SUMMARY

• 8+ years of industry experience as Peoplesoft Business Analyst with extensive experience working with PeopleSoft HCM (V9.2,9.1, 8.9, 8.8, 8.3, 8.0, 7.5, 7.0, 6.0, 5.0), Fixed Asset Version 8.9 and application life - cycle implementation experience including Global Support Center (GSC).
• Proficient understanding in Cash Management and Peoplesoft 9.1, GL AM AP and PO People Tools 8.52.
• Expertise in planning, implementing and support in PeopleSoft Time and Labor Functional and support to payroll processing from pay sheet creation to sending PosPay file .
• Researched the release notes for FSCM 8.8/8.9/9.0/9.1 to identify the changes and enhancements done in AP, PO, e-Procurement, AR and Billing modules.
• Expertise in planning, implementing and support in PeopleSoft Time and Labor Functional and support to payroll processing from pay sheet creation to sending PosPay file .
• Bill functioned as the PeopleSoft Time and Labor subject matter expert on a new PeopleSoft 8.9 Time and Labor implementation
• Multiple projects and versions of PeopleSoft Financial modules moving to a single Instance of PeopleSoft FSCM 9.1
• Upgraded PeopleSoft from HRMS 8.9 to 9.1 and FSCM 8.9 to 9.1
• Functioned as PeopleSoft Time and Labor subject matter expert on new PeopleSoft 8.9 Time and Labor implementation.
• Conducted workshops to gather business requirements and provide effective solution on design for implementation and retire the home grown legacy system on Travel & Expenses.
• Analysis, Design, Requirement gathering, Configure, apply bundles/patches, Tax updates, test (unit, Integration, UAT), and support PeopleSoft HCM application modules HR, T&L, Ben Admin and Payroll.
• Experience includes PeopleSoft Finance modules like GL, INV, OM, BI, AR, AP, Purchase Order, Treasury, Fixed Asset, Job Cost, eProcurement, Purchasing, Cash Management, SCM, Commitment Control, Allocations, Asset Management, Project Costing and PeopleSoft HRMS modules like HR, Benefits
• Expertise in planning, implementing and support in PeopleSoft Time and Labor Functional and support to payroll processing from pay sheet creation to sending PosPay file
• Performed Setup and Configuration of AP (vouchers, payments), GL & PO modules as per business requirements, and provided approach on efficient way to migrate development projects and setup related tasks for multiple instances of System, Integration and User acceptances environment.
• Perform and conduct System Integration test, prepared test plans and assisting Training team for preparation of UPK.
• Providing support for FSCM/Financials 9.1, Portal 9.1 with PeopleTools 8.48.15, 2 WebLogic 9.2 multi-server using Oracle 10g databases on Linux 6.0 on ASM file system.
• Successfully completed PT 8.52.14 /FSCM 9.1 upgrade from PT8.48 / FSCM 8.9 in Demo, development Test, QA and production on UNIX Linux 6.1 and windows server 2008.
• Managed upgrades toFSCM, new functionality, system performance, and business process analysis.
• Experience in PeopleSoft HRMS technology includes conversion, development, SQR report, interface, People code, People Tools (V8.xx), Crystal/Query, security, Application Designer, Integration tools (Application engine, Application Messaging, Business Interlink, Component Interface) and Data management tools (data mover, application upgrade), Process Scheduler and XML Publisher.
• Expertise in planning, implementing and support in PeopleSoft Time and Labor Functional (6+ years) and support to payroll processing from pay sheet creation to sending ACH/PosPay file to bank for on/off cycle.
• Extensive noledge of all phases of software development life cycle (SDLC) and iterative Rational Unified Process (RUP).
• Organized many Joint Application Developments (JAD) sessions and Joint Requirement Planning sessions (JRP), walkthrough, Interviews, Workshops and Rapid Application Development (RAD) sessions with end-user/clients/stake holders and the IT group.
• Design and review of various documents including the Software Requirement Specifications (SRS), Business requirements document (BRD), Use Case Specifications, Functional Specifications (FSD), Systems Design Specification (SDS), Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM) and testing documents.
• Proficient in creating Risk Analysis documents, Risk Management Plan, User Requirement Specification, Functional Requirement Specification and Business Process Flows.
• Proficient in using UML in behavioral, structural and architectural modeling - in creating Use Case, State, Activity, Class and Sequence diagrams using Rational Rose.
• Used Microsoft Visio for Business Process Modeling and Data flow diagrams.
• Used ERwin 4.0 to capture data by creating Entity-Relationship and Use Case diagrams.
• Worked with Rational Suite of tools to create requirements documents (Requisite Pro), visual data models (Rose), manage and track defects (Clear Quest).
• Well-versed in project management tool (MS Project) for status reporting, planning and resource allocation.
• Experience in conducting GAP analysis, User Acceptance Testing, SWOT analysis, Cost benefit, ROI analysis.
• Successful as team player to work in conjunction with DBA’s, testers, developers and other team members in validation and testing complex scenarios and projects and in maintenance of Quality Standards in Projects especially with Test Director.
• Expertise in Analysis of Problem Severity, Defect tracking and reporting system.
• Strong communication, problem solving, organizational, interpersonal, and presentation skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Reston VA

