CAPPS Financials Accounts Payable Analyst, Austin, Tx

Overview

A government agency is seeking a Systems Analyst 3 to support the Centralized Accounting and Payroll/Personnel System (CAPPS) Program as part of the Fiscal Management Statewide Fiscal Systems team. This role focuses on the CAPPS Financials Accounts Payable (AP) module, which is part of the State of Texas Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system built on Oracle PeopleSoft Financial Supply Chain Management (FSCM) version 9.2.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior-level consultative services and functional assistance related to the CAPPS Program.
• Serve as the functional subject matter expert for the CAPPS Accounts Payable module, including:
  • Module coordination and expertise
  • Production support and issue resolution
  • Configuration and maintenance
  • Business process leadership
  • Change management and enhancements
  • Functional and user acceptance testing coordination
  • Integration with other modules
  • Compliance and policy alignment
  • Training and user support
  • Reporting and analytics
  • Release and patch management
• Perform functional configuration tasks such as:
  • Accounts Payable module setup
  • Vendor and vendor location management
  • Voucher entry, processing, approvals, and matching (2-way, 3-way, 4-way)
  • AP Workbench and batch EDI voucher processing
  • Excel voucher uploader
  • Single and multi-vendor voucher processing
  • Invoice processing and exception handling
  • Withholding setup and processing
  • Payment cancellation and reissue
  • CAPPS to USAS voucher processing
  • Month-end and year-end AP activities
  • Integration with Purchasing, General Ledger, Asset Management, and Commitment Control
  • CAPPS USAS T-Code and system codes configuration
  • Open liability reconciliation
  • AP reporting and inquiry tools
  • Security roles and workflow approvals
• Utilize technical skills including:
  • Application Designer (records, fields, pages, components)
  • SQR and BI Publisher report customization
  • SQL proficiency
  • PeopleSoft security with multitenancy considerations
  • IT security measures to safeguard system information
• Monitor CAPPS AP batch jobs by:
  • Tracking schedules and execution
  • Detecting and responding to failures
  • Validating output and managing dependencies
  • Performance tuning and documentation
  • Communicating and escalating issues appropriately
• Use tools and environments such as:
  • PeopleSoft Update Manager (PUM) and Change Assistant
  • Fluid UI and page navigation
  • Lifecycle management and selective adoption
  • Elasticsearch/Search Framework
  • Data migration and comparison reports
• Collaborate cross-functionally by:
  • Troubleshooting and problem-solving
  • Gathering requirements for fixes and enhancements
  • Documenting and testing (UAT, regression)
  • Managing incidents in systems like ServiceNow and BOSSDesk
  • Communicating with policy personnel, analysts, agencies, and vendors
  • Supporting junior analysts through training
  • Providing training and support to agency personnel
• Coordinate and participate in projects including:
  • Module implementations and enhancements
  • Fiscal year-end processes
  • Legislative changes, federal mandates, and third-party integrations
• Coordinate Fiscal Year-End activities such as planning, scheduling, reconciliations, and system maintenance.
• Participate in the CAPPS Financials functional design phase, including creating and reviewing Functional Design Documents and performing functional configuration changes.
• Provide Level 2 Service Desk support with complex ticket handling, troubleshooting, documentation, and basic system configuration.
• Ensure all digital products and content comply with WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards.
• Work independently with minimal supervision, following established processes and procedures.
• Oversee data accuracy, security enforcement including multitenancy, system performance, and policy compliance.
• Follow ITIL principles for IT service and asset management.
• Participate in Major Incident Management for priority incidents.
• Engage in Disaster Recovery and Upgrade Testing activities.
• Present at CAPPS User Groups and Steering Committee meetings as requested.
• Participate in annual SOC-1 attestation audits to ensure control effectiveness related to security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must meet the general qualifications for Systems Analyst 3, Applications/Software Development.
• Complete a minimum of 10 hours of professional training annually in relevant areas related to the services provided, on personal time and at own expense.
• Submit an annual professional training report by July 31st each contract term.
• Ability to work 100% remotely.
• Must comply with criminal background checks as authorized by Texas law.

Location

• Position is based at LBJ State Office Building, 111 E. 17th Street, Austin, Texas 78711.
• Telework policy allows for 100% remote work.

Compensation & Benefits

• Compensation details are not specified.
• No fees will be paid for interviews or discussions during the candidate selection process.

Additional Information

• All work products are considered "works made for hire" and are the property of the hiring agency.
• The role requires adherence to agency policies, procedures, and project schedules.
• Experience with legacy systems such as USAS and TINS is important due to system interdependencies.