PeopleSoft Financials Functional Consultant (ERP / Managed Services)

Job Title: DAS OAKS: IT Consultant 1 (ITC 1)
Work Location: Columbus, OH (Onsite at Client Location)
Interview Type: Onsite Interview
Start Date: 08/01/2025
End Date: 06/30/2026

Job Description:
The State of Ohio s Department of Administrative Services (DAS) is seeking an IT Consultant 1 to support its OAKS (Ohio Administrative Knowledge System) ERP platform with a focus on PeopleSoft Financials. This consultant will work closely with business users, IT stakeholders, and Managed Services Providers (MSPs) to ensure smooth day-to-day operations and successful execution of projects.

Responsibilities include:

• Act as a PeopleSoft Financial Management and Product Specialist.

• Collaborate with business units and vendors to support daily operations and projects.

• Analyze business processes and recommend IT-based improvements.

• Manage relationships with ERP MSPs to ensure SLA compliance.

• Coordinate across business, infrastructure, security, and MSP teams to support system operations.

• Gather and analyze requirements from stakeholders and users.

• Lead production issue triage, troubleshooting, and communication.

• Liaise between business and MSP to manage expectations and requirements.

• Support enhancements by developing project plans and leading requirements sessions.

• Review and validate business requirements and MSP-delivered enhancements.

• Monitor interfaces on the SFTP server and communicate scheduled outages to stakeholders.

• Drive continuous improvement in MSP service delivery.

• Support testing efforts and project coordination with business users.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Minimum 3 years of experience in PeopleSoft ERP Operations Management.

• Minimum 3 years of PeopleSoft Financials 9.x experience in the following modules:

  • Accounts Payable and Receivable

  • Asset Management

  • Billing

  • General Ledger

  • Budget Development

  • Strategic Sourcing

  • Supply Chain

  • Travel & Expense

  • Procurement

  • Self-Service

  • Commitment Control

• Experience leading application management or outsourcing engagements.

• Proficiency in MS Office 365 suite (SharePoint, Teams, Outlook, PowerPoint, Visio, Word, Excel).

• Strong verbal and written communication skills in a large/complex organization setting.

Highly Desired Skills and Qualifications:

• Public sector experience.

• Experience working with or for a Tier-One System Integrator delivering PeopleSoft/Oracle services.

• Strong ability to interface and resolve issues across organizational levels.

• Experience with PeopleSoft upgrades, patches, bundles, or image updates.

• Bachelor s degree (4-year).

• PMP (Project Management Professional) certification.

• ITIL certification.

• PeopleSoft certifications.

• Experience with SQL databases (SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, etc.).

Note: Only candidates who can work onsite in Columbus, OH and attend onsite interviews will be considered.