Analyst Design

Professional Summary

I hold almost ** years of overall IT experience, with 8 of those spent working on multiple Oracle EBS projects as a Systems Analyst, and over 4 of those spent working on Robotics Process Automation (RPA) projects as a Snr RPA (uipath) Business Analyst. I hold extensive RPA experience in managing and delivering automation of business processes using creative RPA solutions.

I have a lot of experience working on identification of business requirements, functional design, process design (including scenario design, flow mapping), prototyping, testing, training, defining support procedures for RPA projects using Agile methodology.

I possess strong project management skills, problem solving attitude and analytical skills with exemplary written and verbal communication skills and I am extremely comfortable interacting with all levels of business stakeholders from the top-level management to the end users of applications

I have extensive experience working and managing production cutover and go-live activities for ORACLE EBS and RPA projects.

I have massive experience working with offshore and on-site teams and over the years have built very close working relationships with my technical teams in delivering custom specifications for my clients.

Proficient in creating Process Description Documents (PDDs) and (To-Be) Automated Process Description – SDD (Solution Design Document)

Experience in performing POC (Proof of Concept) to help in selecting suitable processes for automation.

Exceptional documentation skills in writing use cases as well as in creating Use Case diagrams, Activity diagrams and business process flow diagrams using MS Visio.

Thorough knowledge of UiPath components for deployment, monitoring, and management of UiPath robotic automation.

Extensive knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) including requirements gathering, analysis, design, implementation, testing and deployment.

Expert in effort estimation, project planning, reporting, business intelligence and defect management and proficient in preparing test plans, designing test scenarios and formulating testing strategies.

Excellent team player with ability to think analytically and troubleshoot issues.

I have a mastery of MS Office packages, including Ms Excel, Ms Projects, Ms Word, Ms PowerPoint.MS Visio.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Master of Business Administration - Professional Accountancy

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Bachelor of Commerce (BCOM)- Accounting & Finance

Strathmore University

Jan 2019 To Present

Snr RPA Business Analyst

End Client: Shepherd Center, Atlanta, GA

Responsibilities

Liaised with business and delivery teams by collecting initial RPA (Automation) design and user requirements.

Collaborated with Agile scrum during bots development sprints

Conducted requirements gathering sessions with the business stakeholders to document the functional requirements.

Developed RPA proposals (cost, time and schedule, resource) to ensure seamless transition from BOT design to delivery.

Led in the Implementation of RPA solutions targeting the various patient EMR and CDS applications.

Assisted in the formulation of RPA Bot features and ensured that the impacted teams were properly trained.

Worked closely with delivery teams on integrations of the dependent patient HIPAA and Billing interfaces.

Facilitated meetings with Performance test engineer to enable them to utilize data captured as part of Business Volume Metrics for Various scenarios while executing system performance testing.

Performed tool evaluation and feasibility to help in selecting suitable Automation tool for RPA implementation.

Prepared and conveyed the proposed Bot functionality and how it can be adopted to meet business objectives.

Oversaw the Design, Development and user acceptance testing of bot tasks using UiPath tools.

Managed daily Stand-up meetings to ensure that quality standards were enforced as per the build-release schedule.

Facilitated internal, technical and client design reviews; and ensuring that delivered Bot solution met client requirements.

Contributed to Automation COE on best practices and governance and to drive strategic and roll-out of the RPA solution.

Worked within project planning constraints, communicated and managed identified project risks and issues.

Provided inputs to the change control process and applied best practices.

Prepared Test Cases for User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and performed high level systems testing on daily basis.

Captured, documented and conveyed the lessons learned after each sprint\Iteration.

April 2017 To Dec 2018

Snr RPA Business Analyst

Client: Arconic Inc, Pittsburgh, PA

Responsibilities.

Analyzing business processes, identify automation opportunities using RPA uipath tool and recommending best RPA (uipath) approach/strategy.

Developing detailed RPA’s (As-Is) Process Description – PDD (Process Description Document), detailed (To-Be) Automated Process Description – SDD (Solution Design Document)

Conducting RPA (uipath) high level assessments as well as developing RPA (uipath) client architecture and solution proposal focusing on scalability and extensibility.

Developing high level project plan for both RPA and Oracle EBS implementations.

Providing continuous updates to RPA (uipath) program stakeholders and senior management team.

Managing the EBS project track of the divestiture/separation effort of Arconic Inc into 2 distinct companies sitting in separate EBS environments.

Advising client on efficiencies and process improvements to consider based on application capabilities, best practices, and understanding of client business objectives.

