Candidates About

Rhea

Kronos Application Consultant

SUMMARY:-

l  Around 7+ years of extensive experience as Kronos Consultant with specialization in Kronos WFC, Oracle E-Business Suite applications and Extensively worked on Data integration tools like Connect & WIM also versed in integration of systems between HRMS and various Payroll systems.

l  Lead contact for clients implementing ADP Workforce Now Comprehensive Services. Expert knowledge of ADP Workforce Now.

l  Advanced understanding and experience with Kronos 6.0-8.0 WFC products and Implementation & configuration to include Workforce Timekeeper, Workforce Connect 6.0, Advance Scheduler, Leave &Attendance, Accruals, Analytics and Device Manager (4500Terminals) and Experience in upgradation from 6.2 to 6.3, 6.3 to 7.0 and 7.0 to 8.0 in Kronos module.

l  Highly knowledgeable in Kronos support, labour management, business analysis, documentation, software configuration, scenario testing and deployment as well as implementing, upgrading, and maintaining Kronos in versions 5.0-8.0. 

l  Expertise knowledge of the product with various configurations and pay rules, System Settings knowledge and tuning, Pay Rules and work rules configuration, Hyper Find Queries, configuration and performance tuning, Genies creating and troubleshooting, Event Manager, Crystal Reports, Pay Codes, Holiday Credit Rules, Workforce Schedule Editor. 

l  Installed, configured, and test KRONOS Workforce Central which includes expertise in Workforce Forecasting, Scheduling, & Time Capture, Workforce Timekeeper, Accruals. 

l   Implemented processes that successfully moved data from our DEC AP/GL system to AS400 PRMS AP/GL system and performed and tested upgrades to CYBORG payroll system. 

l  Successfully completed company-wide implementation of Kronos Timekeeper and Scheduler 6.1 Performed data collection, evaluation, testing, application configuration as well as business analysis for multiple accounting and HR projects.

l  Hands on experience in Workforce Management (WFM) Implementation for the different clients and experience in working with Workforce central components like Scheduling, Time and attendance, Time and Labour and Absence management.

l  Converted existing Excel based reports and crystal reports to SSRS reports and experienced in designing and developing large number of enterprise reports (SSRS/Business Objects) using the data from ETL loads, SSAS Cubes and various heterogeneous data sources.

l  Researched, wrote, and edited test procedures used for upgrades; Modules include HR/Payroll, timekeeper, leave, attendance, DCM, connect, WIM, scheduler, and analytics. 

l  Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, demonstrated initiative, strong work ethic, and a desire to succeed. 

l  Conducting interactive JAD sessions with project stakeholders, SME and project management team to elicit requirements, identify and resolve issues. 

l  Worked on the maintenance and implementations of time clocks along with new and existing Kronos systems and software including teletype. 

l  Worked on MoA and CBAs for work schedule, type of active attendances and absences, Quota accrual and donation policies, accrual update frequency, applicable time unit, eligibility rules for quota accrual, tier policy, effective OT time and payroll rules and policy and configuring Shift/Schedules, Org Map, Pay Codes, Pay Period and Daily Rules, Holiday Worked and Non-Worked, Premiums Exceptions, Consecutive Day OT, Rounding, Un-schedule, Auto clock out. 

l  Expertise with Access Time Card Management, Employee Accrual Maintenance, Security Access and Process profiles for Managers and Integration of Kronos with Oracle HR system. 

l  Knowledge of activities, record manager and analytics modules and developing interface from Kronos workforce timekeeper to HMS payroll for attendance reporting.

l  Experience and advance knowledge as Kronos ERP Analyst at CCA, developing Kronos Project Design Documents for various modules like WFC, Absence Management and Attendance Management.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

AmerisourceBergen , Chesterbrook, Tredyffrin Township ,PA, U.S.

