Below are the 4 Business Analysts, 4 Financial Analysts & 4 Accounting Analysts with PeopleSoft & other systems experience. The Thor Group® provides accountants, A/P analysts, A/P clerks, bookkeepers and HR specialists with your industry experience on a consulting, contracting or direct hire basis.

Does a senior business analyst who is experienced in manufacturing, nonprofit and retail industries, as well as knowledgeable in PeopleSoft SCM, PeopleSoft HCM and Oracle pique your interest? Technical knowledge includes PeopleSoft SCM, PeopleSoft HCM, Oracle, Crystal Reports and PeopleCode. Educational background includes Master’s degree in Computer Science, MCA and Bachelor of Science degree.

Major responsibilities of this senior business analyst included managing the conversion from legacy systems, requirements gathering, mapping, specs design and BRD. Key roles covered providing production support of EDI/order management, inventory applications, A/R, billing, A/P, PO and GL. Reports design development, as well as process mapping for conversion and configuration were positive experiences brought to the business table.

Other jobs covered handling facilitations, JAD sessions for requirements gathering and resource management on PeopleSoft projects, in addition to providing matrix reports to senior management. One of the tasks consisted of providing technical and functional support to end users in Accounts Payable Module Pay Cycle, Quick Pay, check print, voucher build process, interface to GL, bank set up and reconciliation process. Functions involved user interaction, requirements gathering, fit-gap analysis, problem solving, programming, project management, training (knowledge transfer to end-users and junior staff) and documentation. Other skills involved working as technical architect in PeopleSoft Financials 8.4 conversion project and providing production support to PeopleSoft modules contracts, projects, GL, AR, BI, AP, PO, expense, third party interfaces, Control-M in UNIX and Oracle 10g. This individual worked on SQR like local W-2 tax, state W-2, federal W-2 tape files, tax updates, tax reports, earnings reports, monthly employees’ tax reports, medical and non-medical information reports.

How can your organization gain an advantage with the help of a senior business analyst with work background in a health system, as well as skilled in PeopleSoft FSCM, PeopleSoft HCM and PeopleSoft HRM? Technical skills cover PeopleSoft FSCM, PeopleSoft HCM, PeopleSoft HRM and PeopleTools.

While working for a health system, main functions of this senior business analyst involved working on PeopleSoft FSCM upgrade from 9.0 to 9.2 and providing technical development support to PeopleSoft HCM 9.1. This individual worked on development, support and implementation of PeopleSoft HRMS 9.1 and coordinated various phases of testing like test planning/strategy, test case development, test case execution, automation script development, performance testing and UAT for data center migration project. The QA process was implemented for PeopleSoft projects and the test plan/strategy was successfully executed with no pending issues to production. Working with the solution architects and delivery team, creating and building functional designs, assisting the technical group in creating the technical design documents, in addition to tracking work product tasks, milestones, statutes and outcomes were some of the duties.

Notable tasks included working on enhancements and workflow activities in modules Billing and eProcurement, along with gathering test requirements from users and documenting the testing artifacts. Test cases were developed for HCM modules Recruiting, Compensation, Absence management, eHire, HR Transactions, Talent Management, Benefit Administration & Payroll. Areas of expertise included cash management, performing setup and configuration of the A/P (vouchers, payments), GL, A/R, project costing, PO modules as per the business requirements, purchasing, eProcurement, EDI, order management, inventory, accounts payable, general ledger, accounts receivable, billing and project costing.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this business analyst who worked in telecommunications, retail and real estate industries, as well as proficient in PeopleSoft HCM, PeopleSoft FSCM and Oracle? Technical competencies involve PeopleSoft HCM, PeopleSoft FSCM, Oracle, PeopleCode, JavaScript and Crystal Reports.

One of the important contributions of this business analyst included getting involved in the implementation of PeopleSoft FSCM Accounts Payable and General Ledger at a bank. The job entailed reviewing and updating project costing auto accounting rules, AA rule assignment, account generator workflow and transaction controls. Analyzing and implementing the reporting needs for business (Queries, Crystal, SQR and BusinessObjects), conducting user training, meeting with business or IT and updating stakeholders were some of the tasks. Responsibilities consisted of implementing new business processes, studying requirements, designing/configuring PeopleSoft A/R, Billing, Contracts and General Ledger enhancements.

