Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Technology Transformation: When organizations want to unlock better performance, improve employee and customer engagement and deliver new technology-enabled products and services, technology transformation is key. The challenge is to transform and innovate amid the ongoing operational and competitive challenges that face every organization. Grant Thornton understands this challenge and applies deep technology, data, cloud and automation experience with fresh strategic thinking to find the best path to clients’ goals. With the right practical approach, clients can make the moves that will help them achieve their technology transformation vision.

Technology & Transformation – NetSuite Consultant

Performs advisory and implementation services to address business needs throughout the enterprise leveraging NetSuite.  Manages complex large-scale implementations within our NetSuite practice.  This role is expected to substantially focus on NetSuite implementation work, but may also involve other applications (EBS, WorkDay, Infor, etc.).  Additionally, the role will require assistance in business development and practice development.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Assist in full life cycle implementations including planning, design, & build phases
Responsible for documenting business requirements, system design and transformational goals
Configure applications and conduct iterative unit testing
Help to create training materials and quick reference guides to support user adoption 
Conduct training classes to prepare end users for deployment
Provide post-production support
Manage full life cycle implementations
Manage resources and budget on client projects
Manage teams in the identification of business requirements, functional design, process design (including scenario design, flow mapping), prototyping, testing, training, defining support procedures
Identify business opportunities to increase usability and profitability of information architecture
Experience with program leadership, governance and change enablement
Other general and administrative responsibilities include participation in meetings and preparation of minutes as appropriate 
Meet or exceed targeted billing hours (utilization)
Assist practice leadership in creating proposals, budgets, and work plans. Participate in other business development activities as appropriate
Interview campus and/or experienced candidates
Other job duties as assigned

Qualifications - External

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, MIS or related field required.  A Master’s degree is a plus.
3 to 5 years of related work experience in NetSuite with exposure to a similar consulting practice or function servicing cross-industry clients at a national level
2 years of hands on NetSuite implementation experience
Experience leading a project with various applications 
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Knowledge of software development lifecycles, key metrics and reports
Experience with Enterprise Application Integration & back-end data connectivity applications
Experience installing/configuring/implementing NetSuite applications or similar technology
Proven ability delivering complex and time sensitive projects
Strong leadership skills; able to conduct meetings and write technically oriented documents
Able to work with clients to understand current state processes and define future state processes based on business objectives
Experience managing complex full-life cycle technology projects
Proven experience with program leadership, governance and change enablement
Prior experience managing resources and budgets on client projects
Experience development of statements of work and/or client proposals
Must be able to scope out the effort and cost for an enterprise reporting solution
Ability to define how an enterprise information system will align with the organization’s business and strategic objectives
Must have eagerness to mentor junior staff
Ability to work additional hours and travel to client sites on short notice, as needed
Travel percentage: up to 70%