Rose Kadoko

  • PeopleSoft Financials Functional Analyst
  • White Plains, NY
  • Member Since May 16, 2023

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Rose Kadoko

 

 

 

, MBA

PeopleSoft Financials Functional Analyst

Summary of Experience

§  Experienced PeopleSoft Financials Functional Analyst with over 14 years functional analysis, support and development of applications.   

§  Implementing/upgrading analysis, support accounting systems for ERP solutions namely PeopleSoft:   Requirements gathering, best business practices and procedures, fit/gap analysis, functional design and specifications, module configuration, testing, user training, and post upgrade/implementation support. 

§  Application Support Analysis - Elicit, analyze, specify, and validate the business needs of project stakeholders, be they customers or end-users. 

§  Business Systems Analysis - plan, design, develop, and deploy efficient business, financial, and operations systems in support of core organizational functions and business processes.

§  Technical Writer - develop written information about the organization’s computing systems that aid in their development, use, and support.

§  Strong Accounting and Finance knowledge and experience.    Excellent presentation, written and verbal communication skills

§  Financial systems administration and project management.   In addition, devise and design business process requirements for all IT-related business, financial, and operations systems critical to core organizational functions

§  Hands-on configuration of PeopleSoft Financial modules (GL, KK, AP, AM, PO, AR, BI) as well as for assisting clients in the selection, implementation and support. Leading clients through design workshops and validation, configuration, testing, deployment cycles.  Solid understanding of fit/gap analysis requirements for Workflow implementations

§  Effective motivator and a liaison between end users and technical groups

§  Strong resource to bridge the gap between functional and technical groups

§  GAAP knowledge and Accounting experience

 

Technical Skills

ERP versions

PeopleSoft Financials v7.5 - v8.0, 8.8,8.9,9.0, 9.1, 9.2

PeopleTools v8.41, v8.4x-v8.49.07

ERP functional area

PeopleSoft General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Receivables, Billing, Purchasing, Asset Management, Commitment Control

Reporting Tool

Crystal reports, PS query and NVision

Supporting Tools

Visio, SQL, PS Query, Excel, Word, Pivot tables, Access

Other Tools

UPK, i-Link

 

Education

Pace University, White Plains, NY

Master's Degree

§  MBA Corporate Financial Management

Univ of Akron, Akron, OH

Bachelor's Degree

§  BSBA Finance

 

 

Work Experience:

Independent Contractor - PeopleSoft Financials Analyst (consultant)

07/2017 - 09/2017

Rose It @ Kaiser Permanente, Pleasanton CA

PeopleSoft Analyst Lease Administration

§ Participate and drive the design and implementation of new functionality in PeopleSoft 9.2 to support ASC 842 compliance.

§ Communicate with business partners at various levels of the organization comfortably in-person, via email and telephone.

§ Develop mapping of business practices and assure processes meet policies/standards. During implementation, facilitate series of requirement sessions and prototype workshops with functional experts.

§ Communicate business needs to applications development team. Guide Conference Room Pilot process to finalize business requirements through critical stakeholder and end user perspectives.

§ Interface with Team Leads and Design Managers to ensure standardization of proposed processes across all regions.

 

Independent Contractor - PeopleSoft Financials Analyst (consultant)

12/2016 -  04/28/17

Winter Wyman @ Institute of International Education Post production support lead PeopleSoft FSCM v. 9.2:  General Ledger, Accounts Payable, GL Reporting

§ Provide operational support of PeopleSoft Financials and other core financial systems to end users

§ Identify root cause of issues and collaborate with IT to develop and implement solutions

§ Identify opportunities for new system functionality for better alignment to business processes

§ Support process owners on procedures to align with financial audit requirements

 

Independent Contractor - PeopleSoft Financials Analyst (consultant)

8/2016 - 10/2016

WSBCTC (Washington State Board of Community & Technical Colleges) Financials vs 9.2:  General Ledger and Billing Functional Specialist.   

