Techno Functional Consultant Resume
Richmond, VA
SUMMARY
- PeopleSoft experience includes Implementation, Upgrade, Single Confidential Implementations, Production support and Enhancement of PeopleSoft financials. Have worked extensively on PeopleSoft Financials releases 8.8, 8.9, 9.0, 9.1.
- 8 years of PeopleSoft Financials & Supply Chain functional and technical experience in Accounts Payable, Purchasing, E - procurement, Service Procurement, Travel& Expenses, Inventory, General Ledger, Asset Management, Strategic Sourcing and Supplier contract Management.
- Extensive experience in PeopleSoft implementation involving functional analysis, configuration, solution design, development, change request of PeopleSoft finance modules.
- Worked extensively on PeopleSoft Test life cycle, have rich knowledge on Test strategy, Test Planning and Test Execution. Worked on Creating Test cases, Defect Identification and Tracking.
- Strong experience in using People Tools, Application Designer, /Application Engine, Integration Broker, Application Package, Approval Workflow, Security administrator technology, PS Query and SQL.
- Instrumental in PeopleSoft Development Life Cycle - Fit/Gap Analysis, Design, Data Conversion, user interface customization, unit/ integration/ system/ acceptance testing and end user training.
- Trained and have worked extensively on agile scrum methodology for delivering project. Worked as part of agile team and participated in scrum meetings, spring planning, spring review, and spring retrospective.
- Strong Knowledge on Application Messaging, Application Packages and Application Class, have hands on experience on PeopleSoft HRMS and PeopleSoft Finance interfaces and PeopleSoft integration projects related new acquisitions.
- Demonstrated expertise to deliver functional and technical solutions on moderately complex customer engagements.
- Lead the solution design and implementation aspects of engagement(s) ensuring high quality, integrated software solutions within constraints of time and budget.
- Adept at analyzing business Process and user requirements
- Extensive knowledge of the capabilities, limitation and integration issues with packaged software solutions such as People Soft. Experience in leading design, configuration, testing and deployment of a large PeopleSoft Supply Chain and Financials System implementation.
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:
Packages: People Soft Financials 9.1/ 9.0/8.9/8.8
Applications: Inventory, e-Procurement, Service Procurement, Purchasing, Strategic Sourcing, e-Supplier, Accounts Payable, Travel & Expenses, General Ledger and Asset Management.
Development Tools: App Designer, Process Scheduler, Application Engine, Application Package, Security, PS Query, Workflow, Tree Manager, SQL, Application Messaging, File Layouts, Integration Broker.
RDMS: Oracle 8i, 9i, MS SQL Server 2000 and DB2
Quality Applications: HP QC, Version One.
Operating System: Windows XP/2000/NT/95/98, UNIX
Methodology: Waterfall Methodology, Agile Methodology, PeopleSoft Upgrade methodology.
Others: MS Office (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access) and Microsoft Visio
Functional Competencies: Fit Gap Analysis, Configuration, Functional Specification, Testing, Production support, Training.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Confidential, Richmond, VA
Techno Functional Consultant
Responsibilities:
- Worked on Agile format of project delivery, publicizing the team's progress and successes to make sure they are highly visible to product owner / stakeholders.
- Working directly with the Business SME and product stake holders for the requirements.
- Working on Day to Day Production Support tickets Created by Users in HPSM System.
- Worked on Schedule Batch issues which are controlled by Control M.
- Working extensively on Batch Failures related to PO Dispatch(POPO005), Auto Sourcing (PV AUTO SRC), Voucher Build, Voucher Staging, Voucher Post, EX TRANS, Payment Posting, Journal generator, Journal Edit
- Extensively worked on Expense approval workflow issues, service order approval, and invoice and Requisition approval issues.
- Extensively worked one Application Message between HR and Finance, Issue related to Work force Sync, User Profile Message, and Personal Data Messages.
- Worked on debugging and identifying issues related to application Packages & Application Class ( issues related to Approval Workflow, integration between HR and Finance systems)
- Working on Production Defects and Enhancements logged on HP Quality Center, defects related to Expense, AP and Procurement.
- Worked on the Requirements, Design, and Configuration and testing for the new ACH Payments to Bank of Montreal.
- Extensively worked on enhancements related to Expenses types, expenses exceptions based business and user experience.
- Worked on Pre - paid and Post - paid expenses audit approval Workflow Enhancements, this is an enhancement related to implement Travel & Expenses audit approval for new Business Unit.
