Edwards J D & Co (JDEC) 10-K 2002 FY Annual report

EXHIBIT 99.2

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Richard E. Allen, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Annual Report of J.D. Edwards & Company on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2002 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in such Form 10-K fairly presents in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of J.D. Edwards & Company.

/s/     RICHARD E. ALLEN        

Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration and Director(principal financial officer)