Susan Petersen Email & Phone Number

Lorton, Virginia

Chantilly, Va

Senior Business Analyst /Subject Matter Expert (SME) – Accounting and Program ControlResponsible for  Monthly reconciliations of Direct Cost, Revenue, Suspense and Cost Management accounts Preparation of Quarterly Unbilled Revenue analysis Entry of Miscellaneous Transactions (Projects ‘Journals’) as needed Creation of monthly Journal Entries for Labor Accruals, Subk Labor and clearing Suspense account Provide training and guidance in utilizing Project Costing and Billing module and assisting with other modules (Contracts, AP, Fixed Assets) as neededMaintain Projects module by performing setups, updating Funding and Contract Value tables, entering Mass Transfers and trouble-shooting issues, working with ERP as neededAssist other areas with transaction research for Reconciliations – was able to identify $300k+ unexplained variancesWork with relevant teams and/or ERP on Business Process improvements Month-End Close processing – shortened to 6 days from 11 Billing/Invoice processing – assisted personnel in creating reports and process scheduling Rate Adjustments – developed methodology to process and create invoices Facilitate creating custom and ad hoc reporting – liaison between business and ERP Automation of Accrue on Receipt / Services Procurement / Labor Accruals Testing/validation for System Patches and Automation of processesCost Point Conversion – Working with Implementation team  Providing Process and Set ups background Validating Cost and Revenue Balances – identifying variances and suggesting resolutions Contact for transactional research in Oracle Projects, General Ledger and ReceivablesAudit POC for Project Costing data, Processes and Procedures, and Transaction researchISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor Training – July 2016

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Functional Team Lead for FLITES Program at FAA, managing 20+ resources. Oracle Financials Functional Consultant, Fixed Assets and Projects.Managed 20+ Functional resources (employees, partners and subcontractors) encompassing Resource Planning, Interviewing/Hiring, Annual and Semi Annual Reviews and Goal SettingFunctional Team SPOC (Single Point of Contact) for internal and external stakeholders and customer groups. Provided Client Consultation and Planning, Issue Resolution, and Scheduled Periodic Status ReportingDeveloped and conducted Knowledge Sharing sessions for internal and client resourcesDesigned performance metrics to assess compliance with government policies

•Member of Oracle 11i Implementation team for FA and Projects. Including migration of FA data from Excel, IMGI, and legacy Oracle system•Responsible for change management and project activities relating to Oracle FA and INV•Contributed to Business Requirements and GAP analysis for FA and INV•Supported operational and User Support teams in Oracle FA trouble shooting, issue resolution and migration/maintenance•Created ad-hoc reports for Global Finance Teams (FA, GL, AP, PO and Inv) in Discoverer•Documented Oracle FA training materials, processes and User Guides•Conducted training of FA operational personnel in Oracle 11i processes and Discoverer•Managed knowledge transfer of Oracle FA processes to Service Provider, Accenture, in Chennai India•Facilitated definition and continuous refinement of Oracle FA and INV processes and sub-processes•Lead resolution of process issues, working with Financial Systems & Processes team, Accenture and operational/business teams

•Implementation/testing of Oracle 10.7 GUI including process design and functional testing for FA•Implementation/testing of Oracle Projects Module •SME for Oracle 10.7 GUI FA, Projects and Discoverer•Directed Projects capitalization processing•Performed ad hoc and on-going account and transactional research, utilizing Oracle 10.7 GUI, Discoverer and BO•Liaison between FA Operations and IT team for process improvement, reporting requirements•Utilized FA, GL, AP, PO, INV, Projects for transactional research•Entered AP and PO correcting transactions as pertained to FA•Responsible for Month End Close processes for Oracle Projects module

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