PeopleSoft Finance & General Ledger Senior Analyst
Posted 2 days ago by Robert Half
Negotiable
Outside
Hybrid
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Summary: Robert Half is seeking a PeopleSoft Finance & General Ledger Senior Analyst to provide expert support and maintenance for PeopleSoft Finance systems. The role involves acting as a subject matter expert for General Ledger processes and collaborating with finance stakeholders to resolve issues and support system enhancements. This position is based in London and operates on a hybrid working model for a contract duration of 12 months.
Key Responsibilities:
- Act as the subject matter expert (SME) for PeopleSoft General Ledger processes including journals, ledgers, allocations, intercompany transactions, reconciliations, and reporting.
- Maintain the integrity and performance of the General Ledger environment, identifying and resolving issues when they arise.
- Provide functional support for incidents, queries, and service requests relating to PeopleSoft GL.
- Investigate and resolve issues escalated from the offshore AMS support team, coordinating with technical teams where necessary.
- Support integration points between GL and related modules such as AP, AR, and Purchasing.
- Work closely with finance stakeholders to diagnose issues, identify solutions, and coordinate resolutions.
- Collaborate on VAT changes and cross-module process updates.
- Support data preparation activities related to the future SAP transition.
- Assist with testing activities for both PeopleSoft enhancements and SAP migration initiatives.
- Troubleshoot issues across development and production environments.
- Perform month-end and year-end system checks to ensure processing and batch jobs have completed successfully.
- Build strong relationships with business users and provide guidance on reporting, audit requests, and system changes.
- Gather business requirements from stakeholder meetings and translate them into actionable outcomes or change requests.
- Prioritise requests and coordinate with offshore teams where appropriate.
- Provide operational guidance to business users on completing system tasks when needed.
- Maintain strong working relationships with regional and global PeopleSoft teams, IT teams, and business stakeholders.
Key Skills:
- Essential Experience with PeopleSoft Finance 8.4, particularly General Ledger
- Strong understanding of General Ledger processes, financial reporting, and integration with Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Purchasing
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to investigate and resolve complex functional issues
- Ability to communicate effectively with both finance stakeholders and IT teams
- SQL skills
- English and Polish language skills required (additional languages beneficial)
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Detailed Description From Employer:
Robert Half is recruiting for a PeopleSoft Finance & General Ledger Senior Analys t to provide expert support, maintenance, and continuous improvement for PeopleSoft Finance systems. **This role is outside IR35* * Location: London (Hybrid) Contract: 12 Months Start Date: ASAP Day Rate: outside IR35
Key Responsibilities
- Act as the subject matter expert (SME) for PeopleSoft General Ledger processes including journals, ledgers, allocations, intercompany transactions, reconciliations, and reporting.
- Maintain the integrity and performance of the General Ledger environment, identifying and resolving issues when they arise.
- Provide functional support for incidents, queries, and service requests relating to PeopleSoft GL.
- Investigate and resolve issues escalated from the offshore AMS support team, coordinating with technical teams where necessary.
- Support integration points between GL and related modules such as AP, AR, and Purchasing.
- Work closely with finance stakeholders to diagnose issues, identify solutions, and coordinate resolutions.
- Collaborate on VAT changes and cross-module process updates.
- Support data preparation activities related to the future SAP transition.
- Assist with testing activities for both PeopleSoft enhancements and SAP migration initiatives.
- Troubleshoot issues across development and production environments.
- Perform month-end and year-end system checks to ensure processing and batch jobs have completed successfully.
- Build strong relationships with business users and provide guidance on reporting, audit requests, and system changes.
- Gather business requirements from stakeholder meetings and translate them into actionable outcomes or change requests.
- Prioritise requests and coordinate with offshore teams where appropriate.
- Provide operational guidance to business users on completing system tasks when needed.
- Maintain strong working relationships with regional and global PeopleSoft teams, IT teams, and business stakeholders.
Key Skills & Experience
- Essential Experience with PeopleSoft Finance 8.4, particularly General Ledger
- Strong understanding of General Ledger processes, financial reporting, and integration with Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Purchasing
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to investigate and resolve complex functional issues
- Ability to communicate effectively with both finance stakeholders and IT teams
- SQL skills
- English and Polish language skills required (additional languages beneficial)
If this is of interest please apply or send CV to taryn.seidle@roberthalf.co.uk.