PeopleSoft Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Trained employees in Accounts Payable, Fixed Asset, Cash Management, Job Cost, Procure-to-Pay, Absence Management, voucher creation by testing various audit setup configuration scenarios.
• Gatheird requirements to upgrade the Time and Attendance system from a client server to a web-based application with three methods of time entry; Time Clocks, Web and Teletime IVR.
• Worked closely with developers to define time calculations for regular overtime and special overtime pays.
• Modified payroll and timekeeping processes for FLSA changes.
• Led the timekeeping system integration testing for release to PeopleSoft HR project, which involved converting the timekeeping and payroll systems
• Bill functioned as the PeopleSoft Time and Labor subject matter expert on a new PeopleSoft 9.2 Time and Labor implementation
• Defined functional and technical requirements for timesheet archiving of the PeopleSoft Time and Labor module.
• Implemented application customizations based on fit-gap analysis and enhancements for Projects, Grants, Commitment Control Billing, Projects, AR, AP, AM,Travel& Expense, Contracts and GL modules.
• As e-procurement specialist-Worked on Commitment Control programs where our T&Eexpenses get budget check and then pushes into APmodule.
• Peoplesoft Production support for Finance & Accounting and SCM .Business Requirement gathering.Interacting with Finance and Accounting Power Users and Stake holders User training .Business Process ImprovementsLeading Tools Upgrade Project Peoplesoft Security AdministrationBusiness Objects(crystal Reports)Nvision Report Implementation.
• Extensively worked with the HCM Upgrade team and functional users in order to develop, support and resolve technical issues in Workforce Administration, Payroll, Benefits, Time and Labor and Talent Acquisition Management Modules (earlier eRecruit), ePerformance during the upgrade from v8.9 to v9.1.
• Conducted turnover of new clients to assigned EasyPay Service representative andPayroll Representative after successful processing of firstpayroll
• Reviews wages computed and corrects errors to ensure accuracy ofpayroll.Performs self-checks to ensure dat numeric information entered is correct.
• Preparespayroll, research and correct errors and distributes paychecks. Answer any employee questions concerningpayrolland benefit issues.
• Work with the Human Resources Department to ensure integration of data fields from the ADP HRB software flows into ADPpayrollsoftware.
• Reviewed deductions made by outsidepayrollvendors and informed supervisor of accuracy..
• Peoplesoft Queries for Finance Users Redesigning and TEST existing flow of data from PO>AP>AM and made recommendations for the changes in business rules.Coordinate with Development and SYS admin teams writing functional specifications.
• Modified existing SQR's by inserting data into staging tables for reference and not checking on the payroll tables to increase the performance.
• Designed and developed an SQR report of all the New Loans entered into payroll and also generated a PDP report for all the employees who has a change in their contribution percentage towards the savings plan.
• Requirement gathering. Conducted Delta review sessions.Conducted Fit gap sessionsConducting sessions with end users on new features.Writing functional specification documents for external interfaces to GL Functional, integration and UAT testing.
• Testing the test pass- 8.4 to 9.0 and 9.0 to 9.1 Writing test cases using PTF (Peoplesoft Testing Framework)Training users on new features and preparing training documentsWorking on feature enhancementsDocumentation of all the phases of the Project.
• Designed and conducted training for users in ePro and Purchasing Lead.Functional and UAT testings.Doing Post live production support for ePro and purchasing modules
• Coordinated JAD session with system analysts, development team, project manager for application development and Pre-validation specifications.
• Developed and managed project plans, schedules, issues log created and business-technical conflicts.
• Coordinated various kinds of User Acceptance Testing (UAT) including regression testing, system testing, integration testing, functional testing, alpha & beta testing.
• Authored test plans, test cases for various test scenarios and halped testing team to better understand the test scripts.
• Used Test Director to halp manage defects and issues log during the testing phase.
• Involved in creating the User Interface Specification Document and User Training Manual as per project specification with the halp of development team
• Involved in creating reports for the end users using Crystal reports from the gatheird requirements.
• Participated in Bug-Review meetings with software developers, QA engineers, managers, and suggested enhancements and solution to the existing application problem from business perspectives.
• Worked as User/Customer advocate and negotiated with user as well as technical team and management staff to resolve any outstanding requirement conflict during the whole SDLC process.
• Developing queriesDesigning and writing specs for new reports.Working with developers for fixing issues and developing new reports .Conducting regularly training classes for ePro for hospital staff .Working on improving the delivered functionalities .Working on interfaces to peoplesoft.

