Microsoft Business Central Consultant

Job title: Microsoft Business Central Consultant

Job Location: Gauteng, Johannesburg

Deadline: May 22, 2025

You will be joining the Delivery Team within the ERP Cloud Line of Business at Codestone. As a Microsoft Business Central Consultant, you will be responsible for delivering MS BC implementations to our mid-market clients within the key specialism of Supply Chain, Logistics & Manufacturing.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Requirement Gathering & Analysis

• Work with clients to understand their business processes, goals, and pain points.
• Conduct workshops to gather functional and technical requirements.
• Map business requirements to Business Central functionalities.

Solution Design & Customisation

• Design workflows, processes, and solutions within Business Central to meet client needs.
• Configure Business Central modules (e.g., logistics, inventory, manufacturing / production).
• Recommend and design customisations or integrations with third-party tools where needed.

Implementation & Deployment

• Set up and deploy Business Central in client environments.
• Migrate data from legacy systems to Business Central.
• Test configurations and customisations to ensure accuracy and effectiveness.

Training & User Support

• Provide training to end-users and stakeholders to ensure they are comfortable using the system.
• Develop documentation and user manuals for reference.
• Offer post-implementation support and resolve any issues that arise.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement using Business Central features.
• Stay updated on Microsoft Dynamics updates and recommend upgrades or new features to clients.

Collaboration with Teams

• Work closely with developers for custom solutions, integrations, or system extensions.
• Collaborate with project managers to deliver implementations on time and within budget.
• Positively contribute to pre-sales engagements, farming work to existing customers.
• Keep awareness of budgets and aiding the Project Management Team.
• Aid in improving delivery methodologies across the ERP delivery function.

Skills / Experience:

Required Experience

• 3-5+ years’ experience as a MS Business Central Consultant.
• Ideally full project lifecycle experience as listed in Responsibilities.
• Business Central Qualification.
• Understanding of financial and accounting processes – an accounting / finance background will be beneficial.
• Ideally industry experience in Production / Manufacturing / Logistics.
• Ability to understand solution architecture of digital transformation projects.
• Awareness / Experience of other functional areas beneficial.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Outstanding interpersonal abilities with a focus on customer service.
• Client facing at all levels within a business.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Self-motivated with a desire and curiosity to learn.
• Able to work within a team (virtually) or independently.
• Able to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Leading customer facing workshops and training sessions.