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Finance Specialist Dynamics 365 Business Central Functional Consultant
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Finance Specialist Dynamics 365 Business Central Functional Consultant
Department: Finance
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Belfast
Description
We are seeking a skilled and motivated Finance Specialist Dynamics 365 Business Central Functional Consultant to join our growing team. This client-facing role is focused on delivering finance-led Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central solutions, helping organisations streamline financial management, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and business performance analysis.
You will be responsible for the full project lifecycle, from requirements gathering and solution design through to implementation, training, and post-go-live support; ensuring that Business Central and associated reporting solutions align with client business objectives.
Working closely with Finance stakeholders, Project Managers, Solution Architects, and technical teams, you will design and configure financial processes, reporting frameworks, and management information solutions that provide clients with meaningful business insight and operational efficiency.
A key aspect of the role will be the implementation and optimisation of financial reporting and planning solutions, including experience with at least one leading reporting platform such as Jet Reports, Solver, Cosmos, Power BI, or equivalent.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage end-to-end Dynamics 365 Business Central implementation projects with a primary focus on finance and reporting.
- Conduct discovery workshops to understand client finance processes, reporting requirements, budgeting needs, and management information requirements.
- Analyse business requirements and design scalable finance solutions using Business Central and associated ISV products.
- Configure and implement core financial functionality, including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets, Cash Management, Banking, VAT, Dimensions, Budgets, and Financial Reporting.
- Lead the design and delivery of financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and analytical solutions.
- Work with reporting tools such as Jet Reports, Solver, Cosmos, Power BI, or similar solutions to deliver management reporting and business intelligence requirements.
- Conduct pre-sales discovery sessions, demonstrations, and solution workshops with prospective customers.
- Develop solution designs, functional specifications, process maps, and documentation.
- Support data migration, testing activities (SIT and UAT), cutover planning, and go-live execution.
- Deliver comprehensive end-user and administrator training.
- Identify opportunities for continuous improvement, automation, and innovation across finance processes.
- Mentor and support junior consultants, providing guidance on finance best practices and Business Central functionality.
- Collaborate with project teams to ensure successful project delivery and customer satisfaction.
- Maintain awareness of emerging Microsoft technologies, ISV solutions, reporting tools, and industry best practices.
- Ensure project activities comply with internal quality standards, governance processes, and regulatory requirements.
- Proactively identify, manage, and mitigate project risks and issues.
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Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
- Strong finance and accounting background gained through a customer-facing consulting or finance systems role. Minimum 4 years' experience delivering Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and/or Dynamics NAV solutions.
- Proven experience leading complete project lifecycles including:
- Requirements gathering
- Process mapping
- Solution design
- Configuration
- Data migration
- Testing (SIT and UAT)
- User training
- Go-live and hypercare support
- Strong understanding of core finance processes and controls, including:
- General Ledger
- Accounts Payable (P2P)
- Accounts Receivable (O2C)
- Fixed Assets
- Banking and Cash Management
- VAT and Tax
- Budgeting
- Financial Reporting
- Intercompany Processing
- Dimensions and Analysis
- Experience implementing financial reporting and analytical solutions within Business Central.
- Experience with at least one financial reporting or planning solution, such as:
- Jet Reports
- Solver xFP&A
- Cosmos
- Power BI
- Insightsoftware products
- Equivalent reporting and analytics platforms
- Strong workshop facilitation and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience supporting live Business Central environments and identifying opportunities for enhancement and optimisation.
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Highly Desirable Skills & Experience
- Experience with multiple reporting and planning platforms (Jet Reports, Solver, Cosmos, Power BI).
- Experience delivering budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning solutions.
- Experience with Continia Document Capture and Continia Expense Management.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Power Platform, including Power BI, Power Apps, and Power Automate.
- Pre-sales experience including discovery workshops, demonstrations, and solution estimation.
- Exposure to multi-company and multi-currency implementations.
- Professional finance qualification (AAT, ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent) or significant finance systems experience.
Personal Skills
- Confident communicator with strong presentation and workshop facilitation skills.
- Comfortable interacting with Finance Directors, CFOs, Financial Controllers, and senior stakeholders.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to translate complex business requirements into practical system solutions.
- Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
- Highly organised with strong documentation and reporting capabilities.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously.
- Team player who actively mentors and supports colleagues.
- Demonstrates accountability, professionalism, and attention to detail.
- Acts openly, transparently, and collaboratively in all interactions.
- Committed to continuous learning and professional development.
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