Environment: PeopleSoft 9.1/9.0/8.9(HR, North American/Federal Payroll, Benefits, ePerformance, eCompensation, Time & Labor,Windows XP/2000, Oracle, PL/SQL, MS-Project, MS-Office Suite, MS Visio, Rational Requisite Pro, Clear Case, Clear Quest, MS Visual Source Safe

Confidential, Richmond, VA

PeopleSoft Business Analyst- Functional

Responsibilities:

• Support requirements triage in MQC to select release specific requirements - identify relationships and dependencies between requirements, estimate technical effort and perform Impact Analysis.
• Responsible for PeopleSoft architecture and technology on Implementation project for PeopleSoft HCM 9.0
• Resolved issues with check printing, Crystal Reports, positive payment and Accounts Payable voucher matching functionality.
• Facilitated JAD sessions and design meetings with the Stakeholders, SME’s and Leads of Interfaces.
• Performed requirements modeling and develop analysis diagrams, activity diagrams, sequence diagrams, state diagrams, data models, and use-case realizations using RUP tools in Agile.
• Manage changes to requirements through change control -clear case, MQC, Documentum.
• Gatheird requirements to upgrade Time and Attendance system from a client server to a web-based application with three methods of time entry; Time Clocks, Web and Teletime IVR.
• Worked closely with developers to define time calculations for regular overtime and special overtime pays.
• Modified payroll and timekeeping processes for FLSA changes.
• Led the in-house timekeeping system integration testing for release 2 of PeopleSoft My HR project, which involved converting the timekeeping and payroll systems
• Defined requirements to automate daily imports from PeopleSoft into the Phoenix system.
• Worked with Peoplesoft administrators to define different security groups needed for different roles.
• Customized Accounts Payable (A/P) pay-cycle process to create a lights out pay-cycle.
• Modifications required integration of PeopleSoft Accounts Payable with Control-M scheduler.
• Resolved issues with check printing, Crystal Reports, positive payment and Accounts Payable voucher matching functionality.
• Bring outsourced Oracle E-Business Suite support in-house, improve business processes.
• Customize and extend Oracle E-Business Suite using flex fields, Forms Personalization, Oracle 10g PL/SQL and SQL*Plus scripts
• Designed new Business Intelligence (BI) system using Oracle Discoverer 10g to provide reporting under Oracle Applications.
• Led development of training program to train users on a custom web application and a Cognos ad-hoc reporting environment.
• Reviewed requirements and answered questions from off-shore testing groups to test key functionality changes with the upgrade.
• Attended Workforce Connect training and assisted Timekeeper administrators with their functions such as reporting Genie and automating workflow approvals.
• Worked closely with vendor to define work rules for different types of exempt and non-exempt employees.
• Prepared Business Object / Business Process Models dat included modeling of all the activities of business from conceptual to procedural level.
• Gatheird requirements to build an interface dat loads employee demographic and Peoplesoft specific data directly from the HR system.Employee data appears in the Workforce Timekeeper application within 20 minutes.
• Extensive noledge of employee benefit laws and regulatory requirements; experience working with vendors to update SPD’s; experience administering FMLA, disability, and workers’ compensation leaves
• Created customized report using OLAP Tools such as Crystal Report for business use
• Met with internal training team to review functional changes for their preparation of web-based training for regular employees and managers approving timesheets.
• Produced metrics which provide management insight into the requirements process, to include, status, size, volatility, quality, effort, etc.- Visio, Rational Tools, Traceability Matrixes.
• Performed after Action/Post Milestone Reviews and quality reviews to ensure dat developed software products met the business needs and are in compliance with RUP and CMMi 3.

Environment: PeopleSoft 9.1/9.0/8.9(HR, North American/Federal Payroll, Benefits, ePerformance, eCompensation, Time & Labor,Windows XP/2000, Oracle, PL/SQL, MS-Project, MS-Office Suite, MS Visio, Rational Requisite Pro, Clear Case, Clear Quest, MS Visual Source Safe

Confidential, Houston, TX

PeopleSoft Business Analyst- Functional

Responsibilities:

• Provide primary support to PeopleSoft Accounts Payable Provide secondary support to PeopleSoft Asset Management, General Ledger and SCM.
• Define application problem by conferring with clients; evaluating procedures and processes.Develop solution by preparing and evaluating alternative solutions.
• Manage 12 direct reports dat include functions within GL,AP.
• Involved in creating reports for end users using Crystal reports from the gatheird requirements.
• Control solution by establishing specifications; coordinating production with programmers. Validate results by testing programs.
• Provide reference by writing documentation. Update job noledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks.
• Provide overall technical upgrade guidance to the project Improved Billing Interfaces and Pricing.
• Integrationwith MM, PP and SD:Integrationof FI with MM, PP and SD modules, Inventory movement related account, Billing and Revenue account determination, Interfaces design and testing.
• Leading integration with non-ps systems using IB Nodes and Routings and successfully completed configuration for 9.1.
• Customizing some of 9.2 features into 9.1 upgrade.Analysis of issues and apply fixes/updates timely and as per the process.
• Analyze and implement Reporting needs for business ( Queries, Crystal, SQR, Business Objects).Conduct User Training, meeting with business as well as IT and update stakeholders,
• Implement new business processesStudy of requirements, Design/configuration of PeopleSoft ( AR, Billing, Contracts, GL) enhancements.
• Also working on install PeopleSoft (understand the PeopleSoft Internet Architecture - PIA).Using Change Assistant, running upgrade scripts and debugging when issues occur.Using simplified Project Costing integration with general ledger through the availability of the Project Costing Distribution Status at the journal line level.Customizing some of 9.2 features into 9.1 upgrade

Environment: PeopleSoft v 8.8/ 9.0 (Time and Expenses, Accounts Receivable, Billing, Projects, Grants, Contracts, GL, AP) P/S Query, SQR, Crystal Reports, nVision, PeopleTools 8.43, Application Engine, Integration Tools, Oracle

Confidential, Baltimore, MD

PeopleSoft Business Analyst- Functional

Responsibilities:

