Genius Road

PeopleSoft Payroll Analyst #3260

Genius Road  •  Texas (Remote)  •  3 hours ago
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Job Description

PeopleSoft Payroll Analyst
Contract Length:  12+ months
Location: Austin, Texas (telework)

We are looking for an experienced enterprise HR systems professional with deep functional knowledge of HR/Payroll and Oracle PeopleSoft Human Capital Management version 9.2. This role is focused specifically on the Payroll tower, supporting statewide payroll operations, fiscal year-end processes, and compliance requirements across a large network of state agencies.

Qualifications/Requirements:
  • Deep hands-on experience supporting a PeopleSoft HCM 9.2-based environment with a focus on the Payroll module at statewide scale
  • Extensive knowledge of federal labor laws and experience performing system configuration changes
  • Strong technical skillset including Application Designer, Integration Broker, SQR, SQL, BI Publisher, and SAP Business Objects
  • Solid understanding of security best practices, NIST standards, and multi-tenancy considerations for a statewide ERP instance
  • Experience building strategic roadmaps and presenting at the executive level
  • Experience supporting audits, open records requests, and holding vendors accountable to contractual requirements
  • Experience managing the Approval Workflow Engine and batch job tools such as Run My Jobs
  • Familiarity with PUM, Fluid, and Elasticsearch
  • Experience providing direct payroll support to multiple agencies including quarterly 941 reconciliations
  • Knowledge of ITIL principles for IT service and asset management
  • Texas public sector or state government experience strongly preferred
  • Experience with Disaster Recovery exercises and Tier 2 service desk support a plus

Duties/Responsibilities:
  • Provide day-to-day functional support for the PeopleSoft 9.2 Payroll-based module across a statewide agency network
  • Troubleshoot payroll issues including calculation errors, retro pay, tax discrepancies, and integration failures
  • Support the full payroll cycle and maintain configuration including earnings codes, deductions, garnishments, and tax setups
  • Lead Fiscal Year-End activities, quarterly 941 reconciliations, and W-2 validation and filing with the Social Security Administration
  • Manage and troubleshoot the Approval Workflow Engine including workflow configuration and notifications
  • Monitor payroll batch jobs including scheduling, execution tracking, and performance tuning
  • Provide Level 2 service desk support and mentor junior analysts
  • Participate in Disaster Recovery exercises, upgrade testing, and the annual SOC-1 attestation audit


Genius Road, LLC is proud to be a Certified Women’s Business Enterprise, an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.
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About Genius Road

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Genius Road, LLC, is a boutique technical, telecom and executive recruiting firm with a difference.

We’re not resume aggregators, but corporate matchmakers – connecting you with candidates who fit your requirements, your culture and your environment. For permanent positions, we bring you new hires with staying power, culling through our extensive network to identify the perfect all-around fit.

If you have a temporary need for additional technical or telecom expertise, we’ll find the right mix of people who can jump right in and start producing.

Just as important, we make the process easier. Instead of inundating your inbox with random resumes, we create individual profiles of our recommended talent that give you a comprehensive view of the top candidates. So, you’ll see, in a glance, not only what these individuals can do, but who they are as human beings and how they’ll fit in your organization.

Combine all this with a proven track record, an unshakable professionalism and a fierce commitment to customer service, and it’s easy to see what sets us apart.

We call it a smarter approach to recruiting. Our customers say it’s “Pure Genius“

Industry
HR & Recruiting
Company Size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
Dallas, Texas
Year Founded
2010
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