Kronos Functional Consultant Resume
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Harrisburg, PA
SUMMARY:
- I have 7+ years of experience as Kronos Consultant with Kronos Implementation, Roll - out and Production Support experience in KronosWorkforce Timekeeper.
- Advanced understanding and experience with Kronos 6.0-8.0 WFC products and Implementation & configuration to include Workforce Timekeeper, Workforce Connect 6.0, Advance Scheduler, Leave &Attendance, Accruals, Analytics and Device Manager (4500Terminals) and Experience in Up gradation from 6.2 to 6.3, 6.3 to 7.0 and 7.0 to 8.0 in Kronos module.
- Adapt with creation/maintenance of Kronos pay rule configuration, timecard calculation interpretation, schedules (basic scheduling) and experience in Partnering with, HR, payroll, operations and other functions for business requirements, system design and implementation.
- Experience in Workforce Integration Manager (WIM) Interface configuration for updating Kronos and extracting data and apart from that Experience on various Kronos modules like workforce timekeeper, accruals, absence manager activities, advanced scheduler, forecasting, attendance and Kronos workforce central upgrade.
- Experience on various Kronos modules like Workforce Timekeeper (WTK), Accruals, Activities, Advanced Scheduler, forecasting, Attendance and Kronos Workforce Central upgrade.
- Experience in implementation of Kronos Workforce Centre Timekeeper, Scheduler, Connect/Workforce Integration Manager, Data Collection Manager/Workforce Device Manager, Absence manager and Kronos terminals. Experience in UML (class diagrams, object diagrams, GAP Analysis, use case diagrams, state diagrams, sequence diagrams, activity diagrams, and collaboration diagrams) as a data analysis methodology for application functionality designs and Experience with Payroll processing for a large Clients and serve as Kronos timekeeper administrator.
- Set-up of new user access in Kronos Timekeeping system. Provide payroll analysis of trend-based data.
- Extensively worked on Data integration tools like Connect & WIM also versed in integration of systems between WIM and various Payroll systems. Record retention policies - setup & maintenance, using setup data manager for migration between two instances using Workforce Record Manager (WRM).
- Expertise in creating Business Requirements Documentation (BRD), and Functional Requirements Documentation (FRD).
- Experienced in support and maintenance of User Account information including Rights, Security, Function Access profiles and User groups.
- Configuration and Deployment of Kronos 4500 Biometric & InTouch 9000 clocks.
- Installations utilizing applications, which include: KRONOS Workforce Central v. 5.x-7.0, Stromberg, ADP ETime, Kronos Mobile & Real-time Software products.
- Also experience working on Kronos mobile application.
- Experience in the utilizing relational databases such as Oracle, Microsoft SQL and fulfils tasks associated with data collection, DB creation, and DB review.
- Implement and manage continuous delivery systems and methodologies on AWS.
- Implemented ADP eTime/ Kronos Workforce core v3.x - v8.x, Navigator, Leave, Calculated accruals, Attendance, Activities, Advance Scheduler, Timecard Attestation, Calendar, Time off Request, Org Maps & Jobs, Process Manager, WIM Workforce Integration Manager, and Setup Data Manager.
- Configured Kronos SaaS HR applications and features (e.g. work rules, pay rules, holiday schedules, attendance, pay code distributions.)
- Worked on the merger/acquisition and spin off for my clients where lead the Kronos part and work with various stakeholders. Experienced in report generation using XML, Crystal Reports, SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) and Excel spreadsheet.
- Experience in Creating, Deployment and Administration of SSIS and SSRS packages.
- Experience working with Microsoft cloud's Big Data Cosmos, ADL (Azure Data Lake) and ADS (Azure Data Storage).
- Expertise in project management activities like defining/managing project scope, planning various activities for execution, estimating business value/impact and providing ad hoc reports.
- Experienced in organizing, managing and executing Global UAT projects and driving the completion of project deliverables within established timelines.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Kronos Functional Consultant
Confidential - Harrisburg, PA
Responsibities:
- Provide production support to WFC, WFA, Leave, and Process Management.
- Utilize technical ability to create, maintain, and support Kronos WIM Interfaces.
- Daily work management and execution of performance reporting operations activities.
- Takes care of Groups medical, dental, vision, commuter, Life & Disability, FSA, HS A, HRA, Prepaid Legal, Ancillary benefits and employee perks and 401K etc.
- Manage Team and responsible for their development, grooming and address issues/ grievances proactively.
- Worked on the interfaces like Person Import, Payroll Import/Export, Punch Import/Export, Accruals Import and Schedule Import/Export.
- Engaged with requirements gathering, assessments, interfaces, application configuration and support for Kronos Workforce Management Systems Conducted user interviews with various stakeholders and documented business (BRD) and functional requirements (FRD).
