Functional Lead

About CES

Accelerating the transition to a circular economy

We are proud to be an active contributor in the circular economy through container deposit schemes (10c refund for eligible drink containers). We help our scheme partners to recycle close to 10 million drink containers every day, diverting them from landfill into the circular economy.

Our technology and services enable the circular lifecycle of drink containers. We have a large in-house software engineering team using modern technology stacks to develop and support our products. As well as a suite of SaaS products, our range of business services includes accounting, payments, brand & marketing, materials trading, HR, customer service and support.

CES was formed in 2017 as a joint venture between Lion and Coca-Cola Europacific Partners and has grown rapidly. We are headquartered in North Sydney, near public transport with beautiful harbour views. Our teams are passionate about our mission to ensure valuable materials are recycled and not wasted. We provide an inclusive culture, hybrid and flexible working and career development to bring the best out in our people.

Originally known as Container Exchange Services, we have rebranded to Circular Economy Systems to recognise our vision to be leaders in the transition to a circular economy.

About the role

We are evolving our enterprise systems to better support our finance and operations landscape, with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations (F&O) at the core. As our in-house Dynamics F&O Functional Lead, you will work closely with internal stakeholders and delivery partners to translate business requirements into functional solutions, support configuration, and help embed improved processes across the organisation.

This role is hands-on, delivery-focused and internally facing. You will lead functional workshops, document requirements, support fit-gap analysis, validate vendor design decisions and ensure the solution meets CES’s product, financial and regulatory needs.

Key Responsibilities

We are looking for a Dynamics Functional Lead to support the transition and ongoing optimisation of core business processes within Microsoft Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform.

• Lead functional workshops, capturing business processes and translating them into clear, structured requirements.

• Work with internal stakeholders to define current-state vs future-state processes and ensure alignment with standard D365 capabilities.

• Develop functional specifications, user stories, test scenarios and fit-gap analysis for vendor delivery.

• Support configuration of core F&O modules (AP, AR, GL, Banking, Procurement or related areas depending on skillset).

• Review, challenge and validate vendor configurations and design decisions to ensure they align with business requirements and D365 best practices.

• Assist with data mapping and functional preparation for migration activities (customers, vendors, products, GL, transactions).

• Work with Technical teams focused within Power Platform and vendor resources to design and validate workflows and processes that extend F&O.

• Ensure internal solutions are built in line with governance, security and integration standards.

• Support the implementation partner in delivering key ERP phases: requirements, design, configuration, testing, UAT, training and go-live.

• Contribute to creation of documentation, training materials, testing scripts and release readiness activities.

• Provide functional troubleshooting during testing and early rollout periods.

• Act as a bridge between business users and technical teams, ensuring clarity and alignment.

About you

• Experience implementing or supporting Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations in a leading functional capacity.

• Strong understanding of core finance or supply chain modules (AP/AR/GL/Banking, Procurement, R2R, or similar).

• Experience participating in ERP rollout projects (requirements → testing → go-live).

• Understanding of ERP data models, integrations and workflows.

• Exposure to Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate) beneficial but not essential.

• Experience working within a vendors/SIs to deliver functional components.

• Ability to translate business needs into functional designs and configuration recommendations.

• Strong workshop facilitation and process-mapping skills.

• Practical understanding of D365 configuration areas and functional troubleshooting.

• Ability to work through ambiguity and bring structure to complex problems.

• Strong documentation, prioritisation and organisational skills.

• Collaborative approach with the ability to influence stakeholders and ensure decisions align with programme goals.

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, delivery-focused environment.

Our Values

• Scheme success is our success:
  Our mission is to accelerate recycling rates. We make decisions in the best interest of all schemes to maximise our impact for individuals, community, and the environment.

• Win as a Team:
  The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Great things are achieved in teams that combine the right expertise and leadership.

• Make a Difference:
  Take initiative, take ownership. Openly communicate the outcome you want and go make it happen!

• Be Engaged:
  Reflect your passion in your work, no matter the task or challenge. Your engagement is a source of inspiration to your peers.

• Do the Right Thing:
  Do the right thing by others and the company, and the rest will follow. Seek win-win outcomes, listen, act inclusively, and always aim for better.