APARNA UPADHYAY
Columbia, SC ***** C: +1-573-***-**** ****************@*****.***
Summary
ORACLE FUSION HCM IMPLEMENTATION SPECIALIST PEOPLESOFT HCM CONSULTANT
Experienced HCM Consultant
Bringing 9.5 years of experience in leading and delivering HCM implementation for fortune 500
clients. (7 Years of Peoplesoft HCM and 2.5 Year of HCM Cloud Experience)
Business Analyst
Effective Analysis of Business Requirements,providing solutions aligning business goals,process
improvements and competitive advantage.
Outstanding process orientation
Meticulous project scoping, business process re-engineering, fit/gap analysis, requirements
gathering, functional design, application configuration, user interactions, testing and
production support
Excellent communicator
leverage technical, business and financial acumen to communicate effectively with client
executives and their respective teams.
Experienced Project Lead
Offering 5 years of success leading all phases of diverse technology projects
Able to lead project teams and known for high-quality deliverable that meet or exceed
timeline and budgetary targets. Well versed in agile and waterfall project management
methodologies.
Accomplishments
Implemented and lead Oracle HCM Cloud Core HR and Absence for a Banking client.
Implemented Oracle HCM Cloud Core HR for a retail client.
Implemented PeopleSoft HCM Core HR, Benefits,Time & Labor andPayroll for an
distribution client.
Implemented PeopleSoft HCM Core HR, Benefits, Time & Labor and NAPayroll for a
Bank
Led an upgrade from PeopleSoft HCM 8.9 to 9.1Certified Oracle Global Human Resources
Cloud 2016 ImplementationSpecialist
Skill Highlights
Oracle HCM Cloud Core HR Requirements Analysis
Oracle HCM Cloud Absence Business Analysis
Oracle HCM Cloud Payroll Cross-Functional supervision
Peoplesoft HCM Core HR Project Scheduling Team Building &
Mentoring
Peoplesoft HCM NA Payroll
Peoplesoft HCM Benefits
PeoplSoft Time & Labor
PoeplSoft Technical knowledge
Client Relations & Presentations
Experience
Project Lead Oracle Fusion and PeopleSoft HCM Consultant Feb 2016 to Current
IBM/Public Sector Client Columbia, SC
Led all phases of Implementation including Requirement Gathering, Build, User
Acceptance Testing and Phased roll out of modules
Sole responsible for all the deliverable in timely manner
Developed test plans for system and User Acceptance testing.
Conducted user training/demos for easy application usage.
Involved in resource planning and staffing
HCM Fusion Functional lead Jan 2015 to Feb 2016
IBM/Banking Client Washington, DC
In addition to leading the project implementation, provided consulting services on
Fusion HCM, Compensation and Absence
Mitigated risks involving mid-implementation HCM Cloud upgrade
Liaised with multiple vendors directly to resolve integration issues
Carried out successful go live within timelines.
Project Lead and HCM Fusion Functional Consultant Mar 2014 to Jan 2015
IBM/Retail Client Columbia, SC
Provided HCM Consulting services in the Absence, Core HR and Payroll module.
Managed to pivot and include Oracle TEE midway through the project and still meet the
timeline.
Carried out successful go live within timelines.
PeoplSoft HCM Functional Lead Feb 2013 to Mar 2014
IBM/Retail Client Dallas, TX
Worked as a Functional lead to Implement Peoplesoft HCM including Core HR,Benefits,
NA Payroll and Time and Labor modules
Configured the NA Payroll module (Setting up direct deposit, Check print, Paygroup
setup, Creating pay sheets, Finalizing check, On cycle and Off cycle payroll run)Worked
on Year end Payroll reports (W2 etc.)
Lead the project to successful go live within the implementation timelines
PeoplSoft HCM Functional Consultant Apr 2012 to Jan 2013
IBM/Distribution Client Dallas, TX
Worked as a Functional lead to help the organization in completing re Implementation
of Peoplesoft HRMS including Benefits Administration, NA Payroll, Time and Labor,
ePerformance and Core HR modules
Configured the NA Payroll module (Setting up direct deposit, Check print, Paygroup
setup, Creating pay sheets, Finalizing check, On cycle and Off cycle payroll run)Worked
on Year end Payroll reports (W2 etc.)
Involved in Peoplesoft HCM tools upgrades from 8.4x to 8.50Designed a solution for
Enterprise Onboarding establishing connection with Taleo, Unicru and Work Nexus
Recruitment applications Apply Tax and Benefit Patches.Portal Branding, pagelets and
HTML/XML design and implementation.
PeoplSoft HCM Techno Functional Consultant Oct 2010 to Apr 2012
Syntel Ltd Mumbai, MH
Initial fit gap sessions with users regarding keep and drops of Upgraded PeopleSoft HRMS
system.
Testing and bug fixing of all the delivered and customized modules Partially involved in
change controlling and change assistance (core upgrade) activities.
Conducted user training for various modules before Go Live of upgrade. Involved in new
enhancements to be taken care during upgrade project going live along with Upgrade.
Peoplesoft HRMS Techno Functional Consultant and Lead Dec 2009 to Oct 2010
TCS/Retail Client Wayne, NJ
Assisted in transitioning from Peoplesoft to Workday.
Configured Time and Labor (TL Time Admin, Setting up holiday rules, Working with
Kronos, Red Pairie and other time punch system to load the data in Reported
table)Fine-tuned the T&L rules SQL to improve the execution of TL Time Admin
Supervised application design and architecture components of various PeopleSoft HCM
Management projects for this professional services companyWorked on Oracle Financials
interfaces (Earnings, Deductions and Taxes posting based on Oracle GL Account, Leave
posting based on Oracle GL Account)
PeopleSoft Techno Functional Consultant Jan 2008 to Nov 2009
TCS/Insurance Client Mumbai, MH
Requirement gathering/Analysis/ Design for different module. Development/coding
/testing of the various functionality of modules. Testing and bug fixing for the modules.
Training users on functionalities related to various modules.
Day to day discussion with business users on issues faced. Quick ticket resolution.
Testing /Review/Bug fixing wherever applicable.
Certifications
Oracle Global Human Resources Cloud 2016 Implementation Specialist
Education
Bachelor of Science, Information Technology 2007
G.H.Raisoni College of Engineering Nagpur University