Below are the 5 Business Analysts & 6 Business Application Analysts with Peachtree/Sage 50 & other systems experience. The Thor Group® provides business and business application analysts with Peachtree/Sage 50, your industry and other systems expertise on a consulting, contracting or direct hire basis.

Would a business systems analyst with senior IT experience in analysis, design, development and implementation of computer applications, match the needs of your organization? Technical skills include Sage 50/Peachtree, Oracle, SQL, Toad, Visio, IBM 30XX, MVS/XA, TSO/ISPF, INSYNC, PLATINUM, Microsoft Office Suite, all Windows OS, NIKU, COBOL, SQL, OS JCL and utilities. One notable achievement was designing and implementing the automation of Principal Pay-down system which resulted in significant cost savings. Educational attainment includes MBA Degree in Accounting, Diploma in Computer Programming and B.A. Degree in History.

Acting as a business system analyst for a retail company, the position required hands-on experience in utilizing bookkeeping software (Sage 50/Peachtree), along with knowledge of all existing business and bookkeeping procedures. Working on business analysis and documentation of front office business/bookkeeping operations of a mid-size company, were primary responsibilities. Some of the tasks included accounts payable, accounts receivable, all bookkeeping procedures, EFT, credit card operations, payroll and sales processing.

While working for a financial services company as a business systems analyst, being involved in setting up the equities portion of the global warehouse, including security master and customer accounts, was part of the job. An additional task was re-designing the data model for the corporate action component of the global international warehouse, which resulted in greater access efficiency. Furthermore, this specialist wrote a detailed description of user needs, program functions and steps required in order to develop or modify computer programs.

How can a business system analyst who is knowledgeable in Sage 50/Peachtree with specialty in the manufacturing industry, help your organization? Technical knowledge includes Sage 50/Peachtree, MAPICS XA, SOX, Crystal Reports, Sage MAS 200, Macola and more. One key achievement was implementing new procedures to increase productivity in the customer service department. Educational attainment is composed of a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Accounting.

The position entailed leading projects and allowing inventory tracking by lot/serial number, that was required for FDA lot traceability. This individual led the implementation as well as upgrade of 3 versions of Sage 50/Peachtree and Sage MAS 200. The job covered leading a conversion project from Job Cost to the Work Order module in Sage MAS 200 and calculating standard costs for products. An additional duty involved creating Crystal Reports that compiled information from Sage MAS 200 and passing the data to all departments of the company. All aspects of inventory management were handled, including finished goods, components, WIP and demo inventory that sales representatives had in their possession.

Working with challenging issues such as providing training for various departments for newly implemented ERP software (MAPICS XA), have vetted this specialist’s work experience. Aside from developing forms to be used by customer service, billing, shipping and manufacturing, the job called for using newly learned functionality to develop reports used company-wide.

Does a detail-oriented business system analyst who worked in the financial services industry, fit in your organization? Some of the remarkable achievements were increasing fluidity from 3% to 87% within 3 business months, increasing accuracy and productivity, as well as reducing risk issues. Technical skills cover Sage 50/Peachtree, OnBase, PRMX, SAP, Lotus Notes, LillyNet internal systems, and more. Other proficiencies include having experience in creating extensive SOPs, Job Aids, Pivot Tables, elaborate spreadsheets, as well as databases to continue account monitoring. Educational attainment includes Associate in Accounting and Associate in Computer Information Systems.

Some accomplishments included developing a defined or documented process mapping, handling current state analysis and designing the future state process. Job descriptions involved developing metrics, as well as leading the business through control plans and other deliverables. Accomplishments involved providing 30% resolution to the company’s pricing quality validation, performing key monthly validations and reporting increasing fluidity by 60%, which reduced risk by 47%.

Shared expertise by analyzing business processes to create process flow and productivity, in addition to providing analysis on multiple projects. This business system analyst conducted testing in order to provide recommendations to senior management regarding efficiency, end-user-friendliness and effectiveness. Aside from conducting large scale tests for data quality, an additional duty involved reviewing complex trends in accessing data sources. Validations of problematic transactions and POA’s (plan of action), were also handled.

Would it be beneficial for your organization to employ a business system analyst who served the education sector and home care services industry? Technical proficiencies span Peachtree, QuickBooks system, Visio, Microsoft Project, Microsoft SharePoint, SQL Loader, SQL, Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio, Documentum, SAP, Oracle, and BAAN. This analyst also has experience in coordinating multiple projects, in addition to negotiating, coordinating, and managing scheduled dates with external organizations. Educational attainment includes Master in Business Administration.

Serving in a home care services provider, some of the responsibilities were implementing and maintaining Peachtree and QuickBooks system for payroll, to ensure employees were paid in a timely fashion. Part of the job was also developing Gantt charts, PERT charts, and project plans/schedules, while clarifying the scope of projects with clients. Other tasks were composed of identifying business solutions, presenting qualified associates to the client, as well as negotiating billing arrangements. Various IT systems were maintained including hardware, software, and networking components.