This specialist also worked on the installation of PeopleSoft (understood the PeopleSoft Internet architecture), used Change Assistant, ran the upgrade scripts and debugged when issues occurred. Monitoring contracts and grants operational management for the client, in addition to acquiring expertise in testing PeopleSoft FSCM and security administration were skills brought to the table. Functions involved working on modules featured full-integration with PeopleSoft Billing, handling existing product data and customizing the variable pricing system for the project. Other duties included working on PeopleSoft Finance modules like General Ledger, A/R, A/P, Cash Management, SCM, Commitment Control, Allocations, Asset Management, and Project Costing, along with PeopleSoft modules like HR, Benefits-G/L business process and financial reporting.

What can a business analyst with work background in banking, financial services and insurance industries, as well as specialization in PeopleSoft FSCM, PeopleSoft HCM and JD Edwards bring to your organization? Technical specializations involve PeopleSoft FSCM, PeopleSoft HCM and JD Edwards. Educational attainment includes Bachelor’s in Computer Science.

Working with areas such as getting involved in PeopleSoft Financials 8.9 implementation, enhancements and support was one of the responsibilities of this business analyst. Duties covered implementing different phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) including strategic systems planning, designing, programming, testing, documentation and presentation to clients, while also preparing customer specifications as part of software technical requirements and customer support. As-is analysis, to-be analysis, gap analysis, competitive analysis and comparative analysis were conducted. This individual worked in diversified business domains including external clients and cross-functionally with finance, sales, marketing, human resource and payroll. One of the functions consisted of producing various business documents such as business requirements document (BRD), functional requirements document (FRD), and non-functional requirements document (NFRD), business process documents, business flow documents, user training manuals and user interface specifications. The job covered getting involved in PeopleSoft Application Security Design in Accounts Payable, Purchasing and Custom applications.

In another job, support was provided for PeopleSoft modules for grant management, asset management, accounts payable, treasury, general ledger modules, cash management, accounts receivable, travel and expense. Other proficiencies included PeopleSoft FSCM modules, including AP (account payable), Grants Management (GM), PO (purchase order), eProcurement, GL (general ledger), AR (accounts receivable), Order Management, Contracts, Billing, Financial Learning Resources and Payment Method.

What can a financial analyst with work background in banking, engineering and construction industries, as well as specialization in PeopleSoft GL, Oracle and Sage Timberline bring to your organization? Technical specializations involve PeopleSoft (GL/AP/ AR), Oracle, Sage Timberline, ACT, BusinessObjects and IBM Blueworks. Educational attainment includes Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Associate of Science in Criminal Justice.

Working with areas such as serving as project lead for PeopleSoft GL implementation were some of the responsibilities of this financial analyst. Duties covered configuring base setups, adding all ChartField dimensions, combo edits, mapping tables, setup allocations, consolidations, trees, nVision reports, creating queries and performing testing within DEV or UAT. Financial reconciliations and general ledger account analysis were performed. This individual prepared specifications, documentation procedures, processing schedules, data flow and metrics. Skills brought to the table consisted of implementing security and workflow for the General Ledger, working with the global implementation team members in meeting deadlines and serving as liaison with the business or fellow team members.

Other functions involved communicating with and conducting open dialogue with senior management. Several product status calls and team training sessions were hosted. The job covered understanding the company’s financial and regulatory reporting process, in addition to supporting production issue analysis/resolution and building the production SharePoint site. Assistance was provided with follow the Sun Model across the global maintenance team. An additional task involved working on special projects as needed.

Could your organization use a financial analyst who is experienced in manufacturing, financial services and aerospace industries, as well as proficient in PeopleSoft, Hyperion and Sage MAS 500? Technical proficiencies cover PeopleSoft ERP, Hyperion Enterprise & Retrieve, Hyperion Essbase, Sage MAS 500, SAP and Access. Educational background includes MBA (minor in Finance), BS Accounting and AS Business Administration.

Some impact contributions of this financial analyst included accounting, serving as analytical resource for business unit accounting and operational analysis needs, along with monitoring various cost center financial statements, analyzing actual and preparing forecasts or budgets. This individual prepared the supporting schedules as required for quarterly and year-end reporting requirements and prepared revenue/ inventory analysis. Expense accruals and balance sheet reconciliations were also prepared. Key roles involved monitoring various US HQ cost center financial statements, analyzing actual and preparing of forecasts and budgets, in addition to generating ad hoc queries/reporting from various data warehouses, and PeopleSoft G/L to support periodic analysis of budget variances and purchase price variances. Skills brought to the table involved producing month-end internal financial reporting package to be distributed to operations/ finance senior management and assisting with monthly forecasting or close process including review of revenue monthly reports, sales representative commission, revenue accruals, preliminary account balance verification and coordination with other departments. The job consisted of participating in the migration of PeopleSoft and OutlookSoft systems into SAP and Essbase, along with building financial statements.

