Dynamics 365 Business Central Implementation Consultant (Contract)

We are seeking an experienced Dynamics 365 Business Central consultant to lead the accounting/financial implementation for a mid-market manufacturing/energy-sector client.

The engagement includes legacy financial data migration from an IBM Power 8 / System 36 (AS/400-class) environment and a parallel-run period with the legacy system before final cutover.

Business Central will go live after Dynamics 365 HR, on a separate but coordinated track.

Key Responsibilities

• Configure Dynamics 365 Business Central (Essentials): chart of accounts, dimensions/cost centers, posting setup, customers/vendors, and core financial processes (GL, AP, AR, banking/reconciliation)
• Analyze and map legacy financial data exports from an IBM Power 8 / System 36 (green-screen) environment — raw text/delimited files — into Business Central's data structures
• Scope and support conversion of historical financial data (several years of history under discussion; exact depth TBD) and open items/balances
• Support trial data conversion, reconciliation, and user acceptance testing (UAT)
• Lead the parallel-run period between the legacy system and Business Central prior to production cutover, working closely with client Finance stakeholders
• Partner with the D365 HR consultant/team on the Business Central side of the HR BC integration (cost centers/dimensions, payroll-related GL entries)
• Evaluate and potentially scope spare-parts inventory functionality (currently pending client decision — may be a later phase)
• Produce SOPs and lead administrator knowledge transfer for Finance stakeholders
• Collaborate directly with client-side Finance/IT stakeholders and a legacy-system subject matter expert during discovery and delivery

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years hands-on implementation experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (functional or techno-functional)
• Experience with legacy/green-screen (AS/400, IBM i, System 36/38) data extraction and migration into modern ERP platforms
• Strong understanding of core accounting processes (GL, AP, AR, cost center/dimension structures, fixed assets)
• Experience supporting parallel-run/cutover periods and reconciliation between legacy and new financial systems
• Comfortable working directly with Finance stakeholders during discovery and requirements gathering

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing, energy, or utility-sector environments
• Experience with inventory/costing modules in Business Central
• Familiarity with Microsoft 365/Azure tenant architecture
• Microsoft certification in Dynamics 365 Business Central

Engagement Details

• Remote with flexibility for occasional client workshops
• Target timeline: Business Central availability ~Q1 2027, accounting cutover ~mid-2027 (subject to discovery findings)
• Coordinates with a separate D365 HR consultant on integration scope

Location:: Remote (occasional on-site/client calls as needed)

Engagement Type:

Contract — duration based on project phase (Discovery through Cutover/Hypercare); potential contract-to-hire

Start Date:: ASAP