§ Administer configuration for new functionality and issue resolutions

§ Perform functional testing and quality assurance activities

§ Collaborate with IT to ensure that technical design, unit and functional testing, deployment, and implementation meet business requirements and properly documented

 

Independent Contractor - PeopleSoft Financials Analyst (consultant)

12/2014 - 12/2015

§ NYC Department of Sanitation PeopleSoft SMART Business Analyst and subject matter expert (SME) for PeopleSoft Financials vs 9.1:  General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Asset Management, Accounts Receivable, Project Costing.

§ Define and document requirements for configuration and custom developed software products

§ Develop various documents, including requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, user guides, process flows, wireframes, and end user training

§ Perform functional analysis, identify gaps, and design solutions to fill gaps

 

Senior PeopleSoft Financials Analyst

9/2013 to 11/2014 - AdvantageCare Physicians, Inc., NYC, NY

§ Provide functional user support and maintenance of PeopleSoft Financials vs 9.2 applications in production.  Accounts Payable, General Ledger, Asset Management, Purchasing and eProcurement.  Design and maintain nVision and Query reports.

§ Support Finance department support GL closing, reporting, reconciliation, etc.

 

Independent Contractor - PeopleSoft Financials Functional Lead (consultant)

7/2013 to 10/2013 - New York City Department of Sanitation

§ PeopleSoft vs 9.1 system implementation and process re-engineering project as PeopleSoft Financials SME. Gather requirements, configure and test Asset Management and Maintenance Management applications

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Independent Contractor - PeopleSoft Financials Functional Support Analyst

10/2012 to 07/2013 - HCL America project, Somerset, NJ   

§ Manage user support requests using appropriate systems and processes and ensure timely resolution, tracking, and monitoring

§ Provide first line (level 1) support for PeopleSoft Financials applications, including logging, triaging, conducting initial diagnosis and first line resolution

§ Where feasible, provide level 2 support, investigation and resolution

§ Partner with Finance and IT personnel to support business operations to satisfy inquiries, resolve issues, and support applications

 

Independent Contractor - PeopleSoft Billing Functional Lead

07/2012 – 08/12, Infosys/Dow Jones

§ Re-implementation of PeopleSoft Billing on Financials platform for Version 9.1 Re-deployment of customizations carried forward from PeopleSoft 8.0 project.  UAT Testing, analysis, functional redesign, and support.  Highly customized Billing with integration with multiple 3rd party software. 

 

Independent Contractor - Implementation Functional Support

09/2011 – 03/12, 4UCIT – Onondaga County project

§ Provide hands-on implementation functional support for PeopleSoft 9.1 General Ledger, Payables, ePro, Workflow Approval Framework, and Commitment Control.

§ Primary duties: Gather business requirements, perform fit/gap analysis; document and translate the business requirements into PeopleSoft applications.

 

§  Independent Contractor - PeopleSoft Financials Test Lead / Test Analyst

05/2011 – 09/2011, Johnson & Associates, LLC – W. R. Berkley Inc contract

§ Develop Test Scripts for functional requirements

§ Provide business expertise and support to end users of the PeopleSoft 9.1 financials General Ledger, Receivables, and Payables with user acceptance testing

Independent Contractor - PeopleSoft Financials Trainer/Service desk production support

04/2010 – 09/2010, Betterminds Consulting - State of Delaware contract

§ Provide end-user support and training - PeopleSoft Financials 8.9 and 9.0 - General Ledger/Commitment Control, eProcurement , Accounts Payable, and Accounts Receivable –

§ Service desk – Post go-live production support for Commitment Control.  Tools: Lotus Notes, i-Link.  Trouble shooting and performing process and data analysis and modeling, creating and executing test plans to support IT.

Independent Contractor - PeopleSoft Financials Functional Consultant

02/2010 – 03/2010 Patni, Inc., Cambridge, MA

§ PeopleSoft Financials 9.1 Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Billing, General Ledger, Asset Management pilot demo project.  Review functional requirements and performed fit-gap analysis and documentation. 

