Project Manager
Resume:
Pragnesh Thakkar
***, ****** **** **, ******* Estates, IL
t5jlx6@r.postjobfree.com, t5jlx6@r.postjobfree.com
Summary
. 8+ years' experience as a PeopleSoft Payroll, HCM and HRIS Techno-
Functional Consultant in the area of Core HR, Recruitment, Base Benefit
and Benefits Administration, People Code, Absence Management, Commitment
Accounting, E-performance.
. Worked on re-implementation with HCM 9.1, upgrade projects with HCM 9.0,
two new implementations and conversion & maintenance projects handling a
key lead role in project implementations & support in Payroll, Retro Pay
and TAM, HP Quality Centre.
. Functioned on TAM (Talent Acquisition Manager) to complete, integrated
system that enables organizations to effectively manage workforce
acquisition across all employment categories, as well as ideally suited
to meet organizations needs in hiring conditions, applicants screened,
interviewed, and hired quickly and efficiently.
. Strong PeopleSoft Functional experience in PeopleSoft (PS) HCM 9.1, 9.0,
8.x - Core HR, Workforce Administration, Talent Acquisition Management
(TAM), Candidate Gateway (CG), PS Reports, PS Query, PS Security, PS
Workflow, Employee Self Service, (ESS), ELM, Manager Self Service (MSS),
e-Recruit, e-Pay, e-Performance, e-Compensation, and beach processing.
. As well as Payroll, Base Benefits, Benefits Administration, Time & Labor,
Administer Workforce, Variable Compensation, & Employee Self Service
modules, People Tools, e-Profile, e-Benefits, etc.
. Involved in PeopleSoft Testing, Upgrading, Requirement Gathering,
PeopleSoft 8.8 and 9.1, CRM 8.1 and 9.1.
. Project Management - Currently leading a project of size 7. Prepare
Project scope, plan, status reports, conduct meetings and coordinate
between Onsite & Offshore
. Professional consulting experience includes all phases of project
initiation, planning, architecture, requirements gathering & analysis,
process reengineering & mapping, functional design, development &
configuration, testing, Online Pages, implementation, UAT activities &
error resolution, user training and post-Go-Live support.
. Excellent Project Management experience in resource management, budget
and time management, project status communication to stake holders,
quality assurance and delivery management.
. Strong knowledge in PeopleSoft RDBMS, XML Publisher, SQL, Crystal Report,
PS Query and PS tools Application Engine, Fit-Gap Analysis, Integration
Broker, nVision and BRD Documents.
. Operating systems: Windows Vista, Windows XP (2003 &2007) Accounting
Software experience using QuickBooks, ADP, CRONOS, Microsoft Excel,
Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio.
. Skilled trainer, mentor and project leader; able to communicate
effectively with management, business users, vendors and team; adept at
creating and maintaining project schedules delivering presentations,
demos & briefing to executives and in facilitating with users and multi-
faceted team meetings.
Experience Highlights
|People Tools & PeopleSoft HRMS |PeopleSoft Implementation & Upgrades |
|Payroll, Payroll interface, ESS & MSS |Lead Six Sigma |
|Workforce planning & Administration |Compensation & Benefits Admin |
|Risk Analysis & Management |Requirements & Fit-Gap Sessions |
|ERP Project Management |PeopleSoft HCM |
|Garnishment |Software Development Life Cycle |
|Payroll Interface |TAM, SLA Document |
|Recruiting & staffing |Position Management |
|E- performance management |PM Methodology |
|Application Design and Engine |Project Scope, Planning, Management |
|Commitment Accounting |Employee learning & development |
|Project Tracking & Reporting |CRONOS & ADP |
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
AEGON INC (Transamerica), Cedar Rapids, IA April-2012 - Nov-
2012
Senior PeopleSoft Functional Business Analyst
Project Overview: Creating test cases according to business requirement,
Documentation, Data gathering, developing Business Process, Production
Issues, PS Change Control, Help Data mover, testing, Payroll, Tax Updates,
Commitment Accounting, TAM, Benefit Admin, ADP reporting, Pension.
Environment:
PeopleSoft 8.9 Payroll, GL2, Budget, Benefits Admin., XML Publisher,
Pension, Benefit Billing, ERP, Project Planning, TAM & Candidate Gateway,
People Tools, Compensation, Application Engine, PS Query, Integration
Broker, crystal report, People Code, Tax Update, ADP Reporting.
Responsibilities: (Key Projects)
. Annual Payroll & Retro Pay Archive Process: - Move the last years'
paycheck, paychecks summary, tables and balance history. Weekend would
work best for scheduling the Annual Payroll Archive Process. Weekend
overnight and or a maintenance window option.
. 2012 Annual Budget File (Clarity):- Created the necessary files to assist
the Corporate Accounting Department in the Completion 2011-2012 Annual
Budget Process.
