Principal ERP Engineer, NetSuite Administrator
Cellulant
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Cape Town • South Africa
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About the role
- Lead the configuration, maintenance, and enhancement of Oracle NetSuite, ensuring alignment with Cellulant’s business needs and industry standards
- Design and govern the master data structure in NetSuite (e.g., customers, Items, GL), ensuring global consistency and alignment with reporting strategy
- Coordinate the work of NetSuite third party vendors to ensure their delivery meets expected standards
- Integrate NetSuite and other key business applications, including the Oracle Data Warehouse and the Treasury Management System to ensure seamless data exchange
- Lead the end-to-end Revenue Engineering Process, encompassing billing information mapping, data extraction from the Data Warehouse, and developing the revenue computation model
- Ensure accuracy and auditability of daily revenue through the implementation of automated validation and reconciliation checks
- Implement strong system controls with high standards for data accuracy and reporting consistency
- Design and implement custom workflows, reports, dashboards, and automations to improve efficiency across finance, accounting, sales, financial reporting, and compliance processes
- Improve financial data accuracy and reporting by refining NetSuite configurations and analytics capabilities that identify and mitigate posting errors
- Automate key finance functions, including bank reconciliations, revenue recognition, intercompany transactions, and expense management
- Manage user roles, permissions, and security settings, ensuring compliance with data protection and internal security policies
- Establish and maintain comprehensive documentation for all designs, solution implementations, and key process workflows (functional and technical) to ensure knowledge transfer and audit readiness
- Provide high-level support for audit and compliance processes by extracting required NetSuite data or developing required views
- Conduct advanced training sessions for finance and business users, developing user guides and best practices documentation to improve adoption and reduce system errors
- Provide technical support and troubleshooting for NetSuite-related issues, ensuring system reliability and performance.
Requirements
- 5+ years of hands-on experience as a NetSuite Administrator or ERP Engineer, with deep expertise across financial modules (GL, AP, AR, Revenue Recognition, Billing, P2P)
- NetSuite Administrator Certification
- Deep functional and technical expertise in NetSuite ERP, with demonstrated experience developing and customising SuiteScript 2.0, SuiteFlow, SuiteAnalytics, and API integrations
- Strong knowledge of finance and accounting principles within a complex multi-currency, multi-subsidiary environment
- Proven experience integrating with, querying and extracting data from large-scale data platforms e.g., Oracle Database/Data Warehouse using SQL/Oracle SQL to support finance teams
- Knowledge of financial compliance across multiple jurisdictions
- Experience in the payments industry with knowledge of international payment systems and regulatory requirements
- Experience working with Oracle Database
- Experience with data modeling principles to optimize data structures for import to NetSuite
- Experience with RESTful APIs and web services for complex integrations.
Benefits
- Generous personal time off
- Medical and life insurance benefits (markets permitting)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
NetSuiteSuiteScript 2.0SuiteFlowSuiteAnalyticsSQLOracle SQLdata modelingRESTful APIsautomated validationreconciliation checks
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationtrainingdocumentationtroubleshootingcoordinationproblem-solvinguser supportprocess improvementaudit readiness
Certifications
NetSuite Administrator Certification