Senior Product Owner, Business Systems

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Job Description

The Product Owner, Finance Systems will act as a critical bridge between the Finance department and the NetSuite platform as well as other financial systems. This individual will leverage deep functional and technical expertise to drive system optimization, lead integration projects, manage a small team, and ensure business requirements are translated into effective NetSuite solutions. A strong background in finance processes and advanced proficiency in NetSuite scripting are essential. You will also have experience in other integrated tools such as Salesforce, Concur, Adaptive planning and more.

Key Requirements and Responsibilities

• years of progressive experience in NetSuite implementation, administration, configuration, and support, with a significant focus on a techno-functional role.
• Deep Functional Knowledge: Expert-level proficiency in core NetSuite modules, especially Financials (GL, AP, AR, Fixed Assets, Revenue Recognition), Procure-to-Pay (P2P), and Order-to-Cash (O2C).
• Advanced Technical Skills: Proven mastery of SuiteScript (1.0/2.x) for creating complex custom business logic, workflows, user-event scripts, scheduled scripts, and RESTlets.
• System Customization: Expert in using SuiteBuilder (Custom Records, Fields, Forms), SuiteFlow (Workflows), Saved Searches, and Reports to meet business needs.

Finance Coordination & Requirements Management

• Business Partnership: Act as the primary liaison between the Finance team and the NetSuite system team.
• Requirement Analysis: Lead business requirement workshops, conduct gap analysis, and translate complex financial and business needs into detailed functional and technical specifications.
• Process Optimization: Proactively identify opportunities to optimize and automate finance-related business processes within NetSuite.
• Preferable experience in SFDC billing, CPQ or coordination with the team in such a project.

Integration & Scripting

• Integration Expertise: Proven experience designing, building, and maintaining integrations between NetSuite and other internal/external systems using NetSuite tools (SuiteTalk, RESTlets) and integration platforms (e.g., Celigo, Boomi).
• Script Development: Develop, test, deploy, and maintain high-quality, scalable, and well-documented SuiteScripts to enhance and customize NetSuite functionality.
• Troubleshooting: Expert ability to debug and resolve complex production issues related to customizations, scripts, and integrations.

Project and Team Management

• Jira Proficiency: Excellent, hands-on experience using Jira to manage the entire project lifecycle, including creating and managing Epics, Stories, Tasks, and Bugs; managing sprints; and tracking progress.
• Team Leadership: Ability to manage and mentor a small team of NetSuite Functional Consultants and/or Developers, assigning tasks, reviewing work, and ensuring adherence to best practices.
• Project Management: Solid understanding of project methodologies (Agile/Scrum) to manage multiple concurrent projects, deliverables, timelines, and stakeholder communication.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• NetSuite Certifications (e.g., NetSuite ERP Consultant, SuiteCloud Developer) are highly desirable.
• If required must be willing to work in night shifts to support global operations, coordinate with international teams, and handle critical deployment/support activities during off-peak hours.
• Possesses excellent verbal and written communication skills to articulate complex technical and financial issues clearly to both technical teams and non-technical stakeholders (especially Finance leadership).