. 2012 Annual TLP Budget File: Provide Financial Reporting with employee
information used to assist with completion of 2012 Transamerica Life &
Protection Budget Projections.
. ADP Benefit Billing Interface: - Implement a new outbound interface to
ADP for contracted services to provide Benefits Billing administration
for TESC. This service is to provide overall administration and
collection of directly remitted Benefits Premiums (non-payroll deducted).
This population is largely Retirees and LTDs
. Tax Updates 12 C and 12-D, 12 E & year end
. Annual Workers Compensation Reports: AEGON need to run the annual job to
produce the workers compensation reports for the Risk Management area.
There are four reports that are run - a detailed report for all companies
excluding TA Finance companies, a summary report for all companies
excluding TA Finance companies, a detailed report, and a summary report
for TA Finance companies. Business User Risk Management works with the
summary reports.
. Payroll Upload Modifications: Make the Payroll Upload process more
automated and efficient.
. Create a Data Snapshot Program for Timesheet/Payroll Issues: To help
track and troubleshoot payroll and timesheet load issues, we will be
creating a data snapshot program to capture Payline and earnings
information before and after the paycalcs and timesheet load programs
run.
. Remove Payroll Processing Security Customizations: The administration and
processing of the Mon Life Agents payroll is moving from Baltimore to
Cedar Rapids. Currently there is custom code that prevents the Mon Life
agent payroll users from adding or updating pay sheets to the other
payrolls and vice versa. Also there is custom logic that prevented a pay
calendar from being modified between the pay groups and that prevented
run controls from being added.
. Q3 2012 ADP Tax Reporting Update: ADP will be implementing system changes
to support reporting mandates for New Mexico SUI and New York SIT.
. Salary (Payroll) Accrual Program Modification: Salary Accrual data is
used by divisions for awareness of their payroll expenses. Business need
for new earnings code inclusion is to ensure that data is as accurate as
possible for expense awareness/management. Business need for company
addition is for the prevention of expenses being routed to a suspense
account that should be booked elsewhere.
Sears Holding Corporation, Hoffman Estates, IL
Feb 2011 - Jan 2012
Sr. PS HR Techno-Functional Analyst
Project Overviews: Project planning, Developing and testing to deals with
the various aspects PeopleSoft payroll, employees' Benefits, compensation,
Interface between CRONOS and PeopleSoft, CRM, Time and Labor, TAM, deals
with Garnishments, Commitment Accounting, Lead Six Sigma.
Environment:
PeopleSoft 9.1 HRIS,ELM, Payroll, GL2, Benefits Admin., XML Publisher,
Absence Management, ERP, Project Management, TAM & Candidate Gateway,
People Tools, Oracle, Risk Analysis, Application Engine, PS Query, Time and
Labor, Integration Broker, crystal report, People Code, E-performance.
Responsibilities:
. Responsible for leadership and implementation of all customers facing
compensation including base pay, quality, and variable programs for non-
executives.
. Accomplishment Requirement gathering, Fit/Gap Analysis (8.8 to 9.1),
impact Analysis, functional and configuration design spec preparation and
integration testing for PeopleSoft HR, Benefits Admin, Absence
Management, E-performance and North America Payroll module.
. Created the technical design specifications and interface between CRONOS
AND PeopleSoft which detail the design changes required using People
Tools, People Code, SQR's and Application Engine.
. Creating several reconciliation analysis reports for coordination between
PeopleSoft HCM (9.1) development team, Mainframe team, PeopleSoft
financials team and various point solutions.
. Leads team to create structure directing on policy practice development
and records, process improvement and documentation and restructuring of
current process associating with other HR Functions.
. Serve as compensation thought leader and strategist to HR Generalist
partners and Business Unit Leaders, responsible for development of
business unit compensation philosophies and strategies.
. Generate new salaried structure program under development for all exempt
position to be followed the consolidation of several nonexempt payroll
structures across Sears' and Kmart formats.
. Design leader for base pay programs and will collaborate closely with
peer variable pay leader on business unit bonus and commission plan.
. Participates in development of business HR strategies and initiatives as
assigned by the HR Director, including project planning, development,
process testing in field or store environment, fact based analysis and
feedback, change management recommendations and implementation supports.
. Design complex interfaces between PeopleSoft and other point
solutions(8.9), such as interface from the recruitment system to
PeopleSoft using Component Interface to process data load of new hires,
rehires and internal transfer's employees.
. Scope of the Program included implementation of the entire suite of
PeopleSoft HCM (Talent Acquisition Management, Candidate Gateway, Core-
HR, Base Benefits, e-Compensation, e-Profile, e-Pay, and Payroll, Payroll
GL2) and a reporting solution to go along with the transactional system.
