Peoplesoft Admin

Position: PeopleSoft Lead 

Duration: Full-Time 

Location: Topeka, KS 

Direct Client: Immediate Interview 

 Client will pay Travel reimburse- Non Locals 

Seeking a PeopleSoft Lead to work with its General Ledger and Account Payable solutions. This position will be based in Topeka, Kansas (or possibly the NYC office).  

General Accountabilities:

This position will serve as the primary liaison between the business community and the IT organization, with a focus on the PeopleSoft solutions utilized by the internal Finance team.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Gather and document business requirements

• Meet with representatives from the business areas, end users, and/or customers, to review business processes, and identify areas for improvement

• Develop business process documentation and specifications for new technology or enhanced system capabilities

• Provide oversight to technical resources

• Provide oversight and ownership of administration for PeopleSoft security 

• Provide input and guidance for strategy of setup tables in PeopleSoft

• Assist with configuration of setup tables in PeopleSoft

• Assist with work intake process

• Assist with User Acceptance Testing

• Stay informed on all PeopleSoft Maintenance Packs, bundles, patches and fixes. Assist with impact analysis on affected applications and coordinate testing and implementation with programming, DBA, QA, and functional testers

• Ensure performance of systems meet expected Service Level Agreements

• Lead and coordinate efforts during production outages

• Support business area with end user/customer training

• Coordinate Change Management for the PeopleSoft environments

• Develop materials for and facilitate Business working group sessions

• Facilitate prioritization meetings

• Report progress and status of open projects, new requests, and concerns to the Application Manager on a weekly basis

• Effectively communicate with various levels of the organization

• Any and all other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business Information Systems or related field preferred 

• Minimum of 5-7 years’ of experience with PeopleSoft solutions including but not limited to General Ledger, Accounts Payable, People Tools 8.5x, PeopleSoft Update Manager (PUM), People Code, PeopleSoft Internet Architect, PeopleSoft Integration Technologies like PeopleSoft Integration Broker, Component Interface, and Web Services 

• 5+ years of professional experience in functional analysis, requirements gathering and support in a large/medium corporate setting

· Deep knowledge of Finance General Ledger and Accounts Payables modules and understanding of finance accounting processes 

· Experience upgrading PeopleSoft to 9.2 from 8.* version preferred

· Experience working in cross-functionally or across organizations

· Strong written and verbal communication skills along with presentation skills

· Ability to handle multiple tasks of highly varied nature in a timely manner 

· Strong business acumen and existing knowledge of financial services industry