Senior Business/Functional Analyst specialising in SAP implementations (FI/CO & MM/HR/Pay/PM/SD)
New Zealand
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- SAP Consultant at Auckland Regional Council
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- Senior Business Analyst at Waitakere City Council
- Senior Business Analyst at Briscoes
- Senior Business Analyst at Auckland City
- Implementation Consultant at Barclays Capital Investment Bank
- Implementation Consultant at Nedcor Bank
- Senior Business Analyst at Cable and Wireless Telecommunications - Jamaica
- Consultant at Meritocracy Ltd
- Analyst Programmer/Business Analyst/Team Leader at Mega Systems Ltd – London
- Programmer/Analyst Programmer at P&O Computer Services (PCL) – Herts
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Chris Boyce’s Summary
Profile:
I am a Senior Business/Functional Analyst specialising in SAP implementations with over 20 years IT experience.
Key Skills:
• Hands-on approach
• Performing under pressure
• Bridging the gap between technical and business staff
Chris Boyce’s Specialties:
SAP Project Implementation Skills:
• Analysis & Design
• System Build & Data Load
• Testing - Unit, Build, System, Integration & UAT
• Performance and Security (Authorisations)
• Design, documentation, and delivery of training
• Support.
Chris Boyce’s Experience
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SAP Consultant
Auckland Regional Council
(Government Administration industry)
March 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)
SAP P2P Business Process Reengineering
SAP Support for FI/CO, HR & Payroll
SAP Plant Maintenance (PM) implementation for Auckland Regional Council and integration with existing FI/CO/MM modules. Use of BI and BPS for reporting, planning and predictive modelling.
Roles & Responsibilities: Consultant responsible for production of documentation and training materials, unit and integration testing of the PM configuration. Development of dedicated training client. Feedback and tracking of configuration issues. Providing advice to project team about transition into new environments and user acceptance testing. The design and implementation of the PM authorisation requirements.
Technical Details: SAP PM/FI/CO/MM, BI, BPS. -
Senior Business Analyst
Waitakere City Council
(Government Agency; 501-1000 employees; Government Administration industry)
April 2007 — November 2007 (8 months)
Project Details: SAP ECC implementation FI/CO/AP/MM/PS for Waitakere City Council with Deloitte’s as partner. Comprehensive workflow implementation. Single phase go-live with over 200 users.
Roles & Responsibilities: Configuration of FI/CO/AP. Design and build of extensive workflow for purchase order and invoice approval. System/build/UA testing of SAP modules and interfaces. Documentation and user training. Support and problem solving during go-live phase.
Technical Details: SAP FI/CO/MM ECC, Workflow, Portal and TRIM integrated with MS Products. -
Senior Business Analyst
Briscoes
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Retail industry)
February 2007 — April 2007 (3 months)
Project Details: SAP retail implementation FI/CO/AP/MM for major multi-company retail stores, head office and distribution centre.
Roles & Responsibilities: Documentation of business processes and system steps within SAP. System and build testing.
Technical Details: SAP ECC and SAP Retail Store. -
Senior Business Analyst
Auckland City
(Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Government Administration industry)
August 2005 — March 2006 (8 months)
Project Details: BPR project to improve the service delivery to the democratic processes. Achieved by the standardisation of processes and related policies, supported by integrated technology.
Roles & Responsibilities: Designing, facilitating, and documenting business process workshops and one-on-one interviews to examine the current Democracy Services processes. Reporting progress to managers and identifying, tracking and escalating project risks. Analysing and designing more effective processes and producing the To-Be documentation. Communicating the design principals to key members of staff and obtaining sign off.
Technical Details: SAP and FileNet integrated with MS Products. -
Implementation Consultant
Barclays Capital Investment Bank
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Banking industry)
April 1996 — July 1999 (3 years 4 months)
Project Details: Implementation of global financial software to provide daily management, financial and regulatory reports for the bank. Implementation of SAP’s FI/CO/AP modules and over 50 interfaces with front and back office trading systems. Over 300 users in UK, US, Europe & Far East.
