Functional Lead Resume

SUMMARY:

10+ years of ERP (Peoplesoft /Oracle) implementation and project management experience. (experience on release 9.1, 9.0, 8.9, 8.8, 8.4)
Extensive knowledge of financial processes and regulatory requirements.
Hands - on Problem solver adept at resolving cross functional business issues.
Excellent communication, presentation, people management and negotiation skills

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Functional Lead

Responsibilities:

Managed multiple large-scale software implementation projects through all phases of project life cycle from requirements analysis through design, configuration, testing, implementation, and post-production support.
Asst.Project Manager ( Public Sector): Led the client through an accelerated vanilla implementation of over 17 modules ( PS Financials and Supply Chain) in 9 months.
Initiated and led several process improvement sessions so as to align the implementation along industry best practices.
Steered the cross module functional integration tasks and reporting requirements and assigned team member responsibilities.
Worked on conflict resolution and risk mitigation. Reviewed project deliverables to ensure quality standards of 22 member team with 12 offshore resources.
Conducted virtual team meetings and monitored team progress against project plan tasks through User Acceptance Testing and go-live phase.
Managed the project plan for the procurement phase.
Reduced procure to pay cycle time by 60% through implementation of PS procure to pay modules with workflow functionality and direct integration with vendors through Punchout and Electronic Invoicing.
Led the conversion and CEMLI development effort.
Mentored 3 junior consultants on the project.
Resolved client technical and reporting issues.
Managed the upgrade of procurement and expense applications by coordinating the activities of the onshore and the offshore team.
Conducted several presentations on new functionality in Peoplesoft 9.0.Extensive interaction with Peoplesoft Support and Development to resolve customer issues.
Resolved various functionality issues with the City’s closing process that was identified during a study to examine the effective use of PS applications.
Reviewed trial balance and drilled down to PO/Voucher level to resolve issues with encumbrances.
Provided recommendations on specific patches/one-off fixes.
Served as the AM/AP test lead in coordinating the configuration and testing activities for the multi-module implementation at Aeroplan Canada.
Completed unit testing, end to end integration testing and reports testing for the Asset Management and Payables module.
Peoplesoft Expenses and eProcurement lead for GC Services, TX (collection Agency)
Peoplesoft Accounts Payable/ General Ledger lead for La Capitale, France
Peoplesoft Expenses/General Ledger Lead for Health Spring, TN
Several other Peoplesoft implementations.
Oracle Financials/Student System Implementations for 5+ higher ed clients ( /Buffalo State University/SBCC/ University of Pennsylvania/Moody Bible/Northeastern State)

Confidential

Functional Lead

Responsibilities:

Functional Lead Implemented Oracle Apps, configured, tested and trained client on the application features and provided support through go-live.
Internal prototype of Oracle Financials. Led a team of 8 junior consultants to setup a mock implementation and create material. Conducted presentations.
Interfaced with Oracle product strategy team in Redwood Shores to develop, test and deploy new features for Oracle Apps.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

MS Applications: Access, Project, Visio, Powerpoint, Word
PS Tools: Query, App Designer, SQL+, PS Security, Integration Broker
Expert/ Experienced in Peoplesoft ePro/Purchasing/Payables/Expenses/Asset Management / General Ledger /People Tools/Security

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