As a business analyst for a university, some of the duties were planning, designing, examining, analyzing, developing, implementing, administering as well as monitoring business/program processes, operation systems and efficient business/financial systems. Other tasks were developing new automated processes for selected departments. This analyst also acted as project manager for all projects for the following departments: student account, cashier office, Perkins loan office, purchasing, central receiving, accounts payable, fixed assets, financial reporting, budget office and controller office. The job required developing expertise in one or several business areas with their integration points, to contribute to the strategic planning of systems and technology directions.

What contributions could a business analyst with a background in legal services and IT industries, bring to your organization? Technical skills include Sage 50/Peachtree, ERP Systems (SAP and Oracle E-Business Suite), SQL, SharePoint, and Agile/Waterfall methodologies. In addition to being a business analyst, credentials include being a Certified Scrum Master. Core competencies are project management, business process design, requirements gathering, and IT policies & procedures management, in addition to training/mentoring, among many others. Educational attainment is composed of B.S. in Computer Science. One notable accomplishment was reducing downtime by 79% by assuring 24/7 coverage for system users.

The job covered implementing and configuring Sage 50/Peachtree accounting software, and redesigning an office network. Sage time tracking for billable hours was implemented. Part of the job was to design, and test/implement a disaster recovery plan, as well as train staff on application and disaster recovery. Additional responsibilities were orchestrating interfacing between internal international and domestic IT divisions for SAP implementation project. Another task was functioning as the on-shore lead. This specialist also liaised between the business and development teams in the design of financial management interfaces.

Shared expertise by assessing requirements and developing a project plan with a budget for a financial/reporting system. Accounts receivable and cash processes were configured. In addition to designing custom forms, such as invoices and customer statements, the work called for delivering an automated reporting of all financials. An additional duty was conducting employee performance assessments, recruiting and hiring as well as on-boarding and off-boarding.

What contributions could a business application analyst from the legal services and personal services industries, bring to your organization? Technical skills comprise of Sage 50/Peachtree Accounting, Adobe Photoshop, Premiere, Corel PhotoPaint, PC-Anywhere, Visio Professional, Adobe Acrobat Pro, Adobe Connect, Adobe Capture, Adobe LiveCycle Designer, OmniPage, and other tools. This professional has experience in systems, business and application integration, business data processing with special emphasis in applied technology, system development and application integration.

Challenges like designing custom PC-based surveillance and control integration systems, were welcomed and successfully completed. Employees and users were also trained on software and technology. Application and integration of systems were performed using Java, Peachtree Accounting, MS Visio, and other tools. This specialist also installed and configured camera control, access control, and identification and support applications.

Shared expertise by developing a business model for property closing and court date system. A Zoho-based CRM with Google Apps integration, was set up, along with an IP phone model with Obihai VoIP phone technology and Google Apps. Part of the job was to work with the business analyst to develop departmental and detail surveys to be used in collecting data for the study. This specialist also developed process for extracting, retrieving, and reporting on survey data. Furthermore, being responsible for the creation of a PMO for the project, status reports, issue tracking, resolution tracking, resource tracking, and presentations to stakeholders, were some of the duties carried out.

Would it be beneficial for your organization to employ a business application analyst with experience in retail and financial services industries? Technical background consists of Peachtree, QuickBooks, ProSys, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Visio, Word and Excel), Crystal Reports, Access, SQL Server 2005 & OLAP. This analyst has MCDBA and MCSE designations. Educational attainment includes M.S. in Business Administration, Major in Decision and Information Sciences (MIS) as well as B.S. in Economic and Administration. Core competencies include financial accounting, cost accounting, business law, business statistics, finance management and operations management.

Serving in a tax services provider as a business system analyst/administrator, part of the job was to work on a project that took over Windows-based system administration and application, to improve system stability and efficiency. This specialist also integrated the professional accounting software applications (Peachtree, QuickBooks and Pro Sys). An internal website was created and maintained. Troubleshooting computer related issues, was also performed.

As an analyst for a product development company, the focus was on the company’s e-business through an online shopping website, which had a sales revenue of $0.98 million. Business website’s traffic was analyzed and evaluated. The customer requirements were also gathered by phone or face to face conversations. Other tasks included writing detailed technical descriptions of online business transaction process, program functions, and steps required to develop or modify website development.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this business application analyst, with a background in the IT and telecommunications industries? Technical skills are in the use of Peachtree Accounting, Windows NT, COBOL, Oracle, DB2, SQL, SharePoint, Syncsort, File Manager, Team Track, ChangeMan, Xpeditor (DeBug), and Java. A notable accomplishment was serving as a team lead on efforts to upgrade the production process so that computer usage costs were reduced by over $900K per annum. Educational attainment: BS Business in Finance and completing various software classes such as Java.

