Below are the 4 Business Analysts & 6 Applications/Functional Analysts with multiple systems/technical expertise & other systems experience. The Thor Group® provides business analyst or financial analyst with your systems, software & industry experience on a consulting, contracting or direct hire basis.

What contributions could a business analyst who worked in software, logistics and insurance industries bring to your organization? Academic background involves Bachelors of Computer Engineering, Masters’ in Business Administration and PhD in Business Administration and Management. Technical skills involve Epicor, Reporting/Business intelligence tools, Crystal Reports, QlikView, MS Query, ProClarity and OBIEE.

Challenges like working on Epicor’s integrated Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) were welcomed and successfully completed. The solutions included Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Supply Chain Management (SCM), Material Management, Inventory Management, Shipping/ Receiving, Sales Management, Order Management, Production Management, Customer/Supplier Rebates, and Fulfillment Workbench to its major clients. Serving in a software company as a business analyst, has worked on Epicor comprehensive Progress OpenEdge business application platform that provided with the best-in class, flexible approach for deploying and managing service-oriented architecture (SOA).

Shared expertise by gathering requirement and getting the approval on the prepared functional requirement document. As a business analyst, has studied existing technical documentation of more than 6 systems to understand the existing API Services for design changes as per new requirement. Furthermore, has timely updated and uploaded the approved and necessary document to Synchronoss SharePoint for management, Dev, QA & other analysts’ review.

Does a JDE (JD Edwards) business analyst who is skilled in JD Edwards EnterpriseOne with work background in manufacturing, petroleum and energy industries pique your interest? Technical knowledge includes JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, JD Edwards OneWorld and SAP. Educational background includes BBA in Supply Chain & Operation Management, Associate’s degree in Business and Basic Supply Chain Management Course. The individual is Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM).

Primary functions of this JDE business analyst included developing, coordinating, scheduling and conducting IT training and ERP education/orientation. Aside from incorporating the material into standardized tutorials and training guides, this specialist traveled to the company locations to conduct end-user and Train-the-Trainer training programs. Responsibilities consisted of developing, configuring and implementing a standardized way of operating JD Edwards EnterpriseOne software across the company, as well as developing and implementing technical training programs to bring employees to an acceptable level of proficiency with JD Edwards EnterpriseOne ERP software and other corporate standard business software.

The job covered overseeing and conducting regularly scheduled JDE orientation training for new employees as well as progressively more advanced programs to develop and maintain a network of super-users within the company. JDE best practices were documented and incorporated into the corporate training programs. Areas of expertise included leading production and supply chain projects to generate 90% increase in revenues, as well as leading organizational change to increase inventory flow. Other strengths involved JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.1 implementation, including sales order management, procurement, inventory management, warehouse management, product data management, shop floor control, requirements planning, product costing, manufacturing accounting, advanced pricing and capital asset management.

What contributions could a senior business analyst with experience working in software, financial services and banking industries bring to your organization? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor of Science in Finance. Professional certifications involve Certified Scrum Master (CSM) and Six Sigma Green Belt (CSSGB). Technical knowledge consists of NetSuite and Epic. Expertise in methodologies involves Waterfall, SDLC, Agile Project Methodology, Lean Six Sigma, as well as Integration and Testing.

Challenges like creating user stories to assist with the implementation of NetSuite (SaaS) across the global organization were welcomed and successfully completed on a regular basis. Serving as senior business analyst in a software development company, conducted process Gap Analysis between To-Be design and NetSuite (SaaS) standard Business Processes. Some of the tasks were translating stakeholder requirements into over 5 different tangible deliverables, as well as entering and updating issues (Epics, Stories, and Tasks) in Team Foundation Server (TFS).

Shared expertise by implementing the overall technical vision Citi Screening within AML across the organization, while being mindful of cross-functional impacts. Acting as senior business analyst in a financial services company, worked closely with stakeholders to design and document automation solutions that align with the business needs and consistent with the architectural vision. Key contributions and accomplishments were facilitating and leading all meetings/discussions specific to requirements walkthrough with Offshore Dev resources, as well as converting business requirements into technical features/functional specifications.

What can a systems analyst with work background in manufacturing, banking and petroleum industries, as well as specialization in SAP bring to your organization? Technical specializations involve SAP SD, SAP CS, Oracle, Salesforce, Ariba and ServiceMax Dispatch Console. Educational attainment includes Bachelor of Arts in English Literature (cum laude). This individual obtained certifications in ITIL Foundation and EXIN.