Proactively identifying issues and roadblocks and addressing through client consultation prior to solution implementation.

Creating detailed technical specifications and data models for client solutions. Creating roadmaps for client changes and implementations.

Serving as a liaison between client and technical team to implement solutions, resolve questions, and assisting with end user training.

February 2016 To March 2017

RPA Business Analyst.

Citigroup, Tampa, FL

Responsibilities

Responsible for leading the testing of robotics process automation effort.

Based on identified opportunities, created detailed RPA roadmaps with clear initiative prioritization and execution plans

Partnered with process SMEs to understand key process requirements and document the current state by leveraging existing documentation, conducting interviews and observations.

Support the creation of process maps and Process Design Documents (PDD) to hand off to RPA developer team for automation in-scope processes and support the development team as needed to ensure successful deployment.

Create Process Design, Information Flow Diagram, and implementation process

Maintenance and continued improvements for Live RPA robots

Provide input for automation best route after and discovery phase and documentation review.

January 2013 TO February 2016

Snr. Oracle EBS Systems Analyst

Client: Citigroup, Tampa, FL

Responsibilities,

Functional lead for developing complex regulatory custom reports for Italy. Acted as the link between the Global development team and In-country finance team in delivering these complex custom reports.

Working closely with the technical teams involved with the conversion process. Giving directions on the various approaches to the conversion process. Making sure that all conversion items are completed, and balances reconciled with the legacy system.

Acting as lead support for production issues and ensuring that issues are closed out in time and following up with oracle support (Metalink) in case of any SR raised.

Responsible for updating and customization of SLA to meet different country needs and writing MD50’s for various customized components to meet unique client’s requirements.

In charge of testing the functionalities of discoverer viewer and Hyperion reports.

In charge of documenting current business processes (AS-IS) and providing the best configurations solution for future business process (TO-BE).

September 2008 To January 2013

Oracle EBS Systems Analyst.

Clients: Metrolink, CVR Energy, D&H Distributing Inc., Schneider National

Responsibilities,

Setting up the GL, AP, PA, CE, FA modules according to the business needs as well as working on and updating “AS-IS” and “TO-BE” documents on changes discussed with the business before the start of the CRP sessions

Leading the CRP sessions for all the financial modules and giving clarifications on the functionalities in each of the financial modules as well as working on and giving feedback to the client on all open issues discussed during the sessions.

Re-designed the Chart of Accounts (COA) solution to meet the unique client requirements.

Involved with Testing of the systems and making sure that all the processes work before conducting the CRP sessions

Developing test cases and scripts that were to be used for the UAT phase and sign off later in the project phase.

Working closely with the technical teams involved with the conversion process. Give directions on the various approaches to the conversion process.

Working closely with offshore technical and functional team in giving solutions to many issues encountered during the conversion process.

Making sure that issues noted down in the issue tracker are followed up and necessary action taken to solve the issues.

Making sure that all conversion items are completed, and balances reconciled with the legacy system. E.g. Open AP, Open AR, GL balances, all fixed assets and Configuration of cash management module for automatic reconciliation of bank statements.

Configuring the Oracle system financial modules namely Account Payables (AP), Cash Management (CE), and Fixed Assets (FA) according to business needs. Occasionally helped out on other modules namely, inventory, GL, and AR

Working on STAT tool for Change management process and migration of setup data from development instance all the way to the production instance.

Performing Requirement Analysis – gathering requirements, performing impact analysis and document requirements.

Design - Attend design meetings, document high level design and detailed design.

Development and Implementation of the application as per the requirements and design as discussed with the business users.

Developing test scripts and test cases for Open invoices, 1099 Invoices, and supplier setups as well as performing testing of the setups done in the system.

Responsible for conversion and migration of fixed assets from the Legacy system into oracle.

Involvement in production and post go live issue troubleshooting process.

Setup purchasing for standard functionalities like converting purchase requisitions into standard purchase orders and blanket releases.

Involved in Month-end support for close and reconciliation for AP and AR modules

Prepared impact analysis for critical issues and resolved issues that occurred in the production and following up with the business for approval for production deployment of the resolved issues

Worked with the business to develop updated business policies based on issues resolved

Actively involved in troubleshooting various issues especially with oracle payments, auto lock box and auto invoicing.

Interacted with Oracle Support to resolve critical issues through metalink by creating service requests (SR)

Periodical status updates to PMO and follow up with pending business input or issue resolutions as part of status meeting.

Involved with running the AR revenue recognition program to determine when revenues and receivables are recognized

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