CAPPS HR and PY Payroll Module Lead Analyst; PeopleSoft HCM

Role: CAPPS HR and PY Payroll Module Lead Analyst (People Soft HCM 9.2)

Location:

Austin, TX (Hybrid) Duration:
Long Term

• Handling Right-to-Stop incentives.
• Understanding Application Designer (records, fields, pages, components)
• Tracking job schedules

• Performing highly advanced (senior-level) consultative services and functional assistance work related to supporting the CAPPS Program.
• Responsible for functional CAPPS HR/PY Payroll module subject matter expertise, including, but not limited to:
  • Module Ownership and Expertise
  • Provide day to day functional support for the People Soft 9.2 Payroll module.
  • Troubleshoot payroll issues, including calculation errors, retro pay, tax discrepancies, and integration failures.
  • Support the full payroll cycle: pay calendars, paysheets, payroll calculation, confirmation, and post confirmation auditing.
  • Maintain payroll configuration, including earnings codes, deduction codes, garnishments, tax setups, pay groups, and tax reporting.
  • Collaborate with Time & Labor and Human Resources (HR) teams on end to end process accuracy.
  • Create, modify, and troubleshoot PS/Queries for payroll reporting and data validation.
  • Work with technical teams to support enhancements, integrations, data loads, and application fixes.
  • Assist in applying PUM updates, testing patches, and validating tax updates.
  • Document functional procedures, test scripts, and configuration changes.
  • Provide user support, training, and guidance to payroll operations teams.
  • Participate in audit activities and ensure adherence to internal controls.
  • Provide agencies with assistance with quarterly 941 reconciliations to resolve discrepancies.
  • Perform CYE configurations specific to CAPPS Central processing
  • Perform W-2 processing, including the PDF creation
• Collaborate and coordinate with Payroll Policy to file W-2/W-3s with the Social Security Administration on time and accurately
• Responsible for payroll configurations and processing, including, but not limited to:
  • Setting up earning codes, accumulators, pay groups,
    *** codes, pay calendars, deductions, garnishments, and commitment accounting.
  • Running payroll cycles (On-Cycle, Off-Cycle, Return Monies, Cancellations/Reversals).
  • Troubleshooting payroll errors and resolving payroll production issues.
  • Creating and validating W-2 form during CYE.
  • Oversight for tax update implementations.
  • Handling Right-to-Stop incentives.
  • Oversight for 3rd-Party Sick Pay during CYE.
  • Creating and supporting the synchronization of CAPPS payroll with SPRS/USAS using an online interface in CAPPS.
• Supporting payroll approval workflows between systems.
• Responsible for functional configuration skills, including, but not limited to:
  • Setting up tables (job codes, positions, departments, compensation, etc.)
  • Understanding HR business units, Set IDs, and Table structures
  • Configuring workflow (AWE-Approval Workflow Engine)
  • Creating queries using PS/Query and SAP Business Objects
• Responsible for providing functional support for the CAPPS HR/PY applications, and shall be a point of contact for CAPPS agencies as applicable.
• Responsible for the CAPPS HR/PY functional design phase, which includes creating and/or reviewing Functional Design Documents (FDDs), performing functional configuration system changes, and other functional activities assigned. Functional configurations include, but are not limited to, People Soft delivered features (e.g., Page and Field Configurator, Drop Zones, Event Mapping, Page Composer, and others).
• Additionally, responsible for overseeing and coordinating AWE Approval Workflow Engine, including but not limited to:
  • Workflow Configuration and Setup
  • User and Role Management
  • Notifications and Worklist Management
  • Monitoring and Troubleshooting
  • Customization and Extensibility
  • Performance and Maintenance
  • Testing and Documentation
• Responsible for technical skillsets for applicable tools, including, but not limited to:
  • Understanding Application Designer (records, fields, pages, components)
  • Integration Broker (Web Services, REST/SOAP Integrations)
  • SQR and BI Publisher report customization
  • SQL Proficiency
• Understanding of People Soft security, inclusive of State of Texas multitenancy requirements
• Planning, designing, developing, implementing, supporting, and maintaining the information technology security measures to safeguard system information.
• Responsible for monitoring all payroll batch jobs, including, but not limited to:
  • Tracking job schedules
  • Monitoring job execution
  • Detecting and responding to failures
  • Validating output
  • Managing dependencies
  • Performance tuning
  • Documentation
  • Proper communication and escalation
  • Ensuring compliance when schedules must be altered
• Responsible for tools and environment knowledge, including, but not limited to:
  • PUM (People Soft Update Manager) and Change Assistant
  • Fluid UI changes and page navigation
  • Lifecycle management and selective adoption
  • Elasticsearch/Search Framework
  • Data migration and compare reports
• Responsible for cross-functional collaboration, including, but not limited to:
  • Strong problem-solving and…