Working with areas such as supporting global outside sales to maintain customer relationships and orders using SAP SD, as well as running IDocs report in SAP to find and update customer/ master data errors were some of the responsibilities of this systems analyst. Duties covered reviewing IDocs report, finding customer part number errors and updating the information using SAP T-Code VD52. This individual held weekly customer calls for account management to update the customer of orders, materials updates, customs clearance, and tracked information. Skills consisted of maintaining customer orders using SAP T-Code VD02, creating sample sales orders using SAP T-Code VD02 and viewing available materials for customer orders utilizing SAP T-Codes MMBE and MD04.

One of the functions involved communicating with external customers/clients regarding price discrepancies, MOQs, material availability, RDD, order confirmations, tracking and status of purchase orders. The job covered updating customers of updated quantity and pricing from orders entered in EDI and communicating with customers throughout the day with order updates via Outlook and Skype. Customer spreadsheets were updated using Excel. Core competencies involved assisting in the design and implementation of reporting procedures that reduced labor costs and improved customer-satisfaction ratings.

Does a Lawson ERP application analyst who is knowledgeable in Lawson and Infor CloudSuite with experience in a medical center and a health system pique your interest? Technical knowledge includes Lawson ERP, Infor CloudSuite, MySQL, SQL, Access and Vlookup. Educational background includes Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Associate degree in Business (Permanent President’s List). This individual is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) and an SAP Certified Application Associate with a certification in Lawson Software Financial Suite (Releases 7.24 to 9.X).

Major responsibilities of this Lawson ERP application analyst included defining the overall application functionality/business requirements with ERP end-users and recommending application modifications/configurations/processes for solutions to functional requirements for the General Ledger, Cash Ledger, Asset Management, Invoice Matching, Accounts Payable and Project Accounting applications. Key roles covered implementing and designing ERP applications for the General Ledger, Cash Ledger, Asset Management, Accounts Payable and Project Accounting applications. Test plans were created for projects. This individual analyzed model test discrepancies to find trends and worked with programmers to resolve. Cost and time estimates were established for development/implementations of projects.

Other duties involved creating communication plans (correspondence, presentations and other materials) for knowledge transfer to leadership, while devising or modifying procedures to resolve complex problems considering computer equipment capacity/ limitations, operating time and form of desired results. The job covered guiding end-users through complex application functionality for the general ledger, cash ledger, asset management, accounts payable and project accounting applications. Any application-related incidents that were sent via the helpdesk to the support team were addressed. Key strengths included Lawson Software Financial/ Procurement Applications and Lawson implementation.

How can an Oracle applications analyst with work experience in IT services and insurance industries help your organization? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor of Technology. Professional certifications involve Oracle Certified Associate. Has years of IT experience in software development, re-engineering, implementation and support in Oracle Applications 11i, E-Business Suite (EBS) and Oracle Developer 2000. Technical skills consist of databases such as Oracle 9i, Oracle 10g, MS Access, as well as ERP applications like Oracle applications 11i (AR, AP, OM, CRM- Install Base, Field Service, Service Contracts, Customer Care, Telesales, Teleservice, Incentive Compensation), AOL, and SysAdmin.

Working with challenging issues such as developing custom interfaces to load data from Spoke systems (Oracle ERP, Salesforce.com, and Partner net) to the Oracle Customer Data Hub were part of this specialist’s work experience. Acting as an Oracle applications analyst in a computer software company, developed SQL*Loader files and PL/SQL Scripts to load data from Spoke systems to Oracle Customer Data Hub. Other duties were writing PL/SQL routines to send employee list & projects list to concur as an outbound extract using UNIX and FTP processes between 2 different systems (Oracle and Concur).

Career objectives for another job were in the area of using Oracle TopLink to generate messages & send them to TIBCO. While employed IT services company as an Oracle Apps consultant, developed custom interfaces to load data from Spoke systems to the Oracle Customer Data Hub, as well as developed SQL*Loader files and PL/SQL Scripts to load data from Spoke systems to Oracle Customer Data Hub. Additionally, wrote PL/SQL wrappers for the Forms considering the form functionality.

Would a detail-oriented application analyst with work experience in construction/property management industries fit in your organization? Educational attainment is composed of Computer Science and Hotel Business Administration. Technical skills involve Sage 300/Timberline, MS Dynamics Navision (ERP), Merchandise Plano-Gram Database, HTML, PHP and ASP.NET.

