Direct Client :: PeopleSoft HRMS Resource with extensive Payroll experience :: Remote
Posted 1 day ago by Software People, Inc.
Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
Remote
Summary: The role involves providing advanced consultative services and functional support for the CAPPS HR/Payroll Program, specifically focusing on the PeopleSoft 9.2 Payroll module. The position requires extensive experience in payroll processing, troubleshooting, and configuration, along with collaboration with various teams to ensure payroll accuracy. The candidate will also be responsible for maintaining documentation and providing training to payroll operations staff. This is a remote position with a duration of over six months.
Key Responsibilities:
- Perform highly advanced consultative services and functional support for the CAPPS HR/Payroll Program.
- Serve as a functional resource and subject matter expert for the PeopleSoft 9.2 Payroll module.
- Provide day-to-day functional support for the PeopleSoft Payroll module.
- Troubleshoot payroll issues, including payroll calculation errors, retroactive pay processing, tax discrepancies, and integration failures.
- Support the complete payroll processing lifecycle, including pay calendars, paysheets, payroll calculation, payroll confirmation, and post-confirmation auditing.
- Maintain payroll configuration, including earnings codes, deduction codes, garnishments, tax setup, pay groups, and tax reporting.
- Collaborate with Human Resources and Time & Labor teams to ensure end-to-end payroll accuracy.
- Create, modify, and troubleshoot PS Queries used for payroll reporting and data validation.
- Partner with technical teams to support system enhancements, integrations, data loads, and production fixes.
- Support PeopleSoft Update Manager (PUM) implementations, including patch testing and tax update validation.
- Develop and maintain functional documentation, configuration documentation, and test scripts.
- Provide functional support, guidance, and training to payroll operations staff.
- Participate in audit activities and ensure compliance with internal controls.
- Assist agencies with quarterly IRS Form 941 reconciliations and discrepancy resolution.
- Perform Calendar Year-End configurations supporting CAPPS Central processing.
- Perform W-2 validation and reconciliation activities.
- Coordinate with Payroll Policy to ensure timely and accurate filing of W-2 and W-3 forms with the Social Security Administration.
- Support payroll configuration and processing activities, including configuring earnings codes, accumulators, pay groups, rate codes, pay calendars, deductions, and garnishments.
- Troubleshoot payroll production issues and create and validate W-2 forms during Calendar Year-End.
- Support payroll tax update implementation and manage Right-to-Stop incentives.
- Support synchronization between CAPPS Payroll and SPRS/USAS through the CAPPS online interface.
- Support payroll approval workflows across integrated systems.
- Assist with functional configuration activities, including configuration of job codes, positions, departments, compensation, and related control tables.
- Serve as a functional point of contact for CAPPS agencies and provide production support for CAPPS HR/PY applications.
- Participate in the functional design process by creating and reviewing Functional Design Documents (FDDs) and performing functional configuration.
- Support all aspects of Approval Workflow Engine (AWE), including workflow configuration, user and role management, notifications, and workflow monitoring.
- Demonstrate knowledge of PeopleSoft Application Designer, Integration Broker, REST and SOAP Web Services, SQR, BI Publisher report customization, SQL development, and PeopleSoft Security.
- Support payroll batch processing activities, including job schedule monitoring, batch execution monitoring, failure detection and resolution, and output validation.
- Experience with PeopleSoft Update Manager (PUM), Change Assistant, PeopleSoft Fluid User Interface, Lifecycle Management, Selective Adoption, Elasticsearch/Search Framework, and Data Migration.
- Demonstrate strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills while translating State of Texas HR policies into functional system configuration.
- Participate in agency module implementations and enhancements, and recurring operational activities.
- Support Fiscal Year-End activities, including financial reconciliations and validations.
- Provide Level 2 Service Desk support, including advanced troubleshooting and complex incident resolution.
- Ensure all digital products and content comply with WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards.
