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Aurora Energy Research
Dynamics 365 F&O Engineer
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Description
Hybrid requirements: 3 days per week in the office.
Application questions:
Are you a British citizen? If you are not a British citizen, please state your current visa status.
Do you currently require visa sponsorship?
Will you require visa sponsorship in the future?
What are your salary expectations for this position? Please state your gross, annual salary expectations in GBP.
Please inform us of your notice period.
Aurora Energy Research is based in Oxford and currently we are benefiting from a hybrid working model, working three days from the office and two days from home, as per our policy. Would you be open working in a hybrid basis?
May we consider your application for a different role within Aurora Energy Research?
Aurora is currently seeking a Dynamics 365 F&O Engineer to join our Internal Technology team. This role is key to supporting our growing business, utilising Dynamics 365 F&O as our ERP system.
Aurora introduced Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations as our ERP system in May 2023, replacing multiple accounting software and extensive manual accounting work in Excel. As a D365 F&O Engineer, you will be working on helping our business users get the most out of our ERP system. The work will be both technical and functional in scope.
Your primary focus will be on configuring, maintaining, and enhancing our ERP system to provide business value. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into effective system solutions, as well as help to ensure the smooth operation of the system. You will also have responsibility in providing support to our colleagues in using ERP, triaging and resolving tickets, identifying recurrent problems, and creating training plans/materials to remediate.
We are looking for someone who has a high attention to detail and is enthusiastic about the business impact of technology and systems. This role is an opportunity to learn and grow both technically and functionally within an innovative and growing SME.
Key Responsibilities
System Maintenance and Business Support:
Monitor and maintain the D365 F&O environment, ensuring system stability and performance
Troubleshoot and resolve functional and technical problems related to the D365 F&O environment
Manage and resolve tickets submitted by business users
Assist with environment updates and planned maintenance activities
Ensure data integrity and security within the D365 F&O environment
Integration and Data Management:
Work on internal data integration projects when needed
Monitor, maintain and troubleshoot existing data integrations
Implement data interfaces between D365 F&O and other systems
System Enhancement and Business Support:
Engage with business stakeholders to gather requirements and provide technical and functional guidance
Communicate effectively with team members, our external partners, and our end-users to drive business efficiency and agility
Participate in workshops and meetings related to D365 F&O system improvement initiatives
Documentation and Training:
Document business processes related to the D365 F&O system; manage and maintain knowledge base articles for business support
Design and implement training plans to address persistent problems
Help provide training to end-users on system features and best practices
Support our business SMEs in their efforts to leverage our ERP system
What we are looking for
Required attributes:
Experience working with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations in a technical and/or functional role, preferably for an end user
Good understanding of ERP system architecture and Dynamics 365 F&O core functionality
Experience creating knowledge articles, documenting processes, and best practice
Excellent time management and organisational skills
Flexible approach to work, positive, can-do attitude, and a team player
Ability to work independently, to deadlines, managing priorities and making informed technical decisions
Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to build relationships at all levels
Desirable attributes:
Relevant Dynamics 365 F&O certifications
Management Reporter (Financial Reporting) experience
Dataverse, Azure Data Lake, Power BI experience, Microsoft Fabric
What we offer
Some of the benefits we include are:
Private Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Parental Support
Salary-Exchange Pension
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Local Oxford Discounts
Cycle-to-work Scheme
Flu Jabs
At AER, we are committed to offering flexibility in the way we work. Most of our roles are hybrid with a mix of in-office/home working and potentially adjustable working hours. Let’s discuss what works for you and AER during the interview process.
The Company is committed to the principle that no employee or job applicant shall receive unfavourable treatment on grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity.
The successful candidate would start as soon as possible. The team will review applications as they are received. Salary will be competitive with experience.
To apply, please submit your Résumé / CV, a personal summary, your salary expectations and please inform us of your notice period.
Life at
Aurora Energy Research
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Culture overview
Our culture is entrepreneurial, dynamic, and progressive. Underpinned by strongly-held values and based on a passionate commitment to independent research, we always strive to go to the next level in our analysis and service for our clients.
Our values speak to our mindset, our approach, and our direction. As a company, we thrive on open feedback, and we take on a trial-and-error approach to achieve rapid progress in building great things.
With this, we take our work very seriously, but we maintain a friendly and laid-back atmosphere in the office where you can go over and have a conversation with anyone in the company. Despite our successes, we have a long journey ahead to fulfil our potential.
A rapidly growing organisation creates unique and powerful development opportunities for our team, so we are always looking at what’s next!
We want to hear from you if you:
-> thrive in a fast-moving, collaborative environment.
-> love to discover and pursue new paths to improvement. -> are devoted to securing great results with an international team.
-> are driven to achieve positive change in global energy.
Employee benefits
Cycle To Work
Enhanced parental leave
Enhanced sick leave
Flexible Working
Free Food
Laptop
Learning/Development days
Pension
Wellbeing Programme
Office vibe
Clubs & Meetups
Free Coffee
Friday Drinks
Open Plan
Social Events
Team Building Days
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Leadership
Stuart Tricklebank
Director Software Engineering
Engineering principles
Continuous delivery
Refactoring
Unit testing
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