Data Architect

14 Feb 2025

Vacancy expired!

A leading transportation authority located in Queens, NY is looking for a Data Architect for a 12 month contract.

Please note that this position will allow the consultant to work remotely. Very high expectation that the consultant will be professional, reliable, reachable and able to work productively while remote. Will come onsite only as needed by manager, at own expense.

To be considered for this position, the client has advised that upon placement, consultants will be required to wear a mask under certain circumstances, show proof of full vaccination or submit on a weekly basis proof of a negative COVID-19 PCR diagnostic test.

Qualifications/ Requirements

  • Qualified candidates will possess a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Finance, Business or related discipline and five years of related experience to the responsibilities outlined.
  • <1 year experience with: PeopleSoft, Power BI, PeopleSoft SQR
  • 4-6 years' experience: Budgeting, Finance/Accounting, MS Excel Advanced

Desired skills and experience

  • Financial Budgeting; Forecasting; Reporting; Accounting; MS Excel and familiarity with PeopleSoft Budget, Procurement and Power BI.

Responsibilities

  • Learning, understanding, performing and documenting the existing manual processes, data-sources and flows currently in managed today in Excel
  • Capturing, documenting and anticipating user needs so that an appropriate system can be developed to meet those needs
  • Identifying issues with the existing process and opportunities for reengineering
  • Creating and implementing an agile project plan and timeline to design, build, test, implement and continuously improve upon a new budgeting and reporting tool
  • Visibility into the various phases of spending in PeopleSoft (Requisitions, Purchase Orders, Contracts, Vouchers etc)
  • Resource reporting including staffing, consulting, professional services and the associated labor and other resource costs
  • Tracking and forecasting against the multi-year budgets maintained in both Hyperion and PeopleSoft Commitment Control
  • The ability to adjust ledger activity for reporting purposes at any time (or multiple times) within the process while maintaining and not affecting the underlying transactions/data
  • This position will work with Application Developers to create a reporting and budgeting tool to be used by multiple stakeholders throughout the organization including IT Budget Managers, Finance Staff, and Senior IT Management.

About us: QED National is a leading IT consulting, solutions and staff augmentation firm, serving both the public and private sectors for over 29 years. Headquartered in midtown Manhattan, QED National's team is comprised of the brightest minds in the industry with the skills to solve the most complex technological problems.

  • ID: #49194603
  • State: New York Queens 11415 Queens USA
  • City: Queens
  • Salary: $68 - $80 per hour
  • Job type: Contract
  • Showed: 2023-02-14
  • Deadline: 2023-04-14
  • Category: Et cetera