January 2015 to Present

Kronos Application Consultant

Responsibilities:

l  Involved in working on the WFM solutions concepts such as Payroll, Benefits, Time & Attendance, Entitlements, Accruals and Employee Scheduling.

l  Successfully deployed Workforce Central (WFC) from an installed base of employees in WFC 6.3 to WFC 8.0.

l  Create interface that exports hours worked in a .csv format for upload into the ADP payroll system.

l  Hands on experience on different interfaces platform (ADP, ITS, PEOPLESOFT) , KRONOS 7.0, KRONOS 6.0, KRONOS 6.2, Development, Cloud support and Citrix tools

l  Performed technical configuration, interface, reporting, and other application technical tasks for ETime/ Kronos Workforce Central Versions 8.0.

l  Worked on the new accrual setup, related changes (process profiles, access profiles, interface changes), Employee Migration to new accrual plans and Oracle to kronos interface changes.

l  Performed software upgrades to KRONOS multiple time clocks and maintained KRONOS pay rules, codes, work rules, wage profiles, labour levels, schedules and shifts as required by HR/PR. 

l  Developed and automated interfaces between KRONOS and ADP HRizon to update and add employees using ORACLE SQR/SQL and implemented processes that accurately calculated gross pay and updated payroll and general ledger systems using WorkForce Connect. 

l  Used MS SQL for creating stored procedures, views, functions, indexes, triggers and jobs for data feeds, SSIS packages, reporting platforms (SSRS, Clarity, Tagetik), and SSAS cube.

l  Responsible for developing Kronos Payrules, Workrules, Paycode Profiles, Paycode, Wage Profiles, FAP's, display profiles, Assignment Rules, Schedules, Labor Levels, Labor Level sets, and configuring Kronos 4500 devices utilizing WDM and DCM.

l  Worked with WFM solution concepts such as Benefits, Time & Attendance, Entitlements, accruals and employee Scheduling.

l  Performed Data Collection/Workforce Data Manager administration configuring and managing clock communications on DCM/WDM 6.x and 7.x.

l  Worked on environment configurations necessary to successfully develop, deploy and maintain Kronos interfaces integrating HRMS (PeopleSoft), and Clocks like Kronos 4500 Biometric & InTouch 9000 clocks and configured the roll out of 80 ADP 4500 Biometric clocks.

l   Internal-WFC Architecture & Tech core concepts and internal-Workforce attendance workshop and trained managers with historical edits, delegation of authority and other various Kronos.

l  Keep integration manager look up tables up to date after new rules have been added to the Kronossystem and provided training to clients on Kronos time and attendance software and performed technical support via phone, remote communication software, and travel. 

l  Maintained Kronos master employee file by updating data fields and edify and approve payroll reports to ensure for accurate payroll and for W-2 reporting. 

Aetna, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.

November 2013 to December 2015

Kronos Application Consultant

l  Performed configuration of Workforce Timekeeper Pay Rules, Accruals, Wage Profile, Schedule Rules and Adjustment Rule, per DSR, in Kronos WFC v 6.3 and currently 7.0.

l  Responsible for the support of their current ADP CSS HRizon Payroll/HR system pinpointing all the outstanding problems and open requests.

l  Played a lead role in the ADP CSS HRizon Payroll/HR implementation. Implemented a new system from the prior homegrown payroll/HR system.

l  Written and supported Kronos interfaces include ADP, HMS, Meditech, SAP, ULTIPRO, VISTA HRMS, PROD PLUS, CERIDIAN and SATX. 

l  Functioned as Systems Administrator/SME provide support and maintenance to the users of Salesforce.com ServiceCloud, Kronos v5.2.x, v6.0.x, v6.3.x, ADP, Gentran, Visual SourceSafe, Fixed Asset System, Lexicom, Crystal and ServiceNow applications.

l  Successfully deployed Workforce Central 6.0 (WFC) from an installed base of 1000 employees in WFC 4.3 to 7000 employees in WFC 5.1.

l  Worked on full lifecycle, client implementations for Huron with WFM Time & Attendance software and worked with timekeepers, managers and directors on the use of KRONOS Workforce Timekeeper.

l  Managed support for Analytics, Attendance, Advance Scheduling, Time Clocks, day to day operations and pay issues.

l  Applied patches to Kronos WFC, update firmware on Kronos clocks as needed and applied Windows patches to Kronos application server as needed.

l  Responsible for gathering new Kronos business requirements, developing and testing Kronos pay rules, pay codes, work rules, Function Access Profiles (FAP), Data Access Profiles, Labor Level Sets, Shift Guarantee's Holiday Rules and much more.

l  Created SSIS package to Export and Import data from SQL Server to Text and EXCEL files and Configured SQL mail agent for sending automatic mails.

