Team Lead Peoplesoft Financials Developer

Technical lead of project tasks and activities including: systems development, resource coordination, status tracking, communication of project progress and issues. Works in team environment and provides technical guidance throughout the entire life cycle: planning, designing, programming, testing, and implementing existing and/or new systems. Assist, support and train team members.
- Act as technical lead of projects and system enhancements through the life cycle including developing project plans, coordinating team staff assignments, and monitoring projects against budget and project plans.
- Analyze business requirements, develop functional specifications and perform gap analysis of existing information systems. Develop high-level technical specifications and detailed program specifications.
- Design and develop software for new functionality, improvements and system longevity.
- Provide guidance in the application tool-set required to code, test and troubleshoot applications for new development and on-going support, and direct the activities of all technical resources on the project.
- Provide technical and/or business application support to business partners and team members in the areas of functionality, application administration, operating systems data-flow and databases.
- Ensure users' expectations are met, gain understanding when desired outcomes are not feasible and provide alternative solutions to meet objective(s).
- Conduct feasibility studies and perform cost/benefit analysis for IT projects.
- Ensure all documentation of technical architecture and systems are complete.
- Maintain regular and predictable attendance.
- Perform other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements:
Required:

- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of PeopleSoft or other accounting software experience.
- 8+ years experience in programming/systems analysis.
- Expert knowledge of structured and Object Oriented programming, relational database design, operating systems, networking concepts, and systems integration.
- Advanced ability to translate business needs and problems into systems' design and technical solutions.
- Advanced project management skills. Demonstrates an ability to evaluate project objectives and scope for feasibility, understanding, scheduling, and ensure projects meet budget and plan criteria.
- Advanced interpersonal skills, demonstrating an ability to lead.
- Complex analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Broad business and finance related knowledge.
- Advanced oral and written communication skills
- Ability to work well within and lead a team environment.
- Ability to multi-task.

Technical Requirements:
- Peoplesoft Financials
- HTML/XML
- PeopleSoft Tools
- Crystal Reports
- VB/C#/ASP (.Net)
- MS Analysis Services
- SQL (Oracle, SQL Serv
- Oracle Developer
- Oracle & SQL Server DB
- SharePoint

Preferred:
- Background in Finance/Financial Accounting.
- Master's degree and/or LOMA certification.
- Insurance/Reinsurance financial reporting experience.
- 9+ years experience in programming/systems analysis.
- Insurance and/or reinsurance industry knowledge.