BIZ APPS

Microsoft Business Central Implementation

Implement Microsoft’s intelligent ERP for small and mid-sized businesses — connecting finance, supply chain, manufacturing, and project management in a single unified system.

45%
Reduction in finance close time
30%
Inventory accuracy improvement
100%
Cloud-based, no server management

THE BUSINESS CHALLENGE

What We Hear From Enterprise Buyers

Real pain points from operations, finance, and IT leaders before they engaged Athenasoft.

"We can't get a single view of the customer across our CRM, ERP, and marketing tools."

Legacy ERP Too Complex or Too Simple

"Finance closes take 10+ days because data lives in disconnected spreadsheets."

Disconnected Finance and Operations

"Our teams are managing five separate apps to do what one integrated platform should handle."

Limited Real-Time Business Visibility

WHAT WE DELIVER

Microsoft Business Application Services

Deep expertise across the Microsoft ecosystem — from Dynamics 365 implementations to Power Platform automation.

Finance & Accounting

General ledger, accounts payable/receivable, fixed assets, multi-currency, inter-company transactions, and automated bank reconciliation.

Supply Chain & Inventory

Purchase orders, vendor management, warehouse management, demand forecasting, item tracking, and landed cost calculation.

Manufacturing

Production orders, bills of materials, capacity planning, shop floor management, and quality control integrated with inventory and finance.

Project Management

Project budgeting, time and expense tracking, WIP accounting, billing milestones, and profitability analysis for services businesses.

Sales & CRM

Native sales order management, customer pricing, campaign management, and integration with Dynamics 365 Sales for full lead-to-cash processes.

Power BI & Copilot Integration

Embedded Power BI dashboards for real-time financial and operational visibility. Copilot for Business Central for AI-assisted financial workflows and natural language queries.

OUR APPROACH

A Phased Delivery Model

Clear milestones from business case through go-live — every phase has defined deliverables, owners, and success criteria.

Phase 01

Business Process Analysis

Workshop key processes: order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, record-to-report, and project delivery. Define data migration requirements and integration needs.

Phase 02

Configure & Customize

Configure Business Central to match validated processes. Develop extensions for requirements that cannot be met with standard configuration.

Phase 03

Data Migration & Integration

Migrate master data (customers, vendors, items, COA) and opening balances. Build integrations to connected systems.

Phase 04

Go-Live & Support

Parallel-run period where both old and new system operate simultaneously. Cutover at period end. First 60 days hypercare support.

TECHNOLOGY ENABLERS

Tools & Platforms We Work With

We maintain certified expertise across leading platforms so you always benefit from current best practice.

Microsoft Business CentralDynamics 365Power BIPower AutomateAzureAL LanguageDataverseOffice 365Copilot for Business CentralAzure Integration Services

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Common Questions About Business Central

Answers to the questions we hear most from enterprise buyers, architects, and decision-makers.

Business Central targets small-to-mid-market organizations (typically under $500M revenue) with an integrated, all-in-one ERP. Dynamics 365 Finance targets large enterprises with more complex needs in financial consolidation, regulatory compliance, and global operations. Business Central has a significantly lower TCO.
Business Central is available as a SaaS cloud subscription (recommended), a private cloud deployment, or on-premises. Microsoft's SaaS version delivers automatic updates, eliminating upgrade projects, and is hosted in Microsoft's Azure datacenters with 99.9% SLA.
Yes. Business Central supports multiple companies within a single tenant, inter-company transactions, consolidation, and up to two additional reporting currencies alongside the local currency. It is used by international SMEs across 45+ countries with localized compliance packs.
A standard SME implementation with standard processes takes 3–4 months. Complex implementations involving manufacturing, heavy customization, or multiple integrations typically take 5–8 months. We use an agile delivery approach with monthly milestone reviews.
Typically: chart of accounts, customers, vendors, items/products, open transactions (AR/AP/sales orders/PO), historical transaction data (typically 1–3 years), and opening balances. We run data migration in parallel with configuration so validation happens incrementally.

EXPLORE FURTHER

Related Athenasoft Services

See how our capabilities connect across AI, Data, Cloud, and Business Applications.

LET'S BUILD SOMETHING

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