Some accomplishments included maintaining the Timberline Construction Database, the Navision Financials Database and other applications (i.e.: ProSystem (Tax Software) as well as FAS 500 Asset Accounting. Serving as an application analyst in a construction company, has tested and implemented new Database solutions for Property Management, Customer Service and Risk Management, as well as developed and implemented new extensions and enhancements to existing VBA applications. Also, has used MS Access to design and implement Risk Management and Customer Care solutions.

Shared expertise by creating, documenting and maintaining new Content Management solutions by using the IBM-CM Enterprise Windows Server edition combined with KOFAX document capturing software. Part of the job was to train accounting, credit and collections staff on use of the newly installed Content Management system and maintain the IBM DB2 Database Server and the Tivoli Storage Manager. Furthermore, has obtained basic SharePoint knowledge and used InfoPath to create new custom forms for the HR department and for Disaster Recovery.

Does an application architect who is knowledgeable in Lawson HR, GL, PR, MM; Java, JavaScript, HTML and SharePoint, as well as experienced in a general hospital pique your interest? Technical knowledge includes Lawson HR, GL, PR, MM; Java, JavaScript, HTML and SharePoint. Educational background includes Bachelor of Science in Management and Information Systems.

One of the major responsibilities of this application architect included developing hospital community and employee web sites with integrated web solutions and interactive web-based tools. Key roles covered implementing and coordinating large corporate software platforms including: Lawson HR/GL/PR/MM System; McKesson Electronic Patient Folder (HPF); McKesson Physician Portal; PbViews Performance Measurement System; and Strata Strategic Capital Budget System. This individual handled program web-enabled business solutions including Performance Management System; Contract Employee Management System; System Change Tracking System; and Policy/Procedure Documentation System.

The job covered report designing and distribution using Crystal Reports and Crystal Enterprises. Database design and maintenance, backup/recovery, stored procedures, triggers and index optimization were some of the tasks.

Could your organization use a functional analyst who is knowledgeable in JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, JD Edwards OneWorld, PeopleSoft and Oracle with experience in entertainment, technology, insurance and retail industries? Technical proficiencies encompass JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, JD Edwards OneWorld, PeopleSoft and Oracle.

Primary tasks of this functional analyst included participating in meetings with the client for their requirements and understanding the functional requirements, as well as analyzing and creating the best possible design. Duties consisted of understanding the existing business processes and designing the future processes with the standard JD Edwards functionality. Other responsibilities involved documenting the business processes (Procure to Pay, Order to Cash), requirement study and gap analysis as finalized with the client. Mapping the present flow into the JD Edwards system and highlighting the business improvement process in CRP to the clients were also completed. Another job involved preparing functional design documents with functional specifications for report customization and managing the Concur interface with AP module integration.

Notable roles in another job involved serving as systems analyst and being in charge of the Oracle JD Edwards OneWorld 8.0 to E1 8.12 upgrade. Functions covered preparing the estimate plan for resolving the issues and interface mapping (inbound/outbound). Furthermore, this individual managed customer/vendor receipt and payment reports. The netting process implementation was carried out. Test scripts were prepared for the 8.12 upgrade. Skills included finance and accounting, chart of accounts, general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, fixed assets, inventory, taxes, banking, treasury, closing and reporting. Areas of expertise involved order to cash, sales order management and customer billing.

Is impacting your organization with a lead PeopleSoft FMS functional analyst who worked in IT services, real estate and consulting industries a current business consideration? Educational background is composed of AA Accounting and BS Management Information Systems. Professional certifications involve PeopleSoft 8 Certified Financials Consultant. Has years of PeopleSoft Financials Functional experience, working with AP, AR, PO, Procure to Pay, Project Costing/Assets, as well as some GL, Billing, Inventory, eProcurement, Expenses, Workflow and Grants.

While employed in an IT services company as lead PeopleSoft FMS functional analyst, created and executed Accounts Payable, Expense, Purchasing and eProcurement implementation PS 9.2. Some of the tasks were mapping data from legacy to PeopleSoft, as well as performing and executing FIT/GAP analysis on above modules: AP, PO, ePro and Exp. In addition, created and executed Accounts Payable, Expenses, Purchasing, and eProcurement Business Process Diagrams (BPDs) for display guide in workshops.

Part of the job as FMS lead in a financials/real estate company was to act as PeopleSoft Financials UPK Developer Trainer for AP & GL 9.1. Duties included upgrading General Ledger Workflow vs. 8.8 to 9.1 functionally and technically, as well as reconfiguring approvals on the App designer. Furthermore, trained and provided fit/gap for AP and GL staff on new 9.1 functionality, as well as built a custom Pay Cycle for Accounts Payables.