PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

• Around 7 years of experience in as a DATA/BUSINESS ANALYST for deployment of web-based, client-server applications, developing business processes and system solutions in in various domains.
• Exceptional Analysis skills with an ability to transform the needs of business users and stakeholders into functional / technical requirements.
• Excellent knowledge of PeopleSoft Financials 9.2 modules, including Account Payables, General Ledger, Purchasing, Accounts Receivables, Billing, Inventory, Order Management, Asset Management, Project Costing modules as Functional Analyst.
• Experience in preparing Business requirements documents BRD's , defining project plans, writing system requirements specifications, and delivering project / status reports.
• Assisted the Application Support Maintenance of PeopleSoft Tools, Benefits, NA Payroll and Payroll Interface Applications.
• Experience in SQR, Application Engine, PS Query, Workflow, Component Interface, File Layout, Application Package PeopleCode.
• Working experience with various SDLC methodologies such as Waterfall, RUP and Agile.
• Worked extensively through agile development methodology by dividing the application into iterations.
• Experience in process modeling using UML to design Use Cases, Sequence Diagrams, Activity Diagrams, Class Diagrams and Data Modeling.
• Developed the end to end overall PeopleSoft design to transfer General Ledger transactional data.
• Ability to gather business and technical requirements from both formal and informal sessions and adept in prioritizing requirements based on business needs and managing resources and budget for the project.
• A Key Team player in conducting Peer reviews, Brainstorming, walkthroughs and coordinating JAD sessions to confirm and playback business requirements for a project.
• Experience with performing Gap Analysis to determine the existing system, documenting, and approving the variance between business requirements and system capabilities.
• Effectively translated business rules and data rules to data transformation good understanding of the ETL process.
• Developing the end to end overall integration of AIX GL system into Hanover GL system by creating a sub-ledger within PeopleSoft and using ETL as PeopleSoft inbound/outbound interface.
• Expertise in Procure to Pay and Record to Report business processes in Financial Services, Technology Telecommunications, Media, Transportation industry verticals.
• PMI certified Project Management Professional PMP .
• Experience in Implementation, Production Support, Customization, Upgrades and Troubleshooting in AP, PO, GL, AR and AM modules.
• Access applications, including work-in-progress accounting through billing, collection, and general ledger applications, including time and expense reporting.
• Experience in developing people code to customize existing and newly added page field and record field definition properties. Developed people code for events like Field Edit, Field Default, RowInit, Row Select, Save Edit, SavePreChange, SavePostChange, SearchInit, Search Save and Workflow.
• In-depth knowledge of PeopleSoft Development Life Cycle PDLC Fit/Gap Analysis, Design, Data Conversion, User Interface Customization, Unit / Integration / System /Acceptance Testing, End User Training.
• Strong experience in interface design, data mapping and data conversions.
• Strong Experience in nVision and Crystal reporting.
• Implemented 3rd party integrations various Job Boards Vurv/Adicio, Monster , and pre-employment vendor Verify Credentials. Heavy use of Integration Broker, Application Messaging, Application Engine to generated and send XML interface files to various Job Board.
• Knowledgeable in Integration tools like Application Messaging, Component Interface and Business Interlinks.
• Adept at analyzing business processes and user requirements.
• Expertise on Vendor Conversions.
• Knowledgeable in Integration tools like Integration Broker, Component Interface and Business Interlinks.
• Good Analytical skills and a good team player.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and work independently as well as in team.
• Good Analytical, Technical, Organizational skills coupled with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work with OFFSHORE team effectively.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• ERP: PeopleSoft Financials/SCM 9.2/9.1 GL, AP, PO, PC, AR, BI, AM, T E, INV, Order Management, eProcurement
• Tools: PS Query, Application Designer, Security Administration, Process Scheduler, PeopleCode, Tree Manager, PS/nVision, Component Interface, Application Engine, Integration Broker, Web Services, EDI, SQR, Crystal Reports.
• Database: Oracle, Informix, DB2, Sybase, MS SQL Server
• OS: Windows, UNIX.
• Certifications: International Software Testing Qualifications Board ISTQB

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Sr. PeopleSoft Business Analyst

Roles Responsibilities:

• Gathering requirements from business in support of or as an enhancement to existing systems.
• Interacted with the Business Users SME to get a better understanding of client business processes and gathered Business Requirements.
• Efficiently created Business Process Models BPM to document the current state of the systems and business workflow using Visio.
• Experience in developing people code to customize existing and newly added page field and record field definition properties. Developed people code for events like Field Edit, Field Default, RowInit, Row Select, Save Edit, SavePreChange, SavePostChange, SearchInit, Search Save and Workflow.
• Prepared various test plans and test scripts to test the new SQRs, Application Engines and Component Interfaces.
• Wrote and maintained Business Requirements Documents BRD and Functional Requirements Documents FRD defining new systems operations for the project using Rational Requisite Pro.
• Involved in writing Business Requirement Matrix.
• Prepared the traceability matrices to fill the gap between the requirements and the test cases covered
• Mapping back and documenting the calculation of each field in a report.
• Developing Functional Specification Document and Technical Specification Document for Code development
• Developed the end to end overall design for the General Ledger archiving process using Application Engine and SQR.
• Conducted fit gap assessment between legacy and Peoplesoft 9.2 to meet business requirements.
• Performed requirement analysis by gathering both functional and non-functional requirements based on interactions with the Process Owners Stakeholders, document analysis and represented them in Requirements Traceability Matrix RTM using Requisite Pro.
• Provided assistance in preparing User manuals. Accumulated requirements from various ends through surveys, interviews, and JAD sessions and translated them into system requirements.
• Suggested measures and recommendations to improve the current application performance Interacted with the users to know their viewpoint of what an online application has to offer them and designed use cases based on it.
• Created and configured system for Core HR like Job code, Salary Grade, Pay group, Company, Balance ID, Pay Calendar Creation, Commitment Accounting configuration like Department Budget funding for Salary and Fringes, profile management configuration for integration with eprofile and recruiting, Compensation codes, Earnings table configuration.
• Creating custom MSS transaction pages like Hire requests, Transfer Position, Salary change, funding changes where requests are entered online and they flow through approval workflow engine and when all requests are approved then using CI they are loaded into respective core tables.
• Access applications, including work-in-progress accounting through billing, collection, and general ledger applications, including time and expense reporting.
• Developed detailed training materials and quick guides and provided training to finance and end users on procure to pay functionalities.

Confidential

Sr. PeopleSoft Business Analyst

Roles Responsibilities:

• Designed and developed a bolt-on to redistribute earnings, deduction and taxes based on Project and Fund chart field. The data was extracted from Time and Labor and Payroll module in and send to GL, Project Costing, Billing and AR in Financials. . It creates balanced inter-unit entries for GL Journal Generate. Build accounting templates to provide end to end solution.
• Creating User Profiles and assigning Permission list, Users Roles and providing access to end users.
• Obtaining a detailed knowledge of the business process being followed in the project environment Refined Requirements to fit into Excellent Requirement category. Also, resolved conflicts using JAD sessions based on priority, severity and required resources Implemented the entire Rational Unified Process RUP methodology of application development with its various workflows, artifacts and activities
• Research and suggest proactive approach to application maintenance via PeopleSoft patches fix-packs and bundles.
• Expertise on business process of PO-AP modules.
• Troubleshoot issues and answer how-to questions on commonly used application functionality.
• Provide timely support to business critical processes and super users when running month-end close processes and reports.
• Tested the final application for User acceptance, to verify whether all the User Requirements were catered to by the application.
• Performed various roles along with the project manager to see the timelines are met. Created to-do list, held weekly status meeting, assessed risks and made sure the routing of the documents is done in the right and a timely manner Involved in preparing a simple and detailed User manual for the application, for an intended novice users
• Primary responsible to all PO and AP service desk requests.
• Preform reconciliation between the AP and GL system using PS Query and Query Manager.
• Knowledge on PeopleSoft Financials Modules AP, GL, PO.
• Experience in developing SQR programs to pull the Data from PeopleSoft General Ledger Module and Generated a Fixed Flat File/CSV File to send the Data to the Third Party Systems.
• Involved in team while upgrade of Peoplesoft application from 8.4 to 9.1, HCM and Financials, which involves PeopleSoft bundles fixes and patches.