Tasks in another job consisted of reviewing custom financial statements. The position required preparing and coordinating journal entries to ensure transactions were properly accounted for and stated in accordance with GAAP.

Would a financial analyst with familiarity in business services, IT and banking industries, as well as skilled in PeopleSoft Asset Management help your organization achieve greater success? Technical specializations cover PeopleSoft Asset Management, PeopleSoft Query, Hyperion Essbase, TM1 and AS/400. Educational attainment includes Bachelor of Science in Finance (minor in Accounting); and Bachelor in Banking Business.

Making a positive difference with creating the telecom vendor bottoms up detail ($36MM budget) and implementing new tracking procedures or invoice verification processes to improve financial statements accuracy were some of the key focuses of this financial analyst. Increasing the planning accuracy by 20% to achieve 97% overall planning and forecasting accuracy for the segment was one of the achievements. Responsibilities covered developing and implementing the new capital tracking model and related depreciation calculation. Procedures were developed, including documentation and process flow for capital transfers between the regions and chargebacks according to US GAAP. Assistance was provided with PeopleSoft 9.0 upgrade in relation to Asset Management/ AP/ Procurement modules, prepaid expense process, automatic system accruals and reporting. Notable tasks included budgeting and preparing forecast for the IT segment, including telecom, contractors, depreciation and capital. This individual identified budget risks and opportunities for the budget owners. The monthly variance analysis of IT P&Ls against budget and forecast (16 different P&L reports to the individual budget owners) was completed.

Functions in another job involved playing a lead role in establishing processes and accounting for captive insurance according to US GAAP. Other tasks entailed developing and documenting procedures or methodologies for balance sheet allocations.

Could your organization use a senior financial analyst who is experienced in biotechnology, pharmaceutical and manufacturing industries, as well as proficient in Oracle PeopleSoft, SAP ECC and SAP BPC? Technical proficiencies cover Oracle PeopleSoft, SAP ECC, SAP BPC, BI/BW, QuickBooks, ACL and IBM Cognos Controller. Educational attainment includes Master of Science in Accountancy (MSA) and Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems. The individual obtained Certificate of Internal Audit Track and Certificate of Taxation.

Primary tasks of this senior financial analyst included analyzing balance sheet and P&L account activity to ensure the accounts accurately reflected the financial position of the company and handling invest invoices in PeopleSoft to audit department payment. Investigating operational/ accounting issues and interacting with associates at various levels of the organization in a wide array of functional areas were also done. Key roles covered uploading updates of capital budgets in Hyperion SmartView, preparing journal entries such as accruals and handling the reclass in SAP during the month-end close process. Assistance was provided with the preparation of legal entity annual budget and the quarterly legal entity forecasts using advanced Excel modeling. Variance was analyzed between actual, forecast, and budget for some legal entities and their business units. Variance reports were created from SAP BI, transaction reports from SAP GL and budget reports from Hyperion Essbase.

In another job, assisting the manager with all AOP deliverables (revenue, bookings, backlog, HC and operation expense), owning target setting models and FX analysis, while also being the P.O.C. for business units on proper AOP targets/loads/deadlines were also managed. This individual partnered with the operations finance manager to consolidate the weekly backlog.

Could your organization use an accounting analyst who is experienced in utility, financial services and business services industries, as well as proficient in PeopleSoft and QuickBooks? Technical proficiencies cover PeopleSoft, QuickBooks and Crystal Reports. Educational attainment includes Master’s of Accountancy, Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Bachelor of Arts in Economics.

One of the primary tasks of this accounting analyst included completing several temporary and contract accounting assignments for variety of clients. Maintaining approximately 20 multi-million dollar G/L accounts, in addition to completing assignments accurately and on schedule were also handled. Key roles covered preparing monthly account reconciliations and preparing recurring/ miscellaneous journal entries. The job involved participating in G/L conversion from proprietary system to PeopleSoft and conducting tests of new system to ensure that account balances were accurate and complete. Skills brought to the table consisted of analyzing and explaining account variances from budgeted amounts, in addition to investigating and resolving account discrepancies. Management reports were prepared to ensure compliance with SOX. Contributions involved assisting the external auditors during annual audits, providing work papers, as well as answering auditor questions to document internal control and to confirm veracity of financial statements. Preparing and issuing A/R and A/P invoices were completed using PeopleSoft and Crystal Reports software.