- Subject Matter Expert providing support for Empower scheduling software upgrade, including extracting requirements from union contracts and tracking requirements.
- Create the test cases for Pay policies and perform them on the employee timecard.
- Evaluate requirements, write specifications for, develop, test and deploy interfaces through WIM 7.0 using extensive and complex calculations and database queries and commands and Configuration and Deployment of Kronos 4500 Biometric & InTouch 9000 clocks.
- Integrated Kronos T&A with Payroll system and HR using Kronos API and Interfaces.
- Installed Kronos 8.0 applications and upgraded Kronos database from 7.0 to 8.0 and responsible for the performance and reliability of the Kronos systems. Maintaining kronos WFC 8.0, troubleshooting connection issues, stopping and starting of services, applying service packs for WFC and connect and Internal-Workforce Central Configuration, Internal-WF Accrual core concepts and configuration.
- Worked with SME's for time and attendance policies and configuration best practices within the Kronos Workforce Central suite, advise on technical issues and contribute to team's successful implementation.
- Worked with another BA to create Kronos Connect interfaces using XML and API to Import employees.
- Involved in the configuration of Pay Rules, Accrual Policies, Pay Codes, Display Profiles.
- Provided ongoing configurations and modification of Workforce Timekeeper, clock inventory Attendance, Accruals, Scheduler, Hyper find Query and other Kronos modules and Performed System/Software upgrades for testing and future implementation as needed (Kronos).
- Make configuration changes based on the business requirements for WFC, WAT and other Kronos modules.
- Upgrading, implementing and configuring the kronos Work Force Time and Attendance System 7.0 from 6.3 and Working on all functional and technical support of kronos ERP software including current live products (kronos Workforce Time keeper and HR/Payroll 8.0.
- Involved in the support activities for Kronos application in Time and attendance, Absence management and Accruals modules.
- Provided Subject Matter Expertise and Kronos Work Force Central (WFC) Application Support for Timekeeping, Payroll, Human Resources, Attendance.
- Configuring clock profile and setup clock and debugging issue regarding clock and performance and Supported in Time and Attendance Management, Clock Management, WIM Interfacestrieved data from the server and transferred it into the Kronossystem to update personal data (employee name, number, etc.) using SQL.
- Create test cases and test scenarios for new acquisition, perform regression testing and follow BSC procedures to implement Kronos for new sites.
- Designed, developed and maintained SSIS Packages & Migrate data from SharePoint List to SQL database.
- Involved in generation and execution of SQL queries with the Payroll coordinators to gather the requirements and implement them in the Kronos.
- Attendance Open-air, Kronos WFC 6.0, 6.2, 6.3 and Leave module, Workforce Integration Manager (WIM).
- Extensive Experience on various Kronos modules like Workforce Timekeeper, Accruals, Activities, Advanced Scheduler, forecasting, Attendance and Kronos Workforce Central upgrade.
- Work with internal stakeholders and the client to identify requirements, design enhancements and functionality to meet user requirements.
- Programmed SQL based queries and views to develop interfaces and customized reports.
- Responsible for full cycle implementation of Kronos v 8.0 and created and modified configuration setup including but not limited to access profile, pay rules, scheduler and advanced scheduler.
- Configured Kronos SaaS HR applications and features (e.g. work rules, pay rules, holiday schedules, attendance, pay code distributions.)
- Configured and tested Pay codes, pay code Profiles, pay rules, Work rules, Combination Rules, Combined Pay codes, Pay code Distribution, Labor Levels, Labor Level Entries, Labor Level Sets, Wage Profiles, Hyper find, Query Manager, Navigator, GDAP's, Accrual and Accrual profiles, Holiday table, Schedule templates and much more.
- Researched, wrote, and edited test procedures used for upgrades; Modules include HR/Payroll, Timekeeper, Leave, Attendance, DCM, Connect, WIM, Scheduler, and Analytics.
- Trained managers with Historical Edits, Pay codes, Delegation of authority and other various Kronos functionalities, educate managers/agents about Kronos WFC 6.3 and double/overtime calculations according to HR policy.
Kronos Consultant
Confidential - NV
Responsibities:
- Researched, wrote, and edited test procedures used for upgrades; Modules include HR/Payroll, Timekeeper, Leave, Attendance, WDM, WIM, Scheduler, and Analytics.
- Responsible for developing Kronos Pay rules, Work rules, Paycode Profiles, Paycode, Wage Profiles, FAP's, Display profiles, Assignment Rules, Schedules, Labor Levels, Labor Level sets, and configuring Kronos 4500 devices utilizing WDM and DCM.
