Senior PeopleSoft Business Analyst

Regular

SA48524

full-time 40 hours weekly

Exempt

$74,000 - $105,000

Chapman University is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this position. This range takes into account a variety of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. Salary offers are determined based on the final candidate’s qualifications and experience, as well as internal equity and other internal factors. The anticipated pay range is not a promise of a particular wage.

Responsible for the ongoing and enhanced use of the PeopleSoft (PS) Finance (AP, PO, AM, GL, KK, GM, Banking, Workflow) and Human Capital (Payroll and Time & Labor) modules including related financial applications. Serves as the functional expert in these modules and is the technical liaison between the business owners and IS&T resources. Facilitates continuous business process improvement by identifying and implementing system efficiencies. Supports all applicable interfaces within the PeopleSoft ERP (HCM/FSCM/CS) environments and any third-party applications. Mentors less experienced business analysts. Performs other duties as assigned. Voluntary flexible work from home options available.

• Responsible for leading all elements of project/enhancement requests, including planning, design, requirements definition, analysis, testing, communication, training, and production support. Independently manages projects throughout the SDLC.
• Liaison with business stakeholders from various areas such as Payroll, Accounting, Budgets, and Grants as well as technical team members from IS&T to drive the process of gathering and documenting functional requirements
• Develop solution designs around business needs incorporating configurable solutions while minimizing custom development
• Lead user acceptance testing, develop test cases from analyzing business and system requirements and execute testing
• Trouble shoot production issues and collaborate with IS&T as needed to apply fixes
• Act as team lead on designated projects or assignments and provide work direction to team members as needed
• Engage with business partners to identify potential areas of process improvement and design best practice solutions
• Create/maintain reports using PeopleSoft Query Manager or other system reporting tools such as Pyramid Analytics or Power BI
• Conduct user training and prepare training materials used to educate the user community on changes made to business applications and processes
• Review system security to identify gaps and collaborate with IS&T to ensure appropriate user access
• Support integration points between PS HCM, PS Campus Solutions and PS FSCM, and other financial applications
• Contribute to the development of system standards and procedures
• Engage in cross-functional training/learning of PS ERP modules and other financial applications within our business analyst team
• Support other financial applications/processes such as the chartfield maintenance process in PS FSCM

• A minimum of 5 years of experience with PeopleSoft or other comparable ERP system with functional system knowledge in at least 3 modules listed above, including at least two full lifecycle implementations. Payroll/Time & Labor modules preferred. Extensive functional experience and knowledge in managing and supporting PeopleSoft HCM/Financial applications.
• Must have Bachelor’s degree in computer science, management information systems, finance or accounting, or an equivalent combination in education and experience
• Expertise and possess a broad-based knowledge of end-to-end finance and payroll/time & labor systems and can identify business process impacts when re-designing
• Experience in setup and maintenance of one or more recently released PeopleSoft Suites such as, HCM 9.x, FSCM 9.x, and PeopleTools 9.x
• Experience implementing and managing PeopleSoft databases, with understanding of Peoplesoft’s internet architecture, user security, tool patches/fixes, upgrade methodologies and best practices
• Advanced knowledge of interfaces between payroll and the general ledger. Ability to conceptualize and apply business needs and processes into actionable solutions
• Expert ability analyzing and troubleshooting software systems and implement design changes
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel to analyze and troubleshoot data
• Proven experience working with an enterprise wide, large scale implementation
• Strong organizational skills to manage multiple assignments and priorities
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and written, with technical and non-technical users, managers, vendors, and consultants
• Experience and strong command and execution in producing quality deliverables and meeting project schedules
• Ability to demonstrate tact and diplomacy, and to maintain a high level of confidentiality
• Self-starter with the ability to perceive tasks that need to be accomplished and take appropriate steps to achieve success
• Ability to multi-task and provide timely response to requests for support
• Strong team player with the ability to work in a diverse environment

• Experience working for a university or higher education setting
• Experience in Peoplesoft ERP preferred or other large scale ERP system

Chapman University is an equal opportunity employer that provides equal employment opportunities to all individuals, regardless of their protected characteristics. All qualified applicants and employees are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.

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