PeopleSoft Techno-functional Lead

Jefferies seeks a Techno‑Functional Application Engineer to lead and evolve our People Soft Financials 9.2 landscape across global legal entities for the Jefferies Nikko Joint Venture (called JV). The financials application is currently being implemented with General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Asset Management, Billing and Accounts Receivable modules configured. This role is responsible for end-to-end functional support, technical solutioning, stability and controls, enhancements, and continuous improvement across core finance modules.

The VP will partner closely with Jefferies and Nikko stakeholders to manage workflows and processes, drive best practices, prevent recurring issues, and ensure high-quality delivery and service continuity – especially during critical financial close cycles.

The ideal candidate is an experienced, independent self-starter with sound judgment, a proactive approach to problem solving, and the ability to partner effectively across internal and external parties including senior leadership in a hybrid work environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Functional & Technical Ownership Provide end-to-end functional and technical consulting for People Soft FSCM 9.2 solutions across GL, AP, AM, PC, Contracts, AR, Billing, and related integrations (including but not limited to Concur, IBM Maximo, Money Forward, other 3rd party vendor applications and some of our in-house Sub-Ledgers).Lead requirements elicitation, fit‑gap analysis, and creation of Functional Requirement Documents (FRDs) and functional specifications;

validate design assumptions and seek clarifications as needed.

Author, review, and validate solution designs (techno-functional), ensuring alignment to architectural standards, controls, and best practices.

Oversee application configuration, set-ups, and related changes, including AWE/workflow and approval controls as applicable.

Perform functional/process impact assessments for new features, PUM content, defect fixes, and enhancements.

Partner with Finance, Controllers, Tax, and Compliance to translate global and local regulatory and statutory requirements (SOX, local statutory close, intercompany, regulatory reporting) into People Soft configurations, customizations, integrations, and control frameworks.

Build, Quality & Release Direct and participate in technical development of code components (People Tools, People Code, Application Engine, CI, Integration Broker, SQR, BI Publisher, SQL/Oracle) aligned to coding and quality standards.

Own unit testing, test design and execution, and partner with Business for UAT test script preparation and validation.

Drive performance testing (tool-based/manual) and load testing (with appropriate resource onboarding); analyze and remediate performance bottlenecks.

Coordinate bundle/PUM/tool upgrades; plan regression test strategy and lead defect triage/resolution.

Support feature development/integration for third‑party applications via appropriate People Soft interfaces.

Run Operations, Incident & Problem Management Provide daily application support for user requests/issues; ensure timely resolution of tickets with clear communication and documentation.

Lead and participate in production triage calls for high-priority issues; establish workarounds and deploy fixes following established change processes.

Ensure Severity 1 issues receive 24x7x365 attention, meeting response and resolution targets.

Deliver extended coverage for critical events (e.g., month/quarter/year‑end close) and weekend/off-hours support for DR testing, upgrades, and infrastructure changes.

Produce monthly status reports, service metrics, and trend analysis across all support levels and resources; identify pain points and recommend best practices and automation to…