§ Functional Analysis and Design of customer operations

PeopleSoft Senior Consultant

10/2007 - 7/2008  CedarCrestone, Alpharetta, GA

§ PeopleSoft Financials upgrade/implementation functional lead versions 7.5, 8.4 to 9.0.  General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Receivables and Asset Management.  Interfaces: Billing, Projects, Contracts. 

§ Support to business Super Users, end-users, defining process improvements, gathering and documenting user requirements, preparing functional specifications and performing application configuration, liaising with and collaborating with development and production support.

PeopleSoft Financials Functional Analyst

3/2007 - 9/2007  Beacon Applications, Framingham, MA

§ PeopleSoft Financials Implementation Support Analyst versions 8.4, 8.8 to 9.0 for various clients. Develop General Ledger and Financial Reporting using nVision and Query. 

§ Requirements definition, design, configuration, set-up end-user training, Unit Testing, deployment and maintenance.  General Ledger application configuration, ChartField and Ledger setup, Tree configuration, Business Unit setup, functional set up for consolidations and allocations.  Used SQL query to ensure data integrity. 

PeopleSoft Business Analyst

3/2006 - 2/2007  PDI, Inc, Saddle River, NJ

§ PeopleSoft Business Analyst Functional Support of PeopleSoft Financials version 8.0 Accounts Payable, Billing, Accounts Receivable, & General Ledger. 

Independent Contractor - PeopleSoft Analyst

2/2006 - 3/2006  Datamatics Consulting, New York, NY

§ Financials Analyst gather and analyze client business processes and functional requirements for PeopleSoft Applications General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable and Billing version 8.8.

Independent Contractor - Computer Education/Tech writer

2/2005 - 12/2005  EDC @ Viacom, New York, NY

§ Assisted the Director of Training & Education in all phases of training administration

§  Create and execute test plans.  Maintain UPK Training and other key user documentation for PeopleSoft EnterpriseOne Financials.  Modules included AR, AP, PO, & GL. 

§ Deliver classroom training sessions

Independent Contractor - Reporting Analyst

1/2005 - 2/2005  Lodster @ ETS, Trenton, NJ

§ PeopleSoft AR & Billing Report Analyst.  SQL, Query and nVision tools to design custom reports and ensure data accuracy and integrity. 

Business Analyst

1/2003 - 9/2004  Volt Information Sciences, New York, NY

§ PeopleSoft financials 8.0 system.  Resolve areas of customer and vendor concerns, providing answers and recommendations for process improvements. 

§ PeopleSoft Contracts, Accounts Payable, Project Cost, Billing and Receivables module integration

Independent Contractor - PeopleSoft Analyst

10/2002 - 11/2002  DTG Consulting, New York City, NY

§ PeopleSoft Financials contract with Bowne & Co. for DTG Consulting Solutions, Inc.  Produce training documentation and test scripts for 8.4 Release.  PeopleSoft Receivables, Accounts Payable, General Ledger, and Purchase Orders.

Independent Contractor - Data Analyst

9/2002 - 10/2002  Robert Half International consulting firm, Paramus, NJ

§ Short-term contract with CitiCapital for Robert Half International consulting firm. Data analysis for conversion to PeopleSoft.

Systems Manager

10/1998 - 3/2002  Fine Host Corporation, Greenwich, CT

§ PeopleSoft Financials version 7.5 GL, AP, AR, & AM applications production support analyst.

Senior Financial Analyst

1/1998 - 9/1998  Nelson Communications, Inc., New York City, NY

§ Prepare standard financial and management reports on divisional operations for Sciens Worldwide - Public Relations. Supervise Billing and Accounts Payable for the division.

Financial Analyst

10/1996 - 12/1997  Temporary Assignments

§ Financial Analysis and Accounting short-term assignment working with budgets, account reconciliations, bank reconciliations and ad-hoc functions.

Financial Data Processing Manager

10/1984 - 9/1996  Carrafiello Diehl and Associates, (Advertising agency), Irvington, NY

§ Staff Accountant

Customer Service Representative

   9/1983 - 9/1984  Soda Systems, New Rochelle, NY

§  Customer Service Representative.

Additional Info

References will be furnished upon direct request from prospective employer.