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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

·               7 plus years of extensive experience in design, development, coding, testing and implementation of applications using Client/Server technology, with strong emphasis on Business Intelligence.

·               Experience in Hyperion Financial Management, FDQM, Hyperion Essbase, Hyperion Planning, Hyperion Reporting and Analysis, OLAP Engine.

·               Extensive work experience on Performance Management & Business Intelligence solutions through the complete project lifecycle from requirements analysis, design, development solutions to implementation and delivery of the overall project.

·               Strong experience in Financial management applications, metadata preparation, security classes, Member lists, data grids, Web Data forms, journals posting, reports and automation of HFM tasks using task flows from workspace.

·               Extensive experience in EPMA application creation using application and dimension libraries and shared some dimensions with Data Synchronization for planning and HFM applications. Application conversion from classic applications to EPMA. Importing Business rules into CALCULATION manager.  

·               Expertise in Developing and enhancing Hyperion reports using with Web Analysis, Interactive Reporting, and Financial reporting and scheduling the reports from workspace.

·               Experience in Migration of applications using LCM and regular migration processes.

·               Very good experience of Smart view and excel add in Strong customer relationship to get accurate reporting information and ongoing initiatives.

·               Good experience in training and preparing manuals for onsite and offshore team members and end users.

·               Experience in Metadata creation and updating based on the requirement study.

·               Expertise in Metadata sound knowledge in all the dimensions (HFM).

·               Expertise knowledge in business rules.

·               Experience in creation and modification of data Grids, web forms and smart view templates

·               Good experience in installation of all Hyperion Products, and providing regular admin.

·               Hands on experience in creating data grids and web data forms to load data and Posting, scheduling the journals to adjust data.

·               Expertise in financial reporting and smart view.

·               Extensive expertise in Database Optimization of Hyperion Financial Management.

·               Proficient in software documentation, technical report writing, decisive with strong leadership qualities, flexible in work schedules.

 

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

OLAP /  EPM Products	Hyperion Financial Management, Hyperion Planning , FDM, ERPi.
Databases / ERP	Oracle, SQL Server, PeopleSoft, Oracle GL, SAP, JDE.
Reporting Tools	Hyperion FR 9.3 BI, 11.1.1.2, 11.1.1.3, 11.1.2.1, Hyperion Web Analysis; OBIEE, Smart View. Excel Add-In spread sheet.
Languages	Maxl, SQL, VB script
Operating Systems	Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003 Advanced Server, Windows 2008 Server, Linux and Unix

 

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION:-

Gujarat University, Gujarat, India.

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

 

Client: Limited Brands, Columbus, OH

Implementation Partner: - IBM                                                                                                                             Mar 13 –May 14

Project: Support and Implementation of Hyperion project 

Role: Hyperion Developer

Responsibilities:

·               Designed and developed HFM   and FDM applications.

·               Involved in gathering user requirements, Identifying dimensions and identifying data sources.

·               Involved in creation of standard HFM reports and ad-hoc reporting along with imparting guidance on report development and contents.

·               Created and updated HFM dimensions (metadata), rules, member list, forms, grids, Smart View (Excel) Reports and other HFM system related maintenance.

·               Added new locations, Update maps, update logic groups and validation rules in FDM as per the requirements.

·               Added new entities and accounts and update rules in HFM as part of monthly maintenance.

·               Provisioning security to users and add and update users to the security groups.

·               Worked with users on smart view issues and connection problems.

·               Migrated HFM and FDM application from one environment to another environment

·               Created and updated reports in FR studio.

·               Managing group access, end-users access as well as security filters of in planning applications

·               Worked Planning and HFM Data reconciliation from Production to non-production

·               Managed exchange rate, web forms, dimensions, business rules, security reports of Hyperion applications.

·               Support corporate and remote users with Hyperion reporting applications and Smart View.

·               Worked on Hyperion web analysis for End-users profile creation.

·               Support on Monitoring of Hyperion jobs via control-M.

·               Worked on HP quality center (QC) for test cases, defects during development of planning application in QA.

·               Developed and maintained of HFM and FDM documentation on key systems and processes.

·               Ensured all Hyperion related processes meet business requirements and deadlines (i.e. close calendar)

Environment: Hyperion Financial Management 11.1.1.3, FDM 11.1.1.3, Hyperion Planning System 11.1.1.3, Hyperion Financial Reporting (HFR) and Financial Reporting Studio System, Windows, Oracle Database, Hyperion Essbase 11.1.1.3.

 

Client: Iron Mountain, Boston, MA

Implementation Partner: - IBM                                                                                                               Jan 12 – Feb 13

Project: Implementation of Hyperion project 

Description: The objective of the project is to implement Hyperion processing system. Used by business users for actual reporting, planning, budgeting and forecasting

Role: Hyperion HFM/FDM Developer

Responsibilities:

·               Involved in installing and configuring Hyperion Financial Data Quality Management (FDM/FDQM).

