Finance and Operations Functional Training

Categories Functional Training

About Manage Core Finance in Dynamics 365 FinOps Course

  • Duration: 30 hours
  • Online sessions – 2 hours per weekday
Trainer

Has a double graduate in IT and Business Management with years of experience in implementing Dynamics AX (aka D365 F&O). He is a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) and Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) – Alumni. Being a research scholar (Ph.D.), Raghu is dedicating his time in research, training, education and business consulting.

Course Description

Session Description

Course provides a formal introduction and a systematic approach to the finance functional area of D365 F&O. This will provide the required foundation of understanding about major business process of finance which cuts across various modules in D365 for Finance and Operations. A step-by-step approach to business processes as offered in the course, emphasizes the interwoven relationship between various activities in an organization.

The course covers the fundamentals of financial functional areas such as general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable, cash and bank and fixed assets. The learning should help the attendees in mapping the business transactions into a system flow of events. Various system features offered by D365 F&O used in the course will help to learn about business terminologies, process flows and best practices.

Starting from the introduction to basic company setup, the course will cover the complete configuration of financial aspects of business for an organization. The course will cover the ‘core finance’ aspects of D365 F&O as mentioned in the course outline in a subsequent section.

Learning Objectives

  • Apply the basic concepts of accounting and system logics to create a company to perform financial transactions
  • Understand the system requirement for general ledger, accounts receivables, accounts payable, cash & bank and fixed asset masters, references (sub-masters) and transactions.
  • Understand the inter-relationship and inter-dependencies between activities across processes and functions
  • Configure system primitives to meet business requirements.

Target Audience

  • Fresh graduates from B- Schools, junior financial analysts, junior ERP functional consultants with a basic understanding of the functional aspects of business are the right target audience of the course.
  • Working professionals from the finance & accounting functional area, with sound functional knowledge of business processes, who would like to switch careers to ERP consulting are the welcome audience of the course.
  • Working professional from organizations using D365 F&O, or an older version, for their business operations to refresh their knowledge on the product, or to acquire new knowledge or to learn about untapped functionalities.
  • ERP professionals interested in acquiring additional skills are welcome to join the course.

Target Level of Education

  • To acquire a complete understanding on the financial modules of D-365 for finance and operations leading to educational level 3 i.e., Application of knowledge.

Teaching Methodology

  • The sessions are planned to be delivered through a virtual classroom by online screen share method and interactive voice chats.

Pre-Requisites:

  • Some basic understanding of business operations and the underlying process concepts.
  • Active participation in the class proceedings, willingness to learn and share experiences, providing complete attention, promptly completing hands-on lab exercises and gaining the required level of education.
Course Content

Set Up and Configure Legal Entities (5 Hours)

  • General Introduction
  • Navigation and User Interface
  • Create a legal entity and generate number sequences
  • Create a new number sequence
  • Create organization hierarchies
  • Apply purposes and policies
  • Configure calendars and date intervals
  • Setup legal entity currencies and conversions
  • Configure and import currency exchange rates
  • Create fiscal calendars, years and periods

Configure Chart of Accounts (5 Hours)

  • Define and configure the chart of accounts
  • Define and configure the financial dimensions
  • Define and configure account structures and rules

Configure Ledger and Journals & Perform Daily Procedures (4 Hours)

  • Journals and their setup
  • Configure ledger and journal setup
  • Configure system accounts
  • User journals
  • Learn about general ledger processes
  • Create voucher templates
  • Setup journal controls

Configure Cash and Bank Management (3 Hours)

  • Bank transaction types and groups
  • Setup cash and bank management parameters
  • Configure banks and bank checks
  • Deposit and refund checks
  • Cash flow

Configure Accounts Receivable (3 Hours)

  • Configure accounts receivable
  • Create and maintain customers
  • Setup customer posting profiles
  • Configure accounts receivable charges

Perform Accounts Receivable Daily Procedures (3 Hours)

  • Create free text invoices and record customer payments
  • Settle transactions and undo settlement

Configure and Process Credit and Collections (3 Hours)

  • Configure credit and collections components
  • Setup and manage interest
  • Waive, reinstate or reverse
  • Setup and manage collection letters
  • Understand how to process collections
  • Manage customer credit and collections

Configure Accounts Payable (3 Hours)

  • Configure accounts payable parameters
  • Create and maintain vendors
  • Configure accounts payable charges

Perform Accounts Payable Daily & Periodic Procedures (3 Hours)

  • Process orders, invoices, and payments
  • Manage and apply prepayments
  • Settle transaction and undo settlements
  • Distribute funds
  • Configure invoice validation policies

Intercompany Accounting (1 Hour) Configure Post-Dated Checks and Centralized Payments (1 Hour)

  • Setup and use intercompany accounting
  • Manage postdated checks
  • Manage centralized payments

Configure Ledger Allocations and Accruals (2 Hours)

  • Configure and apply accrual schemes
  • Configure ledger allocation rules

Configure and Manage Fixed Assets (4 Hours)

  • Configure fixed asset components
  • Enable fixed asset integration
  • Create fixed assets
  • Perform fixed assets tasks
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