i have no walls...

i started on my new team yesterday. i have a new cube location...and i have no walls.

i can't wait to see where this new position takes me. new manager, new teammates, new challenges.

pepsico's enterprise business solutions > business analytics > finance analyst.

Job Description and Responsibilities:
COE Work Intake / Enhancements
· Partner with EBS Process Services Team to drive analytics requirements and complete conceptual design workshops to ensure comprehensive gathering of Finance reporting requirements based on enhancements / changes requested through COE Work Intake Processes
· Facilitate communication and alignment of reporting requirements between business users/requestors, Process Services team and technology delivery team (DWR).- Maintain report inventory for all ECC & BW Z-Reports, updating concurrent with new One Up Releases as well as COE work
· Complete development of Functional Design (FD) documents on select COE Reports as determine through Work Intake Processes
· Complete function report test case development and test case execution on select COE Reports as determined through Work Intake Processes

BA Business Services
· Provide primary support to BW Power Users as an escalation point, including helping to find necessary data and assist with query development as needed
· Monitor pulse of user base qualitatively as well as leverage quantitative BI Statistics to recommend COE Work Intake projects for (a) hardening BW Y-Queries and (b) de-commissioning unused Z-Reports.
· Conduct as an instructor four (4) BW305 internal classes per year in support of One Up Releases and ongoing power user needs
· Promote BI Self-Sufficiency with BW power user base (~100 users) by documenting and sharing via power user working sessions detailed wiring diagrams and data model documentation · Create job-aids, FAQ’s and other “help” documents that meet key reference needs of finance reporting users
· Support Finance needs across future One Up Releases (R7, R8 & beyond) by providing knowledge share of existing One Up COE Footprint to One Up BA Project Services Team and making recommendations on solution designs as needed
· Assess implications of future One Up Releases (R7, R7 & beyond) on existing One Up Finance footprint to ensure full solution estimates include all requirements to retro-fit existing Finance footprint solution
· Partner with EBS Business Analytics Finance Analyst (PCNA/Corp) to share solution designs, best practices
· Partner with EAM as a production support liaison on select break/fix tickets as needed

Required Skills and Qualifications
Experience
1 of the following:
· 4-5 years experience in either a (a) business finance function where SAP & Reporting was an integral part of the role or
· 2-3 years deep implementation experience in SAP ECC FICO or BPS and BW Finance Reporting

Skills/Knowledge
· Broad knowledge of Finance function, with depth in 2-3 sub-areas (FP&A, Sales Finance, SCF, Control/Close, G&A)
· In-depth knowledge of BPS, preferably PepsiCo’s BPS solution for R3 and/or R6
· ECC Finance knowledge – FICO, G/L, Product Costing
· Strong business and technical expertise – PepsiCo preferred
· Strong Communication Skills – verbal, written & presentation (PowerPoint)
· Ability to influence peers and other more senior managers
· Strong organization and facilitation skills
· Ability to learn new application functionality, technologies and processes quickly
· Ability to quickly adapt to changes in timelines and sequences
· Ability to present to senior executives (Band 2+)
· Able to work off hours / weekends when required
· Able to think strategically as well as tactically

it's official!!!

…my 1st day @ my new position is Monday August 10th!!!

just talked to my old manager. he and my old senior manager talked to my new manager to hash things out.

how exciting!!!

Puggles...UNITE!!!

Gus and Bode just met...for the first time. Hilarious and absolutely adorable.

Gus is definitely the kuya (older brother) of the two.
Bode is the annoying/younger one.

Gus would sit inside the crate. Then Bode would come up to Gus and sniff his face then start to nibble on his ears. What a provoker! Bode always wants to play, play, play. So cute. Gus is 3 years old and Bode is almost 8 months old.

Shot out to Myra for introducing the Leynes Family to Puggles.

coming soon...Pictures and Videos.

home again...

A&M are back on U.S. soil again...YIPEE!!!