BC365 Finance Implementation Consultant – Remote UK

Lloyd Barnes Recruitment; Devon and Torbay; Remote; GBP 92,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

Lloyd Barnes Recruitment seeks a hands-on BC365 Finance Implementation Consultant to migrate a Devon-based manufacturing business from a legacy ERP to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. You will support the finance workstream through UAT, data validation, reporting, cutover and the first period-end close.

This remote role with occasional site visits offers immediate start for 4–6 months at £500-£700 per day outside IR35, collaborating with the Head of Finance and external partner to close

Qualifications

• Hands-on Dynamics 365 BC implementation across finance configuration, setup, reporting and data migration.
• Strong knowledge of GL, AP, AR, period-end close, costing and management reporting.
• Experience writing practical screen-level work instructions and end-user documentation.
• Proven UAT experience: test scripts, defect logs and retest cycles.
• Experience validating ERP finance data migrations and reconciliations.
• BC365 reporting experience, ideally including ODBC.
• Manufacturing or FMCG BC365 implementation experience; standard costing and routings desirable.
• Understanding of audit trails, approval workflows and segregation of duties in BC365.
• Excellent communication skills with senior finance stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Produce finance work instructions for Record to Report, Source to Pay, and Order to Cash.
• Close out outstanding UAT items, retest fixes, and prepare for UAT 2.
• Refine and execute finance test scripts for UAT 2/3; log defects and support retest cycles.
• Validate finance data loads, including chart of accounts, cost centres, dimensions, and opening balances.
• Review finance permissions and segregation of duties with the implementation partner.
• Support and validate BC365 finance reports, including ODBC based reporting.
• Refine work instructions and prepare final user-facing documentation for go-live.
• Support two mock period-end closes, including reconciliation to the legacy system.
• Document the new period-end close process, including timelines, responsibilities, and reconciliation checkpoints.
• Provide hands-on cutover support and assist with the first live period-end close.
• Complete knowledge transfer, documentation, and walkthroughs before engagement end.

Skills

D365 BC

Finance config

GL/AP/AR

UAT testing

Data migration

End-user docs

ODBC reporting

Tools

ODBC

Job description

Lloyd Barnes Recruitment seeks a hands-on BC365 Finance Implementation Consultant to migrate a Devon-based manufacturing business from a legacy ERP to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. You will support the finance workstream through UAT, data validation, reporting, cutover and the first period-end close.

This remote role with occasional site visits offers immediate start for 4–6 months at £500-£700 per day outside IR35, collaborating with the Head of Finance and external partner to close