• Conducted user interviews, gatheird requirements, analyzed requirements using RUP methodology and documented the requirements using Rational Requisite Pro.
• Defined business and technical requirements, performed project management for a couple of business acquisitions.
• Automated hiring process, benefits and payroll conversion processes for 14,000 new employees into the PeopleSoft HRMS 8.9 and PeopleSoft Payroll systems.
• Defined functional and technical requirements for timesheet archiving of PeopleSoft Time and Labor module.
• Added much efficiency to delivered upgrade scripts and steps. These conversions involved multiple software applications across many databases.
• Research and analyze technology available dat would be possible tools for the project.
• Design, and implement paperless employment profile environment for business workforce from applicant status to hired, performance review, to termination.
• PeopleSoft API was used to integrate pages within People HRMS and communication between PeopleSoft and non PeopleSoft systems.
• Bill functioned as PeopleSoft Time and Labor subject matter expert on a new PeopleSoft 8.9 Time and Labor implementation
• Customize and extend Oracle E-Business Suite using flexfields, oracle 8i PL/SQL and SQL*Plus scripts, Oracle Forms, Oracle Reports
• Provide training and support for users of Oracle Discoverer.
• Design data conversion programs relating to Oracle Project Contracts and Oracle Work in Process.
• Worked with Cognos and micro strategy reporting systems to extract the data for analysis using filters based on the analysis.
• Wrote detailed specifications for various reports generated using Cognos.
• Worked with SME’s to define business critical needs and analyze the possible technical solutions.
• Created Business Requirement Document (BRD), Functional Requirement Specification (FRS) document, User Requirement Specification (URS) and Change Request (CR) document for system application development.
• Conducted joint requirements planning (JRP) sessions as facilitator to gather requirements from business area and to discuss different critical success factors of the project like Operational Feasibility Analysis, Technical Feasibility Analysis, Cost Benefit Analysis & etc.
• Developed budget planning report & timelines of project by conducting walk-through sessions and meetings involving various leads from Development, QA and Technical Support teams.
• Authored various Use Cases and Activity diagrams, Sequence diagrams using Rational Requisite Pro and used UML methodology to define the Data Flow Diagrams (DFD).
• Performed GAP analysis for the modules in production, conducted feasibility study and performed impact analysis for proposed enhancements.

Environment: Rational Suite (Rose, Requisite Pro), Windows XP/2000, SQL, XML, HTTP, MS-Project, MS-Office Suite, MS Visio, Win Runner, Load Runner, Test Director (Mercury Interactive), Java, Oracle

Confidential, Las Vegas

PeopleSoft Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Liaison between client and development team to support client’s data analysis and reporting needs.
• Proficient in discussing and defining project, Gap Analysis with the clients from both a business and technical perspective.
• Provide current market, economic and technical information and updates as well as external changes impacting trading activities to customers.
• Gather requirements for listed options risk management system, specifically for index options risk management spreadsheet.
• Defining requirements for product control and risk management end of day feeds.
• Successfully upgraded PeopleSoft HRMS customized online benefits pages and all benefits, and training related SQR from release 8.3 to release 8.9.
• Involved in gathering, analyzing business rules, and documenting business requirements, functional requirements and data specifications for Business Objects Universes and Reports.
• Worked on Business Objects Data Insight to analyze and monitor the claims reports.
• Design and develop ad-hoc reporting system using Oracle Discoverer.
• Wrote functional requirements and non-functional requirements based upon the approved business requirements by following UML processes and standard procedures for developing use cases, use case diagrams, and other supporting documentation.
• Engaged in analyzing requirements, identifying various individual logical components, expressing system design through UML diagrams.
• Worked on Rational Rose to develop the use cases, class diagrams and sequence diagrams.
• Worked on Requirement Change Management System in Rational Requisite Pro.
• Setting up document hierarchy and standards to define different level of requirement using Rational Requisite Pro.
• Manage Scope and change throughout the SDLC process of the product.
• Analyzed existing data and used tools available to successfully forecast the pricing models.
• Responsible for addressing, diagnosing, and resolving issues dat arise on a day to day basis for the team. Also responsible for documenting the causes, analysis and final resolution to the issues/errors.
• Identified areas of risk exposure and loss techniques adopted.
• Developed detailed auditing of current status and history of all components related to a product.
• Translated customer/clients needs into new features and new services.
• Develop process improvement projects by gathering and analyzing data.
• Define Key Process Areas for different Projects.

Environment: Rational Suite (Rose, Requisite Pro), Rational Unified Process (RUP), Windows XP/2000, Oracle, PL/SQL, MS-Project, MS-Office Suite, MS Visio, MS Word, MS Excel