·               Worked with development team for Creation of new  HFM and FDM applications

·               Involved in the designing of financial budgeting and forecasting applications with HFM.

·               Created extensive Data Grids and Data Entry Forms to view or enter the data using HFM web client.

·               Maintained metadata structures that support Hyperion HFM applications.

·               Created data forms in Form Builder, and worked with script elements in WDF file. Also worked on web forms

·               Involved in loading data into HFM using FDQM.

·               Involved with development of calculation, consolidation, allocation and transaction rules for HFM

·               Involved in managing member lists in the HFM applications.

·               Involved in consolidations and validation through HFM.

·               Worked on migration of FDM and ODI from Dev to Test Environment.

·               Has developed complex integration from various sources into HFM and HPCM modules.

·               Prepared quarterly and yearly forecast and commentary for P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow.

·               Prepared financial reports including variance analysis, price/volume reports, sales and expense analysis, board of directors, senior management reports.

·               Involved in creating templates for Recurring Journals and generating and approving recurring journals.

·               Involved in designing and reporting forms through Hyperion Financial Reporting.

·               Applied security on the applications by creating filters on its dimension members.

·               Extracted and loaded data to Essbase cubes from a variety of sources like SAP.

·               Migrated classic HFM application into EPMA. 

·               Involved in Full life cycle implementation: Requirements, Design, Build and Test. 

 

Environment: Hyperion Financial Management 11.1.2.x, Hyperion Planning System, Hyperion Financial Reporting (HFR) and FDM, Windows, Oracle Database, Hyperion Essbase 11.1.2.X, FDM 11.1.2.X

 

 

Client: - GE Transportation, Erie, PA                                                                                                   Jan 11 to Dec 11

Project: Implementation and support HFM and FDM

Role: - Hyperion Developer/Administrator

Responsibilities:-

 

·               HFM Metadata, Rules, and Hyperion Reports.

·               Worked on loading and Extracting tasks in data and journals in HFM workspace.

·               Created data forms and data grids in HFM workspace.

·               Managing and planning  process & workflow

·               Monthly forecasting and yearly budgeting and planning for parent and child level members in HFM Planning

·               Involved in task automation for creating a task flow for automatically loading and consolidating data and Extraction of Journals.

·               Worked on Managing    data and metadata in HFM Client

·               Created validation report listing major accounts like sales, assets and net profit, and validation rule for checking whether accounts are balanced, in conjunction with validation entity groups to enable automatic consolidation in FDM client.

·               Worked on Validation rules and Validation Entities in FDM.

·               Modified the rules and members lists’ scripts according to the business logic.

·               Managed Metadata and defined attributes.

·               Involved in Configuring Data Entry Forms by using Web Applications and Creating Grids as per requirement.

·               Setting-up Inter Company Partners.

·               Performed Currency Translation.

·               Involved in Loading Data through Flat files.

·               Did Consolidations and Analysis through HFM Client and Web.

·               Worked on financial controls and process explorer for review and submit of validation report  in FDM.

·               Loading monthly data, forecasts, budgets, and long-range numbers into HFM.

·               Developing data loads and calculations to calculate various figures for the outline.

·               Trained users and tested the environment.

·               Conducting with systems maintenance including security, metadata, reports, data grids, Web forms, FDM.

 

Environment: - Hyperion Financial Data Quality Management 11.1.1.x, Hyperion Financial Management 11.1.1.x, Hyperion Essbase 11.x, Workspace, Shared Services, Financial Reporting Studio, Hyperion Reports, Smart View, Essbase Excel Add-In, Windows 7.

 

 

 

Client: Pfizer Inc, New York, NY.                                                                                                                 June 09 –Dec 10

Project I: Finance-Procurement & Pfizer-Wyeth Merger Project

Description: The objective is to develop and maintain a global Consolidations system

Role: Hyperion Consultant

Responsibilities:

·               Worked closely with architects, consulting partners and Financial Controllers in implementing the consolidation system using Hyperion Financial Management and Financial Data Quality Management .

·               Understanding the business model, consolidation and reporting requirements.

·               Manage engagement risk, project planning and budgeting, define deliverable content, and ensure buy-in of proposed solutions from top management levels at the client.

·               Involved in Data Forms to aid in variance analysis of statements line balances compared to prior years

·               Worked in Systems Analysis, Business Process Reengineering.

·               Develop and maintain contact with decision makers at key clients, organize and lead pursuit teams, participate and lead aspects of the proposal development process for Hyperion DRM work.

·               Assist with master data conversion and interfacing activities, including user support to load and reconcile data

·               Involved in the FDM setup, scripting and maintaining Locations.

·               Worked with FDM’s HFM and Essbase Target Adapters.

·               Metadata Maintenance in both HFM and Essbase.

·               Developed and Maintained Currency conversion calculation scripts, Volume/Mix/Price calculations, Market Currency translations, Functional Currency translations, Last Year and Budget rate calculations in Essbase.

