Peoplesoft Consultant

Introduction:

Our client, a Professional Services company, is seeking a PeopleSoft Grants SME Consultant. The position exists because multiple state agencies are using PeopleSoft Grants inconsistently - each operating in its own way - and DFA needs an expert who can step in, assess the current environment, and drive standardization across agencies. This is a hands-on engagement where the consultant will be responsible for conducting discovery sessions, identifying configuration gaps, improving reporting and queries, updating documentation and job aids, and delivering virtual role-based training to staff.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct discovery sessions
• Identify configuration gaps
• Improve reporting and queries
• Update documentation and job aids
• Deliver virtual role-based training to staff

Requirements:

Required Technical Skills:
- Background: 7-15+ years in PeopleSoft FSCM, with deep, hands-on specialization in the Grants module. Has lived inside a real, operating Grants environment - not just implemented it.
- Experience Level: Senior consultant or SME; likely independent consultant or has worked for a PeopleSoft consulting firm
- Technical Background: PeopleSoft 9.2 FSCM, PS Query, PUM, Grants/Project Costing/Billing/AR modules, ServiceNow, SharePoint
- Key Characteristics: Independent, fast ramp-up, systems thinker, effective communicator, patient trainer, documentation-oriented

- Hands-on PeopleSoft 9.2 FSCM expertise - Grants module is primary; Project Costing, Billing, and AR are equally important
- PeopleSoft Query - ability to create, revise, and document functional queries
- PeopleSoft Update Manager (PUM) - experience supporting environments actively running PUM updates
- PeopleSoft-delivered Grants reports - ability to identify, configure, and deliver standard reporting
- ServiceNow - experience working in environments where tasks are assigned and tracked via ServiceNow
- SharePoint - experience working with SharePoint-based documentation repositories
- Experience supporting environments beginning to explore API or AI-related capabilities within PeopleSoft
- Experience supporting grant compliance or federal grant reporting requirements (e.g., FEMA, FHWA, HHS)

Nice Have:
- Direct experience with New Mexico DFA, SHARE, or NM state government
- Familiarity with NM-specific agency structures (DOT, DPS, DOH)
- Experience with PeopleSoft integration with external systems (APIs)
- PeopleSoft AI or analytics module exposure
- Instructional design or eLearning development experience
- Experience creating documentation in ServiceNow or SharePoint-based knowledge bases