- Worked on Confidential Integration Projects - HSBC cards integration with Confidential and ING D integration with Confidential .
- Worked on Enhancement project related my Wallet expenses, this project related to change to my wallet functionality c multiple Punch out Vendor in e - procurement.
- Worked on Enhancement Project to implement contracts on Requisition and Purchase Order Pages.
- Worked on Enhancement Project for Accounts Payable Recoveries.
- Worked on Enhancement project related adding new functionality, Mass approval Functionality for Requisitions.
- Worked on implementing new business process for e-Procurement, Travel & Expenses and Accounts Payable as part of HSBC cards acquisition project, this project involves Configuration of new Set ID, Business unit Configuration for Philippines country.
- Worked on Project called Lights out pay cycle, this project includes automation of Pay Cycle.
- Worked on resolving defects raised post system upgrade.
- Worked on Creating PS Queries for data extraction for 3rd party auditing team.
- Worked closely with Development team to provide resolution for a highly critical Scott Bleckley issue (where the expense reports still stays as APY even after they’re paid). This issue causes all the paid expense to get picked up by the staging process again & again and thus the EX TRAN PRCS fails frequently in production
Confidential
Techno Functional Consultant
Contribution:
- Worked individually with business SME’s and vendors (Provide Inc.) for capturing requirements.
- Worked on fit gap analysis, and retrofitting functionality to new version.
- Worked on retrofitting existing customization from old version to new versions of service procurement system.
- Created new business processes to accommodate new functionalities, worked extensively on design and assist development and deployment.
- Worked extensively on re-configuring entire service order approval process within Confidential finance system
- Worked extensively on Test Plan creation, test scripts creation, system testing.
- Developed new design to incorporate the custom service procurement invoice file into Confidential finance system.
- Handled and resolved all the issues and defects created at the time of User acceptance testing.
Confidential, Richmond, VA
Techno Functional Consultant
Contribution:
- Involved in identifying table differences from 8.8 to 9.1
- Involved in Fit-Gap Analysis for 8.8 vs. 9.1
- Used Upgrade Assistant tool & Change Assistant tool during the Upgrade.
- Involved in Retrofit process i.e. modified all customized SQR, App Engine and people code from 8.8 vs. 9.1.(during the time of Upgrade from 8.8 vs. 9.1)
- Involved in running compare reports for Purchasing, AP & Travel & Expenses.
- Data Conversion for 2007 and prior vouchers info: Voucher lines update as per data conversion process those by-passed in Data Conversion.
- Worked on extensively on retrofitting all the customization in to PeopleSoft 9.1
- SQR developed to load Vendors from newly acquired companies (NCC) into People Soft System.
- Sequence Number Field added to Quick Invoice Entry page.
- Worked on reconfiguring entire e-Procurement Requisition approval Workflow and AP invoice approval Workflow process.
- Added condition to skip BANK ACCT SEQ NBR field as when voucher coming from BATCH process.
- Worked extensively on PeopleSoft Finance and PeopleSoft HR integrations, involved working on Application messages for Workforce Sync, Personal Basis Sync from HR to Finance system.
- SQR modified to load Government vendors into People Soft system and Payables advantage.
- App Engine created to inactivate vendors after 18 months of inactivity.
- Developed and customized PS queries as per business requirement.
- Voucher Build and Edit App Engines (AP VCHRBLD, APVEDEDIT) modified to process SGLP Vouchers and thro BATCH process.
- Performed system integration testing using HPQC application, work includes test cases creating, Executing Test cases in QC.
- Worked extensively on resolving issues and defects created in QC as part of system integration testing and user acceptance testing.
- For quick invoice entry page customized as per requirement and logic added for business flow using people code.
- Support and train users with new enhancements of application.
Environment: PeopleSoft Application Release 9.1, People Tools 8.49, on Oracle 11g database, Windows XP.
Confidential
Functional Subject Matter Expert
Responsibilities:
- Worked on Configure/customize PO dispatch process to send PO’s electronically via cXML messaging.
- Implemented ACH Pay cycles to make payment to vendors from Accounts Payable.
- Setup PeopleSoft Security (User Profiles, Employee Profiles, Roles and Permission Lists) as well as Requesters, Buyers and Vendors for PeopleSoft AP, Purchasing.
- Worked extensively on master data configuration such as Set ID, Business unit, table set controls for all the modules.
