PeopleSoft Functional Analyst

• Experienced PeopleSoft Manager offering over 12 years of success leading all phases of diverse technology projects.
• Effective Project Management - Managed multi-million dollar projects through full life-cycle implementations. Extremely adept at managing project resources to implement high-quality deliverables that meet timelines and budgetary targets.
• Business strategist - Aligned business goals with technology solutions to drive process improvements, competitive advantage and improve bottom-line gains.
• Effective Management Achieved through effective communication and by encouraging collaboration supporting employee development which resulted in motivation of both offshore on-shore support teams.
• Excellent communicator - Leverage technical, business and financial acumen to communicate effectively with client executives and their respective teams.

Skills Summary

Technical Skills Databases Oracle 11/9i/8, MS Access, SQL Server, SQL, SQL Loader, TOAD Microsoft Office Tools: MS Project, Visio, MS Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access Administration Tools: Process Scheduler, Configuration Manager, Import Manager, Data Mover Reporting Tools: Report Books, nVision, PS-Query, Crystal Reports Tree Manager. Defect Tracking Quality Center QC Testing Tools: LoadRunner

Professional Experience

Confidential

Project Manager/PeopleSoft Functional Analyst

• System Integrations/Migrations: Project-managed full life-cycle implementation of PeopleSoft 9.1 for Verizon Data Services, India which involved conversion of historical data and migration to a new Chart of Accounts, interface coordination testing as well as security clearances for external vendor offshore teams. Provided weekly monthly reporting to stakeholders and to the Steering Committee. Results: Achieved seamless migrations and integrations that were transparent to client customers, accomplished on time delivery, under budget and no unscheduled downtime.
• Managed PeopleSoft full live-cycle projects focusing on General Ledger, Budgets, Commitment Control. Created detail project road maps, plans, schedules and work breakdown structures and provided project stakeholders executive management with weekly status reporting. Focused teams on business objectives and tracked progress to ensure project milestones were completed on time, on budget and with the desired results. Defined processes and tools best suited to each project. Was responsible for configuration Business Units, Chartfields, Interunit Accounting, Consolidations, Allocations, Translations, Commitment Control, Tree Manager etc. , interfaces, conversions of General Ledger balances and user reports using tools such as Report Books, Query, nVision Crystal. Lead the SIT, UAT Integration testing for the GL, Budgets and Commitment Control modules. Functional knowledge of Integration points of Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Management, Expense Project Costing.
• Enterprise Upgrades: Part of the PeopleSoft Regulated implementation team. The project involved database upgrade of Peoplesoft Financials from DB2 to Oracle. Results: Ensured defect-free releases through careful planning, testing and QA efforts. Increase in cost savings achieved through collectively negotiation of license agreement with Oracle by eliminating multiple vendor licenses.
• Production Support Responsible for PeopleSoft Non-Reg General Ledger Interfaces, Release management, Change Control Defect management. Results: Ensured defect-free releases through careful planning, testing and QA efforts, timely resolution of defect to comply with agreed service standards and capacity management by planning and scheduling of projects

Confidential

• System Integrations/Migrations: Project-managed large-scale initiatives involving PeopleSoft upgrades new implementation of business companies from other software platforms e.g. SAP, JD Edwards etc. involving conversion of historical data, migration to a new Chart of Accounts, implementation of existing and new PeopleSoft functionality available to meet the client's requirements and reporting.
• Results: Achieved seamless migrations and integrations that were transparent to client customers, accomplished on time delivery, under budget and no unscheduled downtime.
• Enterprise Upgrades: Part of the PeopleSoft Non-Reg upgrade implementation team. The project involved Upgrade of Peoplesoft Financials from 7.5 to 8.4 Results: Ensured defect-free releases through careful planning, testing and QA efforts. Enabled Verizon to avail of new functionality delivered through the release and also received support from the vendor.
• Production Support Responsible for PeopleSoft Non-Reg General Ledger Interfaces, Release management, Change Control Defect management. Results: Ensured defect-free releases through careful planning, testing and QA efforts, timely resolution of defect to comply with agreed service standards and capacity management by planning and scheduling of projects

Confidential

Business Analyst PeopleSoft

• Enterprise Implementation: Part of the PeopleSoft Japan team to implement PeopleSoft suite of productions at Toyota's global headquarters in Japan. The role involved requirements gathering and performing fit gap analysis for the General Ledger module. Results: Ensured on time delivery of the requirements documentation.

Other Relevant Experience

Confidential

• Consulted with PeopleSoft Japan. Was part of the Directv, Japan implementation team that partnered with KPMG, Japan and was responsible for the General Ledger conversion of legacy data and provide support of the GL module and for development of the clients reporting requirements.
• Consulted with People Soft Japan. Was part of the Toyota, Japan implementation team that was involved in the first phase of requirements gathering. Worked closely with the client to develop and document the current business processes and provided the future state solutions for the General Ledger module.

Confidential

• Developed and designed functional/operational specifications for the Financial Control PeopleSoft team. Designed, tested and implemented extracts which interfaced from various stand alone BankMaster systems ICL 101 to PeopleSoft General Ledger. Reviewed business processes, performed functionality testing and prepared end user documentation. Maintained the Global/Local Datasets comprising of the Chart of Accounts and Other Analysis data and ensured that the Datasets were maintained in accordance to the Group standard and policies.