Below are the 4 Financial Analysts, 4 Business Analysts & 4 Accounting Analysts with PeopleSoft and other systems expertise. The Thor Group® provides these and other professionals with your industry, PeopleSoft as well as other systems experience on a consulting, contracting or direct hire basis.

Does a financial analyst who is experienced in IT, education and financial services industries, as well as knowledgeable in PeopleSoft, Oracle and SAP pique your interest? Technical knowledge includes PeopleSoft, Oracle, SAP, Deltek GCS Premier, Deltek Costpoint, Deltek T&E, QuickBooks, MS Dynamics GP, Yardi, Cognos and SharePoint. Educational background includes BA Economics in Accounting. The individual is also a CPA candidate.

Responsibilities of this financial analyst included reviewing processes, procedures, risk analysis, and requirements for cash desk activity and, as part of compliance cash audit, reviewing, scrubbing and updating counterparty wire instructions. Processing all regular, restricted, and legal transfers in support of the firm’s business partners, as well as initiating wires through PeopleSoft Financials were some of the key roles. Authenticating wire instructions receipts and instruction entry, verification, and processing, recording, and reporting were positive experiences brought to the business table. Daily cash disbursements were reconciled in forms of LOC, bonds and securities from the cash management system. The job covered assisting in managing the buy-in and fail control processes working with stock loan, treasury, and other operations groups in determining the financing needs and availability of collateral for pledging. Project costing for information technology projects, running reports to capture new projects daily and providing costing technique in PeopleSoft were part of the functions.

Tasks in another job consisted of examining processed obligations to assure departmental budgetary approval and funding, along with reconciling university general ledger accounts with state GL accounts. Assistance was provided with payroll on a bi-weekly basis by processing adjunct time labor and regular time labor in ETR & PETR systems for a total of 600 employees.

How can your organization gain an advantage with the help of a senior financial analyst with work background in a medical center, as well as skilled in PeopleSoft, SAP and Oracle? Technical skills cover PeopleSoft, SAP and Oracle. Educational attainment includes Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, major in Marketing and Finance.

While working for a medical center, main functions of this senior financial analyst involved designing, developing and publishing dashboards as well as performance metrics, with actionable recommendations. This individual developed business plans and monitored the performance of investments in talent or infrastructure. Duties consisted of designing, publishing and presenting reports and analyses of administrative, financial, clinical and non-clinical data for various audiences including leadership, faculty, finance and non-finance managers/ staff. Other roles covered designing, organizing and managing large data sets, in addition to performing systematic data quality assessments to ensure accuracy and reliability. The job included handling other related administrative positions and performing other duties as assigned. Knowledge of SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft and Power BI was applied.

Notable tasks included collecting data and using online databases to compile financial or production reports including billing/ collections, productivity, and profit-loss statements. Designing and developing routine, ad hoc financial/ operational reporting packages for leadership, faculty and managers were completed, along with creating complex financial, compensation and allocation models or what-if analyses. Business plans and projections were developed in support of new recruits, programs, and services. Assessing operational/ financial impact of new policies, procedures and technology was completed.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this senior financial analyst who worked in automotive, IT and financial services industries, as well as proficient in PeopleSoft, Oracle and Hyperion? Technical competencies involve PeopleSoft, Oracle, Hyperion, QuickBooks and SAP. Educational background includes Bachelor of Science in Accounting.

Important contributions of this senior financial analyst included creating and overseeing the budget for four departments totaling $44M. Month-end close were conducted and actuals were scrutinized with AFX/ Essbase. The job entailed developing and uploading journal entries in PeopleSoft, as well as maintaining financials for department credit cards. Validating expense and capital requisitions in purchasing system (CPARS) and supporting cash forecast monthly were some of the tasks. Duties involved consistently controlling departmental costs and finished under budget since obtaining position, which was instrumental in completing two major reorganizations within a year.

In another job, this specialist conducted monthly variance to forecast/ budget interpretation for upper management, prepared monthly journal entries for expense/ revenue accruals and reconciled revenue/ expense accounts on a monthly basis. Coding and approving purchase requisitions or expense reports in PeopleSoft, along with delivering monthly reports and custom monthly variable invoices for IT management were carried out. Requests for ad hoc reports with PeopleSoft were answered. PeopleSoft was used to maintain billable project database for clients, setup client IT projects, and manage subcontractor records; the PO tracking database was updated for the client ISD department. Controlling and posting on finances of the largest customer at the time was handled by creating a budget, forecasting, analyzing, and reporting on a $50M budget.