- Perform technical configuration, interface, reporting, and other application technical tasks for ETime/ Kronos Workforce Central Versions 8.0. Included analysis work of Workforce Device Manager (timeclocks), WIM interfaces inbound (employee data) and outbound (payroll hours/wage), pay rules, accruals, reports, wage profiles, etc.
- Configured Leave of absence, reasons, eligibility, documents, and Leave rules from HR practices, making recommendations for Kronos Timekeeping system best practices.
- Involved with QA team on regular basis Developed and owned overall Test Plan.
- Reviewed test plans and test documents (Test Scenarios / Test Strategy / Test Cases) to ensure all requirements are covered in test scenarios.
- Made security changes in Workday, create new roles, and permission list. Setup new users or make modification to existing user's access by assigning roles within Workday and Created test scenarios for testing all in scope Business Processes like Hire, Job Change, Promote, Transfer, Terminate, Compensation, global processes, Access Testing, Talent and Performance, Employee Self Service process, Manager Self-service processes, etc.
- Gathered Business Rules, Functional Requirements and Non-Functional requirements of HR department for implementation of Kronos (Timekeeper, Attendance, Accruals, Activities)
- Involved in the production support activities for Kronos application in Time and attendance, Absence management and Accruals modules.
- Led internal meetings on system build strategies for complex configuration, working with tables, interfaces, and SQL developers.
- Comprehensive knowledge on SQL Queries/Scripts, PL/SQL Procedures, Functions & Packages using Oracle and MS SQL Server.
- Included analysis work of Workforce Device Manager (time clocks), WIM interfaces inbound (employee data) and outbound (payroll hours/wage), pay rules, accruals, reports, wage profiles, etc.
- Familiar with WFM solution concepts such as Benefits, Time & Attendance, Entitlements, accruals and employee scheduling.
- Worked on Data migration includes from SQL Server to SQL Server, SharePoint document library to SQL Server, and Excel to SQL Server.
- Experience in Implementing and configuring Kronos Scheduler, Accruals and Attendance modules.
- Developing Interface from Kronos Workforce Timekeeper to HMS payroll for Attendance reporting.
- Performed software upgrades to KRONOS multiple time clocks and maintained KRONOSpay rules, codes, work rules, wage profiles, Labor levels, schedules and shifts as required by HR/PR.
- Monitor system performance and clearly communicate any issues with Kronos technical support or internal IT resources to ensure timely resolution.
- Providing audit for the client system for better stability and uptime of the system with enabling various logs of WFC and collecting verbose logs.
- Worked on implementing all the building blocks of Work force Time Keeper and Attendance module as well to configure the web server and app servers for the Kronos environment.
- Maintained and administered the Kronos/e-Time application with knowledge of SQL.
- Installing Workforce Central 7.0, DCM and Process manager on the client servers.
- Knowledge/experience in creating Custom Reports using Microsoft RDL tool.
- Worked on the PL/SQL packages for Inbound and outbound data ETL.
- Developed and implemented a view in Kronos to calculate the Total number of hours worked in a year for all the employees and registering it in Oracle.
- Responsible for developing Kronos Pay rules, Work rules, Pay code Profiles, Pay code, Wage Profiles, FAP's, Display profiles, Assignment Rules, Schedules, Labor Levels, Labor Level sets, and configuring Kronos 4500 devices utilizing WDM and DCM.
Kronos Consultant
Confidential - NYC, NY
Responsibilities:
- Installing Kronos Workforce Central 6.0, 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3, Kronos Connect 6.0, 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3, DCM and Process manager on client servers.
- Implement Kronos best practices to ensure efficient time keeping for managers, employees and payroll staff.
- Worked on Various Issues related to products such as Kronos Core Concepts, WIM, Navigator and Workflow Notifications.
- Help HR and Payroll departments transition outdated time and attendance systems to Kronos electronic system.
- Engaged with requirements gathering, assessments, interfaces, application configuration and support for Kronos Workforce Management Systems Conducted user interviews with various stakeholders and documented business (BRD) and functional requirements (FRD).
- Worked on environment configurations necessary to successfully develop, deploy and maintain Kronos interfaces integrating HRMS (PeopleSoft), and Clocks like Kronos 4500.
- Worked on creating and managing Pay rules, pay code distributions, work rules, breaks and all related block components for Pay policies.
- Maintained the database for Kronos WFC 6.1 timekeeping system, profile setups, allocations, mapping, labor level transfers, PTO requests, scheduling and assist with special projects and database updates.
- Designed, developed and tested data mart prototype (SQL), ETL process (SSIS) and OLAP cube (SSAS) for Computer Maintenance Management System.
- Configured Kronos SaaS HR applications and features (e.g. work rules, pay rules, holiday schedules, attendance, pay code distributions.) Gathered Business Rules, Functional Requirements and Non-Functional requirements of HR department for implementation of Kronos (Timekeeper, Attendance, Accruals, and Activities).
