Business Central Functional Lead (Remote)

Overview

Learnlight is exploring whether to build an in-house capability specializing in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. This is not an active vacancy; the company is inviting expressions of interest from experienced professionals whose functional expertise could align with potential future needs.

What you'll do

• Support day-to-day finance processes across accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger, purchase orders, banking, fixed assets and month-end activities, troubleshooting issues and maintaining data quality.
• Advise Finance and Operations on Business Central best practices, map and document workflows, and identify opportunities to simplify, standardise and automate processes.
• Support acquisition-related Business Central workstreams, including data migration, chart of accounts alignment, dimension mapping and the setup of new entities, and coordinate functional requirements for third-party integrations.
• Maintain master data, posting setups, dimensions, financial structures and purchasing approval workflows, ensuring appropriate routing, delegated authority and internal controls.
• Gather reporting requirements, prepare functional specifications, support Power BI and Business Central reporting, coordinate user acceptance testing (UAT) and contribute to stable releases.
• Guide end users, provide training and documentation, manage incoming requests and promote consistent use of Business Central across the organisation.

What you'll need

• Strong functional and configuration knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.
• Solid understanding of finance processes and accounting principles, including AP, AR, GL, purchasing, banking, fixed assets and month-end activities.
• Experience supporting multi-entity or acquisition-heavy environments, including data migration, chart of accounts alignment, dimension mapping and entity setup.
• Hands-on experience with master data governance, dimensions, posting setups, financial structures, approval workflows, permissions and system administration.
• Experience translating business requirements into effective system solutions, improving and standardizing workflows, and supporting integrations with CRM, payroll, banking and other third-party systems, including coordination of API or middleware changes.
• Ability to produce clear functional specifications, test scripts and process documentation, coordinate UAT and release sign-off, and communicate effectively with Finance, Operations, end users and technical colleagues.
• Proactive, self-sufficient and comfortable taking ownership of a system and its ongoing development.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and the ability to challenge existing practices constructively while guiding stakeholders towards practical, sustainable solutions.

Nice to have

• Multi-tenant environment experience.
• Coordination of API or middleware changes for integrations (listed as beneficial alongside Power BI experience).
• Experience with Power BI, reporting development and AI capabilities within Business Central.

Details

• Not an active vacancy; no formal recruitment process or hiring timeline has been confirmed.
• Location line as stated by the source: India.
• Expressions of interest should be submitted as a résumé in English.