Jun 2026
Process
Five signs your NetSuite account is quietly costing you money
TAKEAWAY
Most accounts leak money through five fixable habits — re-keying, stalled approvals, a slipping close, drifting roles, and unowned scripts. Knowing the signs is how you quantify the cost.
6 min read
Jun 2026
SuiteScript
When to script and when to configure: a decision framework
TAKEAWAY
Default to configuration, not code: it's cheaper to maintain, fails visibly, and your own admins can change it. Reserve SuiteScript for logic that genuinely needs it.
8 min read
May 2026
Finance ops
Why your suppliers keep calling — and how a vendor portal fixes it
TAKEAWAY
A vendor portal cuts inbound AP calls 60–80% within 60 days and turns supplier disputes into an audit-ready trail — using answers that already live in NetSuite.
7 min read
May 2026
Governance
The role-and-permission review every CFO should commission annually
TAKEAWAY
An annual role review turns unknown segregation-of-duties gaps into documented, risk-accepted decisions — the exact evidence external auditors look for.
5 min read
Apr 2026
Best practices
Vendor master hygiene: the unglamorous fix with the fastest payback
TAKEAWAY
Duplicate and dormant vendor records drive duplicate-payment and fraud risk; a one-time clean-up delivers fast, measurable gains in AP accuracy and audit readiness.
5 min read
Apr 2026
Best practices
Month-end close: a 5-day blueprint for NetSuite teams
TAKEAWAY
A five-day close is a process problem, not a system one — disciplined cutoff and systematised accruals get most NetSuite teams there with no new technology.
9 min read
Mar 2026
Executive insights
The hidden cost of workflow workarounds
TAKEAWAY
Broken workflows don't throw errors — they get routed around, creating invisible labour cost and audit risk that a two-hour review usually resolves.
5 min read
Mar 2026
Industry trends
NetSuite 2026.1 release: what matters for finance teams
TAKEAWAY
In 180 pages of 2026.1 release notes, three features matter for finance — bank-rec matching, multi-book entry, and native AP extraction. The rest is noise for most teams.
6 min read
Feb 2026
Industry trends
Choosing between NetSuite native AP and third-party automation
TAKEAWAY
Under ~200 invoices a month, native NetSuite AP is usually enough; above ~300 or with complex matching, a NetSuite-native tool typically pays back inside 12 months.
7 min read
Jan 2026
Product updates
SuitePeak Chrome extension: what's inside the NetSuite Finance Assistant
TAKEAWAY
A free, no-data Chrome extension removes the daily frictions of working in NetSuite — sandbox safety, instant field IDs, and faster record navigation.
4 min read
Jan 2026
Best practices
The five most common post-implementation mistakes
TAKEAWAY
Most problems that surface 18 months after go-live were built at go-live — over-scripting, undocumented roles, thin training, no pilot, and no 90-day review.
6 min read
Dec 2025
Governance
The open accounting period problem
TAKEAWAY
Accounting periods left open are a silent control risk auditors flag; locking them on a schedule closes the gap before it becomes a finding.
4 min read