Gregory Slaughter

• Hired and managed employees to maximize productivity while training staff on best practices and protocols.
• Spearheaded cross-functional initiatives across departments to achieve business goals for bottom-line profits.
• Aligned organizational objectives with company mission to increase business growth and integrate work strategies.
• Cultivated a high-performance culture within the organization by setting clear expectations for employees at all levels, providing regular feedback, and recognizing achievement.
• Led a cross-functional team to develop and launch a new product line, contributing to significant growth in sales.
• Championed change management initiatives within the organization to ensure smooth transitions during periods of growth or restructuring.
• Resolved issues and recommended actions based on production and compliance reports.
• Collaborated closely with various department heads on strategic planning initiatives to ensure alignment between corporate goals.
• Introduced process improvements that reduced operational costs while maintaining high-quality standards across all departments.
• Negotiated favorable contracts with vendors, securing advantageous terms for the company while maintaining strong professional relationships.
• Developed and executed targeted business development initiatives, leading to an expansion of the company''s client base.
• Drove digital transformation efforts within the organization by implementing advanced technology solutions that streamlined workflows and improved customer experience.
• Implemented cost-saving measures by conducting thorough financial analysis and identifying areas of inefficiency within the organization.
• Increased company growth through collaboration with sales and marketing departments.
• Revised corporate policies and procedures to ensure compliance with evolving industry regulations, mitigating potential risks.
• Managed multi-million dollar budgets responsibly, achieving cost savings and ensuring resources were allocated effectively.
• Increased company revenue by implementing innovative marketing strategies and streamlining sales processes.
• Enhanced employee engagement and satisfaction through the implementation of comprehensive training programs and performance management systems.n,n
• Hired and managed [Number] new managers to drive business growth.
• Directed technological improvements, reducing waste and business bottlenecks.
• Maintained P&L and shouldered corporate fiscal responsibility.
• Collaborated with legal, accounting and other professional teams to review and maintain compliance with regulations.
• Worked closely with organizational leadership and board of directors to guide operational strategy.
• Oversaw financial management, ensuring fiscal responsibility and long-term sustainability for the organization.

Howard University – Workday Financials Grants Implementation

• Senior Executive consultant for the implementation and data conversion team for identification of system functionality for all grant related modules. Designed training workshops to compare new functionality of Workday versus the Peoplesoft 9.2, Designed and Developed the GMR (Grant Management Designed as is to be working session material to identify current business processes in PS 9.2 versus Workday Grants. Worked with Workday consultants to identify data elements for data conversion. Designed, created, and executed test scripts to support go-live.
• Responsible for daily production support for all grant related modules for the creation of proposals, awards and grant budgets. Managed technical resources to identify and fix production system errors.
• Managed the primary project combo tree, added values, speed types and ran the nightly combo edit process. Assisted with the integration of grant projects from the GL finance module to the HR Payroll module.
• Responsible for monitoring and correcting all transaction for projects, contract, billing and purchasing, AP, AR and GL interfaces. Produced and reviewed monthly billing invoices and ran comparison reports to compare GL expenses to project resources expenses.
• Advised clients on best practices regarding data conversion strategies from legacy HR systems into their new Workday platforms while minimizing potential disruptions during migration efforts.
• Maintained up-to-date knowledge of industry trends through continued professional development opportunities such as attending conferences and engaging with Workday user communities.
• Developed comprehensive test plans for clients during various phases of implementation, enabling seamless integration with existing systems.
• Addressed post-implementation support issues promptly and efficiently, ensuring optimal performance of configured solutions for clients' operations.
• Led training sessions to educate end-users on effectively utilizing Workday features, enhancing overall system proficiency.
• Supported successful audits with accurate documentation of project milestones, risks, and change requests.
• Enhanced Workday system functionality by implementing customized configurations and integrations.

Kaiser Permanente is an integrated managed care consortium, based in Oakland, California; Kaiser Permanente is made up of three distinct groups of entities: The Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and its regional operating subsidiaries; Kaiser Foundation Hospitals; and the autonomous regional Permanente Medical Groups. Kaiser Permanente operates in nine states and is the largest managed care organization in the United States. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals entities reported a combined $1.6 billion in net income on $47.9 billion in operating revenues. As Senior Financial Consultant reported directly to the Directors of the One Link Implementation Management team. Provided implementation consulting services related to system stabilization of the Project Costing Capitalization integration processes. Specifically, responsible for management of the SWAT team conducting strategy and training sessions for Kaiser regional offices located in Georgia, Maryland and Denver. Assisted each offices capital projects accounting department with bring the regions in line with the One Link methodology for project costing for asset capitalization. Facilitated the processing of approximately 3.5 million dollars that was not capitalized in the PeopleSoft system. Developed and documented in conjunction with One Link management the system policies and procedures for capital project capitalization for all Kaiser regional offices.

• Additional responsibilities included assisting the Deloitte team with the new Kaiser Grants implementation. Reviewed the approach, business process design, and configuration documents. Conducted lessons learned sessions to help prevent replicating data conversion issues based on the data converted for capital projects. Designed and assisted with the creation of UAT scripts. Conducted train the trainer web based training programs.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop innovative solutions.
• Facilitated workshops for clients aimed at enhancing employee engagement levels and promoting a healthy workplace culture.
• Identified cost-saving opportunities through comprehensive financial analysis, leading to significant reductions in operating expenses for clients without compromising service quality or delivery timescales.
• Created customized performance metrics systems that allowed clients to effectively measure success against established benchmarks and targets.