What can a financial analyst II with work background in technology, petroleum and education industries, as well as specialization in PeopleSoft, Oracle and Hyperion Essbase bring to your organization? Technical specializations involve PeopleSoft, Oracle and Hyperion Essbase. Educational attainment includes Master of Science in Finance and Bachelor of Business Administration (major in Business Management; minor in Accounting).

Working with areas such as providing monthly actual to budget variance analysis for the balance sheet and income statement by researching transactions, journal entries and all applicable factors that contributed to variances was one of the responsibilities of this financial analyst II. This individual reconciled all external reports that was run in PeopleSoft to account balances in Hyperion (internal reports/Add-Ins/Essbase). Duties covered making significant improvements in adding/maintaining a new section and providing an analysis/breakdown of the balance sheet (profitability and liquidity ratios, working capital and debt-to-net assets). An additional role covered adding multiple charts/ graphs depicting vital statistical information for all of UTMB and its associated colleges, hospitals, clinics and institutional support. Journal entries made by general accounting were reviewed to ensure entries were posted correctly and to the right accounts; entries were created in case of errors (PeopleSoft).

Account balances were reviewed for all major funds comparing actuals to budget and current year to prior year; any unusual events were explained, creating significant variances ($500,000 increase/decrease threshold). An additional function involved preparing journal entries for accruals associated with the finance reporting department. Reports were created and maintained in Hyperion Financial Reporting Studio.

What can a lead business analyst with work background in professional services and technology industries, as well as specialization in PeopleSoft Financials, Oracle GL and Hyperion bring to your organization? Technical specializations involve PeopleSoft Financials, Oracle GL, Oracle Financial Analyzer, Hyperion, Monarch and Access. Educational attainment includes Master of Science in Accountancy and Bachelor of Science in Marketing. This individual is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

Working with areas such as providing expert project management oversight to the implementation, upgrade, integration, process automation and split of PeopleSoft Financials modules and user acceptance testing for various clients were some of the responsibilities of this lead business analyst. Deliverables were managed against the project plan.

In other jobs, the PeopleSoft 9.2 upgrade was carried out. System user acceptance testing was coordinated for the billing team. Functions involved testing system functionalities, reporting system defects and compiling system design documentation or invoice layout specs for the government agencies. The current state of PeopleSoft security was assessed. This individual analyzed segregation of duties conflicts. The job covered managing multiple cycles of user acceptance testing by coordinating multiple testing teams and communicating testing results to the project team and stakeholders. The PeopleSoft Order to Cash automations were completed. Other contributions involved directing planning, designing and implanting billing automation initiatives of various product lines through migration to the Contracts module and spearheading two business analysts throughout the automation initiatives. Data conversion and mapping to PeopleSoft attributes were managed. The PeopleSoft post-acquisition system integration was efficiently handled. Two phases of integration into PeopleSoft Financials modules were administered.

Could your organization use a business analyst who is experienced in technology, food and gaming industries, as well as proficient in PeopleSoft Financials, PeopleSoft HRMS and Oracle? Technical proficiencies cover PeopleSoft Financials, PeopleSoft HRMS, Oracle, SAP, Java, C, C++, SQL and PL/SQL. Educational background includes Master of Science in Computer Science and Bachelor of Engineering.

Some impact contributions of this business analyst for the GL and A/P modules included using the Scrum Model in an Agile methodology to implement projects or enhancements, as well as working on multiple integration points between PeopleSoft and third party vendors. This individual managed the SAP Orion procurement project, conducted gap analysis to determine and documented all interfaces currently in place for Catalyst and PeopleSoft, then decided which ones would be necessary when Catalyst was replaced by SAP Orion. One of the key roles covered designing the process by which the procurement A/P processes would go through SAP Orion and all other A/P transactions remaining in PeopleSoft AP. This included understanding the current system and documenting the scope of the project. Detailed specifications were created so that the PeopleSoft vendor could develop the required interfaces.

The job consisted of being instrumental in developing a report to reduce the number of users on PeopleSoft. There was a whole team which used PeopleSoft to look at one set of data but really didn’t need the full functionality of PeopleSoft so created a report that could be used instead of 22 team members getting access to the software. This helped save over $100,000 in license fees.

