SolutionsFinance & OperationsF&O · ERPMicrosoft Partner · Charlottesville, VA

Run finance, supply chain, and operations on one tier-1 ERP.

Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations — now licensed as Dynamics 365 Finance, Supply Chain Management, Project Operations, and Commerce — is Microsoft's tier-1 ERP for global enterprises. It's the successor to Dynamics AX and competes head-on with SAP S/4HANA and Oracle Cloud ERP.

2-week paid assessment · fixed-fee proposal
X++
Extension model
ERP
Enterprise platform
SCM
Supply chain app
Azure
Cloud foundation
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What it is

Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations — now licensed as Dynamics 365 Finance, Supply Chain Management, Project Operations, and Commerce — is Microsoft's tier-1 ERP for global enterprises.

Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations — now licensed as Dynamics 365 Finance, Supply Chain Management, Project Operations, and Commerce — is Microsoft's tier-1 ERP for global enterprises. It's the successor to Dynamics AX and competes head-on with SAP S/4HANA and Oracle Cloud ERP. We're a Microsoft partner specializing in F&O for organizations with multi-entity, multi-currency, and complex manufacturing or distribution operations that have outgrown Business Central, AX 2012, or aging on-prem ERPs.

Pricing model
Per user / month
Implementation
Phased, scope-dependent
Deployment
Microsoft cloud
Typical fit
Complex, multi-entity operations
Extension model
X++ extensions
Microsoft license
Finance · SCM · Project Ops
Who it's for

Built for the organizations that need it most.

Capabilities

What Finance & Operations actually does.

7 modules in a typical deployment.

01 · Global

Global financial management

Multi-entity, multi-currency, multi-book accounting with country-specific localization for 40+ regions, consolidation, intercompany, and statutory reporting baked in.

02 · Advanced

Advanced supply chain

Master planning with finite scheduling, advanced warehouse with mobile-first work, transportation management, vendor collaboration, and demand forecasting via Azure ML.

03 · Manufacturing

Manufacturing (process & discrete)

Production control for discrete, lean, process, and project manufacturing. BOM and formula management, capacity planning, MES integration, and shop floor execution.

04 · Project

Project Operations

Quote-to-cash for project-based businesses: opportunity, contract, resource scheduling, time and expense, billing, and revenue recognition aligned to ASC 606 and IFRS 15.

05 · Human

Human resources & talent

Global HR with org structures, benefits, leave, performance, and integration with payroll providers (ADP, Ceridian, UKG) where in-country payroll is required.

06 · Commerce

Commerce (retail)

Unified POS, e-commerce, and back-office for retailers with physical stores. Headquarters, in-store devices, and e-commerce running off one product, customer, and inventory master.

07 · Power

Power Platform & Azure-native

Native integration with Power BI, Power Automate, and Azure Data Lake. Custom apps and ML models extend F&O without breaking the upgrade path.

+ Modules

Finance · Supply Chain Management · Project Operations · Commerce · more

Comparison

Finance & Operations vs.

Honest comparisons we walk every prospect through before quoting. If you’re on the wrong side of the line, we’ll tell you.

F&O vs. Dynamics 365 Business Central

F&O is the stronger fit when multi-country operations, advanced consolidation, process manufacturing, or complex supply-chain requirements exceed Business Central's scope. Revenue and entity count are context, not official product thresholds; choose from requirements rather than status.

F&O vs. SAP S/4HANA

S/4HANA wins on deep manufacturing variance and embedded analytics in highly process-heavy industries (chemicals, pharma, automotive OEM). F&O wins on time-to-value, native Microsoft 365 / Power Platform / Azure integration, and total cost of ownership for organizations not already invested in SAP.

F&O vs. Oracle Cloud ERP / NetSuite

Oracle Cloud ERP plays in the same enterprise tier as F&O, with stronger out-of-box global tax. NetSuite is a step below F&O in capability but easier to deploy. F&O is the right call when Power Platform, Azure, and Microsoft 365 are already strategic — not as a Salesforce-style category leader play.

Pricing

What it costs — the honest version.

