PeopleSoft Analyst

The Office of City Finance (OCF) OCF is responsible for the financial operations of the City of Seattle. While working closely with the City's Budget Office. OCF oversees the City's financial control functions and enterprise reporting responsibilities and supports the goals set by the Mayor and the City Council by providing financial information and expertise. The Office of City Finance champions race and social justice and works progressively to realize the City's vision of racial equity by participating in the Race and Social Justice Initiative - RSJI, which requires fostering a relational culture and an openness to learn and apply new ideas and skills through an equity lens. Business Systems, a division within OCF, supports the City's enterprise back-office systems that enable day-to-day financial operations for specific Citywide operations: Financial and City Business and Occupation License and Tax collection. Within Business Systems, we provide functional expertise across PeopleSoft Financial Supply Chain Management (FSCM) submodules. This includes system support, upgrade testing, key feature adoption and support, and overall data quality and reconciliation throughout the system. The PeopleSoft 9.2 system is designed to support central financial oversight and accountability, regulatory reporting and internal controls while still meeting the needs of varied City operations. The PeopleSoft 9.2 team's vision is to enable state-of-the-art financial operations that allow City decision-makers to respond to changing economic realities. Providing timely, reliable access to accurate and complete financial data requires a common set of operational practices and a standard data structure. The City's PeopleSoft support team engages with the user community to support the following modules: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Management, Billing, Commitment Control, eCommerce, General Ledger, Labor Distribution, Purchasing, and Project Costing. OCF is seeking a PeopleSoft Analyst (Information Technology Professional B). In this role, you would be responsible for both business and functional analysis for the City's enterprise PeopleSoft Financial Management system. You will work with a team of analysts and developers to ensure that PeopleSoft system issues and enhancements are addressed in a timely, organized manner. A successful candidate would have experience with multiple financial management modules. Functional support experience with at least one of the modules above (more preferred) will support success in this role. Proactively triage, research, analyze, and provide comprehensive solutions to PeopleSoft issues brought to the PeopleSoft Support Team through the City's helpdesk solution. Documenting requirements and ensuring understanding across business, functional, and technical stakeholders with a focus on process improvement and automation opportunities. Ensuring that work requested by management for a release is delivered on schedule and raising blocking issues to management in a timely manner. Developing options analysis and business requirement documentation to support decisions by governance for both special projects and production issue resolution. Building and executing test scripts (both automated and manual) and documentation for assigned change/update projects (this involves configuration/design changes, business process changes, system modifications, or implementation of any new interfaces) to ensure requirements are met Being a functional leader of the PeopleSoft application. This includes proactively identifying value added features, developing a plan to implement them, and developing key training for business users of the system to adopt them. Championing data quality from entry, through sub modules, and to the general ledger resulting in timely and accurate financial reporting Directly making functional configuration updates to the PeopleSoft application as a configuration expert in support of business requirements and process improvement Please note this job advertisement is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice .

Minimum Qualifications :

Bachelor's degree in accounting, Computer Science or any equivalent combination of experience and/or education. Extensive knowledge and experience supporting Financial ERP applications or similar systems across multiple process areas. Proficiency using multiple PeopleSoft Financials modules or other systems of similar complexity. Experience documenting business requirements and translating business requirements into functional designs. Experience testing software. Though not requirements, candidates will have some of the following experience, skills, and ability: Knowledge of ERP development and release phases and best practices in either a systems implementation or an operations and maintenance setting. Expertise with conceptual foundations and best practices for software development and support as well as change control. Experience testing complex software with experience in automated testing tools a plus Experience using change control tools such as Quest Stat. Excellent customer service and conflict resolution skills Analytical and problem-solving skills High level of curiosity and creative approach to developing solutions to problems. A growth mindset, curiosity and ability to challenge oneself and peers in a constructive and professional manner Familiarity with public sector financial systems or processes PAY This full-time position is classified as anInformation Technology Professional B. The full salary range for this position is $54.81- $82.28 per hour. After a pay equity and budget analysis, the salary range for this role has been identified as $54.81- $69.00 per hour.

Workplace Schedule/Environment:

Hybrid schedule with remote work flexibility requires a minimum of three days per week in the office. Individual schedules will be established in agreement between the employee and their supervisor. Work is conducted in both office and remote environments, fostering a collaborative and inclusive team atmosphere.

Application Process:

Applications are reviewed after the posting closes. You must submit the following items to be considered for this position no later than 4:00pm Pacific Time on the scheduled closed date. Completed NEOGOV online application. Cover letter describing how your skills and experience align with the stated job responsibilities and qualifications. Current resume indicating relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and education. Your application may be rejected as incomplete if you do not include the relevant information in the application. Cover letters and/or resumes are not accepted in lieu of a completed application. Applications and/or Supplemental Questionnaires that state "see my resume" or "see my personnel file" are considered incomplete and will not be accepted. Applications and/or Supplemental Questionnaires that state "see my resume" or " see my personnel file" are considered incomplete and will not be accepted

Background Check:

Applicants must successfully pass a background check, which will be conducted in accordance with Seattle's Fair Chance Employment Ordinance, SMC 14.17. Applicants will be given a chance to explain or correct background information and provide verifiable information of good conduct and rehabilitation. Why work at the City of Seattle? The City of Seattle recognizes every City employee must play a role in ending institutional and structural racism. Our culture is the result of our behavior, our personal commitments, and the ways that we courageously share our perspectives and encourage others to do the same. To cultivate an antiracist culture, we seek employees who will engage in the Race and Social Justice Initiative by working to dismantle racist policies and procedures, unlearn the way things have always been done, and provide equitable processes and services.

Benefits :

The City of Seattle offers a comprehensive benefits package including vacation, holiday, and sick leave as well as medical, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance for employees and their dependents. More information about employee benefits is available on the City's website at: https://www.seattle.gov/human-resources/benefits

Who May Apply:

This position is open to all applicants that meet the minimum qualifications. The City of Seattle values diverse perspectives and life experiences. Applicants will be considered regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, marital status, disability, religious or political affiliation, age, sexual orientation, or gender identity. The city encourages people of all backgrounds to apply, including people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ, people with disabilities, veterans, and those with diverse life experience.