COMPUTER SKILLS:

Deltek Costpoint 6.1 & 7.0, Deltek Time and Expense 8.1 & 9.0, Cognos 8 & 10Cognos Framework Manager, Impromptu 7.3, MS SQL, Microsoft Office, MS Access, MS Project, Visio

EXPERIENCE:

Senior Systems Integration Business Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• As a member of the Confidential Department working as a liaison to the Accounting, Finance, Human Resources and Procurement departments to support users, strategize, & improve overall business processes.
• Responsible for implementation of projects utilizing standard established project methodology.
• Responsible for maintaining software vendor relationships and keeping current on new releases and vendor software strategy.
• Responsible for working with users to develop a strategy for software products over a 5yr time frame.
• Day - to-day support of users with Deltek products including Costpoint 6.1, Costpoint 7.x, Time and Expense 8.3, Time and Expense 9.x, Cognos 10.x and other supporting applications.
• Participate in data conversion efforts by writing and running needed SQL update scripts and complete mappings for master data
• Manage testing of the application for our SIT and UAT testing cycles by reviewing and updating testing plans for each functional group, also organize the test users, setup/run daily testing status meetings
• Complete training on application for new users on new features of application
• Utilize defect tracker and resolve defects reported by users, log tickets with the vendor to resolve the issues

Sr. Technical Consultant

Confidential, Rockville, MD

Responsibilities:

• Complete initial setup of Costpoint. This would include development and setup of the following: Chart of Accounts and Org Structures, Financial Statements, Vendor files, Customer files, Billing formats, Project setup, PAG setup, Account-Org-Project linking.
• Complete testing of system setup including the processes for the major modules- journal entries, AP vouchers and check printing, cash receipts, billings, revenue processing and reconciliations.
• Complete training of key employees on administration of system and new processes related to Costpoint system and interfacing with Time Collection.
• Provide support after system is up and running including working through the processes for the first month end close process.
• Advise client in methods to best utilize software give current business practices
• Completed initial kickoff meetings with clients to determine requirements for implementation
• Provide alternatives to handling current expense reporting situations
• Complete initial setup of Time Collection system including: setup of import/export process between Costpoint and T&E, charge trees, employee setup, supervisor group setup, functional and security roles
• Complete testing of system processes including: completion and approval of timesheets and expense reports, processing and exporting timesheets and expense reports
• Complete training of key employees on administration of system and all employees on time and expense entry
• Provide support after system is up and running
• Completing simple and complex reports with multiple queries, joins, prompts, filters, calculations and reference queries
• Complete updates to the Framework manager for the Deltek metadata model including adding tables, joins, and filters
• Creating a security model in Framework manager for the Deltek metadata model based on organizations, project managers, and/or projects
• Completing role based and folder security for the Cognos Deltek model
• Responsible for completing data conversion from source systems into Costpoint, GCS, and Time Collection.
• Responsible for training clients on all aspects of software systems including setup, transactional data entry, and changes to system configurations.
• Responsible for documentation of system configurations, training manuals, and process workflows.
• Responsible for project management of implementation to specific timelines and requirements.

Lead Business Systems Analyst

Confidential, Columbia, MD

Responsibilities:

• As a member of the IT Department working as a liaison to the Finance and Procurement departments to support users, strategize, & improve overall business processes.
• Responsible for implementation of projects utilizing standard established project methodology.
• Responsible for maintaining software vendor relationships and keeping current on new releases and vendor software strategy.
• Responsible for working with users to develop a strategy for software products over a 5yr time frame.

PROJECT MANAGER

Confidential, Columbia, MD

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for implementation projects utilizing project management methodology, on-going support, creative problem solving, and risk management.
• Work with Accounting departments in parent and subsidiary companies to maintain accounting software and other supporting applications.
• Responsible for maintaining software vendor relationships and keeping current on new releases and vendor software strategy. Assist both parent and subsidiary accounting department to identify future software strategy and implement plan.
• Perform software searches based on gathered user requirements, arrange software demonstrations, coordinate vendor contract negotiations, work with legal department to finalize software contract.
• Perform helpdesk support on accounting applications. Setup support method to utilize key user as first line support reducing the number of support calls on application to IT department.

SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYST

Confidential, Columbia, MD

Responsibilities:

• Involved in analyzing the processes and technical systems of the Accounting Department. This involved identifying current processes through interviews with staff, identifying any inefficiency within the processes and systems, and recommending possible solutions and costs involved.
• Acted as a coordinator to implement several Accounting Department initiatives including: upgrade to Accounting system, implementation of automated check signing process, identification of new automated timekeeping software, conversion of budget data to the accounting system, and evaluation of additional modules for the Accounting system.
• Acting as a representative of the Accounting Department’s interests on other company technology initiatives.