CURRICULUM VITAE Adrian Johnson
PERSONAL DETAILS
NATIONALITY British by birth (UK/EU Passport holder)
Mobile Tel: +44 (0-790******* Email: accakq@r.postjobfree.com
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
1995 Computer Science & Mathematics
MASSEY UNIVERSITY, NEW ZEALAND
1993 Bachelor of Business Studies - Accountancy
MASSEY UNIVERSITY, NEW ZEALAND
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
PeopleSoft Technical Experience (16 years)
. SQR, PeopleCode, Application Engine and Component Interface
. Crystal, XML Publisher and nVision report developer (fully trained to
advanced level)
. Application Designer (building menus, components, pages, records, views,
etc)
. Data Mover, Import File Manager and Integration Broker
. Advanced Query SQL development under Sybase, MS SQL Server and Oracle (to
10i) database platforms
. Development and maintenance of PeopleSoft PIA Web/Portal security under
PS ERP/FDM and EPM applications to version 9.0
ETL Data Warehousing / PeopleSoft Enterprise Performance Management (EPM)
. Informatica/PowerCentre Data Mapping Design and Batch processing
. ETL design of Data Loader Maps into Data Warehouse (DW) tables
. Balanced Scorecard (BSC) and Budgeting reporting reporting (Query and
Crystal)
. Configuration of BSC DW architecture
. Support and maintenance of ABM (Activity Based Management) application
PeopleSoft Project/Support Experience (10+ years in Financials ERP)
. PeopleSoft Financials: General Ledger, Project Costing, Asset Management,
Accounts Payable, Purchasing, Accounts Receivable, Billing, e-Procurement
and Expenses knowledge
. PeopleSoft HR: Self Service Project (ABN AMRO) and some HRMS technical
support (BDO)
. Involved in user acceptance and sign-off testing, building test cases for
new PeopleSoft implementations and upgrades and liaising with technical
teams to resolve any outstanding defects. Work instances include testing
customisations to interfaces from Legacy systems into GL/AP and SQR,
Crystal and nVision reports for batch and ad-hoc report analysis
. Providing training on nVision GL reporting and completing month-end batch
processes such as summary ledgers, year-end close, GL to subsidiary
journals and GL/AP reconciliations
. Gather user requirements for new customisations (e.g. Summary Ledger
reporting) then building design and test specifications. Experience
liaising with external consultants to complete necessary technical
implementation work.
. Liaising with end-user groups to identify Production defects with ERP
functionality (GAP analysis), documenting findings and reporting issues
to PeopleSoft Customer Connection for recommended bug fixes. Investigated
resolution and likely impact of fixes via internal customisations (for
upgrades) where PS fixes only available with future releases.
Other Application Skills
. SQL:TOAD/SQL+ (Oracle),SQL Advantage (Sybase) & Analyser/T-SQL(MS SQL
Server)
. Sound experience with using Microsoft Outlook, Lotus Notes and Visio
. Advanced MS Excel VBA skills with good general knowledge of MS Access
WORK HISTORY
Jul 2012 to April 2013 - ING (Brussels) - PeopleSoft Financials Developer
(AP e-Invoicing/Tax Statements 1-2 Projects)
Nov 2010 to Jan 2012- BDO (Baker Street, London)- PeopleSoft/Enterprise
Developer
Mar 2010 to Oct 2010 - ING (Prague) - PeopleSoft Reporting Consultant
(Technical)
Feb 2008 to Feb 2010 - LexisNexis (Croydon) - Technical Financial Systems
Accountant
Nov 2007 to Dec 2007 - ABN AMRO (Amsterdam/Amstelveen) -CRM/HR Developer
July 2007 - Technical Developer - ING Real Estate (The Hague/Den Haag) -
Technical Developer
Sept 2006 to April 2007 -Credit Suisse (Zurick, Switzerland)- DWH Developer-
Contract/Temp
May to Aug 2006 - Michelin Tyre Public Limited Company (Midlands)- EPM DWH
Developer
Jan 2005 to May2006 - GARTMORE plc (London)- EPM Developer/Analyst
Programmer
Oct 2000 to Aug 2004 - WELLINGTON CITY COUNCIL (Systems Accountant/ Tech
Developer)
Jan 99 to Oct 2000 - TOWER, Wellington New Zealand-- Systems Accountant
Mar 1998 to Dec 1998 - PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE NZ LIMITED
- Systems Accountant Mar 98 to Dec 1998
- Assistant Systems Accountant Sept 1996 to Feb 1998
May 1995 to Aug 1996 - OTICON NZ LIMITED- Accounts Assistant
ING (Brussels) Jul 2012 - April 2013- PeopleSoft Financials Developer
project role building an inbound local e-Invoicing interface within
PeopleSoft Financials 9.1 AP module to maintain and build vouchers
generated from XML data provided by OB10 approved suppliers. Built AE
program to generate and email batches of pdf reports via XML Publisher.
