Professional Summary

• Overall 18 years of Experience in IT and financial domains which includes around 13 years of experience as PeopleSoft finance functional with specialization in Financials General Ledger, Accounts Payables, Asset Management , Cash Management ,Purchasing, Travel Expenses, Project Costing, Purchasing.

Confidential

• Involved in end to end business process of Coupa integration with PeopleSoft. Coupa is a SAS based procurement software which integrates with PeopleSoft for invoice processing. I was responsible for mapping of Chart of Accounts to Coupa from design point of view.
• Involved in planning for upgrade, participating in CRP sessions, demo, extending new functionality for existing business needs. In Particular Asset Management, Accounts Payables, and Project Costing
• Reassessing customizations that may be not needed and eliminating such customization with a view to make business needs met and yet maintain the system as vanilla as possible
• Conduct/Participate in Work stream meetings and participate in round table discussion around various business needs.
• Prepare for training session with business users.
• Maintaining PeopleSoft security , assigning roles, permission list modification, setting user preferences, workflow profile routing.
• Working with SOX and statutory auditor to assess system vulnerability and tighter controls to eradicate any potential loose ends in security.

PeopleSoft

Responsibilities: PeopleSoft Finance Functional lead

• Involved in Requirements and Fit Gap analysis of General Ledger
• Involved in Integration of FAH Oracle and PeopleSoft GL
• Creating the functional/Configuration document of FAH and PeopleSoft GL..
• Setting up Integration broker and Gateway properties for PeopleSoft to interact with FAH
• Creating test scripts or test plans to support testing.
• Creating user training manual..
• Creating detailed functional specification document.
• Involved in Fit Gap analysis Upgrade of Asset Management, Accounts Payables, Purchasing, whereby, the current process was analyzed to be mapped to PeopleSoft and the design changes of the current process were suggested to customize the PeopleSoft environment.
• Creating queries for checks and balances for data integrity
• Working on business specific reports to query the FAH data in PeopleSoft.
• Support the users on functional issues
• Show causing the functionality to the customer.
• Setting up PeopleSoft for integration with FAH Chartfields, Data value maps etc .
• Assigning development work to the developer and working with testing team for various testing scenarios.
• Working on external interfaces with PeopleSoft GL .
• Support the users on functional issues
• Manage and monitor the processes within PeopleSoft.
• Creating user training manual/test cases.
• Creating detailed functional specification document.
• Maintaining project management plan and product roadmap from upgrade and implementation perspective.
• Involved in Fit Gap analysis of Asset Management, Accounts Payables, Purchasing, whereby, the current process was analyzed to be mapped to PeopleSoft and the design changes of the current process were suggested to customize the PeopleSoft environment.
• Lead Upgrade project for Asset management, Accounts payables and purchasing from ver 8.8 to 9.0.
• Implemented Projects to Asset functionality and integration of projects to time and labor for time sheet.
• Working on vendor upload process from Excel to Component interface.
• Monitoring processes and troubleshooting.
• Creating test scripts or test plans to support testing.
• Assigning development work to the developer and working with tester for various testing scenarios.
• Implementing multi-currency, consolidation, inter/intra unit transfer.
• Configuring project costing module from integration perspective.
• Working with process scheduler, configuring automatic scheduling of process and then emailing it to the users.
• Support the users on functional issues interact with PeopleSoft GSC on updates and patches.
• Manage and monitor the processes within PeopleSoft.
• Working on Business Processes re-engineering and configuring the system,
• Studying various reports and deciding the new report requirements.
• Monitoring processes and troubleshooting.
• Creating or modifying Nvision layouts and crystal reports.
• Working on AP matching set up, which included 3-way and 2-way matching.
• Worked on configuring payment methods like direct debit and EFT processing by interfacing with the bank for test files and with the AP user group.
• Worked with AP and purchasing reporting needs by developing new ageing report of Vendor balances which will give ageing balance by vendor class.
• Configuring Asset management module, educating the user on the functionality of the product.
• Configuring Accounts payables, General Ledger, Project Costing, Expenses, Purchasing modules.
• Running month end process and reconciliation between AP trade and GL balances.
• Developing Nvision report which will give project wise as well as account wise income statement.
• Creating queries for various financial business needs in PeopleSoft.
• Maintaining a catalog for newly created queries for user reference.
• Working on vendor upload process from Excel to Component interface.
• Testing and researching on the functionality of various advanced PeopleSoft processes like Receipt Accrual, Depreciation and Voucher Build.
• Worked with tree manager to consolidate BU for generating the trial balance of all the combined units.
• System/workflow analysis enhancements and implementations
• Gather and document business system and/or process requirements from business owners and subject matter experts
• Evaluate and determine system and process options for meeting business requirements
• Analyze system setup and data scheme for usage, setup, normalization of data, and validate data conversion
• Analyze workflow and systems to make recommendations for implementing improvements
• Develop and document requirements for enhancements and/or end-user deliverables from an Operations and Accounting perspective.
• Create and execute test plans
• Create report specifications
• Coordinate and perform user acceptance testing for new systems and system enhancements
• Track and resolve enhancement and implementation issues with users and project team
• Maintain clear testing documentation for audit trail and reference for future projects
• Coordinate and communicate with users, Systems Administration, IS T, and contractors to implement, enhance, or create new or revised systems

