Senior Consultant
Reston, Va, Us
I specialized in training, consulting, and implementing Ellucian Banner Accounts Receivable for integration with financial information systems at higher education institutions while helping them maximize the flexibility of their information system. Customers ranged in size from small private institutions to very large state school systems.Configured and implemented Ellucian's Banner Student and Accounts Receivable systems at numerous customer sites ranging from small private institutions to very large state school systems, including integration with third-party financial accounting systems.Prepared and presented proof-of-concept scenarios, business requirements and documentation for customers resulting in the successful implementation of Banner Accounts Receivable and Banner Student systems.Developed an implementation manual that would allow customers and consultants to more effectively convert accounts receivable data from their legacy system to the Banner Accounts Receivable system, resulting in fewer errors during conversion and testing.Worked on a team as a subject matter expert that developed new training data for databases delivered to customers allowing consultants to demonstrate more accurate, up-to-date higher education training, testing, and validation scenarios.Helped customers improve their business processes through Process Improvement Assessments to ensure they were fully utilizing the Banner Accounts Receivable system, resulting in additional consulting services.Worked with customers to develop verification testing, validation testing, and user acceptance testing scenarios, resulting in better data validation and fewer errors during data conversion and system go-live.Wrote documentation and procedure guides in conjunction with or for customers, increasing accuracy in processing student records and financial records.