CAPPS Financials Reports Analyst

Role: CAPPS Financials Reports Analyst

Location: Remote

Duration: 12 Months

 

Description:

Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts requires the services of 2 Systems Analyst 3, hereafter referred to as Candidate(s), who meets the general qualifications of Systems Analyst 3, Applications/Software Development and the specifications outlined in this document for the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
All work products resulting from the project shall be considered "works made for hire" and are the property of the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts  and may include pre-selection requirements that potential Vendors (and their Candidates) submit to and satisfy criminal background checks as authorized by Texas law. Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts will pay no fees for interviews or discussions, which occur during the process of selecting a Candidate(s).

SCOPE OF SERVICES.

Services Overview. The selected Vendor's Candidate will be part of CPA's Fiscal Management Statewide Fiscal Systems team, supporting the Centralized Accounting and Payroll/Personnel System (CAPPS) Program. The CAPPS Program for this engagement comprises the following components: HR/Payroll (inclusive of Recruit functionality), Financials, STARR, and all ancillary systems. The selected Vendor's Candidate must be adaptable and able to learn and integrate new systems and platforms as needed, such as CGI Advantage.

CAPPS System Defined. CAPPS Financials is the State of Texas Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, built on Oracle PeopleSoft Financial Supply Chain Management (FSCM) version 9.2, Image 53. The system includes General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Purchasing/Requisition, Asset Management, Commitment Accounting, Travel & Expense, Project Costing, Contracts, Grants, Inventory, Cash Receipts and AR/Billing.  

The selected candidates must exhibit extensive knowledge of the CAPPS Financials reporting tools, with proficient knowledge of PeopleSoft’s integration with all other deployed modules and ancillary tools and systems.

Position Requirements. 

The CPA Work includes, but is not limited to, the following:

·Performing highly advanced (senior-level) consultative services and functional assistance work related to supporting the CAPPS Program.

·Develop, modify, and maintain reports using PeopleSoft reporting tools, such as:

·Query Manager / Query Viewer

·BI Publisher (XML Publisher)

·PS/Query expressions and complex joins

·Develop, modify, and maintain reports using CPA-provided tools such as SAP Business Objects.

·Translate business requirements into technical specifications, ensuring reports align with statewide policy, regulatory requirements, and agency‑specific needs.

·Work closely with functional analysts and business owners to gather report requirements, validate logic, and ensure accuracy of data sourced from PeopleSoft tables and views.

·Create and maintain report templates, layouts, and bursting setups (BI Publisher), ensuring consistency with statewide branding and accessibility standards.

·Analyze PeopleSoft data structures, including table relationships, keys, and effective‑dating rules, to ensure correct data extraction.

·Optimize report performance, including tuning queries, indexing recommendations, and improving runtime for high‑volume statewide datasets.

·Support reporting during upgrades, patches, and project releases, including impact analysis, remediation of broken reports, and migration coordination through environments.

·Ensure data security and compliance, making sure reports respect row‑level and role‑based security, sensitive data handling rules, and statewide privacy standards.

·Produce documentation, such as report inventories, design specifications, data dictionaries, run instructions, and test plans.

·Participate in system testing, including UAT and regression testing, focused on data integrity and report output accuracy.

·Provide end‑user support, training, troubleshooting, and resolution for reporting issues across agencies or statewide users.

·Collaborate with Managed Services Tier 3 support staff on integration points, data fixes, audit reports, and cross‑module reporting needs.

·Planning, designing, developing, implementing, supporting, and maintaining the information technology security measures to safeguard system information.

Responsible for project-level participation, including, but not limited to:

·Expansions that include additional module implementations or enhancements for agencies

·Cyclic processes such as fiscal year-end, calendar year-end, State of Texas legislative changes, federal mandates, and third-party integrations.

·Performs all duties following CPA’s processes, policies, and procedures within project scope and on schedule in accordance with milestones, deliverables, and due dates. 

·Responsible for the CAPPS Financials functional design phase, which includes creating and/or reviewing Functional Design Documents (FDDs), performing functional configuration system changes, and other functional activities assigned. Functional configurations include, but are not limited to, PeopleSoft delivered features (e.g., Page and Field Configurator, Drop Zones, Event Mapping, Page Composer, and others).

·Performs all duties following CPA’s processes, policies, and procedures within project scope and on schedule in accordance with milestones, deliverables, and due dates.

·Provides Level 2 Service Desk support, including complex ticket handling, advanced troubleshooting, clear documentation, and basic system configuration, all following established, auditable processes in coordination with a Managed Services vendor responsible for Tier 3 work.

·Responsible for ensuring that all digital products and content meet WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards. This includes maintaining perceivable, operable, understandable, and robust experiences for all users, regularly reviewing content for compliance, and implementing updates or remediation whenever accessibility issues are identified.

·Works under minimal supervision, relying on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals, independently performing a variety of complicated tasks.  Established processes and procedures must be followed.

·Responsible for validating that only accurate data is produced, security, including multi-tenancy, is enforced, that the system performs efficiently, and that all applicable policies are enforced.

·Performs all work in accordance with 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.

·Actively participates in CPA’s Major Incident Management (MIM) process for P1 and P2 incidents according to module responsibilities.

·Participates in Disaster Recovery and Upgrade Testing activities.

·Makes presentations at CAPPS User Groups and the CAPPS Steering Committee.

·Participates as directed in an annual SOC-1 attestation audit designed to ensure that controls are effectively designed and operated to ensure the accuracy and security of all information contained/processed via CAPPS. Any enhancements, process changes, or system fixes consider security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy as solutions are suggested, approved, and implemented.

·Performing other related Work as assigned.

OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

·Have experience in gathering business requirements for large projects

·Work independently in a diverse team environment with on-site and remote team members.

·Have strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.

·Have knowledge of project management methodologies.

·Have knowledge of technical and functional attributes of Oracle PeopleSoft.

·Have problem-solving skills and the ability to multitask with readiness to put in extra efforts when necessary.

·Have experience with Agile and other SDLC methodologies.

·Have experience with ITIL methodologies.

·Have experience with or knowledge of information security frameworks (i.e., NIST).