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What this posting asks for
Level: Senior — The posting asks for 5+ years of experience.
Main responsibilities
- Design, develop, and ship customizations and integrations across NetSuite, Coupa, and related financial systems (such as Adaptive, Avalara, or future custom-…
- Build and maintain integrations between finance systems and the wider landscape- Shopify, Salesforce, the data warehouse, and middleware/iPaaS — using REST/S…
- Write SQL and saved searches to power reporting that pulls from multiple sources and aligns with finance and business needs.
- Serve as a privileged administrator for NetSuite and Coupa, owning day-to-day system health, configuration, and change management.
- Manage user provisioning and deprovisioning, roles, permissions, and periodic access/security reviews to enforce least-privilege and support audit and audit …
- Own saved searches, reports, dashboards, and KPIs;
- Manage sandbox refreshes, release-preview and version testing, feature enablement, and bundle/SuiteApp management.
- Support period closes by maintaining subsidiary, tax, and entity configuration, and by monitoring integration error queues, audit logs, and data integrity ac…
- Own license and subscription management, and act as the first line of triage for system issues, partnering with vendors and internal teams to resolve them.
Competencies an interviewer will look for
- Technical skill Core
In the posting: “We're looking for a Finance Systems Engineer who is equally comfortable writing code to automate and interconnect our finance stack and administering those s…” · “If you're as happy shipping a SuiteScript integration as you are provisioning a role, tuning an approval workflow, or debugging a failed PO sync, this is the…” · “Write SQL and saved searches to power reporting that pulls from multiple sources and aligns with finance and business needs.”
Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off. - Data and analysis Core
In the posting: “The Finance Systems team owns the enterprise systems used to record, process, and report financial data across Formlabs.” · “Build and maintain integrations between finance systems and the wider landscape- Shopify, Salesforce, the data warehouse, and middleware/iPaaS — using REST/S…” · “Automate reconciliations, data syncs, and reporting pipelines so that procurement, invoicing, sales, GL, and revenue data flow accurately across platforms in…”
Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it. - Attention to detail and quality Core
In the posting: “Automate reconciliations, data syncs, and reporting pipelines so that procurement, invoicing, sales, GL, and revenue data flow accurately across platforms in…” · “Apply modern engineering practices- version control, code review, testing, and clear documentation- to deliver maintainable, well-documented solutions.” · “keep the reporting layer accurate and self-serve for finance stakeholders.”
Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used. - Communication Core
In the posting: “Apply modern engineering practices- version control, code review, testing, and clear documentation- to deliver maintainable, well-documented solutions.” · “A pragmatic problem-solver with excellent communication skills, willing to wear many hats and jump in wherever needed to deliver outcomes.”
Show it by: Adapts the message to the listener; Gives an example of explaining something clearly in writing or speech. - Planning and organisation Core
In the posting: “Experience in a fast-paced, high-growth company that manufactures and sells physical products.” · “Flexible Out of Office Plan – Take time when you need it”
Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how. - Adaptability and learning Core
In the posting: “Design, develop, and ship customizations and integrations across NetSuite, Coupa, and related financial systems (such as Adaptive, Avalara, or future custom-…” · “Flexible Out of Office Plan – Take time when you need it”
Show it by: Describes learning something new quickly and using it; Shows a change of plan and how they adjusted. - Stakeholder management Core
In the posting: “keep the reporting layer accurate and self-serve for finance stakeholders.” · “Own license and subscription management, and act as the first line of triage for system issues, partnering with vendors and internal teams to resolve them.”
Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior. - Problem solving Supporting
In the posting: “Own license and subscription management, and act as the first line of triage for system issues, partnering with vendors and internal teams to resolve them.”
Show it by: Describes a real problem, the options considered and the one chosen; Shows how the cause was found, not just the fix.
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Practice questions
- Tell me about yourself. Dedicated step-by-step practice.
- If an interviewer asks something improper How to respond to questions about age, family, origin or health.
- Built from this posting (8):
- Walk me through a piece of work where you used your strongest technical skill. What exactly did you do? From this posting
- Tell me about a time you used data or numbers to make a decision. From this posting
- Tell me about a time you caught an error before it reached a customer or a report. From this posting
- Tell me about a time you had to explain something complex to someone outside your field. From this posting
- How have you used writing in your work? Walk me through one real example. From this posting
- Tell me about a problem you solved using salesforce. From this posting
- Tell me about a time you helped someone on your team get better at their work. From this posting
- Tell me about a difficult problem you solved at work. How did you find the cause? From this posting
- This posting reads as Finance & accounting: its questions come first.
- Tell me about a time you found an error in a financial report or reconciliation. Finance & accounting
- Walk me through how you build a budget or forecast. Finance & accounting
- It is the last day of month-end close and a balance will not tie out. What do you do? Finance & accounting
- Describe a time you explained a financial result to a manager outside finance. Finance & accounting
- How do you make sure your work holds up in an audit? Finance & accounting
- Tell me about an analysis that saved money or found revenue. Finance & accounting
- Three urgent requests arrive during close. How do you decide the order? Finance & accounting
- Describe a finance process you made faster or more reliable. Finance & accounting
- Tell me about a sale or agreement you are proud of.
- How do you keep your pipeline organised?
- Walk me through how you would check whether a report's numbers are right.
- Describe a time you handled an upset customer or colleague.
- Tell me about a time you had several deadlines at once. How did you decide what to do first?
- Give an example of a mistake you caught before it caused a problem.
- Tell me about a time you taught someone how to do something.
- Describe a time you took the lead without being asked.
- Tell me about a time you had to explain something complicated in simple terms.
- Describe a process you improved.
- Do you have any questions for us?
- Why do you want to work here?
- Why is there a gap in your employment? Difficult question
- Why did you leave your last job? Difficult question
- Why are you changing careers? Difficult question
- What is your greatest weakness? Difficult question
- What are your salary expectations? Difficult question
- You seem overqualified for this role. Why do you want it? Difficult question
- Improper-question practice: How old are you? / Do you have children? / Where are you from originally?
- A customer is angry about a delay you did not cause. What do you do?
- How do you keep track of many open customer requests?
- Tell me about a time you could not give a customer what they wanted.
- You find that the inventory count does not match the system. What do you do?
- Tell me about a time a shipment or delivery went wrong.
- How do you make sure safety rules are followed on a busy shift?
- Two managers ask you to book the same room at the same time. What do you do?
- How have you used spreadsheets in your work?
- Tell me about a time you had to enter or check a lot of data accurately.
- A prospect says your price is too high. How do you respond?
- Tell me about a technical problem you solved on your own.
- You find a bug right before a release. What do you do?

