Peoplesoft Lead Functional Analyst - Payables

Job#: 3020382

Job Description:
PeopleSoft Lead Functional Analyst - Payables

The PeopleSoft Lead Functional Analyst - Payables serves as the primary liaison between Information Systems and Accounts Payable business partners, ensuring that system functionality effectively supports business needs across all user groups. This role is responsible for researching, recommending, and influencing best-practice solutions by leveraging deep expertise in PeopleSoft Payables applications and related business processes.

The analyst will create and maintain functional requirements, drive process improvements, and guide proposed technology solutions. In addition, this role provides leadership and mentoring through active knowledge sharing and plays a key role in planning and executing application upgrades, patches, problem resolution, change requests, and system enhancements. The ideal candidate combines strong functional AP expertise with technical aptitude and the ability to collaborate effectively across business and IT teams.
Top Must-Have Requirements

• Strong Accounts Payable functional experience, ideally within PeopleSoft Financials 9.2
• Solid banking and ACH processing experience
• Proven ability to analyze, troubleshoot, and configure ERP applications with limited supervision
• Collaborative, self-directed professional with strong communication skills across technical and business stakeholders

Qualifications
Required

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience
• 7-10+ years of progressive experience implementing, upgrading, maintaining, and supporting PeopleSoft applications

Preferred

• Deep experience with the PeopleSoft Payables module (experience with other ERP Payables systems will also be considered)
• Familiarity with expense management and/or cash management / treasury functions

Technical & Functional Overview
Primary Focus

• Functional ownership and support of Accounts Payable and supply chain-related modules

Preferred Background

• Strong AP experience
• PeopleSoft Financials experience highly preferred

Technical Skills

• No hands-on coding required (dedicated technical resources support development)
• Working knowledge of SQL is helpful
• Ability to run queries, reports, and follow configuration guides
• Exposure to PeopleSoft Test Framework is a plus (tool currently being adopted)

Ideal Candidate Traits

• Functional leader with strong technical aptitude
• Prefer candidates with a solid IT background, not solely end-user experience
• Critical thinker who challenges existing processes and identifies improvement opportunities
• Ability to take a 360-degree view of issues and downstream impacts
• Self-motivated and proactive

Key Responsibilities

• Configure and maintain PeopleSoft Payables modules aligned with business requirements and best practices
• Identify opportunities to improve processes through better use of delivered PeopleSoft functionality
• Conduct conference room pilots, proofs of concept, and configuration reviews to gain stakeholder buy-in
• Collaborate with technical teams on system customizations, reports, integrations, and enhancements
• Partner with business stakeholders to review priorities, manage demand, and align on delivery timelines
• Serve as subject matter expert for Payables functionality and related integrations
• Ensure requests follow formal change management processes with clearly defined business cases
• Facilitate requirements-gathering sessions and perform fit/gap analyses
• Develop functional design documents, process flows, test plans, and training materials
• Troubleshoot configuration issues using root cause analysis and system configuration changes
• Promote solutions that prioritize configuration over customization
• Encourage knowledge sharing, mentorship, and training within the team
• Maintain awareness of application roadmaps and strategic initiatives

Work Schedule

• Full-time
• Day shift
• Monday - Friday
• Hybrid work environment

Other Duties

This description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Responsibilities may change as business needs evolve.

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Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.

Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.