- Prepared Test environment - End to End configuration for Purchasing and Accounts payable modules.
- Configuring Data in Account Payable, Purchasing. Created and maintained Master configuration and also addressed all the configuration issues at the time of SIT.
- Configured and maintained item catalog tree under tree Manager.
- Worked extensively on Functional Designed documents.
- Done verifications of data in the testing and pre-production environments as the Data Configuration is done through Excel to CI and through custom developed programs.
- Converting Legacy Data into PeopleSoft in Accounts payable and Purchasing Modules.
- Testing of Inbound and Outbound interface.
- Created Test Cases for SIT and Execution of Test Cases.
- End to End Process Testing for Accounts Payable and Purchasing Modules during SIT.
- Preparation for Detail Test Cases for User Testing for Account Payables and Purchasing Modules.
- Attending and fixing post SIT Configuration issue.
Environment: PeopleSoft Finance 9.0, People Tools 8.49
Confidential, Kansas City, KS
Functional Lead
Responsibilities:
- As Functional Lead handled a team of four in two different kinds of projects within Boeing, which are AR Enhancement Testing, Government Invoicing testing project.
- As a Part of Accounts Receivable Enhancement project taken an active part in designing the Test strategy and the execution plan along with the client for the enhancements done.
- Created Step by Step Test Cases for the entire Enhancements those were developed in Offshore, as a part of System integration testing.
- Handled issues or defects by mediating with Client SME on resolving and retesting.
- Handled the Technical Code Reviews for the Enhancements along with the Developers, and explaining the functionality of the enhancement done to the Client.
- As a Part of Government Invoicing project designed the Testing Strategy and the execution plan for the System Integration testing.
- Involved in allocation of individual test conditions to testers.
- Handled Review session at the end of the testing before submitting to the client.
- Handled the entire test Issues or defect at page or record level that was developed in the offshore.
- Responsible for creating defect tickets and explaining the defect to the support team for the fix and redirecting to the tester for retesting.
Models: PeopleSoft Accounts Receivable 8.9
Confidential, Detroit, MI
Functional Subject Matter Expert
Responsibilities:
- Requirement gathering and bringing up Functional Specs in close co-ordination with Users and Technical teams.
- Conducting the Fit Gap analysis of the various requirements for AM and purchasing modules.
- Configuration and testing of business process.
- Worked on designing business process for Requisitioning, purchase order and receiving with in PeopleSoft Purchasing Confidential and per business requirement.
- Worked on designing business process to create blacked Purchase Orders.
- Worked on custom PS queries reports for daily requisition review, weekly open PO review.
- Worked on Configuration of PO term & Conditions that is printed on PO PDF (POPO005 PO Dispatch Process)
- Worked on designed business process for Purchase order reconciliation.
- Worked on configuring Purchase order approval process.
- Worked on various integrations between EAM inventory and PeopleSoft purchasing Confidential .
- Determining various Positive and Negative scenarios concerning the solution/ requirement to be tested.
- Conducting training & UAT with end users.
- User documentation and go live.
- Facilitating User Acceptance Test, Data Migration related activities and facilitating in reconciliation of opening data.
- Configuration of Asset Management, Purchasing modules in PeopleSoft 9.0 for multiple operations across the globe.
- Design the functional specs for inbound and outbound interfaces and maintenance of interfaces.
- Creation and configuration, user profile and security setup.
- Designing the Reporting Requirements in Ps-Query, Crystal and web focus.
- Preparation of test cases for SIT and UAT by using Mercury Quality Center.
- Preparation of designing, implementation and test cases document.
Modules: PeopleSoft Asset Management 9.0, PeopleSoft Purchasing 9.0
Confidential, Columbus, OH
Functional Confidential Lead
Responsibilities:
- Interactions with the end user and the Subject matter expert for collecting the requirement for the new enhancements in AP, E-Procurement and Purchasing.
- Created Functional Design Documents for the new enhancements.
- Worked on setting up Direct Connect Supplier thought Punch-out Process in E-procurement.
- Worked on Setting up Change Request functionality and the workflow for the change request.
- Worked on creating new Screens for Change Requester and Change Buyer Enhancements in purchasing.
- Worked on Performance issues on manage Requisition page.
- Created a detailed document on Change Request scenarios and functionality for the end users and SME’s.
- Worked on LDAP integration with PeopleSoft vendor ID Creation.