Lastly, completed Tax Statements 1-2 Project customisations to generate
annual svd and xml extracts covering Internal ING vendors and Belgian and
Foreign external suppliers for annual submission to Belgian Government. Tax
Statements application based on AP and Travel and Expenses data to extract
fische files for Belgian Ministry.
BDO (Baker Street, London) From Nov 2010 to Jan 2012 -
PeopleSoft/Enterprise Developer
supporting BDO's Enterprise Systems Team with:
. 3rd-level ongoing Helpdesk Support of BDO's Financial Systems (incl.
PeopleSoft FMS, HRMS and RBS/RMS [customised in-house version of CRM])
. Involvement in adhoc PeopleSoft related Project Development (iXBRL
interface and Credit Control customisations)
. nVision report training and main report writer to BDO Finance users
ING (Prague) Mar to Oct 2010 - PeopleSoft Reporting Consultant (Solutions
Developer)
. Developing Crystal, Query, SQR and nVision Excel based reports linked to
VBA code
. Assisting with the development of system development life cycle and
integration processes in a version 9.0 PeopleSoft Financials
implementation across Czech and Slovak client sites.
. Documentation of functional requirements, technical design and
development work relating to reporting across all modules (including AP,
Billing/AR and GL)
. Investigating and resolving defects during system and User testing
. Providing support during initial application deployment (September -
October)
LexisNexis (Butterworths - Croydon): Feb 2008 - Feb 2010 - PeopleSoft
Financials Consultant
. Designed, developed and tested BACS AR interface using SQR, Application
Engine and PeopleCode
. nVision development for Bank Reconciliation module and month-end report
reconciliations
. Development and testing of Call Statistics interface reports via Access
. Online adhoc Financials training and Helpdesk support for AM, AR, GL and
Billing modules
ABN AMRO (Amsterdam/Amstelveen): Nov - Dec 2007: Technical Developer
. HRMS/CRM development using PeopleTools, PeopleCode, Component Interfaces,
Application Engines, integration Broker and SQR
. Applied customisations to employer/candidate Self Service modules
ING Real Estate (Den Haag Branch) - Technical Developer July 2007
. Designed and built Application Engine Interface within PeopleSoft
Financials 8.8 (under PeopleTools 8.45.18) to extract and export Ledger
Actuals/Budget/Forecast current and historical data to be uploaded into
Hyperion Essbase Cubes
. Built menu, components, pages, file layouts and records via Application
Designer to configure extraction process by Ledger Group/Sets, et al
. Designed and built Application Engine to generate extract and export file
allowing for periodic purges by instance using PeopleCode and SQL
. Generated components to build and publish new menu to Web Portal
IKEA- 24th - 30 April 2007 (while on contract with Credit Suisse Zurich)
. Assisted developer with designing and building SQR program to extract HR
data from PeopleSoft Benefits application into a flat file for loading
into US Parent systems.
Credit Suisse (Zurich, Switzerland) Sep 2006- Apr 2007- DWH Developer
(Contract)
. PeopleSoft/PL SQL Data Warehouse Developer for HR Reporting CS project.