Get a fixed scope

Finance and Supply Chain Management are licensed applications with full-user, attach, activity, and team-member licensing rules. Implementation cost and schedule depend on entity count, countries, manufacturing and warehouse scope, integrations, data migration, and rollout strategy; those figures require a project-specific estimate.

Source: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance pricingEstimate your numbers →
Industry fit

Where Finance & Operations pulls its weight.

ManufacturingDistributionRetail & E-commerceProfessional ServicesHealthcare
How we deploy

4 phases. Fixed scope. No drift.

01

Strategy

We start with an assessment of the target operating model, entity rollout sequence, integration architecture, and a phased business case the CFO and CIO can review before delivery begins.

02

Design

Conference Room Pilots against your real data and real users. We use Microsoft's Success by Design framework: solution blueprint, integration design, data migration design, and security model — all reviewed before build starts.

03

Build & Deploy

Iterative builds in Azure DevOps with automated regression tests via RSAT. Two full mock cutovers before go-live. We pilot in a single entity or geography, stabilize, then template the rollout.

04

Operate & Optimize

Managed service post-go-live: release wave management, performance tuning, ISV upgrades, and a backlog of optimizations driven by actual usage data from Application Insights.

FAQ

Questions we field weekly.

If yours isn’t here, ask in the consultation. We’ve probably answered it five times this month.

What's the realistic timeline and cost for a tier-1 F&O implementation?
There is no evidence-safe universal timeline or cost range for an F&O program. Entity count, countries, manufacturing, integrations, data quality, testing, change management, and rollout sequence all materially affect the estimate. We establish the schedule and budget through fit/gap analysis and a documented scope.
We're on Dynamics AX 2012. Should we upgrade to F&O or look elsewhere?
Moving from AX 2012 to current F&O is a re-implementation rather than an in-place upgrade. Use discovery to decide which customizations still represent real requirements, which can be replaced by standard functionality, and how data and integrations will move. Timeline and budget follow from that assessed scope.
How does F&O compare to SAP S/4HANA for manufacturing?
S/4HANA still has the edge in deeply process-heavy industries — chemicals, automotive OEM, large-scale pharma — where decades of manufacturing variance logic matter. F&O is competitive and often superior for discrete manufacturing, mid-complexity process, and any operation where tight Microsoft 365 / Power Platform / Azure integration is a strategic asset. The honest answer: pick F&O if you're a Microsoft shop, S/4HANA if you're an SAP shop. Switching ecosystems for the ERP alone rarely pays off.
How does Microsoft handle releases and updates in F&O?
Microsoft ships two service updates per year (April and October release waves) plus monthly platform updates. Updates apply automatically to non-production environments first, with about 30 days to validate before production. Our managed service includes regression test execution against each wave using Microsoft's RSAT framework. The cadence is faster than on-prem ERPs but predictable — and customizations built as proper extensions ride the waves cleanly.
Can F&O handle multi-entity consolidation across countries?
Yes. F&O supports unlimited legal entities, multi-currency, multi-book (e.g. parallel GAAP/IFRS), country-specific localizations for 40+ regions, intercompany accounting, and consolidation natively. For finance teams running consolidations in HFM, OneStream, or Excel today, Microsoft offers Dynamics 365 Finance with embedded financial reporting plus Power BI for analytical reporting. Some enterprises still pair F&O with a dedicated EPM tool — we'll help you decide where the line sits.
What about integrations to our existing systems?
F&O integrates via OData and custom services for synchronous calls, Data Management Framework for bulk file-based exchange, and Business Events / Azure Service Bus for asynchronous integration. Dual-write keeps F&O and Dataverse (CRM, Customer Service, Sales) synchronized. We've integrated F&O with Salesforce, ServiceNow, Coupa, Concur, Workday, ADP, MES platforms, and dozens of WMS systems. The right pattern depends on data volume, latency tolerance, and whether the integration is bi-directional.
Ready when you are

See Finance & Operations running on your data, not a demo tenant.

Two-week paid assessment. Fixed-fee proposal at the end — even if you don’t pick us.

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