Senior Functional Lead

Dentsu

5 - 10 years

Bengaluru

Posted: 01/05/2025

Job Description

The purpose of this role is to provide end to end leadership for a set of technology platforms in support of a business area such as procurement as part of Finance. Partnering with the business, this role will drive end to end delivery, deployment and support of all applications in this space as well as ensuring the set of platforms bring business value.

As part of this role, the Functional Lead will be required to work across a broad stakeholder group comprising both IT, business staff and support teams to capture, interpret and use information to align configuration to business requirements and DAN's broader technology strategy and standards.

The Functional Lead will act as the custodian of the configuration required for changes as part of the BAU organisation, ensuring it is maintained in a controlled manner with appropriate considerations made for its security and the global asset which DAN is working towards. They will be required to work with the Solutions team to ensure the configuration is updated in environments as required.

Job Description:

Key responsibilities:

  • Owns the technology agenda and roadmap, working with the business to drive delivery and evolution of platform (application, integration, data management and infrastructure)
  • Supports the business leadership to manage the technology elements of projects in this area
  • Develops and maintains the target systems architecture (enterprise, application, integration, data and infrastructure) for platform in scope
  • Works with the business function to provide solutions to markets and brands in line with business strategy
  • Leads a single team to deliver and support applications, infrastructure, Integration and data management solutions
  • Responsible for relationship and performance of all technology vendors and service providers

Knowledge and skills -

  • Ability to work with business and solutions teams to implement configuration enhancements as requested.
  • Clear understanding of finance modules within Microsoft Dynamics 365 
  • Ability to impact assess any configuration being asked for to ensure this aligns with DAN standard approach and governance. 
  • Experience working with business teams and analysing requirements
  • 15+  Years of experience with Dynamics for finance and operations which includes financials, fixed assets, project accounting.
  • Understanding of AR, AP, Fixed Assets GL, PO.
  • Proven experience with working within delivery timelines and budget restraints.
  • Experience with the Data Management Framework.
  • Experience of running data exports and import projects
  • Experience of Project Operations (earlier known as Project Service Automation[PSA]) is a plus.

Location:

Bangalore

Brand:

Bcoe

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent

About Company

Dentsu is a global advertising and digital marketing agency headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It is part of the Dentsu Group Inc., one of the largest advertising and communications groups in the world. Dentsu specializes in providing integrated marketing solutions, including digital marketing, media planning, content creation, data analytics, public relations, and customer experience management. The company operates across numerous industries and markets, serving clients with innovative strategies to drive brand growth and engagement. With a strong focus on technology and creativity, Dentsu aims to deliver impactful, data-driven campaigns tailored to modern consumer behavior.

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