Confidential

PeopleSoft Business Analyst

Roles Responsibilities:

• Interviewed Business Users to gather Requirements and analyzed the feasibility of their needs by coordinating with the project manager and technical lead.
• Analyzed the business and functional requirements of the application and developed detailed test plans, test cases in Test Director.
• Participate in scheduling the entire testing process and ensuring the timelines for each phase workbench are met.
• Worked on data modelling and produced data mapping and data definition documentation
• Defined the test criteria and project schedules, and baseline the Test Plan with the help of project meetings, walkthroughs.
• Used SDLC System Development Life Cycle methodologies like the RUP and the waterfall.
• Developed UML Use Cases using Rational Rose and developed a detailed project plan with emphasis on deliverables.
• Interacted with users for verifying User Requirements, managing Change Control Process, updating existing Documentation
• Designed flexible project foundation enabling rapid implementation of e-commerce website capabilities
• Created Activity Diagrams, Sequence Diagrams and ER Diagrams. Data mapping, logical data modeling, created class diagrams and ER diagrams and used SQL queries to filter data within the db2 database.
• Conducted Joint Application Development JAD sessions with IT groups. Identified the Key Changes, and participated in Stakeholder Management to communicate effectively with them.
• Developed and Documented timelines for Project Delivery, and managed Projects and Resources to successful completion. Work with Help Desk and SMEs to develop Job Aids, Service Bulletins and additional Training Guides.
• Provide evaluation of and/or coordinate any proposed changes to application.
• Strong understanding of the PeopleSoft P2P configurations.
• Assist in application troubleshooting and root cause Analysis for identified issues relating to systems.
• Created Functional Design Documents for BI Module.
• Configured the core financial requirements and new definitions as per business requirements.
• Developing PS Query Reports as and when required as per user requirement.
• Proving various reports requested by both external and internal auditors during audits.
• Responsible for supporting the Testing of the Application by the business teams.
• Responsible for resolving the defects reported during the Testing phase.
• Identify training needs and Provide training to super users and end users where required.

Confidential

PeopleSoft Business Analyst

Roles Responsibilities:

• Expertise in complete Life Cycle Development Process of developing reporting solutions that involved Gathering Business Requirements, Analyzing Business Needs, Documenting Business Information, solution design and deployment, post production validation.
• Experienced in delivering user training to different levels of user groups and conducted workshops
• Strong query tuning expertise to help optimize queries for operational reporting needs
• Highly organized, detail oriented professional with strong business and technical skills.
• Identifying issues and fixing the same within the deadlines specified in SLA.
• Performed the role of Security Administrator. Involved in setting up and maintenance of Security of the Application.
• Monitoring work items and its approvals.
• Responsible for Production support in Purchasing and Accounts Payables.
• Responsible for understanding the business requirement and preparing the design, functional specifications for enhancements requested by the business.
• Involved in the core financial requirements and new definitions as per business requirements.
• Created Functional Design Documents for PO and AP Modules.
• Gathered the functional requirements and created the vision, scope, and other artifacts during the inception phase of the project.
• Participated in business requirement definition workshops along with client SMEs and analysed the GAP in the new product.
• Defined the business process models and milestone deliverables for the various phases of the project.
• Created workflows, screen mock-ups, use case diagrams, activity diagrams, and sequence diagrams.
• Monitoring the work flow mechanism in the organization and modified as needed by using AWE functionality.
• Developing PS Query Reports as and when required as per user requirement.
• Responsible for upgrade and support and Maintenance for Purchasing and Payables.
• Review new functionality in both the Accounts Payable and Purchasing modules.
• System configuration for Accounts Payable, Purchasing, Receiving, Requisitioning and Matching.
• Post-upgrade support, identified issues and testing resolutions.
• Analysis of SQRs for various purposes like new developments, issues and enhancements.
• Monitoring the processes that are running on hourly and daily basis.
• Customizing the SQRs as per the customer requirements.
• Developing PS Queries as per the customer needs to track various items like Requisitions, Purchase Orders and Receipts.
• Preparing Monthly Project Metrics.
• Documented and delivered the signed - off business requirements document BRD for the commencement of coding.
• Validated technical designs created by IT developers against functional specifications.
• Experience in preparing and reviewing Test Scripts based on scenarios.