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Columbus, Oh, Us

Seattle, Washington, United States

Seattle, Washington

Seattle, Washington

Columbus, Ohio Area

Key AccomplishmentsDeveloped and maintained system calculations within Hyperion Financial Management for automation of Cash Flow, Discontinued Operations, MLP Non-Controlling Interest, and other business processesRedesigned HFM and PeopleSoft equitization and consolidation functionality during the creation of a Master Limited PartnershipParticipated in the projects surrounding the creation of a Master Limited Partnership and initial viability analysis of the NiSource/Columbia Pipeline group separation.Led the design, testing, and implementation of Hyperion Financial Management changes during the NiSource/Columbia Pipeline Group spinoffConceived system customizations with technical team during transformation projects in order to replicate current, steady state business processesCreated reporting enhancements by linking Access databases to PeopleSoft EPM and programmatically manipulating data via queries and VBA codeCollaborated with technical Data Stage and Oracle DBA teams in order to improve nightly ETL performance for PeopleSoft EPMImplemented the use of Microsoft Active directory groups in order to administer security for HFMOngoing DutiesActing as functional system administrator for PeopleSoft Financials General Ledger, PeopleSoft Data Warehouse, and Hyperion Financial ManagementDesigning comprehensive, dynamic financial data reports for both internal and external customersMaintaining PeopleSoft to FDM/HFM mappingsResolving system performance issues with technical server-side teamsSupervising employees during system testing, Sarbanes-Oxley testing and security changesLeading steady-state system improvement projects and supervising functional and technical staffInterfacing with IT Project Management to provide functional knowledge during system upgrade projects

Key AccomplishmentsDeveloped and maintained system calculations within Hyperion Financial Management for automation of Cash Flow, Discontinued Operations, MLP Non-Controlling Interest, and other business processesRedesigned HFM and PeopleSoft equitization and consolidation functionality during the creation of a Master Limited PartnershipParticipated in the projects surrounding the creation of a Master Limited Partnership and initial viability analysis of the NiSource/Columbia Pipeline group separation.Led the design, testing, and implementation of Hyperion Financial Management changes during the NiSource/Columbia Pipeline Group spinoffConceived system customizations with technical team during transformation projects in order to replicate current, steady state business processesCreated reporting enhancements by linking Access databases to PeopleSoft EPM and programmatically manipulating data via queries and VBA codeCollaborated with technical Data Stage and Oracle DBA teams in order to improve nightly ETL performance for PeopleSoft EPMImplemented the use of Microsoft Active directory groups in order to administer security for HFMOngoing DutiesActing as functional system administrator for PeopleSoft Financials General Ledger, PeopleSoft Data Warehouse, and Hyperion Financial ManagementDesigning comprehensive, dynamic financial data reports for both internal and external customersMaintaining PeopleSoft to FDM/HFM mappingsResolving system performance issues with technical server-side teamsSupervising employees during system testing, Sarbanes-Oxley testing and security changesLeading steady-state system improvement projects and supervising functional and technical staffInterfacing with IT Project Management to provide functional knowledge during system upgrade projects

Columbus, Ohio Area

Key AccomplishmentsParticipated heavily in large scale system modernizations, including full system transformations for PeopleSoft Financials and Hyperion Financial ManagementPrepared test scripts and led User Acceptance Testing of upgrades and enhancements to Hyperion Financial Management and PeopleSoft EPMCreated processes to train and assist end users in the effective utilization of finance applicationsBuilt and maintained the PeopleSoft and HFM chart of accounts and other metadataCreated and implemented PeopleSoft and HFM security as new functionality was addedPerformed user acceptance testing and system regression testing for the transformation of PeopleSoft Financials from older GL systemsOngoing DutiesAssisted in the consolidation of Accounting and Financial Plan data in PeopleSoft and HFMWorked with end users to identify functional issues within applications and recommended and enacted appropriate solutionsConducted end user training for both PeopleSoft and Hyperion Financial ManagementMaintained reporting tools that were used for financial and regulatory filingsBuilt ad-hoc queries and reporting tools for PeopleSoft and Hyperion Financial ManagementReconciled data in PeopleSoft Financials and EPM to source system data on a weekly basis and remedied any data discrepanciesProvided assistance in developing and executing quarterly SOX testingAssisted end users in the configuration of system and reporting settings

Columbus, Ohio Area

Organized large sets of data for regulatory proceedings and performed ad-hoc analysis as neededParticipated in the development and implementation of new procure to pay systemLed training sessions in Microsoft Excel and Access for coworkersDevised inter-company billing allocations and maintained billing system that processed over $400M worth of expenses on a yearly basisPrepared financial trend materials that were used in regulatory proceedings for multiple commissionsReviewed journal entries and account reconciliations of entry level analystsActed as the functional system expert for PeopleSoft, along with Microsoft Excel and AccessCreated monthly cash flows for corporate services business segmentAssisted in performing monthly accounting close and account reconciliation processAssisted in preparation of annual FERC and SEC filingsPrepared regulatory data requests for use in rate case proceedingsConducted quarterly Sarbanes-Oxley compliance testingAssisted in training of corporate employees on proper account classification in order to be in compliance with regulatory accounting standards