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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Lead Solution Architect - **Company:** Centry Services - **Location:** London, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Client/Server Application Language (C/AL), Software as a Service, Data Migration, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Microsoft Data Access Components, Open Data Protocol, Power BI, Migration Manager, Azure Data Factory, Data Lakes, Microsoft Business Central, Integration Frameworks, Operational Systems - **Published:** August 26, 2026 - **Apply:** https://find.jobs/jobs-near-me/apply/ats-redirect/?id=2941051291-2 ## About the Role * Multiple full-cycle Business Central implementations delivered end to end, led from the finance side, including at least one greenfield chart of accounts and dimension design. * A strong NAV and C/AL background combined with BC SaaS implementation experience; the legacy estate is heavily customised NAV on-prem and the target is SaaS. * Data migration ownership on at least one implementation, from legacy extraction through reconciled opening balances. * Multi-company configuration: intercompany, consolidation and group reporting structures. * Integration design: APIs and OData, and at least one delivered interface to a non-Microsoft operational system. * Working AL knowledge: enough to set extension standards, review all code and write production AL when needed. * Power BI against ERP data: able to define the BC data model and reporting architecture and build hands-on where needed; consolidated group reporting lands in Power BI in phase one. Desirable * Personally led an end-to-end NAV (or on-prem BC) to BC SaaS migration. * Familiarity with the wider Microsoft data estate: Azure Data Factory and data lake patterns. * Sector exposure to job-costed or project-based businesses (removals, logistics, construction, field services). ## Description Architect a single Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central platform for a multi-entity UK group and lead the technical side of the deployment through build, testing and into production. The work runs on two tracks: refine the live BC environment of the entity already on the platform, and design the new build for the businesses still on legacy Dynamics NAV, including the migration strategy that gets them there., * Own the solution architecture: group chart of accounts, dimension design, company structure, intercompany and consolidation. * Bring the live BC entity onto the group design through a controlled migration: a new company on the group chart of accounts, cut over at a period end and reconciled to Group Finance sign-off. * Own the migration strategy for the businesses on legacy NAV and deliver it end to end: extraction, transformation, opening balance loads and reconciliations through to Group Finance sign-off. * Build hands-on. Lead configuration, test cycles and cutover through each phased go-live alongside a mid-level consultant-developer, who carries the bulk of AL development; this role designs and then delivers, it does not hand drawings to others. * Design the integration layer to the group's operational systems and set the development standards: AL extensions only, no base-code modification, and environment, release and upgrade management aligned to BC release waves. * Work with finance superusers in each business on process design at the platform boundary; agree what BC does and what stays in the systems feeding it. * Coach the consultant-developer and shape the team as it grows, including any third hire at the operational phase (phase two). * Design the run model for handover: update cadence, permissions model, environment management and the internal support model, documented and transferred to the permanent support team before contract end. ## Related Videos - [Data Analytics with Microsoft Fabric: End-to-End Use Case with Data Agents](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1547-data-analytics-with-microsoft-fabric-end-to-end-use-case-with-data-agents) - [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) - [Empowering Retail Through Applied Machine Learning](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/976-empowering-retail-through-applied-machine-learning) - [Beyond Dashboards: Fixing Text-to-SQL with Semantic RAG](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2036-beyond-dashboards-fixing-text-to-sql-with-semantic-rag) - [Building Multi-Tenant ASP.NET Core Applications: Best Practices and Real-World Solutions](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1552-building-multi-tenant-asp-net-core-applications-best-practices-and-real-world-solutions) - [Developer Tools for Microsoft Azure](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/450-developer-tools-for-microsoft-azure) ## 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) - [Best Companies to work for in London: Top 25 Companies in 2023](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/187-best-companies-to-work-for-in-london-top-25-companies-in-2023) - [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) - [UK Business Culture and Etiquette](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/326-uk-business-culture-and-etiquette) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk)