Business Central / Dynamics NAV Analyst in Aurora
About the role
We are partnering with a well-established manufacturing organization in the Park Ridge area that is undertaking a major ERP modernization initiative. The company is seeking a Dynamics NAV / Business Central Analyst to support its current Dynamics NAV 2009 environment while playing a key role in the migration to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. This position will serve as a critical liaison between business users and technology teams, helping ensure a successful transition while providing day-to-day ERP support and business process analysis. Play a key role in a high-profile ERP transformation from Dynamics NAV 2009 to Business Central. Become an internal ERP subject matter expert. Work directly with leadership and business stakeholders. Join a financially stable manufacturing organization investing heavily in its technology roadmap.
Responsibilities
- Provide functional support for Dynamics NAV users across multiple departments.
- Troubleshoot ERP issues and work directly with end users to resolve system challenges.
- Gather, analyze, and document business requirements.
- Partner with stakeholders and implementation teams during the migration from NAV 2009 to Business Central.
- Support testing, data validation, user acceptance testing, training, and go-live activities.
- Identify opportunities to improve business processes and ERP utilization.
- Assist with reporting, integrations, and system enhancement initiatives.
- Create and maintain process documentation and system procedures.
Qualifications
- Experience supporting Microsoft Dynamics NAV and/or Dynamics 365 Business Central.
- Strong understanding of ERP processes including manufacturing, inventory, supply chain, purchasing, sales, and finance.
- Experience gathering requirements and working directly with business stakeholders.
- Prior involvement in ERP implementations, upgrades, or migrations.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.
- Manufacturing industry experience preferred.
- Hands-on experience supporting a legacy Dynamics NAV environment.
- Experience participating in a NAV-to-Business Central upgrade or implementation.
- Ability to balance user support responsibilities with project-based ERP initiatives.
- Comfortable interacting with both business users and technical resources.
Skills
- Dynamics NAV
- Microsoft Dynamics NAV
- NAV 2009
- Navision
- Dynamics 365 Business Central
- Business Central
- ERP Analyst
- Business Systems Analyst
- Systems Analyst
- ERP Support
- ERP Support Analyst
- ERP Administrator
- Application Analyst
- Functional Consultant
- ERP Specialist
- ERP SME
- Requirements Gathering
- Business Process Analysis
- Process Improvement
- Gap Analysis
- User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
- End User Training
- Documentation
- ERP Implementation
- ERP Upgrade
- ERP Migration
- Data Migration
- Manufacturing
- MRP
- Production
- Production Orders
- Production BOM
- Inventory Management
- Warehouse Management
- Supply Chain
- Purchasing
- Procurement
- Sales Order Processing
- Finance
- Accounting
- General Ledger
- Accounts Payable
- Accounts Receivable
- Cost Accounting
- Reporting
- Power BI
- Jet Reports
- SQL
- EDI
- SPS Commerce
- Avalara
- Dimensions
- Posting Groups