Systems Analyst FM

Remote – United States

SCOPE OF SERVICES.

Services Overview. The Candidate will be part of CPA's Fiscal Management Statewide Fiscal Systems team, supporting the Centralized Accounting and Payroll/Personnel System (CAPPS) Program. The CAPPS Program for this engagement comprises the following components: HR/Payroll (inclusive of Recruit functionality), Financials, STARR, and all ancillary systems. The Candidate must be adaptable and able to learn and integrate new systems and platforms as needed, such as CGI Advantage.

CAPPS System Defined. CAPPS Financials is the State of Texas Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, built on Oracle People Soft Financial Supply Chain Management (FSCM) version 9.2, Image 53. The system includes General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Purchasing/Requisition, Asset Management, Commitment Accounting, Travel & Expense, Project Costing, Contracts, Grants, Inventory, Cash Receipts and AR/Billing.

The selected candidate must exhibit extensive knowledge of the CAPPS Financials reporting tools, with proficient knowledge of People Soft’s integration with all other deployed modules and ancillary tools and systems.

• For no compensation from CPA, the selected Vendor's Candidate shall be required to complete a minimum of ten (10) hours of professional training in a relevant area of expertise associated with the Services provided under the CPA Contract.

• Performing highly advanced (senior-level) consultative services and functional assistance work related to supporting the CAPPS Program.
• Responsible for functional CAPPS Accounts Receivable (AR) and Cash Receipts (CR) module subject matter expertise, including:
  • Module Coordination and Expertise
  • Production Support and Issue Resolution
  • Configuration and Maintenance
  • Business Process Leadership
  • Change Management and Enhancements
  • Testing (Functional and UAT coordination)
  • Integrations with other Modules
  • Compliance and Policy Alignment
  • Training and User Support
  • Reporting and Analytics
  • Release Management and Patch Release
• Responsible for functional configuration skills, including:
  • Setting up AR Business Units
  • Defining Customer Master Data and Customer Groups
  • Configuring Payment Methods and Payment Terms
  • Setting up Entry Types, Entry Reasons, and Distribution Codes
  • Configuring Accounting Rules and Chart Field Defaults
  • Defining Aging IDs and Collection Rules
  • Setting up Item Groups and Item Types
  • Configuring Receivable Update and Posting Options
  • Defining Write-Off and Adjustment Rules
  • Configuring Collection Processes
  • AR Security Roles and User Access knowledge
  • Loading CAPPS – Cash Receipts
  • Process Receipts
  • CR Definition setup, Fee Codes Reference Types and Fee Codes Maintenance
  • Integration with Cash receipts, Accounts Payable, Purchasing, Asset Management, and Project Costing
• Responsible for technical skillsets for applicable tools, including:
  • Understanding Application Designer (records, fields, pages, components)
  • 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 CAPPS AR batch jobs, including:
  • 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:
  • PUM (People Soft Update Manager) and Change Assistant
  • Fluid UI changes and page navigation
  • Lifecycle management and selective…