Not sure if this is the right channel, but I was wondering if Netsuite Admins here could provide insight into their day to day job is like and if possible how the on-boarding at a new company went? Reason I ask is because I am currently a Senior Staff Accountant, but have been applying to specific NetSuite Admin roles. I am basically the NetSuite admin at my current company, but we utilize it in relatively limited scope. While I feel confident I could fill in the gaps, but I am also nervous due to lack of hands-on experience in certain areas.

@Chris TBH, day-to-day is all over the place. The first 6-12 months is always the hardest since you have to get a handle on a new implementation, processes, etc. After that things calm down and it's more well-planned process improvement and standard stuff like reports, csv imports, managing scripts/workflow issues/changes, and user management.

Thanks for the advice. I have some experience with integrations (mainly additional modules and subsidiary integrations). Luckily a couple of the positions I am applying to are already setup so I would expect it will be similar to the day to day job you describe.

Yeah I just meant an implementation that was different than the one you came from (modules, enabled features, etc.). Be confident and believe in yourself. Best of luck!

I remembered I stayed up late for 3 days straight to figure out how to do workflow on my first implementations. I agree that a person should be a consultant first before jumping into an admin role since you will see everything under the sun. This goes with integration, implementations, time management, client relationship..etc..

I am looking into consulting roles as well for the reason of getting more exposure, but that seemed even more daunting. I plan to go through the ERP Training and am applying it to my current job to get more experience with it. Had 1 phone interview so far and the position actually similar to the type of work I do now so it actually it helped calm my nerves some.

This is exactly my experience right now, I am the sole administrator for NetSuite and have implemented all features, processes, workflows and integrations since its inception, however we only have a top level use of one aspect of NetSuite, the remainder is unclear. As well as the differences between our product industry versus a service industry for example. I am just running examples through our sandbox to gain the knowledge.

Welp I went and did it. Applied to a couple places and got an offer and accepted a position as business system analyst. I felt good about the company and they seem to care a lot about extra training and continuing education, which is nice. I imagine I will be on here a lot more once I start. 🙂

Congrats! 🎉 Best of luck!

Nice