System administration

• Perform and review recurring tasks and user support on timely basis
• Provide end user support for technical problems or application questions
• Perform system audits for data integrity and security
• Develop and document system administration policies and procedures
• Coordinate with IS T for resolution of application and infrastructure issues for support and user requests
• Work with software vendor/developer for upgrades, enhancements, fixes, and troubleshooting
• Track and resolve user support issues with current system Maintain good working relationships with project team members, internal customers e.g. Corporate Treasury, Tax Corporate Accounting, Accounts Payable, etc. , and external service vendors
• Provide end-user system training as needed
• Participate in internal customer meetings to better understand requirements and challenges

Responsibilities: Techno/Functional Project Lead

• Responsible for status reporting between offshore team and onsite client management, resource allocation and object schedule updating.
• Involved in Fit Gap analysis whereby the current process was analyzed to be mapped to PeopleSoft and the design changes of the current process were suggested to customize the PeopleSoft environment.
• Prepared and provided weekly status reports to the client project team.
• Debugging or analysis technical and functional issues.
• Responsible for work and resource allocation for the offshore team members
• Co-ordinate with onsite and offshore team for various functional issues and technical development.
• Working with the team members to enable them to know the tables involved in order to help them while formulating the queries.
• Creating test scripts or test plans to support testing.
• Creating user training manual.
• Creating detailed functional specification document.
• Developed Queries.
• Prepared estimation tool to be utilized for the project.
• Maintaining project management plan for project duration with tasks and achievements as milestones.
• Configuration of Accounts Payables, Asset Management, and General ledger.

Environment: Data Mover, Application Designer, PeopleSoft Query, SQR

Responsibilities: Functional Business Analyst

• Analyze the functionality and dependencies in AP module with relation to transactions.
• Selecting or identifying the criteria of archival in AP and PO modules for ver 7.5 and 8.0.
• Life cycle analysis of a Transaction from conceptual to logical ending.
• Writing queries using oracle or PS query tool for fetching the data.
• Designing the process flow diagram for a particular transaction.
• Suggesting the risk from purge point of view.
• Preparing the Project management plan.
• Identifying the key areas of research in a given module.

Environment: Data Mover, Application Designer, PeopleSoft Query, SQR

• Responsible for monitoring the day to day production activities and various interface process. Co-coordinating with the Onsite Business Analysts and users.
• Performed detail analysis of various Work requests for customization or modifications
• Prepared ROM Rough Order Magnitude and definite estimates.
• Prepared Functional Design Documents and Test Plan. Involved in Design, Development and Coding and Testing
• Evaluated and documented current Business processes.
• Configuration of system.
• Developed and suggested best business practice in various operational areas
• Configuring Pay Cycle manager, Depreciation, Ledger and Journal processing options

Environment: PeopleTools, SQRS, PeopleCode, PS Query, SQL

Project: PeopleSoft finance 8.4 Implementation, Client is connecting its office globally implementing PeopleSoft finance

Responsibilities: Functional Analyst

• Responsible for preparing various proposal for PeopleSoft project, designed and developed CMM process models and defined other CMM process to be followed through the life cycle of Global connect project.
• Coordination between onsite and offshore technical team.
• Designing the functional specification of the business requirement.
• Designing Test plans by comparing the inputs and desired output.
• Distributing the work among the technical members.
• Evaluating member's strengths and work strategies.
• Doing functional analysis of reports and outputs.
• All-round roles of technical, functional, systems etc. have been handled simultaneously.
• Doing Configuration Set up for PeopleSoft Financials where required.
• Performed detail analysis of various Work requests for customization or modifications.

Tools used: PeopleTools 8.16, SQRS, PeopleCode, PS Query, Data mover scripts, Crystal Reports, Finance 8.4

Responsibilities: Functional Analyst

• Doing the analysis of the problems reported by PeopleSoft by coordinating with GSC team.
• Fixing the problem with the help of technical tools like PeopleCode, SQR etc.
• Developing packages containing the patches and delivering it to PeopleSoft through their ICE server.
• Creating reports using PS Query whereby various records were used using a Select Clause and generating the query.

Environment: PeopleTools, SQRS, PeopleCode, PS Query, Data mover scripts, Crystal Reports, SQL base, Finance 7.5

• Setup matching rules, handling exceptions, payment terms and payment timings.
• Calculating the lost discount for a particular period.
• Configuring the system.
• Modifying PeopleCode, Application Engine.
• Troubleshooting Accounts Payable module by lodging the case with PeopleSoft.
• Writing or modifying Application Engine Programs using Application Engine.
• Designing and building record definitions using Application Designer.
• Troubleshooting the System AP and Logging cases with PeopleSoft and following up.
• Setting up of vendor details, bank details, payment processing like pay cycle manager.
• Creating reports using PS Query whereby various records were used using a Select Clause and generating the query.
• Explaining the workaround and Training the user.
• Training in various finance modules like AP, PO, GL.

Environment: PeopleTools, SQR, PeopleCode, PS/Nvision, Application Engine, Data mover

• Initiate discussions with power users located overseas and to crystallize the user requirements.
• Detail the specifications and get the sign off from the users.
• Detail technical specifications for the technical team for the customizations.
• Setup batch jobs with PeopleSoft Process Scheduler.
• Debug the processes by verifying the log file and the trace file and fixing the problem.
• Document the solutions and recommendations for the issues and resolutions.
• Conduct hands-holding session for the users in PeopleSoft applications General Ledger and Accounts Payable and People Tools, PeopleCode.

Environment: PeopleTools, People Code, SQR, Application Engine, Data mover