Roles & Responsibilities: Package selection – compilation, documentation and design of business scenarios, software and vendor evaluation and short listing, extensive work-shopping scenarios with Oracle, Peoplesoft and SAP. Partner selection (Deloitte&Touche). Analysis, design and build of interfaces utilising Mercator, ABAP IDOC and ALE technologies. Design and build of product system interfaces and reporting facilities. Configuration of FI/CO (IMG). System testing of SAP modules and interfaces. Support and problem resolving during go-live phase.
Technical Details: Oracle DB, Digital OS, ABAP, MS Windows, Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, Mercator. -
Implementation Consultant
Nedcor Bank
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Banking industry)
April 1994 — April 1996 (2 years 1 month)
Project Details: Implementation of head office financial systems and interface, collecting and aggregating over two million banking transactions daily, enabling production of multi-dimensional management summaries, and weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual management and financial reports.
Roles & Responsibilities: Key coordinator between IT and business staff regarding all aspects of interface development, testing and implementation. Documenting current and required business processes using structured methodology. Development and execution of automated testing modules for financial applications & interfaces. Liaising with software vendor to control and test new releases. System testing of financials and support during go-live including development of problem resolution software and support desk.
Technical Details: Digital, Oracle DB, MS Windows, Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint. -
Senior Business Analyst
Cable and Wireless Telecommunications - Jamaica
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Telecommunications industry)
March 1992 — March 1993 (1 year 1 month)
Project Details: Implementation of financial systems including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Reporting, Forecasting & Payroll interface system, for Jamaica’s largest company.
Roles & Responsibilities: Documentation of current and required business processes. Development and installation of forecasting and budget system for the finance department. Training of employees to use and develop systems and reports utilising the FOCUS 4GL. Design and development of Payroll interface to the general ledger. System testing, support and problem resolution during go-live phase.
Technical Details: FOCUS, Oracle DB, Digital VAX, MS Windows, Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint. -
Consultant
Meritocracy Ltd
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 1990 — December 1992 (3 years )
Employment Details: Working with a number of clients, in and around London, during the implementation of financial systems, including Inventory Management, Purchasing, General, Payables and Sales ledgers. Clients included the Ministry of Defence (EASAMS), Eastman Dental Hospital, Bethlem & Maudsley Hospital and Tolemans Transporters.
Roles & Responsibilities: Assisting clients in all aspects of financial systems implementation including configuration, testing, parallel run and go-live. Most projects included developing supplementary reporting and processing systems using Powerhouse 4GL. Both hospital implementations included the computerisation of their paper based stock control departments & training of their staff.
Technical Details: Powerhouse, Oracle DB, Digital VAX, Data General, MS Windows, Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint. -
Analyst Programmer/Business Analyst/Team Leader
Mega Systems Ltd – London
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 1985 — December 1990 (6 years )
Employment Details: Software development of accountancy, purchasing, inventory management and sales order processing systems. Marketing and implementation of these systems.
Roles & Responsibilities: Promoted from Analyst Programmer to Team Leader, while developing the software detailed above. Utilised structured design techniques to develop systems using Powerhouse 4GL. Managed the development of the stock control systems. Provided sales support and pre & post implementation consultancy to a broad spectrum of clients.
Technical Details: Powerhouse, Oracle DB, Digital VAX, Data General, MS Windows, Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint. -
Programmer/Analyst Programmer
P&O Computer Services (PCL) – Herts
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 1983 — December 1984 (2 years )
Employment Details: Software house for accountancy & land development/appraisal software for the construction industry.
Roles & Responsibilities: Initially involved with the maintenance and new releases of the accountancy software produced by the company. Progressed to the development of construction industry software. Later seconded to the IBM side of the company, to develop reports using FOCUS (Ramis II).
Technical Details: Business Basic, FOCUS, Data General, IBM.
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Chris Boyce’s Interests:
In 1999, my wife and I bought a yacht in Florida and readied it for ‘Blue Water’ cruising. We spent three years sailing the Caribbean, and in 2003 we transited the Pacific Ocean. We arrived in New Zealand, bought land in Whangaroa Harbour and built a sustainable home (solar and wind powered). I am also interested in snow boarding, kite boarding, playing the guitar, and AV projects. I hold an instructors rating for snowboarding and a PADI Advanced rating for scuba diving. I am a keen free diver and enjoy filming or catching fish for dinner.
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