Project Management

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P rofessional Summary:

• Over Seven years of IT experience as a B usiness Analyst, acted as a liaison

between client and technical organization by planning, conducting, and directing the

analysis of complex business processes.

• Good understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) i ncluding

analysis, design, development, implementation, and testing.

• Extensive experience in business Analysis, Project Management, Requirement

Gathering, Work/Task Estimation, Critical Path Management, Consulting Resource

M anagement, Relationship Management and Customer Satisfaction

• Well proven in providing Production support for various clients in the area of

Banking, Financial institutions.

• Worked on PeopleSoft Payroll, in t he area of Core HR, Recruitment, Base Benefit

and Benefits

• Administration, People Code, Absence Management, E-performance, and

Customization of PeopleSoft delivered records, pages, people code, SQR, Application

package, application engine and components.

• Developing new Record, pages, components, menus, SQR, application engine and

application package.

• Worked on r e-implementation w ith HCM 9.1, u pgrade projects w ith HCM 9.0,

p rojects handling a key role in project implementations & support in payroll, T AM and

H P Quality Centre .

• Functioned on T AM (Talent Acquisition Manager) to complete, integrated system

t hat enables organizations to effectively manage workforce acquisition across

a ll employment categories, as well as ideally suited to meet organizations needs

i n h i ring conditions, applicants screened, interviewed, and hired quickly and

efficiently.

• Used T raceability Mat r ix extensively to t rack functionality coverage.

• Proficient in developing and managing IT solutions, with focus on both qualitative

and quantitative aspects.

• Sound understanding of Agile Methodologies

• Conducted Fit-Gap Analysis with full documentation and t racking of issues

d iscovered and proposed solutions for defects.

• Creation of Test Plans, Test Cases, Test Scripts and project related documentation.

• Tested extensively on Application Messaging, People Code, Application Engine,

I ntegration BROKER Component Interface, Workflow, PS Query, SQR and Oracle

P L/SQL.

• A highly motivated, energetic and professional team player with good analytical,

p roblem solving and interpersonal skills.

• Very good team player with excellent interaction/communication skills and willing

to t ravel.

Core Competencies:

• Business Analysis

• Requirements Elicitation and Analysis

• Testing

• End User Training

• Customer Satisfaction

Technical Skills:

PeopleSoft (PS) HCM 9.1, 9.0, 8.x - PeopleSoft

PeopleSoft Functional

H RMS/HCM (Human Resources, Base Benefits,

Benefits Administration, Global Payroll, NA

Payroll, eComp, ePerformance, Epay, eBenefits,

Benefits, Workforce Administration, Time and

L abor, Manage Hi res, Profile Management )

SQR, PS Query, Crystal Reports

Reporting Tools:

STAT (Quest Software)

M igration Tool

SQR, SQL, PL/SQL

Programming

L anguages:

Configuration Visio, Rational Rose, DOORS, Power Designer,

M anagement Tools: I BM Rational Requisite Pro, HTM L, Adobe

Photoshop.

Windows XP/2000/2003/2007, UN IX and MS DOS

Operating Systems

PQC, Siebel

Others Tools used

Oracle, SQL Server

RDBMS

MS-Office 2003/2007/2010, Ms-Excel MS Power-

MS-Suite

point,

M S-Visio2003/2007/2010, MS-Access, MS- Project,

M agic Draw, MS Outlook.

Test Director, Quality Center 9.0/8.2,

Testing Tools

E DUCAT ION

Bachelors in commerce at Cairo University, Egypt in 1996

Faculty of Commerce

Major: Accounting

PROFESSIONAL EXPER IENCE

Cetera Financial Group, St. Cloud, M N J an 2013 – Present

Business Analyst Software:

PeopleSoft

Responsibilities:

• Monitored, reconciled and analyzed match exception report (dispute duplicate

payments, identify missed payments, created receipts to meet matching criteria,

red f lag check errors and incorrect payment terms based on contracted work)

• Key contact for back-end PeopleSoft Procure to Pay Systems Analysis &

U nderstanding

• Reviewed invoices/pay applications from vendors and contractors, then forwarded

to Project Managers for review of Project Cost

• Collaborated with Accounts Payable Supervisor, Purchasing and Financial Analyst

w ith assisting in the completion of projects

• Tracked purchase order activity and reviewed project budgets as needed

• Reviewed back-up for all reimbursable amounts to ensure accuracy of funding

• Performed vendor statement reconciliations, updated vendor disbursements and

reviewed accounts to confi rm actual and indentify variances

• Manage Business Redesign and Software Development projects, including the

p reparation of an overall project plan, incorporating budgets, costs, resources,

t imelines and deliverables to ensure success.

