Remote Role PeopleSoft Finance Project Manager (CA, 6+ Months)

PeopleSoft Finance Project Manager (CSU Experience Required)
Location: Remote / California (as applicable) Looking Only Locals to CA
Employment Type-Contract (6 month 12 months)

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced PeopleSoft Finance Project Manager to lead a California State University (CSU) campus implementation of PeopleSoft Finance. The ideal candidate will have deep experience managing PeopleSoft Financials projects within the CSU ecosystem, with prior CFS (Common Financial System) implementation experience strongly preferred.
This role requires strong project leadership, stakeholder management, and hands-on knowledge of PeopleSoft Finance modules, CSU business processes, and governance standards.

Key Responsibilities

Project Leadership & Delivery

• Lead end-to-end PeopleSoft Finance implementation for a CSU campus transitioning from Oracle eBiz to PeopleSoft Finance
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, risks, issues, and dependencies
• Drive project governance, status reporting, and executive communications
• Ensure adherence to CSU standards, policies, and CFS-aligned best practices

Stakeholder & Campus Coordination

• Act as primary liaison between CSU campus stakeholders, Chancellor's Office (as applicable), system integrators, and vendors
• Facilitate steering committee meetings, project reviews, and decision-making forums
• Coordinate with functional leads (AP, GL, AR, Asset Management, Billing, Commitment Control, etc.)

Functional & Technical Oversight

• Oversee functional and technical workstreams, including:
  • Requirements gathering and fit-gap analysis
  • Configuration, customization, and integration strategy
  • Testing phases (Unit, SIT, UAT)
  • Cutover planning and go-live support
• Ensure alignment with CFS architecture if applicable

Change Management & Readiness

• Drive change management activities, including training strategy and user readiness
• Ensure documentation standards, knowledge transfer, and post-go-live support planning

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of ERP Project Management experience, with a strong focus on PeopleSoft Finance
• Demonstrated experience managing PeopleSoft Finance implementations within the CSU system
• Strong understanding of CSU financial processes and governance
• Experience leading ERP migrations from Oracle eBusiness Suite (eBiz) or similar legacy systems
• Proven ability to manage large, complex, multi-stakeholder projects
• Excellent communication, leadership, and conflict-resolution skills

Preferred / Highly Desired Qualifications

• Prior CSU CFS (Common Financial System) implementation experience (highly preferred)
• Experience working directly with CSU Chancellor's Office or multiple CSU campuses
• Hands-on understanding of PeopleSoft Finance modules:
  • General Ledger (GL)
  • Accounts Payable (AP)
  • Accounts Receivable (AR)
  • Asset Management (AM)
  • Billing
  • Commitment Control (KK)
• PMP, PgMP, or similar project management certification
• Experience with PeopleSoft Financials 9.2 and PeopleTools