In another job, this individual conducted financial audits to attest to the accuracy of clients’ financial statements, reviewed internal control, reconciled cash/ asset balances, reviewed inventory/ fixed assets, reviewed liabilities, and completed third party confirmations of account balances. Areas of expertise included tax, auditing, G/L and financial statements, fixed assets, grant administration, government, A/R and A/P, purchasing and budgeting.

What can an accounting analyst with work background in technology, software and nonprofit industries, as well as specialization in PeopleSoft, Oracle and Hyperion bring to your organization? Technical specializations involve PeopleSoft, Oracle, Hyperion, Salesforce, Navision, QuickBooks, MS Dynamics Great Plains, MS Dynamics Solomon, Sage Premier Depreciation Tool and Adaptive Insight Planning. Educational background includes Master’s of Accounting & Financial Management, as well as Bachelor’s degree in Economics.

Working with areas such as financial reporting to CFO and board of directors, as well as posting regular general ledger entries (PeopleSoft) were some of the skills brought to the table by this accounting analyst. Duties covered preparing quarterly/ annual financial statements (including 10-Q and 10-K) for management and board, in addition to performing corporate close functions and year end audits including preparation and review of month end flash reports. Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 documentation was completed, along with performing monthly reconciliations of various corporate accounts, payroll, insurance and cash accounts. Creating, updating and maintaining SOP (standard operating procedures) database on the company intra site network were some of the tasks.

Responsibilities consisted of assisting in accounting transactions involving the sale of real estate segment, in addition to analyzing and posting monthly journal entries required to manually reallocate system equity accounts due to sale of real estate segment. A special recognition was received from the CFO and board of directors in designing then implementing a gap assessment schedule/presentation for IPO preparation.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this accounting analyst who worked in technology and business services industries, as well as proficient in PeopleSoft? Technical competencies involve PeopleSoft, Access and PL/SQL. Educational attainment includes Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and a Diploma in Computer Science.

Important contributions of this accounting analyst included enhancing the process of journal entries by implementing new validations before posting into general ledger, as well as entering receivables, collecting receivables, applying payments and maintaining receivables. Tasks covered using a computerized general ledger package (PeopleSoft ERP) to maintain the client’s general ledgers and depreciation schedules, in addition to defining valid corporate accounts with subdivision combinations. Skills brought to the table included compiling and preparing all annual budget information, preparing six- month or five-year projected operational forecasts, cash flow and income forecasting/ analysis, along with preparing all budget reports, including budget/sales interface for all products.

Key roles involved generating all records from the table PS_GL_BU_FRD and translating the records for acceptance into COBOL program GASR030A. Restructuring the G/L product table extract, facilitating the journal entry audit trail based on business unit and ledger, in addition to instituting customer statements and printing them on a user defined layout (letter type layout) were part of the duties. In addition, this specialist processed monthly financial statement preparation and specialized management reports and computed customers with highest delinquency (over 90 days past due). Outstanding dealer balances were specified according to the payment terms (both aging and future). Monitoring full cycle accounts receivable, accounts payable, cash receipts and cash disbursements was completed.

Does an accounting analyst who is experienced in manufacturing, telecommunications and banking industries, as well as knowledgeable in PeopleSoft GL, PC and AM pique your interest? Technical knowledge involves PeopleSoft (GL, PC, AM), Hyperion, AS/400, Access, FrontPage and Report Writer. Educational attainment includes BA Mathematics with concentration in Computer Science.

Major responsibilities of this accounting analyst included fixed asset accounting by managing asset additions of approximately $45M, including closing charges of over $18M to assets in a single capital project. Asset maintenance, transfers, disposals and reporting were some of the key roles. Fixed asset revaluation for all US and Canada assets of approximately $350M was also completed. Key roles consisted of analyzing/ resolving variances of 16 property, plant and equipment accounts for 17 US & Canada business units’ reconciliations or quarterly variance analysis. PeopleSoft (GL, PC, AM) support and testing for functionality or data integrity of conversions, enhancements, upgrades and implementations for other locations were positive experiences brought to the business table. The job covered GL accounting for manufacturing operations including month end closing, journal entries for 9 US business units, account reconciliations and variance analysis for $28M balances in accounts payable trade and travel & expense accounts. An additional function consisted of providing detail for tax reporting, balance sheet reviews, internal and external audits.

Accurate compliance and reporting to federal/ state commissions and internal departments were assured. Proficiencies included PeopleSoft GL, project costing, asset management super user, corporate training, troubleshooting, and AS/400 GL systems, along with applying knowledge of the accounts payable, fixed assets and billing systems.