Direct Client :: PeopleSoft HRMS Resource with extensive Payroll experience :: Remote

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