Allstate, Wheeling, IL June
2010- Jan 2011
Lead PS HR Functional Professional (PS Upgrade/Re-implementation)
Project Overview: Allstate utilized PeopleSoft HCM for providing services
for HR, Benefits, Payroll operations, E- Compensation, techno/functional
systems lead, CRONOS interface, Benefits and NA payroll modules
implementation, Crystal Report, People Code, n Vision, Commitment
Accounting, Integration Broker, and Online Pages.
Environment: PeopleSoft 9.1 HRIS and HRIM, Payroll, Time & labor, GL2,
Benefits Admin., TAM &HCM, People Tools, ELM, XNL Publisher, PS Query,
Position Management, Absence Management, Application Engine, CRM, Six
Sigma, E-performance.
Responsibilities:
. Supported Director, Management Compensation and Staff Manager, Payroll
GL02, Administrative Compensation on respective clients to develop
individual pay recommendations for newly hired or appointed executives or
Investments professionals.
. Assisted in pay benchmarking projects for specific clients including job
evaluation, internal and external analysis and recommendations.
. Supported in the implementation, communication, and administration of
either the annual or long term incentive plan for all eligible employees,
ensuring alignment with business objectives and shareholder interests.
. Accomplished in the development of meeting materials for the Compensation
Committee of the Board of Directors, including competitive data and plan
design alternatives and implications.
. Skilled in the research, analysis and design of specific core executive
compensation initiatives including pay mix, incentive leverage, salary
ranges, perquisites, etc.,
. Assisted Staff Manager on the annual proxy circular and other state
filings to provide compensation information that is disclosed in
accordance with SEC and state regulations.
. Maintained Director, Executive Compensation and Staff Manager, Executive
Compensation on respective clients to develop individual pay
recommendations for newly hired or appointed executives or Investments
experts.
. Maintained with adequate to complex projects covering key areas of
executive compensation including changes to regulatory provisions,
employee communication regarding executive and incentive compensation
programs, analyzing effectiveness of current incentive plans, ad-hoc
report and analysis applications.
. Established effective relationships with accounting, finance, HR, legal
and the Company such that the impact of projected changes to executive
compensation programs are fully understood and articulated to Senior
Management in advance.
. Accompanied job analysis to determine appropriate salary level according
to job leveling guidelines, maintained documentation processing including
job descriptions, Payroll, E-performance, Payroll GL02, FLSA
classifications and other relevant supporting data.(8.9)
. Maintained in the design of complex compensation reports, determined
considerate of the requirements data elements to create reports which
restructure and support compensation programs as well as Created PS
Queries and written record level People Code.
Matrix Company One Systems, India
Nov. 2008-Jan 2010
PeopleSoft Functional Analyst
Project Overview: PeopleSoft ERP application to provide a centralize human
resources and management system and upgrade PeopleSoft HCM 9.1 depend of
organization requirements. This was a system upgrade, maintenance and
support project in PS 9.1, and was upgraded to PS 8.3 including TAM,
Candidate Gateway, and Fit-Gap Analysis, Integration Broker, People Code.
Environment: PeopleSoft HRIS and HRIM 8.8 and 9.1, Crystal Report, SDLC,
Absence Management, Payroll, GL2, Application Engine, XML Publisher, CRM,
Cronos, Time & Labor, PS Query, E-performance.
Responsibilities:
. Involved in the production & support and upgrade of the PeopleSoft HCM
8.8(HR, Benefits and Benefits Administration, Payroll, E-performance,
Time & Labor) modules based on organizational needs and requirements.
. Controlled on Global setup of the manager and employee self-service based
on the job codes, salary plan admin and grade for various countries.
These also include their payroll currently setup and pre-retirement or
termination reimbursement criteria.
. Performed the Fit -Gap analysis and the Upgrade lab sessions to sort out
the new functionalities to be added to the existing system. (9.1)
. Executed an interface between Cronos Workforce and PeopleSoft Human
Resource 8.9. It mainly deal with exchanging data between these 2 systems
(App Engine, SQR, File Layout) .
. Extensively worked on Tax Updates in functional implementation parts and
involved in year-end tasks particularly by applying payroll tax updates
for running the payroll as expected.
. Worked on payroll process such as Pay Sheets, Pay calculation, Pay
confirmation and created Paycheck for the employees on off cycle and on
cycle basis.
. Applied Engine, People Code Fix Packs, Maintenance Packs, Service Packs
and Tax Updates, as well as regular tax updates, patches & bundles to all
relevant instances applied the Bundles, patches Tax Updates and resolved
issues related to year-end processing.
. Designed screens and setting up for the Talent Acquisition, Candidate
Gateway, e-Recruit for End Users, and assisted training manager in
designing HRMS end-user training documents and prepared Standard
operating procedures (SOP).
. Identified all the Business Process, Desktop reports and evaluated the
required Business processes reports in Core HR.
