Business Applications Analyst; Bury, £31k + benefits; Hybrid

Business Applications Analyst, Bury, BL9 £31,000 + benefits | Hybrid, An established organisation in Bury is looking for a Business Applications Analyst to take ownership of its core Microsoft applications at a pivotal moment. The business is re-evaluating how it uses Microsoft Navision and is preparing to move to Microsoft Business Central, and it needs one person to own that landscape, understand it inside out and help shape what comes next.
The organisation has always built its operation around the Microsoft stack, from its CRM to its finance and accounts packages, and is committed to staying there rather than looking at outside applications. Your job is to make sure those tools genuinely serve the business. You will act as the applications partner to teams across the organisation: understanding what they do, how they use the systems day to day, where processes work well and where they fall short. From there you will evaluate options, recommend improvements and become the owner of the processes that run through these applications.
Data sits at the centre of the role. The business handles large, detailed datasets every month, and you will be the person who knows how that data flows between spreadsheets, Navision and the wider Microsoft environment. You will validate, manipulate and reconcile it, design cleaner ways of getting it into the system, investigate inconsistencies to their root cause and make sure fixes hold. As the Business Central evaluation progresses, your understanding of the current setup will be central to getting the requirements, data migration and future processes right.
You will bring hands-on experience supporting or owning business applications within a Microsoft environment, ideally Navision, Business Central or wider Dynamics 365. Advanced Excel and strong data manipulation skills are essential, and experience with Access, Visual Basic, Power Query or similar tools would be a real advantage. Just as important is the ability to understand how a business works, talk to users at every level in plain English and turn what they need into practical system and process improvements. You will be analytical, curious, comfortable taking ownership and keen to grow with the platform as it evolves.
The role is office-based full time initially, moving to hybrid working with two days a week in the Bury office. The site at BL9 7BR is easy to reach by car and bus, so applicants based north of Manchester will find the commute particularly straightforward, though the client is flexible for the right person.
The salary is up to £31,000 plus benefits, permanent and full time.
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