Finance Essentials for Developers and Consultants in Business Central
If you're working with Business Central but finance isn't really your background, this course is for you. In just one day, you'll get up to speed on the financial concepts that matter most — and more importantly, how they play out inside Business Central.
We kick things off with the basics: balance sheets, income statements, G/L accounts, and the logic behind double-entry bookkeeping.
Don't worry if this is new territory — we'll make sure it clicks before moving on.
From there, we dig into posting groups and dimensions, two of the key building blocks of any Business Central finance setup, and look at how they feed into financial reporting and Power BI.
A big chunk of the day is spent on what actually happens when you post transactions. We'll trace sales and purchases through the system and explore the entries they create — item, customer, vendor, and G/L. This is the kind of insight that makes a real difference when you're implementing or troubleshooting.
We'll also cover fixed assets — how to acquire, depreciate, and dispose of them in Business Central — and wrap up with inventory costing and how stock valuation connects to the general ledger.
You'll leave with a much clearer picture of how finance works in Business Central, and the confidence to have meaningful conversations with your finance stakeholders.
1. Financial management basics
- Two most important financial statements
- Understand balance sheets and income statements
- G/L accounts
- Debit and Credit
- Double-entry bookkeeping
2. Posting groups & dimensions
- What are posting groups?
- What are dimensions?
- Posting groups or dimensions?
- Financial reporting / Power BI
3. Posting transactions
- Overview
- What happens when you post sales and purchases?
- Explore item entries
- Explore customer and vendor entries
- G/L entries
4. Fixed assets and finance
- What are fixed assets?
- Fixed assets and finance
- Acquiring fixed assets
- Depreciating fixed assets
- Disposing fixed assets
5. Inventory costing and finance
- Inventory and finance
- Automatic versus manual inventory valuation
- Posting expected cost to the general ledger
Calendar
| Webinar | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| 04/06/2026 (09:00 - 16:30 CET/CEST) | € 450,00 | Register |
| 03/09/2026 (09:00 - 16:30 CET/CEST) | € 450,00 | Register |
| 05/11/2026 (09:00 - 16:30 CET/CEST) | € 450,00 | Register |
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This course is part of the following learning journeys:
- Business Central Consultant Learning Journey
- Business Central Developer Learning Journey
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Who is this course for?
This training is designed for Business Central developers and consultants who want to develop a better understanding of the functional aspects of the Business Central application. Whether you are a developer looking to enhance your knowledge of finance or a consultant specializing in other domains, this course provides valuable insights to strengthen your expertise in Business Central. Gain the functional understanding necessary to excel in your role and deliver optimal solutions within the application.
What will you learn?
- Read and interpret financial statements — understand what a balance sheet and income statement are telling you, and why they matter in a Business Central context.
- Work confidently with G/L accounts — understand the logic of debit, credit, and double-entry bookkeeping so the general ledger no longer feels like a black box.
- Set up and understand posting groups and dimensions — know the difference between the two, when to use which, and how they shape your financial data.
- Follow a transaction through the system — trace what happens behind the scenes when a sale or purchase is posted, and understand the entries it creates.
- Manage fixed assets in Business Central — handle the full lifecycle from acquisition to depreciation to disposal, and understand the financial impact of each step.
- Get to grips with inventory costing — understand how inventory valuation works, the difference between automatic and manual methods, and what posting expected costs to the G/L actually means.