Job Description

Business Analyst- Peoplesoft FMS Implementation Specialist

12-month renewable contract
100% remote

Purpose:
Works closely with customers, business analysts, developers and team members to understand business requirements that drive the analysis and design of quality technical solutions, designing and modifying PeopleSoft modules and building integration to a multitude of ancillary systems to meet user needs and enhance processes. The primary purpose is to maintain application configuration, test, support (issue management, request fulfillment) and provide expert analysis for the PeopleSoft financials applications and related ancillary systems.

Essential Functions:
65% Assist with Implementation and share knowledge including:

Prepare configuration guide, Business process guides and job aids
Prepare sign off documents
Prepare functional specifications according to requirements
Gather requirements from campus users
Provide recommendations/solutions with best practice methodology
Provide configuration, implementation, conversion and testing support
Use requirements to drive the design or review of test cases, process change requests, and manage a project’s scope, acceptance, installation and deployments.

15% Contribute independent subject matter expertise and execution of assigned tasks including:

incident management and resolution
request fulfillment
problem management root cause analysis
Assisting with compiling/review business cases
planning and monitoring, eliciting and organizing business requirements
translating and simplifying business requirements
requirements management and communication
analysis of business requirements
development of detailed test plans and required documentation including but not limited to functional specifications, process flow diagrams, etc.

10% Collaborate and share knowledge including:

demonstrating functionality and expertise to educate internal/campus customers
documenting and sharing tools, tips and knowledge within and across teams
provide content/develop communication to external end users.

10% Contribute knowledge and process improvement including:

posting and reviewing with internal/campus customers helpful documentation for SME
recommendations for process/procedure improvements
assist in project management roles

5% Other functions as assigned
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of related experience or associate’s degree and 4 years of related experience or high school diploma and 6 years of related experience.
Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree with coursework in computing, information systems, accounting or related field and five to eight years of progressively responsible PeopleSoft support and analysis experience; or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
Minimum two years to five years working experience in performing business analyst functions with techno functional skills and proficiency in two or more modules/areas in the following areas or tracks:

General Finance and Budgeting: General Ledger, Treasury, Asset Management, Commitment Control, nVision layout development, Financial Reporting, 3rd party Interfaces (Banner, Touchnet)
Grants Management: Grants, Contracts, Project Costing, Accounts Receivable (AR for Grants and Non-Grant Billing), Related reporting, 3rd party Interfaces (eCert)
Sourcing to Pay: Procurement, ePro, Jaggaer, Accounts Payable, Travel and Expense, My Wallet, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Contracts, eSupplier, Related reporting, 3rd party Interfaces (Jaggaer, Concur, PaymentWorks)
Peoplesoft Inventory Management, Purchasing/ePro, Order Management, Cost management, General Ledger and Commitment Control. Includes working knowledge of third party SCM applications is also preferred.

Strong understanding of Peoplesoft Inventory, inventory control methods and stock replenishments
Ability to maintain inventory item catalogs, including item creation, pricing, and supplier information;
Comprehensive understanding of the end-to-end flow from requisitions to inventory management;
Proficient in the integration of Cost Accounting with PeopleSoft Inventory to capture and allocate inventory costs, ensuring proper cost accounting and financial reporting

Hospital/Medical School implementation and related reporting
Extensive experience with PS Fluid Interface; Approval framework and work centers.
Ability to use requirements to drive the design or review of test cases, process change requests, and manage a project’s scope, acceptance, installation and deployment
Solid working knowledge of all phases of the application development life cycle specifically business case development, modeling techniques and methods and ability to conduct cost/benefit analysis
Previous experience and knowledge of data and table structures to develop complex queries online and via SQL Application Designer.
Hands-on experience with one or more PeopleSoft applications with emphasis in Financials (Campus Solutions, Portal/Interaction Hub, Human Capital Management) and integrating PeopleSoft with non -PeopleSoft Applications or third-party systems such as Jaggaer, CONCUR, TouchNet and similar Student and other financial systems.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

PS Implementation knowledge;
Hospital/Medical School Implementation
Strong documentation/communication skills;
Strong Business Process Knowledge;
Strong working knowledge of data and table structures to develop complex queries online and via SQL Application Designer
Strong problem-solving skills;
Ability to quickly interpret and gather requisite information;
Solid work organization and process hand-off skills
Ability to work well with people in all levels of the organization and handle a fast paced,
dynamic environment where competing interests and working multiple priorities is the norm.
Responsible for requirements gathering, creating functional specifications, application configuration, conduct system testing, assisting users to create user acceptance test (UAT) test scripts and support UAT
Excellent organizational skills, leadership skills, promote teamwork, problem-solving, and understanding of systems engineering concepts
Strong MS Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, SharePoint, Project);
Strong skills with operating STAT, Phire, Cherwell or any change management and incident management system.
Working knowledge using Cherwell & Service Now (Incident and Problem Management, Request Fulfillment, Change Management or other ITSM systems
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal; including technical writing skills

Working Conditions: