and financial analysis. Ensure all monthly, quarterly and annual reporting requirements are completed accurately and on time. Deliver ad hoc reporting, project work and financial analysis as required. Manage and support the general ledger team, helping to maintain high standards of accuracy, accountability and delivery. About You You will be: A fully qualified accountant through CIMA, ACCA or ACA, studying towards your qualification or qualified by experience. Someone who takes pride in owning month end, maintaining a strong balance sheet and resolving unexplained variances. Experienced in variance analysis, inventory accounting and rebate-liability management. Highly analytical, detail-focused and naturally curious about what is driving the numbers. An effective finance business partner with experience supporting and influencing non-finance stakeholders. Experienced within a manufacturing or construction-related environment. Confident using Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central or a similar ERP platform. Highly proficient in Excel, including VLOOKUPs, PivotTables and data analysis. Familiar with Power BI, although this is desirable rather than essential. A collaborative, approachable team player with strong communication and relationship-building skills. What s on Offer Competitive salary and benefits package. 33 days holiday, including bank holidays. Enhanced maternity and paternity pay. Westfield Health Cash Plan. Employee Assistance Programme. Fitbit Care programme. Life assurance. Long-service awards. Employee discounts Career-development opportunities within a growing and innovative organisation. A collaborative and forward-thinking working environment. Ongoing commitment to continuous professional development. This is a broad and influential Finance Manager opportunity for someone who enjoys being close to the detail, taking ownership of the numbers and using strong financial control and analysis to improve business performance. To find out more, apply directly or get in touch for a confidential conversation.

The Opportunity We are recruiting on behalf of a leading automotive manufacturer seeking an experienced Buyer to join its Procurement team. This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially driven procurement professional to manage a diverse portfolio of direct commodities, supporting production through strategic sourcing, supplier management, and cost optimisation initiatives. The successful candidate will be responsible for procuring a broad range of direct materials, ensuring quality, cost, and delivery targets are achieved while building strong supplier partnerships and supporting business growth. Key Responsibilities Manage a portfolio of direct procurement categories, including raw materials, components, assemblies, castings, forgings, plastics, electronics, fasteners, fabricated parts, and subcontract services. Develop and implement sourcing strategies aligned with business and operational objectives. Identify, evaluate, and onboard new suppliers while maintaining strong relationships with existing strategic suppliers. Lead supplier negotiations covering pricing, contracts, payment terms, and long-term supply agreements. Deliver annual cost reduction initiatives through commercial negotiations, value engineering, supplier consolidation, and process improvements. Monitor supplier performance against agreed KPIs, including quality, cost, delivery, responsiveness, and continuous improvement. Work closely with Engineering, Quality, Production, Logistics, and Supply Chain teams to support production requirements and New Product Introduction (NPI) programmes. Manage RFQs, supplier quotations, commercial evaluations, and sourcing decisions. Support supplier audits, supplier development activities, and corrective action programmes where required. Analyse market trends, commodity pricing, and supply chain risks to develop mitigation strategies. Ensure continuity of supply while proactively managing supplier capacity and potential risks. Maintain accurate purchasing data, supplier records, and contracts within the ERP system. Support inventory optimisation and working capital improvement initiatives. Ensure procurement activities comply with company policies, quality standards, and customer requirements. Key Requirements Previous experience as a Buyer within an automotive manufacturing environment. Experience managing multiple direct procurement commodity categories. Strong commercial negotiation and supplier relationship management skills. Knowledge of automotive manufacturing processes and supply chain operations. Experience managing RFQs, supplier selection, and contract negotiations. Good understanding of cost breakdown analysis and value engineering principles. Ability to interpret engineering drawings and technical specifications is advantageous. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities. Experience using ERP/MRP systems such as SAP, Oracle, IFS, Microsoft Dynamics, or similar. Advanced Microsoft Excel skills. Full UK driving licence (if supplier visits are required). Desirable Experience Experience working with OEMs or Tier 1 automotive suppliers. Knowledge of APQP, PPAP, and automotive quality standards. Exposure to international sourcing and global supplier management. Understanding of commodity market analysis and raw material pricing. CIPS qualification or working towards MCIPS. Key Competencies Strategic Sourcing Direct Procurement Supplier Relationship Management Commercial Negotiation Category Management Cost Reduction & Value Engineering Supplier Performance Management Risk Management Data Analysis & Reporting Cross-Functional Collaboration Project Management Continuous Improvement What's on Offer Competitive salary and benefits package. Opportunity to join a well-established automotive manufacturer. Exposure to a broad range of direct procurement categories. Career progression and professional development opportunities. Collaborative and supportive working environment. Pension scheme. Annual bonus (where applicable). Employee wellbeing and recognition programmes. This role is ideal for an ambitious Buyer looking to broaden their category management experience and play a key role in supporting a high-performing automotive manufacturing operation. You will have the opportunity to influence procurement strategy, build strong supplier partnerships, and deliver measurable commercial value within a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

What you will do You will support key database for applications used by A&O Shearman that keep the firm running. These include the firm's finance and customer relationship management systems, as well business intake and time capture. You will support other business critical applications, including file transfer, legal technology and various application services. You will work with 3rd parties who provide expertise in these systems. The firm's database infrastructure, MS-SQL, will also be supported by you. You will also support the Dynamics365 platform and applications built on it. Application servers and Databases are a mixture of on-premises and SaaS/cloud-hosted. As well as supporting the databases stack, you will package, configure, test, and deploy applications to the firm. You will work with other service support teams in I&O, including End-User Compute, Infrastructure and Networks, to provide a world-class service to our business. You will also work with our global service desk, regional support teams and the global IT department. You will provide technical database expertise on projects when required. Provide availability, scalability and performance of all application database systems through data metrics Capture, analyse database metrics and bring forward improvements of database systems Identify, design and implement robust monitoring alerts to identify potential issues early Maintain core database infrastructure servers in Azure, AVS and on-premises Develop backup/restore procedures for major databases to ensure data integrity Develop and leverage automation procedures to turn repeatable actions into automated processes Analyse database capacity metrics on all server infrastructure Provide expertise for database engineering to optimise database migrations, queries and performance Management and monitoring of SQL availability groups and clustered SQL servers Lead in database related projects and ensure timely delivery. Analyse and use data to identify and prioritise operations to find root cause of major issues. Participate in on call and out of hours support for both application and databases Knowledge and use of DevOps and GitHub and other collaboration tool sets Support maintenance reviews, vulnerability assessments of MS SQL Ability to work independently and good communication skills Document and knowledge share learnings to wider team with ability to multi-task including team upskilling Experience with programming languages including PowerShell, SQL, Linux preferred Collaborate with other engineering teams on production changes, incidents and problem management What you will have Desired Skills Proficient Microsoft SQL Azure Server and SQL infrastructure AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals and DP-900 Azure Data Fundamentals preferred SQL AG, Clustering and high availability features experience SQL and PowerShell scripting experience SQL and server performance tuning SQL Replication performance and monitoring tuning Understanding of Linux server management What we can offer you We recognise the value of flexible working and embrace hybrid working, so that we can learn, grow and succeed together. Should you require additional support at any stage of the recruitment process due to a disability or a health condition, please do not hesitate to contact a member of our recruitment team who will work with you to provide any adjustments as required. We are an equal opportunities recruiter and do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or any other protected characteristic. NO AGENCIES PLEASE - A&O Shearman does not accept unsolicited CVs. For further information, please see our UK Recruitment Agency Policy and our commitment to direct sourcing here .

Senior D365 F&O Functional Consultant - Outside IR35 contract - ASAP Start We are working with a client in the construction industry and who need to bolster the team with a strong Senior F&O functional consultant who has in depth construction industry experience. Key Responsibilities & Requirements: Lead the functional design, configuration, and delivery of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations (D365 F&O) with a focus on construction industry processes. Lead workshops with stakeholders to capture requirements in areas such as project accounting, job costing, subcontractor management, and contract administration. Configure and optimise finance and procurement processes, including subcontractor procurement, materials management, purchase requisitions, tendering, and approvals. Ensure D365 F&O supports construction-specific financial practices such as retention, staged billing, variations, and cash flow management. Design and document functional specifications for customisations, integrations, and reporting. Support testing, data migration, and deployment activities to ensure successful solution delivery. Provide training and knowledge transfer to business users and super users. Collaborate with project managers and technical teams to deliver solutions on time and within scope. Advise on industry best practices for finance, procurement, and supply chain management in D365 F&O. Act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders, ensuring D365 F&O drives efficiency, compliance, and business value If you are looking for your next contract, contact me on the details below.