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Dynamics 365 Finance Essentials: General Ledger, AP, AR and the Financial Close

Design and run core finance in Dynamics 365 Finance: chart of accounts, dimensions, posting profiles, AP, AR, bank, and a repeatable month-end close.

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Free 42-page e-book. A practical guide to designing, configuring and running core finance in Dynamics 365 Finance. Practical, field-tested guidance with worked examples, checklists, a quick-reference sheet and a glossary, ready to use on your next project.

A hands-on guide to the finance core of Dynamics 365 Finance. It walks through chart of accounts and financial dimension design, account structures, posting profiles, vendor invoicing and payments, customer invoicing and collections, bank reconciliation, foreign currency, intercompany, and a repeatable financial close. Each chapter includes design decisions, setup steps, checklists and illustrative examples. It is written for functional consultants, finance leads, solution architects and new consultants who want to understand how the modules fit together. After reading, you will be able to run a design workshop, avoid common configuration mistakes, and build a close calendar that actually works.

What's inside

  • Chapter 1: Foundations — Legal Entities, Ledgers, Calendars and Currencies
  • Chapter 2: Chart of Accounts and Financial Dimensions
  • Chapter 3: How Subledgers Post to the General Ledger
  • Chapter 4: Accounts Payable — From Vendor to Payment
  • Chapter 5: Accounts Receivable — From Customer to Cash
  • Chapter 6: Cash and Bank Management
  • Chapter 7: Foreign Currency, Intercompany and Consolidation
  • Chapter 8: Financial Reporting
  • Chapter 9: The Financial Period Close
  • Chapter 10: Testing, Cutover and Hypercare for Finance

Plus a one-page Quick Reference, a glossary of key terms and next steps.

Who it's for

Functional consultants, business analysts, key users and project leads working on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations, plus anyone moving into D365 from another ERP.

How to get the most from it

  • Skim the contents and jump to the chapter that matches the challenge in front of you today
  • Use the checklists in your next workshop, review or status meeting
  • Share it with your team so everyone works from the same playbook

Let's connect

I'm Pranshu Shubham, a Microsoft Dynamics 365 F&O Solution Architect and PMP-certified program lead with 8+ years of ERP and AI transformation across the USA, Europe and APAC. I created this resource from real project experience, and I'd love to hear how you use it.