• Handled special projects, ad-hoc reporting request and various research

assignments

• Experience in manual testing process using Quality Center.

• Integrated Expenses with GL to post liabilities, payments etc.

• Executed Test Scripts for unit testing PO functionality like ‘Requisition Loader’,

‘Purge Requisition Load Request’, etc.

• Setup Locations, Schedules and Time Spans control tables.

• Created User Training documentation for the Journal Upload Process.

E nvironment: PeopleSoft HCM 8.9, Oracle 10g, SQL Plus, Rational Suite Clear Case,

Designer 2000, People Code, SQR, Application Engine, Crystal Reports, SQL, COBOL

and UN IX Shell scripts,

M izuho Bank, Jersey City, NJ M ar2009 – Dec

2012

Business Analyst Software:

PeopleSoft

Responsibilities

• Engage clients and stakeholders to understand & document business strategy,

p rocesses and requirements.

• Document & present recommended synergistic business processes and scalable

solutions.

• Partner with business SME's and IT teams to develop business case for the project

i ncluding vision, strategy, execution plan, support model and ROI. Present

business leaders with process best practices based on market analysis.

• Engage purchasing, business sponsors, stakeholders, IT and business teams to

create and manage various components of a Request-for-Proposal (RFP) process.

E valuate responses against requirements, total value proposition, ROI and make

recommendations.

• Manage priorit ies and conflicts within multi-faceted teams while keeping aligned

w ith project priorities, deliverables, timelines and budgets.

• Defined new GL Business Units, defined Journal Options, Approval options, and

currency options for each new GL Business Unit.

• Apply either formal or client specific methodologies such as Rational Unified

P rocess, SDLC, etc.

• Ensure timely and accurate communication with project staff, management and

users throughout the life cycle of the project.

• Support business teams with Change Management throughout project to mitigate

t he r isk through managed roll-outs, effective and t imely communication, effective

s takeholder involvement and managed expectations. M inimize change impacts

t hrough cutover planning and support services.

• Analyze business process f lows, present alternative solutions and support business

teams in

I mplementing changes

E nvironment: PeopleSoft HCM 8.9, Oracle 10g, SQL Plus, Rational Suite Clear Case,

Designer 2000, People Code, SQR, Application Engine, Crystal Reports, SQL, COBOL

and UN IX Shell scripts,

SunT rust Bank - Charlotte, NC Feb

2007 – Dec 2008

B usiness Analyst

Software: PeopleSoft

• Collected and documented business processes as well as business rules.

• Translated the b usiness needs into system requirements and

communicated with the business on a non-technical level.

• Documented the F unctional Specifications Document and worked for

testing and system analysis of Legacy System.

• Assisted in the documentation of requirements for the G uidewire C laim

Center claims management system as a business analyst.

• Adopting R ational Unified Process (RUP) methodology with emphasis on

i ts six best practices for i terative and incremental development.

• Planned all the R UP i terations and documented the artifacts throughout

various phases. Conduct analyses of Business requirements and System

specifications.

• Assisted in building a b usiness analysis process model using Rational

Rose and MS V isio 2007

• Conducted JAD sessions between the end users and the development team.

• Worked with the software architects / developers to ensure that the

applications conform to customer requirements.

• Assisted the PM in setting realistic project expectations and in evaluating

t he impact of changes on the organization and plans accordingly.

• Worked in Environment of web services as SOA, XM L Schema Definition.

• Developed t imelines for project delivery, and m anaged projects and

r esources t o successful completion.

• Performed User Acceptance Testing and reporting the bugs to the

development team.

Environment: P L/SQL, U M L, MS Visio2007, MS Project, Adobe Acrobat, SQL Server

2005

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