Would a business analyst with familiarity in government, business services and nonprofit industries, as well as skilled in PeopleSoft Financials, QuickBooks and Oracle help your organization achieve greater success? Technical specializations cover PeopleSoft Financials, QuickBooks, Oracle, Quicken, Financial Edge and AS/400. Educational attainment includes MS Accountancy & Taxation, as well as MBA, BS in Business and AS in Agriculture.

Making a positive difference with assisting with the PeopleSoft financial software upgrade was one of the key focuses of this PeopleSoft business analyst. The company was upgrading its Canadian subsidiary from PeopleSoft 7.5 to 8.8 then to 9.1. Responsibilities covered creating new queries in PeopleSoft 8.8 similar to queries in the 7.5 version, creating job aids and training users on the processes and procedures of the new version. Tasks involved updating the user security matrix, creating report templates and coordinating user acceptance testing. Assistance was provided in identifying and running reports and queries to be migrated to new version of PeopleSoft.

Notable skills included analyzing the financial feasibility and impact of proposed budget items on operating programs, along with providing support in preparing expenditure requests. Direct support was provided to users of PeopleSoft, Financial Edge and Raiser’s Edge software applications. Duties consisted of serving as liaison with hosted vendor to design and customize PeopleSoft applications to meet the organization unique needs, as well as working closely with IT department to convert user requirements into functional specifications. Areas of expertise covered GL, AP, AR, AM and eProcurement modules of PeopleSoft with skills in financial, accounting and business analyses.

Could your organization use a senior business analyst who is experienced in education, financial services and telecommunications industries, as well as proficient in PeopleSoft, Oracle Financials and QuickBooks? Technical proficiencies cover PeopleSoft, Oracle Financials, QuickBooks and FAS 2000 Legacy Systems. Educational attainment includes BA in Accounting and MBA (Finance).

Primary tasks of this senior business analyst included supporting the re-implementation of Oracle PeopleSoft to (9.1) applications for the controller office, gathering business requirement from business application owner and performing gap analysis (as-is vs. to-be) to determine interfaces and business requirements. Key roles covered interviewing business users and creating swim-lane flowcharts to document current business process to identify as well as to recommend process improvement opportunities for internal control procedures.

Contributions in other jobs involved managing the Oracle Financials implementation project and providing remote project support for an onsite project team at a major university via email, Web-ex conferencing and conference calls. Assistance was provided in reviewing business requirement document (BRD) questionnaire and additional input questions as needed were added for business requirement working session with client. Skills consisted of handling Oracle Financials implementation and serving as the general ledger and fixed assets team leader for an implementation of Oracle Financial Applications (version 10.6); along with migrating business transaction processing from QuickBooks and FAS 2000 legacy systems to Oracle G/L, F/A, A/P and P/O modules. Duties covered identifying all current/ future process flows and business requirements, developing solutions for the business requirements, along with designing and mapping the application structures (G/L AFF, Category, Location, and Asset key) to fulfill the needs of the business requirements.

Could your organization use a senior accounting analyst who is experienced in professional services and technology industries, as well as proficient in PeopleSoft, Oracle, SAP and Hyperion Essbase? Technical proficiencies cover PeopleSoft, Oracle, SAP, Hyperion Essbase, Wide Area Workflow and DAI. Educational attainment includes MBA and BS Finance.

Primary tasks of this senior accounting analyst included developing the work plan for identifying and documenting financial closing procedures for process audit to review tasks/ procedures. Reviewing and analyzing existing documentation, as well as developing recommendations for improvements such as cycle memorandums, business procedures and training manuals. The PeopleSoft system usage survey was developed for the agency finance staff. Aside from following up with users, survey results were compiled for review and discrepancies were identified or updated as needed. Key roles covered supporting independent user acceptance testing for PeopleSoft Financials upgrade and participating in the development, documentation and update of test scenarios. Contributions involved creating and executing test scripts for PeopleSoft Financials, in addition to identifying/documenting and retesting after corrections. Data requirements were evaluated for possible PeopleSoft Test Framework (PTF) use and PeopleSoft Test Data Fields variables and values were established for test scripts and PTF script steps were entered. This individual drafted the PeopleSoft master processes list to delineate functional area, functional activity, type and test case reference.

The job consisted of providing financial improvement and audit readiness support to the business cycle, field command and enterprise support teams. This was meant to validate undelivered orders and give support for all material journal vouchers (JVs) for associated assessable units.

What can a senior accounting analyst with work background in chemical, insurance and professional services industries, as well as skilled in PeopleSoft, SAP and JD Edwards bring to your organization? Technical specializations involve PeopleSoft, SAP, JD Edwards, MS Dynamics (GP, Solomon) and Hyperion Essbase. Educational background includes Bachelor of Science in Accountancy.