- Work independently while following established policies and procedures, and participate in Major Incident Management activities.
- Present at CAPPS User Groups and CAPPS Steering Committee meetings as requested.
- Participate in annual SOC 1 attestation audits.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Key Skills:
- Extensive knowledge of federal labor laws.
- Extensive knowledge and experience performing system configuration changes.
- Extensive technical skillsets needed with App Designer, Integration Broker, assorted SQR/SQL, BI Publisher, SAP Business Objects, etc.
- Extensive knowledge of security best practices, NIST standards, and multi-tenancy applicability for a statewide ERP instance.
- Extensive experience creating and managing a strategic roadmap.
- Extensive experience supporting the Payroll module in PeopleSoft HCM version 9.2.
- Extensive knowledge supporting and providing support with batch jobs.
- Experience preparing and presenting executive-level presentations.
- Experience gathering and presenting applicable data in support of audits and open records requests.
- Experience in interpreting contractual language and integrating it into daily workflows.
- Experience in planning and coordinating the Fiscal Year Process at a statewide level.
- Extensive knowledge and experience managing the Approval Workflow Engine (AWE).
- Experience preparing WCAG 2.1-compliant materials for distribution.
- Extensive familiarity with support tools such as PUM, Fluid, and Elastic Search.
- Experience providing direct payroll support to multiple agencies.
- Knowledge of Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) principles and practices.
- Experience participating in Disaster Recovery exercises.
- CPA experience performing SQL actions needed to keep the CAPPS and SPRS systems in sync.
- Experience providing Tier 2 Service Desk Support for a large network of agencies.
- Experience performing functional project management activities in support of CPA's CAPPS program.
- Extensive knowledge and understanding of State of Texas applicable policies.
- Extensive Texas public sector experience.
- Experience with and knowledge of production support activities for CPA's legacy Statewide Financial Systems.
Salary (Rate): £60 - £80 hourly
City: undetermined
Country: undetermined
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Detailed Description From Employer:
PeopleSoft HRMS Resource with extensive Payroll experience.
Phone/Skype Hire. Remote.
Location: Remote
Duration: 6+ months
Need 3-page resumes. Must have current LinkedIn profile.
Responsibilities
Position Requirements
Functional Consulting and Payroll Support
- Perform highly advanced (senior-level) consultative services and functional support for the CAPPS HR/Payroll (HR/PY) Program.
- Serve as a functional resource and subject matter expert for the PeopleSoft 9.2 Payroll module.
Payroll Module Responsibilities
- Provide day-to-day functional support for the PeopleSoft Payroll module.
- Troubleshoot payroll issues, including:
- Payroll calculation errors
- Retroactive pay processing
- Tax discrepancies
- Integration failures
- Support the complete payroll processing lifecycle, including:
- Pay calendars
- Paysheets
- Payroll calculation
- Payroll confirmation
- Post-confirmation auditing
- Maintain payroll configuration, including:
- Earnings codes
- Deduction codes
- Garnishments
- Tax setup
- Pay groups
- Tax reporting
- Collaborate with Human Resources and Time & Labor teams to ensure end-to-end payroll accuracy.
- Create, modify, and troubleshoot PS Queries used for payroll reporting and data validation.
- Partner with technical teams to support system enhancements, integrations, data loads, and production fixes.
- Support PeopleSoft Update Manager (PUM) implementations, including patch testing and tax update validation.
- Develop and maintain functional documentation, configuration documentation, and test scripts.
- Provide functional support, guidance, and training to payroll operations staff.
- Participate in audit activities and ensure compliance with internal controls.
- Assist agencies with quarterly IRS Form 941 reconciliations and discrepancy resolution.
- Perform Calendar Year-End (CYE) configurations supporting CAPPS Central processing.
- Perform W-2 validation and reconciliation activities.
- Coordinate with Payroll Policy to ensure timely and accurate filing of W-2 and W-3 forms with the Social Security Administration.
