Senior Business Systems Analyst

Title: Senior Business Systems Analyst Location: IND-CHENNAI

Location: IND-CHENNAI Workplace: Hybrid Employment: Full time

Alation is pioneering the next era of data intelligence — powered by AI agents and trusted data. Organizations around the world rely on Alation to drive self-service analytics, cloud transformation, data governance, and AI innovation. Our technology helps enterprises connect people and data to make faster, smarter, and more confident decisions. With more than $340M in funding – valued at over $1.7 billion and more than 650 customers, including 40% of the Fortune 100.

As data becomes the foundation of every business, Alation is leading the way in helping organizations unlock their full potential. By bringing intelligence, automation, and trust to every interaction, we empower customers to scale data-driven innovation with confidence and speed.

Joining Alation means being part of a winning team shaping the future of AI-powered data intelligence. We move fast, think big, and deliver results together.

Job Description

About the Role

Alation is seeking an ambitious Senior Business Systems Analyst with deep expertise in NetSuite administration and strong analytical/technical skills. Reporting directly to the Corporate Controller, this role is critical to supporting and scaling the company’s financial systems, especially NetSuite, across a global software organization.

The ideal candidate is a critical thinker who understands ERP systems, accounting principles, and software industry practices. This role requires strong communication skills and the ability to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions that support Alation’s operational and financial growth.

What You’ll Be Doing

NetSuite Administration & Optimization

• Serve as the primary NetSuite administrator.
• Configure NetSuite to meet evolving business requirements across GL, AP, AR, Revenue, Billing, Procurement, Payroll, and Financial Reporting.
• Build, test, and deploy system customizations including SuiteFlow, SuiteBuilder, saved searches, workflows, dashboards, KPIs, and custom objects.
• Maintain oversight of change management, release cycles, role-based access, and audit readiness.
• Identify and drive automation, scalability, and process-improvement opportunities within NetSuite.

Financial Systems Integrations

• Administer, build, and maintain third-party integrations to NetSuite (e.g., billing systems, procurement tools, payroll, data warehouse).
• Work with integration platforms such as Workato (maintenance and development experience preferred).
• Support end-to-end processes across Order-to-Cash (O2C), Procure-to-Pay (P2P), and Record-to-Report (R2R) cycles.

Operational & Cross-Functional Support

• Act as the primary internal support contact for the Accounting and Finance teams.
• Troubleshoot issues, manage escalations, and document system configurations and process flows.
• Translate business requirements into technical designs and coordinate testing and deployment.
• Collaborate with cross-functional leaders to improve financial systems, reporting, and data quality.

What You Need

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, or related field.
• 5+ years of Accounting/Finance or Financial Systems experience.
• 5+ years of hands-on NetSuite administration experience.
• Strong proficiency with SuiteFlow and SuiteBuilder.
• Experience with financial data structures, accounting processes, and ERP best practices.
• Experience supporting or developing system integrations; Workato experience strongly preferred.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred

• Workato maintenance and/or development proficiency.
• Has experience being a single point of contact for NetSuite administration and independently project managing larger integration projects.
• Experience building or maintaining custom scripts or development within NetSuite.
• Software industry experience, especially in SaaS environments.
• Experience with ASC 606 and NetSuite ARM.
• NetSuite Administrator or SuiteFoundation certification.

What Success Looks Like

• NetSuite is optimized, stable, and configured to support global growth.
• Integrations across the financial system landscape run reliably and accurately.
• Manual work is reduced through automation and scalable workflows.
• Accounting and Finance teams are empowered with efficient tools and high-quality data.

Alation, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to that individual’s race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The Company will strive to provide reasonable accommodations to permit qualified applicants who have a need for an accommodation to participate in the hiring process (e.g., accommodations for a job interview) if so requested.

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