. Designed and built an ETL tool to run under PeopleTools Application
Engine & Oracle 9i
. Translated ETL code into PL/SQL. via Oracle 9i
. Assisted migration of PS/ETL objects to testing/UAT and Production
environments via Serena Change Management and Kintana software
Michelin Tyre Public Limited Company (Stoke-on-Trent, the Midlands) May -
Aug 2006
EPM (Data Warehouse) Developer, DWH HR Project (Contract)
Company Information: International Tyre manufacturer and provider of travel
assistance services and lifestyle products
Responsibilities: Working on AIX platform with Oracle 8i and EPM 8.3
upgrading Informatica ETLs and PS Data Loader with PeopleTools 8.22 to load
data from HR 8.9. Assisted upgrade of existing reporting functionality
(SQRs and Crystals) from a source HRMS 8.3 to version 8.9. Upgraded
existing HR interfaces in SQR to comply with HR8.9 (PeopleTools 8.47),
documenting changes, troubleshooting and resolving upgrade issues as
required.
GARTMORE plc (Fenchurch Place, London) Jan 2005 - May 2006- Analyst
Programmer
Company Information: International asset management firm offering
specialist, added value investment products.
Key Responsibilities:
. Support of daily ESS (Enterprise Siebel Staging) fund sales data loads
and legacy Financials (ERP) refreshes via Informatica into PeopleSoft
ABM(Activity Based Management) application under Citrix software and
Oracle database platform for allocation and reporting by Actuals/Budget
reporting to cost/revenue pools
. ETL Informatica development within PS Enterprise Data Warehouse of new
monthly ETL batch loads by key projects for EPM Budget and Actuals
reporting (linked to ESS Siebel data feeders)
. 1st line PS FMS Helpdesk Support liasing with technical teams in India/US
as required
WELLINGTON CITY COUNCIL - Oct 2000 - Aug 2004
Systems Accountant /Technical Systems Analyst/Developer - PS Upgrade
Project Team
Client Information - Wellington City Council body providing public services
and collecting revenue (water & rates, parking fines, etc) on behalf of the
Wellington region
. Technical design, development and support of EPM version 8 Data Warehouse
(Balanced Scorecard and Budgeting) via Informatica/PowerCentre v 5 - 6,
creating daily/monthly ETLs for Financial and Budget refreshes
. Technical development and support of PeopleSoft Financials v8.4 re-
implementation under MS-SQL Server (including user customisations, data
migration)
. Assisted EPM application upgrade v8.3 to 8.8 and EPM/FDM Tools upgrade to
v8.44
. 1st line PS FMS (7.5 to 8.4) Support-GL, AP, PO, AR, BI, AM, PC and
eProcurement modules
TOWER, Wellington New Zealand Jan1999 - Oct 2000- Systems Accountant
Company Information: Key provider of financial (superannuation, pensions,
insurance and investment) products in both New Zealand and Australia
Responsibilities: Assisted with PeopleSoft 7.51 functional and technical
implementation and data conversion from Oracle Financials
Provided functional and some technical support for all PeopleSoft
applications (GL, AP, AM)
Day-to-day operational support of PeopleSoft application servers and
process schedulers in conjunction with DBA and Deloitte consultants
Key Projects/Achievements
. nVision Report Writer for Finance Department
. Assisted with data conversion from Oracle Financials database to PS
FDM7.5
. Development and support of external interfaces to PS Financials (GL
module)
. VBA development of Actual and Budget upload journal file and EFT bank
file generator from spreadsheet templates
PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE NZ LIMITED Sep96 - Dec98- Systems /Assistant Systems
Accountant
Company Information: Financial and Insurance market leader (acquired by
Colonial in 1998)
Responsibilities: 1st-tier Support of PeopleSoft Financials v6 modules GL
and AP, with related mainframe accounting processes liasing with Prudential
Australia
Key Projects/Achievements: Assisted in development of interfaces to
PeopleSoft GL (v.6.01) via account translation tables. VBA development to
reformat AP Vendor list into user-friendly format.
EMPLOYMENT REFEREES
Available on request