Payroll Configuration and Processing
Support payroll configuration and processing activities, including:
- Configuring:
- Earnings codes
- Accumulators
- Pay groups
- Rate codes
- Pay calendars
- Deductions
- Garnishments
- Commitment Accounting
- Processing:
- On-Cycle Payroll
- Off-Cycle Payroll
- Return Monies
- Payroll Cancellations
- Payroll Reversals
- Troubleshooting payroll production issues.
- Creating and validating W-2 forms during Calendar Year-End.
- Supporting payroll tax update implementation.
- Managing Right-to-Stop incentives.
- Supporting Third-Party Sick Pay processing during Calendar Year-End.
- Supporting synchronization between CAPPS Payroll and SPRS/USAS through the CAPPS online interface.
- Supporting payroll approval workflows across integrated systems.
Functional Configuration
Assist with functional configuration activities, including:
- Configuration of:
- Job Codes
- Positions
- Departments
- Compensation
- Related control tables
- Understanding HR Business Units, SetIDs, and PeopleSoft table structures.
- Configuring Approval Workflow Engine (AWE).
- Creating reports and queries using:
- PS Query
- SAP BusinessObjects
Functional Support
- Serve as a functional point of contact for CAPPS agencies.
- Provide production support for CAPPS HR/PY applications.
- Participate in the functional design process by:
- Creating and reviewing Functional Design Documents (FDDs)
- Performing functional configuration
- Supporting PeopleSoft-delivered configuration features, including:
- Page and Field Configurator
- Drop Zones
- Event Mapping
- Page Composer
- Other delivered functionality
Approval Workflow Engine (AWE)
Support all aspects of AWE, including:
- Workflow configuration
- User and role management
- Notifications and worklists
- Workflow monitoring and troubleshooting
- Customization and extensibility
- Performance tuning and maintenance
- Testing and documentation
Technical Knowledge
Demonstrated knowledge of:
- PeopleSoft Application Designer
- Records
- Fields
- Pages
- Components
- Integration Broker
- REST and SOAP Web Services
- SQR
- BI Publisher report customization
- SQL development
- PeopleSoft Security, including State of Texas multi-tenancy requirements
- Information security planning, implementation, support, and maintenance
Payroll Batch Processing
Support payroll batch processing activities, including:
- Job schedule monitoring
- Batch execution monitoring
- Failure detection and resolution
- Output validation
- Dependency management
- Performance tuning
- Documentation
- Communication and escalation
- Compliance when modifying production schedules
Tools and Environment
Experience with:
- PeopleSoft Update Manager (PUM)
- Change Assistant
- PeopleSoft Fluid User Interface
- Lifecycle Management
- Selective Adoption
- Elasticsearch/Search Framework
- Data Migration
- Compare Reports
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Demonstrate strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
- Translate State of Texas HR policies into functional system configuration and solution design.
- Gather business requirements for production support and system enhancements.
- Prepare documentation and execute:
- User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
- Regression Testing
- Manage incidents using ServiceNow and BOSSDesk while maintaining synchronization across support systems.
- Communicate effectively with:
- Payroll Policy staff
- Business analysts
- CAPPS agencies
- Managed Services Tier 3 vendor
- Understand integrations and dependencies with legacy systems, including SPRS and HRIS.
- Mentor junior analysts through structured cross-training.
- Deliver training and ongoing support to agency personnel.
Project Participation
Participate in:
- Agency module implementations and enhancements.
- Recurring operational activities, including:
- Fiscal Year-End
- Calendar Year-End
- W-2 validation and distribution
- Legislative changes
- Federal mandates
- Third-party integrations
Perform all work according to CPA project methodologies, schedules, milestones, deliverables, policies, and procedures.
Fiscal Year-End Support
Support Fiscal Year-End activities, including:
- Financial reconciliations and validations.
- System configuration and maintenance.
