Microsoft Business Central Consultant

Job Title:  Microsoft Business Central Consultant

Location: Bangalore, India
Job Type: Full-Time

About Us:

CAI Software is a leading global provider of industry-specific business and production software technology for the packaging and print industries. With offices and teams worldwide, including Bangalore, India, CAI Software’s integrated and automated software offerings and point solutions are designed to enable revenue growth and drive operating and production efficiencies. With over thirty years dedicated to delivering best-in-class technology to the packaging and printing industries, it is the company’s deeply-held philosophy that CAI Software succeeds when its customers thrive.

We will be looking for an hourly contractor that has the following Microsoft Business Central

Deep Understanding of Business Central Architecture

• Knowledge of Business Central SaaS architecture, licensing, and environment structure.


• Familiarity with:




• Production vs. sandbox environments


• Tenant management


• Update/upgrade cycles and extension compatibility

Module Configuration Expertise - Strong hands-on skills in configuring core BC modules:

Financials (Required for most implementations)

• General Ledger setup


• Chart of Accounts


• Posting groups & posting setup


• Cash management


• Fixed assets

Operational Modules (Based on Project Scope)

• Sales & Purchasing


• Inventory & Item tracking


• Warehouse configuration (Basic, WMS, Directed Put-Away & Pick)


• Jobs/Project Accounting


• Manufacturing (if applicable)


• Service Management

Business Process Mapping & Solution Design

• Ability to translate client business processes into BC configuration.


• Knowledge of industry best practices (distribution, manufacturing, project-based orgs, etc.).


• Skills in creating:




• Fit/Gap analyses


• Functional design documents (FDDs)


• Process workflows

Data Migration Skills

• Ability to plan and execute data migration cycles.


• Strong knowledge of:




• Configuration Packages / RapidStart


• Data templates, mapping, and validation


• Import/export workflows


• Identifying data issues and dependencies




• Understanding data structures for:




• Customers, vendors, items


• Opening balances


• Historical transactions (if required)

Integration Knowledge

Not a developer-level requirement, but an implementation consultant should understand:

• Business Central APIs (standard OData and REST endpoints)


• Basic setup of integrations via:




• Power Automate


• 3rd party connectors


• Web service configuration




• Understanding common integration patterns:




• ERP ↔ CRM


• ERP ↔ eCommerce


• ERP ↔ WMS


• ERP ↔ Payroll

Power Platform Competency - Implementation consultants are expected to leverage the Microsoft ecosystem:

Power Automate

• Build or configure workflows


• Connect BC data and approvals

Power BI

• Connect BC datasets


• Build basic dashboards


• Create data models or DAX formulas (nice to have)

Power Apps (optional)

• Basic familiarity when used to extend BC capabilities

Reporting Skills

• Ability to configure RDLC and Word report layouts (not developer-level editing).


• Experience with:




• Jet Reports


• Power BI


• Standard BC reports and analysis views

Environment Management & Administration

• Create and refresh sandboxes


• Manage permissions & security roles


• Understand extension deployment and compatibility


• Coordinate with technical teams for:




• AppSource extension installation


• Custom extension deployment


• Hotfixes & upgrades

Testing and Deployment Skills

• Create detailed UAT test scripts


• Assist with regression and functional testing


• Validate workflows, posting flows, and business rules


• Support go-live cutover activities

AL & Development Awareness (Not full coding) - Even though implementation consultants don’t develop full extensions, they must understand:

• What AL Extensions are


• How customizations impact upgrades


• Event-driven model (subscribers/publishers)


• How to communicate requirements to developers


• How to read basic AL code (optional but valuable)

SQL & Data Structure Understanding - More relevant for hybrid SaaS/on-prem implementations:

• SQL table structure awareness


• Ability to analyze data relationships


• Understanding flow fields and keys

General Technical Skills

• Strong Excel proficiency:




• Pivot tables


• Data cleanup


• Import templates




• Familiarity with:




• Azure Active Directory/Entra ID


• Security groups




• Understanding cloud/ERP systems data concepts:




• Master data


• Transactional data


• Integrations & APIs


• Data governance