Contributed to the organization by managing over $300M in retirement funds and disbursements averaging $50M daily. Part of the job was revamping the system from the original design by integrating new improved application interface with mainframe and Oracle database elements. This specialist also worked with Sage Peachtree Accounting, IBM zOS, with MS Office, Windows NT, COBOL, Oracle, DB2, SQL, SharePoint, Syncsort, File Manager, Team Track, ChangeMan, Xpeditor (DeBug) and Java.

Supported organizational goals and objectives by daily interfacing with customer and end-user team to refine requirements and ensure successful implementation. The management of daily business production schedules, was overseen. Efforts resulted in improved efficiency of over 20% from previous operations’ cycle times. Upgrade effort was managed to improve documentation available for managing the system. This analyst also led the efforts to design and develop replacement interface from a mainframe to an Oracle server.

Is impacting your organization with a business application analyst who has work background in the technology solutions and trading industries, a current business consideration? Technical skills cover the use of Sage Peachtree, MS SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, Informix, MS Visio, MS Project, and MS Office. Educational attainment includes completing Computerized Accounting Course and Master of Science in Physics.

Being employed in a technology solutions provider as a business application analyst, and working on the migration of the company’s accounting system from Mac based Insight to Peachtree, was a main task. Besides doing the analysis of existing data processing and business systems, part of the job was also identifying key requirements needed. Business systems requirements and data structure models for various clients were gathered, evaluated and documented. This specialist also managed QA and application support group. Additional responsibilities involved writing detailed QA test plans, reviewing results, as well as designing and developing an application for storing and validating ranges of printed bar codes using PHP and MySQL on an Apache Server.

Additional tasks were documenting all data specification and requirements, along with developing and supporting data warehouse reports. Part of the job was to perform technical studies to evaluate business systems requirements, make recommendations, and prepare formal instructions for the development team. Moreover, gathering, documenting requirements, as well as doing data analysis and use cases, were some of the key duties.

Does a detail-oriented business application analyst with experience in the financial and business services industries, fit in your organization? Technical skills include Sage Peachtree, IBM Utilities, MVS JCL, VSAM, TSO/PDF, SAS, ChangeMan, Panvalet, Endevor Change Manager, BMC Remedy User/PAC2000, File Aid, SAR, CA7, IOF, SDSF, CA-Intertest Batch, DYL280, CSF (Custom Statement Formatter), Advanced Function Presentation, AFP/API, and other applications. Educational background: B.A. in Fine Arts/Graphic Design, Minor: Business Administration. This individual also has a certification in Computer Programming.

The position entailed implementing project management methodology and performing business and system analysis techniques for application changes and enhancements to several legacy document delivery systems. Part of the job was to create project management plans, requirement definitions, and case documentation for business and data process. This specialist also guided a six-member team through all aspects of unit testing, integration testing of new programs and system enhancements for new print reconciliation application, utilizing COBOL2, Peachtree Accounting, DB2, and JCL.

The job covered working in a distributor of office equipment as a sole AFP programmer for all invoice/memo applications, particularly for the spin-off company. Additional responsibilities included completing system conversion design, analysis, coding testing, implementation, user coordination, and documentation. Intensive hands-on and sign-off component responsibilities, were made up of mainly new JCL batch and transmission job streams. Another duty was modifying COBOL programs, AFP resources as well as data analysis and data integrity.

How can a business application analyst from the professional services and retail industries help your organization? Technical knowledge includes Sage Peachtree, DBMS (SQL Server, Access, and Oracle), ERP (Oracle, SAP, and Essentus), Financial (Oracle, Lawson, and CA-ACCPAC), WMS (PkMS) and other applications. Educational attainment: Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics, Government, and Public Policy. Notable accomplishments consisted of managing the integration and customer conversion to a new debit card partner, which resulted in a 300% plus increase in auto-substantiation of claims. This increase also resulted in a greater than 50% decrease in mailing costs, and a 50% reduction in phone calls to the call center for debit card related issues. Another achievement was increasing both team productivity and quality of deliverables, while consolidating the core infrastructure and decreasing IT headcount by almost 50%.

Working with challenging issues such as managing the conversion of the legacy FSA application infrastructure to SQL Server (PowerPlus to Bemas), have vetted this specialist’s work experience. Some of the tasks were converting applications, customer file interfaces, debit card interfaces, bank file interfaces, external auditing utilities, and legacy customer data. Part of the job was to write the interfaces and data cleansing utilities to consolidate two accounting systems into a single new accounting system (ACCPAC to Peachtree). The upgrade of the FSA Software to add HSA and HRA capabilities, was also carried out.

The job involved turning around a failing supplier EDI implementation. The project required coordinated management between IT and business teams, who had not been working well together. Functional and technical specifications/processing rules were developed to support EDI interface business needs as part of the phased implementation of the Oracle 11i e-Business Suite.