• McMaster University is Canada’s largest Research University with over 899 million dollars of grant funded awards. McMaster has two primary funding entities, Research Administration and Research Health Sciences. McMaster was in the process of replacing its 30-year-old Legacy Financial System with PeopleSoft 9.2 Financials. As Senior Financial Consultant reported directly to the Directors of Research Finance and Health Science Research, provided implementation consulting services related to the transition of the University from its legacy and manual systems to the new PeopleSoft financial system. Primary responsibilities included conducting 25 fit gap sessions and 15 design sessions that produced design and configuration documents and detail values spreadsheets deliverables. Managed the project plan with Deloitte resources to meet deadlines and project deliverables according to the overall financials project plan. Developed and configured FSSBX and FSTST environments for Grants, Projects, Contracts, and Billing, Receivables and Commitment Control modules. Assisted with the development all Grant and Project test scripts for each module and conducted system test and integration testing which enables the Universities, Budget Office, Grants and Project Costing administration to utilize both delivered and customized integration with the Grants, General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Purchasing and HRMS/ Payroll, Student Systems with Project Costing, Contracts, Billing and Accounts Receivables.
• Formulated and lead the grants team weekly meetings that identified outstanding decisions and the overall approach for the pre and post award grants module design and implementation. Because the initial Finance Go Live was staggered and schedule to begin before the Research Finance implementation I recommended the “Blue Bird” Solution which allowed Research Finance to remain consistent with the overall finance go live date. Developed the conversion mapping approach and mapping spreadsheet to create Awards, Contracts with related Project and activities. Based on the conversion of Legacy data to created projects that were associated with the design of the automated creation of grant award and contracts. Provided templates for security matrix with roles based on project teams and associated workflow. Lead the design of the Principle Investigators monthly budgetary activity reports and set up of the grants portal. Incorporated enhanced PeopleSoft 9.2 functionality through the design of the Supplementary custom fields’ link on the Grants Awards and Project pages. This new functionality allowed the grants team to include required fields from their legacy system without the need for any additional customizations.
• Managed multi-million dollar budgets for clients, optimizing resource allocation to achieve desired outcomes while minimizing costs.
• Provided regular progress reports to clients, ensuring transparency and fostering trust in the consulting partnership.
• Led cross-functional teams to successfully complete complex projects on time and within budget constraints.
• Delivered high-quality presentations to clients, showcasing innovative solutions to address their most pressing challenges.
• Optimized supply chain management processes for clients by identifying bottlenecks, recommending improvements, and implementing changes that resulted in enhanced efficiency.

• Worked closely with organizational leadership and board of directors to guide operational strategy.
• Oversaw financial management, ensuring fiscal responsibility and long-term sustainability for the organization.
• Guided staff through periods of organizational change, maintaining morale and engagement during transitions.
• Forge strong relationships with finance board members, providing regular updates on organizational progress and soliciting their expertise when needed.

University of Hong Kong Science and Technology/Oracle Corporation - PeopleSoft 9.0 Financials Implementation 11/15/09 to 4/15/10

• Hong Kong University is highest rated Technology University in Asia and has a 989-million-dollar annual operating budget. As Senior Financial Consultant reported directly to the CFO of the University provided implementation consulting services related to the transition of The University of Hong Kong Science and Technology from its legacy and manual systems to the Universities’ new PeopleSoft financial system. Primary responsibilities included the design, development and configuration of the General Ledger, COA, Commitment Control, Grants, Projects, Contracts and custom Budget Purchase order/Requisition modules. Configured the PeopleSoft system for the General Ledger, Commitment Control, Projects, Grants and Contracts modules. Wrote all test scripts for each module and conducted system test and integration testing which enabled the University’s Finance, Purchasing and Project Costing administration to utilize both delivered and customized integration to the General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Purchasing and HRMS/ Payroll, Student Financials and Time and Labor with Project Costing. Designed and configured the General Ledger Closing Rules and Closing Process, Budget Closing Rules and Closing process. Designed and configured the General Ledger Revaluations, Allocations and Average Daily Balance processes.
• Manage in conjunction with Oracle resources the University’s project team members with identifying the University’s business process re-engineering, conducted As – is, To –be Fit Gap Analysis and design sessions, identifying the University’s General Ledger Chart of Accounts and Projects Chartfield requirements, analyzing the University’s future Business Unit requirements and identifying configuration budgetary requirements related to Commitment Control. Designed and created the University’s commitment control ledgers to support HRMS, Student Financials, Purchasing, Accounts Payables, Grant and Project Budget Checking process for Pre- Encumbrance, Encumbrances, Expenses, and Revenues transactions. Managed the financial data conversion design to identify and mapped the University’s legacy database to the required fields in the General Ledger, Projects and Commitment control modules.
• Designed the custom payroll and Student Financial system interfaces and designed database views to link the University’s existing Project Costing system the delivered PeopleSoft Project costing module with additional analysis types and groups and revised rate sets to accommodate payroll and fringe benefit transactions to be interfaced into the Projects Costing module. Conducted a complete analysis and configuration of General Ledger chart of Accounts and Project Costing Commitment Control Budget Ledgers, Indirect Cost (F&A) and Letter of Credit (LOC) functionality. Designed and facilitated the customized programmatic process to convert/transfer the University’s existing project/grant budget balances from their existing legacy financial system ledgers to the delivered PeopleSoft comment control parent/child ledgers.