- Effectively communicated with operations leadership, payroll, human resources, and Kronosend users to resolve Kronos timekeeping and scheduling problems.
- Supported multiple databases on Oracle and SQL Server.
- Create and maintain Stored Procedures, Packages, DTS, tables and views and Perform standard and moderate individual level enrollment for healthcare products.
- Created Interfaces (Employee Demographics, Census, Accruals, Labor levels and Time Detail) using Kronos connect interfacing with Lawson HR/Payroll and epic clinical systems and Configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting pay rule functionality.
- Analyzed previous time pay rules, procedures and time applications of division or company.
- Pay Rule analysis dealt with understanding shift differential, overtime, holiday rules, accruals, reports and job transfer rates and identified change management issues and pay inconsistencies.
- Configured and tested Pay codes, pay code Profiles, pay rules, Work rules, Combination Rules, Combined Pay codes, Pay code Distribution, Labor Levels, Labor Level Entries, Labor Level Sets, Wage Profiles, Hyperfind, Query Manager, Navigator, GDAP's, Accrual and Accrual profiles, Holiday table, Schedule templates and much more.
- Worked for all functional and technical support of Kronos ERP software including live products (Kronos Workforce Timekeeper and HR/Payroll 6.3).
- Involved in the production support activities for Kronos application in Time and attendance, Absence management and Accruals modules.
- Providing Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for various Customer problems and presenting them to the Stakeholders.
Kronos Analyst
Confidential - Overland Park, KS
Responsibilities:
- Created Business Requirements Documents (BRD), Functional/Technical requirement document (FRD/TRD), Change requests, Use Cases, RFP's, Business Systems Design and Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM).
- Through knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies like Agile and Waterfall along with a thorough understanding of various phases like Requirements, Analysis, Design, Development and Testing.
- Experienced writing SQL and Access queries for data extraction and reporting purposes and learned User Acceptance Testing (UAT), GUI Interface testing, Functionality Testing, System testing including Integration, Performance, Stress, Load and Regression Testing of Web and Client/Server based applications.
- Actively involved in brainstorming and JAD session with the client to identify all the business requirements for property and casualty project development.
- Worked and learned Software Development Life Cycle process which includes Waterfall, Agile Scrum, and Proof of concept and Rational Unified Process methodologies.
- Provide regular and accurate updates and escalations to the Project Portfolio Management (PPM) Committee. Configure and run calculated fields, custom reports, advanced reports, EIBs and Core connectors as required.
- Designed and reviewed 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.
- Worked with SME for time and attendance policies and configuration best practices within the Kronos Workforce Central suite, advised on technical issues and contributed to team's successful implementation.
- Ensure Systems Availability, monitor server's performance, troubleshoot and diagnose system hardware/software related issues as needed (Kronos/JDE).
- Experience in managing the data using WIM and Kronos Connect in different interfaces platform (ADP, ITS, PEOPLESOFT).
- Associated with developing solution design specifications; develop unit test cases and scripts and execute, work directly with multiple client groups to implement, test, and deploy time and attendance function of the Kronos WFC software suite for approximately 22K associates across the Corporate Office, Distribution Centers.
- Created and/or modified many KRONOS WFC / KRONOS WIM Interfaces.
- Designed and implemented data integration modules for Extract/Transform/Load (ETL) functions.
- Support multiple databases on Oracle and SQL Server. Create and maintain Stored Procedures, Packages, DTS, tables and views.
- Conducted JAD/ JAR Sessions to develop an architectural solution that the application meets the business requirements, resolved open issues, and change requests.
- Wrote Test Cases in Mercury Quality center that would test various Test scenarios and participated in SDLC process from gathering requirements to configuring the application.
- Performed analysis work within Workforce Device Manager (time clocks), WIM interfaces inbound (employee data) and outbound (payroll hours/wage), pay rules, accruals, reports, wage profiles, etc.
- Experienced to work with Workday Report Writer, Business Intelligence Reporting Tool (BIRT), and creating custom integrations with third party applications using Workday Cloud Connect, and Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB).
- Implemented ADP eTime/ Kronos Workforce core v3.x - v8.x, Navigator, Leave, Calculated accruals, Attendance, Activities, Advance Scheduler, Timecard Attestation, Calendar, Time Off Request, Org Maps & Jobs, Process Manager, WIM - Workforce Integration Manager, and Setup Data Manager.
- Create the transformation specification mapping document for calculating Pool level data, Probability of Default (PD) and Loss Given Default (LGD) related information for downstream use of Basel II reporting.
- Manage the creation of Segmentation modelling using SAS & SQL.