- Worked on customized Activity Summary screen in Receive Items page in Manage Requisitions.
- Worked on the System Testing on all the Requirements and enhancements.
- Worked on Mercury Testing system on creating test scripts for system testing.
- Supporting the Production system, resolving all the issue in the Production environment for modules e-procurement, Purchasing and Accounts payable.
- Worked on modifying the e-mail template for Requisition Workflow, Change Request Workflow.
- Worked on debugging production issue in e-procurement, Purchasing and Accounts payables.
Confidential, Dallas, TX
Functional Consultant
Responsibilities:
- Detailed business process analysis and gathering requirements for the re-implementation.
- Detailed FIT GAP analysis and arriving at the list of customization required.
- Prepared Functional specifications documents for the customization for modules PO, E-PRO, and AP.
- Worked on Defining Security Roles, Profiles and managed Security Testing.
- Worked on Workflow for E-procurement and Purchasing Modules.
- Worked on Configuration Setup in the Configuration instance for modules PO, E-Pro, AP and AM.
- Prepared Configuration Document for modules PO, E-pro and Accounts Payable.
- Created Test cases out the Actual Requirement for System Integration Testing.
- Developed Buyer and Requester Page lets in PO and E-Pro Modules.
- Prepared Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for the end users for modules PO, E-Pro, Supplier Contract Management and Travel & Expenses.
- Worked on resolving the Issues in User Acceptance Testing for PO, E-Pro, AP, Travel & Expenses,
- Worked on Setting up Direct Connect Supplier Functionality in E-Procurement.
- Worked on Moving Configuration to the Pre-Production instance for preparation of final Production instance.
- Responsible for the completion of all deliverables and related documents throughout the life cycle of the project.
Functional Consultant
Contribution
Responsibilities:
- Prepare Presentation and gave live Demonstration for PeopleSoft Customer contracts Confidential to the Client.
- Worked on capturing business requirement for implementing PeopleSoft Customer Contracts
- Developed interface design plan between PeopleSoft CRM and Customer contracts.
Confidential
Team Member
Responsibilities:
- Contributed with the team for developing the entire Business Process.
- Worked extensively on Business requirements for inventory Confidential .
- Performed FIT- GAP analysis.
- Building of To-Be process.
- Developed designed plan for interface between PeopleSoft CRM and PeopleSoft Inventory Confidential .
- Worked on Functional design for required customization with in Inventory Confidential .
- Worked on unit/integrated/user test scripts creation.
- Performed unit and system integration testing for inventory Confidential,
- Extensively work on resolving issues created by end user at the time of system integration User acceptance testing
- Worked on configuration of pre production environment and sand box environment.
- Provided full time support - off shore for the development and implementation of various components in the project.
- Conducted As- Is study i.e. analysis of the existing system which was sent by the on site team.
- Gathered and Analysis of requirement of the client.
Confidential
Team Lead
Responsibilities:
- Involved in defining the business structure in PeopleSoft, such as deciding the number of Set ID’s, Chatfield Design and the Business Unit structure for Purchasing and Inventory Modules.
- Developed ‘To-Be’ business processes.
- Carried out the configuration as per the To-Be process flows.
- Conducted ‘Fit-Gap’ analysis based on the ‘To-Be’ business processes.
- Analyzed the gaps, identified options available and defined functional specifications for the modifications required.
- Prepared Functional Design documents for approved modifications, detailing the functional approach.
- Configured Inventory and Purchasing modules based on business processes and processing rules.
- Planned, prepared and managed the execution of Test Scripts for Unit Testing, System Testing and User Acceptance Testing.
- Defined Security Roles, Profiles and managed Security Testing.
- Involved in the preparation of training materials and conducted end user training.
- Involved in Production support after go live phase of the project to ensure smooth transition.
Worked as Finance Analyst
Confidential
Responsibilities:
- Preparation of Trail Balances, Verification of accounting books of clients, bank reconciliation.
- Verification of records with all related documents for reconciliation purposes periodically.
- Involved in the preparation of Monthly Financial statements.
- Reconciliation of bank statements.
- Preparation of Budget, Variance Analysis, Cash Flow& Funds Flow Statements
- Involved in the preparation of Monthly Financial statements.
- Preparing dashboards for the team and individual agents, who will show their performance on daily basis and submitting this to the manager at the end of the month as a complete report of the team, which helps in determining the production level of the team for the month.