 

Environment: Hyperion Financial Data Quality Management 11.1.2.x, Hyperion Financial Management 11.1.2.x, Hyperion Essbase 11.x, Workspace, Shared Services, Star Analytics, Financial Reporting Studio 9.3, Hyperion Reports, Smart View, Essbase Excel Add-In, Windows vista, MAXL, Oracle, Solaris 9, VB API, VBA.

 

Client: Avon, Hartford CT.                                                         Oct 08 – May 09

Industry:  Beauty & related products.

Role: Hyperion Consultant.

Responsibilities:

·               Installed and configured FDM.

·               Resolved issue with Hyperion Workspace (not allowing logons) on production server.

·               Set up locations and import formats, including import scripts, for US trial balance data – added functionality to map 0s from Oracle GL to [None] or [ICP None] for HFM.

·               Created import scripts and formats for general ledger data generated by FSG in Oracle GL, as well as headcount data.

·               Loaded general ledger and headcount data.

·               Rewrote import formats and scripts to handle fixed width file, instead of delimited.

·               Created a custom authentication provider, which uses Active Directory, to control access to FDM.

·               Set up SSO script to handle single sign on for FDQM from HFM, and for drill through from HFM to FDQM.

·               Configured users and access rights in FDQM.

·               Created maps to handle sign flips for some accounts.

·               Created custom trial balance reports, with all accounts, one with and one without showing breakup by entities.

·               Defined staging events for Task Automation.

·               Assisted with the development of Hyperion Planning for Profit and Loss and Workforce Planning.

·               Migrated applications across environments. Used HFMCopyApplication.exe utility in migrating from one server to another.

·               Created users, groups, filters and assigned different kinds of Security access to users in HFM.

 

 

Environment: Hyperion Financial Data Quality Management v9.3.1 (FDM/FDQM), Oracle 10g, Oracle GL, VBScript, Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) v9.

 

Company: Logica, India.                                                                                                                                              Mar 07 – Sept 08

Client: Levi Strauss & Co.                                                      

Industry:  Garment Manufacturers.

Levi Strauss & Co. is a worldwide corporation organized into three geographic divisions: Levi Strauss Americas (LSA), based in the San Francisco headquarters; Levi Strauss Europe, Middle East and Africa (LSEMA), based in Brussels; and Asia Pacific Division (APD), based in Singapore. The company employs a staff of approximately 10,500 people worldwide, and owns and develops a few brands. Levi's, the main brand, was founded in 1873 in San Francisco, specializing in riveted denim jeans and different lines of casual and street fashion. My role Involved in migration of Hyperion Enterprise to Hyperion Financial Management.

Role: Hyperion Admin

Responsibilities:

·               Involved in Requirements, design and architecture discussions and created the required artifacts.

·               Created project documentation including high-level presentations and training documentation for use during the Implementation and roll-out phases of the project.

·               Responsible for delegation/management of HFM tickets globally.

·               Global FDM support, data management using FDM, issue resolutions.

·               Assisted with the development of Hyperion Planning for Profit and Loss and Workforce Planning.

·               Migrated applications across environments. Used HFMCopyApplication.exe utility in migrating from one server to another.

·               Created users, groups, filters and assigned different kinds of Security access to users in HFM.

·               Designed and Maintained reports for P&L, Balance Sheet, Trail Balance, Revenues and expenses using Financial Reporting studio.

·               Supported Financial Reporting, Regulatory Reporting, and SEC reporting along with international users. 

·               Created various MDX formulas for Dimensional Metrics.

·               Adhoc reporting was done using SmartView

 

Environment : Hyperion HFM 9.3.X, Hyperion Planning 9.3.x, Hyperion Essbase 9.3.x,  Hyperion financial Reporting, Web Analysis, MaxL, MDX,  EAS administrative services, Oracle 10g, Smart View, MS excel Spreadsheet Add-In

 

Client: Shri Ishar Alloy Steels, India                                                                                                               June 06 – Mar 07

Business Systems Analyst

Description: Multi-site (focusing on Energy plant and Production plant) parts and equipment forecasting and planning. Utilized different tools to monitor availability requirements, to provide best in class service levels while balancing inventory turnover objectives.

Responsibilities:

·               Evaluated systems and software applications for meeting business requirements.

·               Made functional and report specifications for systems and applications.

·               Gathered and documented business processes/system requirements.

·               Developed applicable replenishment strategies to support customer delivery expectations and company inventory velocity objectives.

·               Coordinated in monitoring and adjusting replenishment plan accordingly to ensure an uninterrupted flow of product.

·               Worked on requisitions (demand) and purchase orders (supply) for gaps and takes appropriate action to resolve issues.

·               Performed extensive analysis of inventory transactions and reports to identify, process, system and training deficiencies.

Technologies: Oracle, MS-Visio, MS Word, VB 6.0, Web Services, Java Script, HTML/DHTML.

 

Reference: Will be provided upon request.