Skills by this senior accounting analyst involved rolling forward deferred acquisition cost (DAC) account balances at the treaty level for all segments/business units to assess FAS 97 capitalization/ amortization of commissions/expenses, modco reserves, shadow DAC (true-up of unrealized gains-losses), and newly purchased DAC for continuing operations. Duties covered analyzing intercompany retrocession payables and receivables, as well as providing flux analysis of balance sheet accounts. This individual facilitated consolidated trial balance for North American segment; reconciled Hyperion Essbase net earnings reports to nVision (PeopleSoft) Financial Statements; prepared consolidated earnings package (budget-to-actual) for review or approval by corporate VPs and the CEO. Accomplishments consisted of partnering with internal auditors to reduce SOX deficiencies by 90% and overseeing $95M clean-up of pre-conversion contributions & withdrawals accounts to maintain stand-alone accounting at the treaty level for all business units. Key analytic and decision support was provided to corporate finance in preparation of 10-Q and 10-K financials.

Other jobs consisted of analyzing and reporting on variances of actual versus budget for sales, cost of goods sold and other income/expense. Tasks covered producing monthly management reports utilizing Oracle-PeopleSoft, Access, BusinessObjects and Hyperion Essbase, in addition to preparing quarterly affiliate audit package for review and sign-off by the AVP of operations.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this accounting analyst who worked in communications, computer and financial services industries, as well as proficient in PeopleSoft, Deltek Costpoint and QuickBooks? Technical competencies involve PeopleSoft, Deltek Costpoint, QuickBooks, JD Edwards (JDE), Oracle and BusinessObjects. Educational attainment includes Bachelor of Science in Accounting.

One of the important contributions of this accounting analyst included utilizing the PeopleSoft Financial system to prepare franchise, royalty and pay-per-view payments in compliance with contractual obligations, corporate policies/procedures and GAAP. Tasks covered performing accounting duties in compliance with GAAP, according to company policy and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements, as well as identifying opportunities to improve and streamline processes. Part of the skills brought to the table included utilizing Excel to manipulate various data to process, organize and maintain franchise, royalty revenue and pay-per-view fees spreadsheets via v-lookups, h-look ups, pivot tables and macros. Franchise, royalty revenue and pay-per-view checks were processed. Expertise and knowledge based customer service was provided when dealing with vendors that corresponded to request information. Revenue sharing was calculated according to the various regions assigned and their contractual agreements.

Key roles in another job involved analyzing and interpreting accounting reports and/or revising prescribed accounting systems, including accounts, reports, records, and devices for controls and related procedures on newly implemented system (ERP8-JD Edwards). Aside from monitoring all data entry input, reviewing exceptions and editing reports, JDE was reconciled to Optika and exceptions were managed. Managing lease commission payments and real estate tax payments, in addition to analyzing sales/use tax liability for various states were completed.

Does a senior accounting analyst II who is experienced in retail, financial services and manufacturing, as well as knowledgeable in PeopleSoft, Oracle, SAP and QuickBooks pique your interest? Technical knowledge involves PeopleSoft, Oracle, SAP, QuickBooks, SQL, Salesforce, Lacerte and AS/400. Educational attainment includes Master of Professional Accountancy (Audit and Assurance concentration), as well as Bachelor of Science in Accounting.

Major responsibilities of this senior accounting analyst II included supporting the controller in the development of a robust control environment and delivering high quality financial information. Performing monthly financial reporting and analysis (journal entries, financial statements and variance analysis), as well as preparing general ledger account reconciliations on a monthly/ annual basis were some of the key roles. The job entailed managing supply chain finance cash flows and performing inventory control/ cost analysis. Operating and financial results were analyzed to identify trends and activities driving those results. The integrity of data was ensured through the company’s financial systems (PeopleSoft, Oracle and IBS/AS/400). The job covered working with A/R, A/P and other business teams to ensure proper receipt and payment from/to customer/vendors, while also providing audit support for tax and financial audits; SOX compliance was also ensured. This individual participated in and supported the preparation of annual plan as well as monthly forecast.

Tasks involved independently conducting tax and financial services for companies with $500+ million revenue, along with analyzing and recording routine financial transactions related to the business. Completing the monthly fixed asset addition, disposal adjustments, and depreciation schedule for client companies was efficiently handled.