Senior PeopleSoft Functional Analyst

Overview

Allied Consultants, Inc is a proudly Austin based firm with over 34 years of experience delivering top-tier technical and business professionals within Texas State Agencies. We are currently seeking an experience Senior PeopleSoft Functional Analyst to play a key role within a high-impact technical services team.

 

At Allied Consultants, we value our consultants and are committed to providing an exceptional experience including:

• Highly competitive pay rates
• Local support staff for responsive, personal service
• Comprehensive benefits package, including:
  • Medical insurance (with employer cost sharing)
  • Life insurance
  • A 401(K) plan with company match
  • Flexible spending through a cafeteria plan

Candidates selected for interviews will be subject to a criminal background check and may be required to pass a drug screening, in compliance with federal and state regulations. All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of these checks.

 

Allied Consultants is a proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Responsibilities

**Location of job: Hybrid: 3 days onsite, 2 days remote. Candidates must be local to Austin, TX**

 

General Description:

This role is functional in nature and will not require hands-on coding; the role will however, require enough technical acumen to research problems in the legacy system using People Tools/Code, SQL, etc. The candidate will be expected to demonstrate their knowledge and skills in both the functional and technical aspects of PeopleSoft.

 

The role will also require heavy Functional Analyst skills. In addition, the candidate must have solid experience working in an Agile/SCRUM environment as part of a data conversion team to include the mapping of data fields and performing root-cause analysis in the legacy PeopleSoft application identifying the cause of data problems in the system.

 

Responsibilities:

The worker must have impeccable oral and written communication skills, solid experience with the integration of the core modules within the PeopleSoft HRMS 8.8 application (HRMS, Base Benefits, Benefits Administration, Pension Administration, Payroll), including experience researching processing requirements between other systems – both upstream and downstream. This worker must be equally confident conversing with top level management and developers. Finally, the worker must be confident having detailed conversations with the users at the functional level, with developers at the technical level, and be able to accurately read People Code, write SQL, and analyze data.

 

The ideal candidate would have experience on data conversion projects; has been a hands-on project team lead and have substantial experience as a functional resource in Benefits Administration, Payroll, or Pension Administration modules. The workers experience with PeopleSoft code, SQL, Application Engine and SQR programs and have the ability to determine how a page or Application Engine in processing data.

 

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs other duties as assigned

Other requirements:

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) certification(s) a plus.
• Communicates respectfully and works harmoniously with all co-workers, customers and vendors.
• Highly collaborative and transparent
• Ability to quickly grasp the complexities of the client business mission to our members
• Ability to handle multiple competing tasks and meet deadlines, work efficiently and productively, communicate both verbally and written, with a high level of confidence

Professional Expectations:

• Attends all meetings, meets delivery deadlines and is available during client office hours.
• Logs in and remains on agency Jabber during work hours.
• Attends remote meetings with camera on unless prior arranged for camera off.
• Coordinates leave and vacation with client lead.
• Must dress appropriately for a business/business casual environment.
• Communicates respectfully and works harmoniously with all co-workers, customers and vendors.
• Provides exceptional customer service.
• Is flexible; able to work under pressure and; able to adapt to change; and able to work on multiple problems and tasks.
• Takes initiative to prevent and solve problems.

Qualifications

Minimum (Required):

Year