Netsuite Specialist

CheckFire Ltd; Hemel Hempstead; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Profit Sharing

Salary Sacrifice Pension

EAP/TELUS Health

Digital GP access

Free parking

Electric Car Scheme

Job summary

CheckFire Ltd. is seeking a Netsuite Specialist to lead ongoing optimisation and development of our NetSuite ERP platform. You will shape system design, improve data quality, strengthen financial controls, and partner with Finance, FP&A, Operations and IT to deliver scalable, well-controlled solutions.

You will own governance, manage integrations, and drive process improvements across GL, AP, AR, and reporting, while ensuring high data quality and user adoption across the business.

Qualifications

• Structured problem solver who challenges status quo.
• Able to explain technical concepts to Finance/non-technical colleagues.
• Adaptable and collaborative across departments; BAU and transformation balancing.
• Degree in Business, IT or Accounting.
• SuiteFoundation + NetSuite Administrator or ERP certifications.
• Desirable: SuiteScript/SuiteTalk scripting basics.
• 3+ years working with financial systems and finance processes (GL, AP, AR).
• Deep NetSuite experience: configuration, roles, dashboards, saved searches, data migration.
• Hands-on with multiple modules: Fixed Assets, Projects or similar.
• Experience with APIs, middleware and web services.
• Strong security, custom records, fields, forms and workflows.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Finance Systems lead for NetSuite, ensuring stability and control.
• Maintain, configure, and enhance NetSuite—workflows, scripts, reports, roles.
• Drive governance: role design, audits, access management.
• Reduce external dependency by building internal capability.
• Translate business requirements into scalable system solutions across GL, AP, AR, Sales, close, FP&A.
• Lead process improvements, controls, and user experience enhancements.
• Provide day-to-day support, training, and documentation.
• Manage integrations with core systems and data flows.
• Support data migration and data governance initiatives.
• Contribute to major NetSuite initiatives: upgrades, implementations, UAT.

Skills

NetSuite expertise

Accounting knowledge

Problem solving

Stakeholder collaboration

Communication

BAU vs project balance

Data governance

Fixed Assets knowledge

Projects knowledge

Education

Degree in Business, IT or Accounting

Tools

SuiteFoundation

NetSuite Administrator

SuiteScript

SuiteTalk

Job description

Netsuite Specialist

Salary: £55k per annum

About us

CheckFire – serving the fire trade since 1975. With 50 years’ experience in the Fire Safety, nobody knows the trade better. We have established a proven track record of excellence and have earned the respect of our customers by delivering quality products and dependable service. As the market leader in the Fire Trade, we offer an unparalleled level of capability and reliability. Our stocks are enormous, our service is personal, and our promises are genuine.

About the role

Lead the ongoing optimisation and development of our NetSuite ERP platform. This role is central to supporting the continued growth of the business, ensuring our systems, processes, and controls evolve in line with organisational growth.

Act as the primary NetSuite specialist, responsible for shaping system design, improving process efficiency, enhancing data quality, and strengthening financial controls across the platform. This role partners closely with Finance, FP&A, Operations and IT to deliver scalable, well-controlled solutions that improve the end-to-end NetSuite experience.

Key Responsibilities

Systems Ownership & Governance

• Serve as the Finance Systems lead for NetSuite, ensuring the platform is stable, well controlled, and continuously improved.
• Maintain, configure and enhance the NetSuite environment, including workflows, scripts, custom objects, reporting, roles and permissions.
• Drive strong technical governance practices, including role design, audit tasks, segregation of duties and secure access management.
• Reduce reliance on external providers by building internal capability and knowledge.

Process Optimisation & Functional Support

• Partner with business stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable, robust system solutions across GL, AP, AR, Sales, period close, FP&A, and Reporting.
• Lead improvements that streamline processes, improve controls, and enhance user experience.
• Provide day-to-day support, troubleshooting and issue resolution, ensuring high levels of adoption and data quality.
• Deliver user training and create high quality documentation to embed best practices.

Integrations & Data Flow

• Manage and optimise integrations with core business systems, banking tools, planning/forecasting systems).
• Work with Technology and vendor partners to ensure integrations are stable, well controlled and deliver accurate, timely data.
• Support data migration, data integrity improvements and master data governance initiatives.

Projects & Continuous Improvement

• Support or lead major NetSuite initiatives including module implementations, upgrades, enhancements and UAT cycles.
• Contribute to transformation projects, providing system expertise and ensuring NetSuite evolves with the needs of a growing organisation.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual processes, enhance reporting and strengthen end-to-end controls.

Requirements

• A structured problem solver who identifies improvements and challenges the status quo constructively.
• Able to explain technical concepts in a clear, approachable way to Finance and non-technical colleagues.
• Adaptable and collaborative, able to work effectively across departments. Comfortable balancing BAU support with project and transformation activity.
• Degree in Business, IT, Accounting or a related field.
• SuiteFoundation + NetSuite Administrator or relevant certifications (ERP Consultant, SuiteCloud Developer).
• Desirable: Basic scripting skills (SuiteScript / SuiteTalk)3+ years working with financial systems and strong knowledge of finance processes (GL,AP, AR).
• Deep NetSuite experience covering configuration, customisation, roles/permissions, dashboards, saved searches and data migration.
• Hands on experience working with multiple modules, ideally Fixed Assets, Projects or similar.
• Integration experience across APIs, middleware and web services.
• Strong understanding of role-based security, custom records, fields, forms and workflows.

Benefits

In return we offer the following benefits:

• 25 days holiday + up to 4 days for Christmas Shutdown + Bank Holidays
• Profit Sharing - Receive a percentage of your salary based on the company achieving EBITDA results
• Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme with Royal London
• EAP Provider with TELUS Health
• Access to Digital GP Appointments and medical professionals
• Free parking including electric charge points
• Excellent and modern onsite facilities including free tea, coffee and fruit
• Salary Sacrifice Electric Car Scheme