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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Consultant-Developer - **Company:** Centry Services - **Location:** Kings Langley, UK - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Client/Server Application Language (C/AL), Data Migration, Software Debugging, Open Data Protocol, Web Services, Microsoft Business Central, Operational Systems, Data Management, Software Version Control - **Published:** August 25, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/microsoft-dynamics-365-business-central-consultant-developer/57273622 ## About the Role * At least two years' hands-on Business Central delivery, with practical competence in both finance configuration and AL development; candidates may lean functional or technical but must work independently in both. * BC finance configuration: posting groups and setups, dimensions, journals, approvals, permissions and the core sales, purchase and finance flows. * Production AL delivery: VS Code, extensions and events, APIs, OData or web services, debugging, source control and controlled deployment through sandbox and production environments. * At least one full implementation or major rollout from build through go-live. * Hands-on data migration using configuration packages; RapidStart experience from NAV or earlier BC versions counts. * Able to explain technical and data issues clearly to finance users, in person and in writing. Desirable * A NAV and C/AL background, including experience transitioning legacy customisations to AL extensions. * A delivered interface to a non-Microsoft operational system. * Power BI report building against BC data. * AP automation ISVs (Continia or similar). * Jobs, projects or costing module experience. ## Description Build and configure Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central across a multi-entity UK group, working to an architecture set by a hands-on lead solution architect. Carry configuration, data loads, interfaces and testing through phased go-lives, provide hypercare at each cutover, and hand the platform to the permanent support team before contract end., * Configure BC companies from the group template: posting setups, number series, journals, approval workflows and user permissions. * Run data loads: configuration packages, master data, opening balances, and the reconciliation work that proves them through to Group Finance sign-off. * Carry the bulk of AL development to the standards set by the lead solution architect: interim interfaces to the legacy NAV estate, integrations to the operational systems, and extensions where standard BC falls short. * Run test cycles to the lead solution architect's plan: prepare scripts, support superuser-led UAT in each business, fix defects and retest. * Support cutovers in person: training, floor-walking and first-week support at each go-live. * Provide hypercare after each go-live and build the handover: support documentation, interface runbooks and knowledge transfer to the permanent support team before contract end. ## Related Videos - [Developer Tools for Microsoft Azure](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/450-developer-tools-for-microsoft-azure) - [Developer Time Is Valuable - Use the Right Tools - Kilian Valkhof](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1792-developer-time-is-valuable-use-the-right-tools-kilian-valkhof) - [Swapping a Data Warehouse at Runtime: Zero-Downtime Migration Without Changing a Single Client](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100311-swapping-a-data-warehouse-at-runtime-zero-downtime-migration-without-changing-a-single-client) - [It's all about the Data](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/425-it-s-all-about-the-data) - [Say goodbye to building boring APIs with Azure Data API Builder](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1194-say-goodbye-to-building-boring-apis-with-azure-data-api-builder) - [Rust Beyond Systems: Revolutionizing Web Development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1111-rust-beyond-systems-revolutionizing-web-development) ## Related Articles - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Data Analyst Salary in the UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/278-data-analyst-salary-in-the-uk) - [UK Business Culture and Etiquette](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/326-uk-business-culture-and-etiquette) - [Why Upskilling And Reskilling is Important For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/428-why-upskilling-and-reskilling-is-important-for-developers) - [Everything a Developer Needs to Know About MCP with Neo4j](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/604-everything-a-developer-needs-to-know-about-mcp-with-neo4j) - [Making Data Warehouses Fast: A Developer’s Story](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/107-making-data-warehouses-fast-a-developer-s-story)