. Improved the Absence Approval page in Manager Self-service in order to
update or delete the approved absence and established up the Absence Data
and Developed Report for Employee Absence and Track Vacations.
. Designed and implemented Real-time Integration of Best of the Breed
Applicant tracking system (Monsterindia.com, naukari.com, timesjob.com)
with PeopleSoft ERP system and application reduced Time to hire measure
by 50%.
Hi-Tech Tech. Pvt. Ltd, India
Feb 2006 - July 2008
PeopleSoft Functional Consultant
Project Overview: Hi-Tech is the leading HR Services Provider in the area
of HR, Payroll, Time Keeping and Taxes. Hi-Tech achieves services Hiring
Process, HCM, Payroll Check printing, Garnishment Administration, Taxes
filing and all legal aspects of HR for various clients. The project is
initially designed for 8.3 and 8.17 and later adopting to all PS versions,
Integration Version. People Code, Online Pages.
Environment: PeopleSoft HRMS 8.3, People Tools, GL, Time & Labor, CRONOS,
Position Management, Absence Management, Crystal Report, XML Publisher and
Application Engine, PS Query.
Responsibilities:
. Maintained the process managers in redesigning the business process by
introducing Self Service pages to the employees and workflow that will
reduce the workload and streamline the process.
. Responsible for formulating the Upgrade guide lines for the development
team to upgrade the various PeopleSoft objects. Moreover, accompanied
various workshops for the developers to understand the upgrade process
and procedures.
. Organized hourly or non-exempt hiring process (recruit, interview,
recommend candidates, extend offers, handle pre-employment testing) in
conjunction with the HR Manager and Recruiting team as applicable.
. Directed management on appropriate resolution of issues related to
staffing, employee performance, training and development, organizational
structure, compensation, Absence Management etc.
. Partner with other HR departments to develop policies and programs which
meet current and future business requirements.
. Recommended new approaches, policies, and procedures to effect continual
improvements in efficiency of department and services performed.
. Facilitated the annual compensation planning, succession planning, and
other human capital management processes.
. Ensured new hire, promotion, salary increase, and organizational
decisions provide competitive and equitable compensation and reward
performance.
. Provided application support for HR, Benefits, Payroll and various
Interfaces to and from various Internal & External systems, CRONOS like
Application Engine, People Code, PS Query.
. Evaluated the employee's pay summary from data available in People soft
and CRM cases to validate if the overpayment request was applicable.
. Processed overpayment letters for employees who have been overpaid by
Payroll due to various upstream errors. Sent the letter and the template
to the employees and respective business HR.
. Created various reconciliation analysis reports for coordination between
PeopleSoft HCM development team, Mainframe team, PeopleSoft financials
team and various point solutions.
. Managed multiple individual projects and new developments to the existing
system and handled multiple assignments with changing priorities and
ensured the deliverables was on time with high quality.
Bank of Punjab, India June 2003
- Jan 2006
PeopleSoft Consultant
Project Overview: BOP Bank had to Implemented human resource functions
processed in PeopleSoft HRMS. The project key operations were improvement &
CRM support in Monitor Absence, Commitment Accounting, CRONOS Interface,
Benefits Administration and HR, Six Sigma, People Code, Online pages.
Environment: UNIX & Windows 2000, DB2, HRMS 8.2, Tools 8.01, ERP, PS Query,
GL, People Tools, Application Engine, Workforce planning & Administration,
Employee learning & development.
Responsibilities:
. Managed the day-to-day operation support activities with a team of 8,
resolved user queries by analyzing the requests and querying PS tables,
prepared the daily issues report, defect analysis report from the issue
tracking tool and was responsible for planning and remediation of the
concerns reported.
. Processed employee benefit elections using PeopleSoft Benefits
Administration module.
. Managed multiple special projects and new enhancements to the existing
system and handled multiple assignments with changing priorities and
ensured the deliverables was on time with high quality.
. Responsible for leading and participating in the activities associated
with identifying and analyzing user requirements to develop functional
design specifications including development of User Interface Design,
Reporting Design, Application Engine, People Code and Business Logic, and
any other analysis modeling sessions.
. Designed functional and technical solutions for PeopleSoft HCM, Benefits
Administration and spearheaded the implementation of a Bolton portal
solution for all HR content.
. Executed formulating the Upgrade guide lines for the development team to
upgrade the various PeopleSoft objects. Also, conducted various workshops
for the developers to understand the upgrade process and procedures.
. Organized and presented project plans and status reports to
organizational leadership, steering committee and various stake holders.
. Established and implemented Project team communication strategy through
independent team meetings and integrated team meetings.
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EDUCATION
MBA- Project Management, Keller Graduate School of Management- Illinois,
USA
MBA- Finance Management, Sikkim-Manipal University- India
Bachelor- HR & Finance, Gujarat University- India
Diploma- Information Technology, Azure University- India
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