l  Key participant in the Banner ERP HR and Kronos interface team and Internal-WFC Architecture & Tech Core Concepts and working in a team Supporting over multiple customers hosted in Cloud for issues raised on application server, authentication, database connectivity, delegate authority, environmental components, installation, integration, internet information services (IIS), runtime engine (JRE), lightweight directory access protocol (LDAP), load balancing, ORACLE, PL/SQL, Navigator/NGUI, performance/latency, platform, plug in, portal, record, retention, security, system information/settings. 

l  Created and maintained application configuration relating to Kronos Timekeeper and Workforce Scheduler pay rules, work rules, pay codes, holiday table, accrual rules, profiles, Labor Level entries and sets, Hyper find queries, Function Access Profiles, Genies, Scheduler Org Map.

l  Performed people Import update and Timecard/Schedule Inquiry (iSeries MQ web-service XML calls to KRONOS WFC)

l  Performed Time & Attendance implementations and on various Kronos modules like Activities, Workforce, Timekeeper (WTK), Accruals, Workforce (7.0), Workforce Analytics (WFAN).

l   Configure Work Rules, Pay rules, Employment Terms, Work Forms, FAPS, DAPS, GDAPs and other building blocks for Kronos Timekeeping and Activities modules. 

l  Configured Work Rules, Pay rules, Employment Terms, Work Forms, FAPS, DAPS, GDAPs and other building blocks for Kronos Timekeeping and Activities modules.

l  Worked with Kronos Payrules, Workrules, Paycode Profiles, Paycode, Wage Profiles, FAP's, Schedules, Labor Levels, Labor Level sets, and configuring Kronos 4500 and 480 devices utilizing WDM and DCM.

Bellco Credit Union Bank ,  Denver, CO , U.S.

August 2011 to October 2013

Kronos Application Consultant

Responsibilities:-

l  Propose and implement a balancing process to confirm pay code/hours totals between Kronos and payfiles created for SAP Payroll process in order to reduce/eliminate errors in employee paycheck.

l  Performs Kronos upgrades, tests on newly developed pay rules, troubleshoots existing pay rule configurations.

l  Analyzed user requirement and impact on exiting system caused by proposed changes and defined business needs.

l  Delivered the comprehensive Functional Specifications and System Design Specifications (SDS) and System Requirement Specification (SRS).

l  Worked with the Subject Matter Experts (SME's) from different business areas to gather User and business requirements, translated them into functional and technical requirements.

l  Created Use Cases and used MS Visio/UML to model Use Case Diagrams, Activity Diagrams, and business for the applications design.

l  Developed use cases from requirements and created UML diagrams such as use case diagrams, activity diagrams and sequence diagrams.

l  Interacting with the Payroll coordinators to gather the requirements and implement them in the Kronos.

l  Designing custom reports using stored procedures and interfaces as add-ons to the existing Kronos reports.

l  Interfacing with Business Users, Kronos Vendor and Developers to provide support for Kronos Workforce.

l  Participates in projects and other activities related to all Kronos modules, from initiation through transition to operations.

l  Implemented Kronos applications on various mobile platforms; worked with Work Force Device Manager (WDM).

l  Continuously looking for areas to improve the Kronos processes, configuration and user experience for a more efficient and accurate timekeeping solution.

l  Involved in support, analysis, change management, and implementation across the core WFC, calculated accruals, absence management, device manager, data collection.

l  Perform technical configuration, interface, reporting, and other application technical tasks for Kronos Workforce Central Versions 5.2.

l  Extensive experience WFM solution concepts such as Benefits, Time & Attendance, Entitlements Time & Attendance, Entitlements, accruals and employee Scheduling.

l  Perform technical configuration, interface, reporting, and other application technical tasks for Kronos Workforce Central Versions 5.2.

l  Make configuration changes based on the business requirements for WFC, WAT and other Kronosmodules.

l  Created and/or modified many KRONOS WFC / KRONOS WIM Interfaces.

l  Create and maintain Terminals in Kronos Device Manager.

l  Performed GAP and Risk analysis of existing system and evaluated benefits of new system.

l  Responsible in reviewing high-volume timekeeping data using Kronos Timekeeping System.

l  Working as a Kronos Application consultant to Support the Kronos Workforce Central.

l  Prepared the requirement documents to configure the Workforce Timekeeper.