Overview
This role is for a CAPPS Peoplesoft Purchasing Analyst supporting the Centralized Accounting and Payroll/Personnel System (CAPPS) Program within the Fiscal Management Statewide Fiscal Systems team. The CAPPS Program includes HR/Payroll, Financials, STARR, and ancillary systems. The system is based on Oracle PeopleSoft Financial Supply Chain Management (FSCM) version 9.2, Image 53, covering modules such as General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Purchasing/Requisition, Asset Management, Commitment Accounting, Travel & Expense, Project Costing, Contracts, Grants, Inventory, Cash Receipts, and AR/Billing.
The position is 100% remote and located in Austin, Texas.
Responsibilities
- Provide senior-level consultative services and functional assistance related to the CAPPS Program.
- Serve as subject matter expert for the CAPPS Purchasing (PO) and Contracts modules, including:
- Module coordination and expertise
- Production support and issue resolution
- Configuration and maintenance
- Business process leadership
- Change management and enhancements
- Functional and UAT 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:
- Purchasing Business Unit setup
- Requisition setup and processing
- Procurement options and PO defaults
- Vendor setup and maintenance
- Item categories and purchasing attributes
- Approval workflow and routing
- Strategic sourcing and contract management
- Purchase orders and receiving
- Inventory Business Unit and item setup
- ChartField and accounting configuration
- Budget checking (Commitment Control)
- Integration with AP, Inventory, eProcurement, Contracts, and Receiving
- CAPPS USAS T-Code and Systems Codes configuration
- Support requisitions, sourcing, contracts, purchase orders, receiving, inventory transactions, vendor, contract, and procurement processes.
- Utilize technical skills including Application Designer, SQR, BI Publisher report customization, SQL proficiency, and PeopleSoft security with multi-tenancy requirements.
- Plan, design, develop, implement, support, and maintain IT security measures.
- Monitor CAPPS PO batch jobs, including scheduling, execution, failure response, output validation, dependency management, performance tuning, documentation, communication, and escalation.
- Use tools such as PeopleSoft Update Manager (PUM), Change Assistant, Fluid UI, Lifecycle management, Elasticsearch/Search Framework, and data migration.
- Collaborate cross-functionally for problem-solving, requirements gathering, documentation, testing, incident management, and communication with policy personnel, analysts, agencies, and vendors.
- Provide structured cross-training and comprehensive training/support to agency personnel.
- Coordinate and participate in projects including module implementations, enhancements, fiscal year-end processes, legislative changes, federal mandates, and third-party integrations.
- Ensure compliance with CPA processes, policies, and procedures within project scope and schedule.
- Coordinate Fiscal Year-End activities including planning, scheduling, communication, reconciliations, verifications, system configurations, and maintenance.
- Participate in functional design phases, including creating/reviewing Functional Design Documents (FDDs) and performing functional configuration changes.
- Provide Level 2 Service Desk support with complex ticket handling, troubleshooting, documentation, and basic system configuration.
- Ensure digital products and content meet WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards.
- Work independently with minimal supervision, following established processes.
- Oversee data accuracy, security enforcement, system performance, and policy compliance.
- Follow ITIL principles for IT service and asset management.
- Participate in Major Incident Management (MIM) for Priority 1 and 2 incidents.
- Engage in Disaster Recovery and Upgrade Testing activities.
- Present at CAPPS User Groups and Steering Committee as requested.
- Participate in annual SOC-1 attestation audits ensuring control effectiveness and security.
Requirements
- Minimum 10 years of experience with extensive knowledge of State of Texas policies.
- Extensive technical skills with Application Designer, Integration Broker, SQR/SQL, BI Publisher, SAP Business Objects.
- Experience performing system configuration changes.
- Experience with PeopleSoft FSCM version 9.2 Purchasing (PO) core module.
- Experience supporting and overseeing batch jobs (Run My Jobs - RMJ).
- Knowledge of security best practices, NIST standards, and multi-tenancy for statewide ERP.
- Experience supporting a large network (30+ agencies) of Texas state government agencies.
- Experience creating and managing strategic roadmaps with planning, functional insight, and communication.
- Familiarity with support tools such as PUM, Fluid, and Elastic Search.
- Experience performing functional project management activities.
- Experience providing Tier 2 Service Desk support with a Managed Services vendor providing Tier 3.
- Experience participating in Disaster Recovery exercises.
- Experience preparing and presenting executive-level presentations.
- Experience gathering and presenting data for audits and open records requests.
- Experience supporting CAPPS Financials tower in PeopleSoft FSCM 9.2.
- Experience developing requirements, analyzing, designing, developing, testing, and implementing components of two or more statewide systems (CAPPS, TINS, SPA, USAS).
- Experience planning and coordinating statewide Fiscal Year Process.
- Experience supporting Priority 1 and 2 incidents in Major Incident Management.
- Experience interpreting contractual language and integrating it into workflows while holding vendors accountable.
- Experience preparing WCAG 2.1-compliant materials.
- Experience working with CAPPS Financials Purchasing module.
- Knowledge of ITIL principles and practices for IT service and asset management.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with PeopleSoft FSCM 9.2 Asset Management, General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Inventory, Accounts Receivable/Billing, Project Costing, Strategic Sourcing, and Travel & Expense modules.
Professional Training Requirement
- Complete a minimum of 10 hours of professional training annually in relevant areas without compensation.
- Training to be conducted on personal time or coordinated with supervisor if during work hours.
- All costs associated with training are the responsibility of the candidate/vendor.
- Annual professional training report due by July 31 each contract term.
Location
- Remote work with the official location at LBJ State Office Building, 111 E. 17th Street, Austin, Texas 78711.