Job Title: Senior PeopleSoft FSCM 9.2 General Ledger Business Analyst-
Job Location- Austin, Texas- hybrid
Position Summary
We are seeking an experienced Senior PeopleSoft FSCM 9.2 General Ledger Business Analyst with 8+ years of experience supporting financial management systems, particularly within state government environments. The ideal candidate will possess strong expertise in PeopleSoft FSCM, General Ledger, Commitment Accounting, state government accounting practices, and business analysis methodologies.
This role will support concurrent system upgrades and new module implementations while serving as a liaison between business stakeholders, subject matter experts (SMEs), and technical teams. The candidate will be responsible for requirements gathering, process analysis, testing, documentation, training, and overall project support.
The ideal candidate must be capable of independently managing complex assignments, exercising sound judgment, and delivering high-quality project deliverables with minimal supervision.
Key Responsibilities
- Understand business objectives, identify operational challenges, and recommend alternative solutions through feasibility and cost-benefit analysis.
- Analyze user requirements, existing procedures, and business processes to automate or improve financial systems.
- Collaborate with business units, stakeholders, and SMEs to gather, document, and validate business and system requirements.
- Conduct detailed analysis of current operational procedures, data inputs, reporting requirements, and process workflows.
- Create comprehensive business analysis deliverables, including business requirements documents, functional specifications, process flows, and use cases.
- Evaluate system capabilities, technical specifications, and scheduling constraints to determine solution feasibility.
- Support PeopleSoft FSCM 9.2 upgrades and implementation projects, specifically within General Ledger and Commitment Accounting modules.
- Facilitate meetings, workshops, and presentations with business stakeholders and project teams.
- Develop test scenarios, test cases, and test scripts to support multiple phases of system testing.
- Execute end-to-end testing activities and support multiple testing cycles, including defect tracking and resolution.
- Prepare training materials, user guides, and support end-user training sessions.
- Perform dual-system reconciliation activities to ensure data integrity and accuracy.
- Coordinate project activities across multiple teams and provide regular status updates.
- Support Agile/Scrum project methodologies and utilize project management tools as required.
- Produce clear, concise, and professional written and verbal communications throughout the project lifecycle.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- Minimum 8 years of professional experience as a Business Analyst supporting enterprise financial systems.
- Extensive experience working independently on complex projects with minimal supervision.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to work outside standard business hours when project needs require.
Required Skills & Experience
| Years | Requirement | Skills/Experience |
| 8+ | Required | Hands-on experience with PeopleSoft FSCM implementation or upgrade projects as a General Ledger and Commitment Accounting Business Analyst |
| 8+ | Required | Hands-on experience with State Government accounting practices |
| 8+ | Required | Experience creating all forms of Business Analyst project deliverables |
| 8+ | Required | Experience conducting end-to-end system testing |
| 8+ | Required | Experience presenting information to business stakeholders in formal settings |
| 4+ | Required | Experience using Microsoft O365 applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio) |
Preferred Skills & Experience
| Years | Preferred | Skills/Experience |
| 4+ | Preferred | Experience working with Texas state agencies' PeopleSoft FSCM (CAPPS Financials) system |
| 4+ | Preferred | Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments and using Jira |
| 2+ | Preferred | Experience working with SharePoint Lists |
| 2+ | Preferred | Experience utilizing Microsoft Teams collaboration features |
| 1+ | Preferred | Experience using Phire |