Neil Ritchie Email & Phone Number

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Sydney, Australia

Providing customers with advisory and project management services across a variety of industries. Recent projects include;City of Parramatta - Project Manager, Oracle HCM ImplementationSilver Fern Farms - Project Manager, Oracle HCM Implementationa2 Milk - Project Manager, Oracle HCM ImplementationInvocare - Project Manager, Oracle HCM Enhancements and additional modulesECMS - Project Manager, Cornerstone and Humanforce Implementation (Customer side)University… Show more Providing customers with advisory and project management services across a variety of industries. Recent projects include;City of Parramatta - Project Manager, Oracle HCM ImplementationSilver Fern Farms - Project Manager, Oracle HCM Implementationa2 Milk - Project Manager, Oracle HCM ImplementationInvocare - Project Manager, Oracle HCM Enhancements and additional modulesECMS - Project Manager, Cornerstone and Humanforce Implementation (Customer side)University of Sydney - Advisory servicesUniversity of Wollongong - Advisory Services (2023), Oracle HCM Cloud Lead (2019-2021) Show less

Wollongong, Australia

Sydney, Australia

Principal Consultant specialising in Oracle HCM Cloud, JD Edwards and PeopleSoft Human Capital Management.This role involves being involved in pre-sales, implementation and support of Oracle HCM Cloud, JD Edwards and PeopleSoft solutions. I am Oracle certified in 8 different disciplines including JD Edwards Projects, PeopleSoft HCM and Oracle HCM Cloud.

Independent contractor working on the HR Replacement project to investigate requirements and select a new HR/Payroll solution for UNSW.

Consultant on Project Beacon - This is the implementation of the Department of Treasury and Finance along with the Department of Premier and Cabinet into the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development's (DEECD) eduPay system. eduPay is the name of DEECD's PeopleSoft 9.0 system.

Providing consulting and implementation services for the upgrade from PeopleSoft 7.5 to PeopleSoft 9.1.Duties include: * Consulting services to the University, including Business Process reviews and improvementsAdvising and assisting with the conversion of data from PeopleSoft 7.5 to 9.1 * Implementation and configuration of the Recruiting Solutions modules; Talent Acquisition Manager and Candidate Gateway * Implementation and configuration of Profile Management… Show more Providing consulting and implementation services for the upgrade from PeopleSoft 7.5 to PeopleSoft 9.1.Duties include: * Consulting services to the University, including Business Process reviews and improvementsAdvising and assisting with the conversion of data from PeopleSoft 7.5 to 9.1 * Implementation and configuration of the Recruiting Solutions modules; Talent Acquisition Manager and Candidate Gateway * Implementation and configuration of Profile Management module * Implementation and configuration of Self Service and workflow * Design and implement application level security * Preparing functional specifications across the HCM product line * Providing second level support, troubleshooting * Writing test scripts, conversion testing, systems testing, assisting with User Acceptance Testing and parallel run testing for Payroll and HRMS products * Developing training materials using UPK (Oracle User Productivity Kit) * Providing functional product training * Facilitating focus groups and workshops on the 9.1 product. Show less

Implementing and supporting Oracle's JD Edwards HCM solution. Duties include:* Management of the HCM consultants including resourcing and mentoring* Pre-sales work for prospects including product demonstrations and RFI and RFP preparation in response to tenders;* Advice and Consulting services to customers, including Business Process reviews and improvements * Providing functional product training* Preparing functional specifications* Configuration and… Show more Implementing and supporting Oracle's JD Edwards HCM solution. Duties include:* Management of the HCM consultants including resourcing and mentoring* Pre-sales work for prospects including product demonstrations and RFI and RFP preparation in response to tenders;* Advice and Consulting services to customers, including Business Process reviews and improvements * Providing functional product training* Preparing functional specifications* Configuration and testing* Providing second level support, troubleshooting* Writing test scripts, systems testing, assisting with User Acceptance Testing and parallel run testing for Payroll and HRMS products Show less

Managing a team of 3 consultants, my responsibilities included:* Project management of HR and payroll implementations* Account management of installed client base* Pre-sales work for prospects including product demonstrations and RFI and RFP preparation in response to tenders;* Co-ordinating and management of customer problems and requests* Advice and Consulting services to customers, including Business Process reviews and improvements with a focus on HR* Providing… Show more Managing a team of 3 consultants, my responsibilities included:* Project management of HR and payroll implementations* Account management of installed client base* Pre-sales work for prospects including product demonstrations and RFI and RFP preparation in response to tenders;* Co-ordinating and management of customer problems and requests* Advice and Consulting services to customers, including Business Process reviews and improvements with a focus on HR* Providing the link between the business users and their requirements and technical developers within Mantrack.* Providing functional product training across the entire product suite of Time and Attendance, Payroll, HCM and we based applications,* Mentoring new team members* Gap analysis and preparing functional and technical specifications* Development of ad-hoc HR and Payroll reports * Writing test scripts, systems testing, assisting with User Acceptance Testing and parallel run testing for Payroll and HCM productsMajor Achievements:I implemented an outsourced payroll solution for a major cinema chain with 3000 employees in 8 weeks. This involved the merging of two companies across two countries, operating on two separate payroll systems.Implemented New Zealand Payroll system for Sky TV and managed the implementation for Fairfax pressProject Managed implementations for approximately 5 other companies Show less

As the Subject Matter Expert for PeopleSoft HRMS and Payroll solutions, my role included:- Advice and Consulting services to customers, including Business Process reviews and improvements- Providing the link between the business users and their requirements and technical developers within my team.- Providing functional leadership to programmers- Providing functional product training, mentoring new team members- Business requirements gathering - Gap analysis and… Show more As the Subject Matter Expert for PeopleSoft HRMS and Payroll solutions, my role included:- Advice and Consulting services to customers, including Business Process reviews and improvements- Providing the link between the business users and their requirements and technical developers within my team.- Providing functional leadership to programmers- Providing functional product training, mentoring new team members- Business requirements gathering - Gap analysis and preparing functional and technical specifications- Design, build and review user interface components Show less

In this role I was Team leader of the PeopleSoft Application Management HRMS Team. This team provides 2nd level support and consulting services to the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. My duties included;Co-ordinating and managing a team of 8 functional and technical analystsConfiguration, testing and maintenance of the Commonwealth Bank's PeopleSoft HRMS 8.3system in conjunction with the STAR implementation project Advice and Consulting services to CBA HR Services… Show more In this role I was Team leader of the PeopleSoft Application Management HRMS Team. This team provides 2nd level support and consulting services to the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. My duties included;Co-ordinating and managing a team of 8 functional and technical analystsConfiguration, testing and maintenance of the Commonwealth Bank's PeopleSoft HRMS 8.3system in conjunction with the STAR implementation project Advice and Consulting services to CBA HR Services, including Business Process reviews andimprovementsProviding functional leadership to programmersProviding functional product training, mentoring new team membersProviding second level support, troubleshootingDevelopment of HR reports Writing test scripts, systems testing, assisting with User Acceptance Testing and parallel run testing for Payroll and HRMS Show less

Full SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) experience including;Business requirements gathering for Genius Payroll and Easytime award interpreter products Design and review of user interface componentsDeveloping test scripts and assisting with unit, system and platform testingProvide functional leadership to programmersProvide functional product trainingProvide support for problem resolution process

Full SDLC experience including;Design and review of user interface componentsDeveloping test scripts and assisting with unit, system and platform testingProvide functional leadership to programmersProvide functional product trainingProvide support for problem resolution processPresented at user groupsClient software demonstrationsMajor Achievements:I was the Functional HR Lead on the project merging PeopleSoft Version 8 with the Asia Pacific… Show more Full SDLC experience including;Design and review of user interface componentsDeveloping test scripts and assisting with unit, system and platform testingProvide functional leadership to programmersProvide functional product trainingProvide support for problem resolution processPresented at user groupsClient software demonstrationsMajor Achievements:I was the Functional HR Lead on the project merging PeopleSoft Version 8 with the Asia Pacific 7.5 product.Co-ordination and facilitation of customer focus groups throughout the Asia Pacific region on absence/leave requirementsProduced business requirements for Asia Pacific product features for Global Payroll Absence moduleI was responsible for the analysis work performed between the Asia Pacific 7.5 version and PeopleSoft 8 global version for HR and ensuring that all local requirements were included in the combined PeopleSoft HRMS 8.3. Tasks included:Developed detail Gap analysis for all areas of Human Resources.Produced detailed Functional requirements for HRMS, including a particular focus on CompetenciesTranslation of business requirements into technical specifications.Liaised with UK developers over changes recommended to Competency ManagementWriting of Test plans and performing testing Show less

I produced HR and Payroll implementation training manuals for Australia, New Zealand,Singapore and Malaysia. This involved;Scoping requirementsDesigning course guides and instructor notes Reviewing and advising the Functional and Documentation teams in Product Development onfunctional materialDetermining sample and demonstration data requirements and loading the dataServing as product expert for specific HRMS coursesDelivering train the trainer courses for… Show more I produced HR and Payroll implementation training manuals for Australia, New Zealand,Singapore and Malaysia. This involved;Scoping requirementsDesigning course guides and instructor notes Reviewing and advising the Functional and Documentation teams in Product Development onfunctional materialDetermining sample and demonstration data requirements and loading the dataServing as product expert for specific HRMS coursesDelivering train the trainer courses for new releases and the new guidesTraining, mentoring and certifying instructorsPart of my role included training end users and implementation teams when usualinstructors were unavailable. Major Achievements:I regularly received top evaluations from course attendeesI was one of only 2 Australian PeopleSoft employees to receive a Caribbean trip as rewardfor the quality of the training materials I produced.Lend Lease Employer Systems Show less

Project managing and implementation of new software at client sitesPre-sales supportBeta testing new softwareBusiness process improvement reviews, including Sara Lee Clothing and the Lion Nathan GroupTraining clients and other consultantsTelephone and face to face customer support