- Budget Load System (BLS) processing to support Commitment Accounting updates requested by agencies.
Service Desk Support
Provide Level 2 Service Desk support, including:
- Advanced troubleshooting
- Complex incident resolution
- Functional system configuration
- Clear technical documentation
Coordinate closely with the Managed Services Tier 3 vendor while following established and auditable support procedures.
Accessibility and Compliance
- Ensure all digital products and content comply with WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards.
- Maintain accessible, perceivable, operable, understandable, and robust user experiences.
- Review and remediate accessibility issues as required.
Operations and Governance
- Work independently with minimal supervision while following established policies and procedures.
- Serve as the first line of functional support to ensure:
- Data accuracy
- System performance
- Multi-tenant security
- Policy compliance
- Perform work in accordance with Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) best practices for:
- IT Service Management (ITSM)
- IT Asset Management (ITAM)
- Participate in Major Incident Management (MIM) activities for Priority 1 (P1) and Priority 2 (P2) incidents.
- Participate in Disaster Recovery testing and system upgrade validation.
- Present at CAPPS User Groups and CAPPS Steering Committee meetings as requested.
- Participate in annual SOC 1 attestation audits, ensuring that all enhancements, process changes, and system fixes address:
- Security
- Availability
- Processing integrity
- Confidentiality
- Privacy
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Skills Needed
Years | Required/Preferred | Experience |
8 | Required | Extensive knowledge of federal labor laws. |
8 | Required | Extensive knowledge and experience performing system configuration changes. |
8 | Required | Extensive technical skillsets needed with App Designer, Integration Broker, assorted SQR/SQL, BI Publisher, SAP Business Objects, etc. to support functional responsibilities. |
8 | Required | Extensive knowledge of security best practices, NIST standards, and multi-tenancy applicability for a statewide ERP instance. |
8 | Required | Extensive experience creating and managing a strategic roadmap by combining strong planning skills, functional insight, and effective cross-functional communication. |
8 | Required | Extensive experience supporting the Payroll module in PeopleSoft HCM version 9.2. |
8 | Required | Extensive knowledge supporting and providing support with batch jobs, i.e., Run My Jobs (RMJ) |
8 | Required | Experience preparing and presenting executive-level presentations. |
8 | Required | Experience gathering and presenting applicable data in support of a variety of audits and open records requests. |
8 | Required | Experience in interpreting contractual language and integrating it into daily workflows, while consistently holding vendors accountable to contractual requirements |
8 | Required | Experience in planning and coordinating the Fiscal Year Process at a statewide level |
8 | Required | Extensive knowledge and experience managing the Approval Workflow Engine (AWE) |
8 | Required | Experience preparing WCAG 2.1-compliant materials for distribution. |
5 | Required | Extensive familiarity with support tools such as PUM, Fluid, and Elastic Search. |
5 | Required | Experience providing direct payroll support to multiple agencies, including assisting with quarterly 941 reconciliations, resolving payroll discrepancies, and coordinating corrective actions across statewide systems. |
3 | Required | Knowledge of Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) principles and practices for IT activities such as IT service management (ITSM) and IT asset management (ITAM) that focus on aligning IT services with the needs of the business |
8 | Preferred | Experience participating in Disaster Recovery exercises. |
8 | Preferred | CPA experience performing SQL actions needed to keep the CAPPS and SPRS systems in sync |
8 | Preferred | Experience providing Tier 2 Service Desk Support for a large network (30 or more) of agencies with a Managed Services vendor providing Tier 3. |
8 | Preferred | Experience performing functional project management activities in support of CPA s CAPPS program |
8 | Preferred | Extensive knowledge and understanding of State of Texas applicable policies. |
8 | Preferred | Extensive Texas public sector experience, directly working for or supporting a large network (30 or more) of Texas state government agencies |
8 | Preferred | Experience with and knowledge of production support activities for CPA s legacy Statewide Financial Systems |