Senior Peoplesoft Business Analyst / Tester (Agile)

Job Title: Senior Business Analyst / Tester (Agile)
Location: Washington, DC (Hybrid)
Type: Contract To Hire
Compensation: $65 - $68 hourly on W2

Job Responsibilities:

1. Collaborate with the MetroSync Project Manager and business stakeholders to understand payroll system requirements and design testing strategies for the new release.
2. Conduct data validation to ensure accuracy and integrity of payroll data throughout the system.
3. Provide regular status updates and progress reports on testing activities to the MetroSync Project Manager and relevant stakeholders.
4. Support the development of training materials and user documentation related to the new payroll system functionalities.
5. Participate in post-implementation review and provide recommendations for continuous improvement.
6. Understand and analyze business processes and requirements related to financial management, accounting, procurement, and other finance-related functions.
7. Understand PeopleSoft and Oracle Fusion Financials modules to align with business requirements, such as payroll operations, general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, asset management, cash management, and other finance-related configurations.
8. Analyze processes and workflows to identify opportunities for improvement through software support.
9. Document requirements in user stories/use cases and epics.
10. Document test requirements in test cases.
11. Analyze and document system interfaces, database structures, and data flows.
12. Coordinate and lead analytic activities with stakeholders.
13. Use software tools as required to document requirements, analyze needs, identify risk, propose designs, and write documentation.

Experience:

1. Conduct in-depth analysis of legacy payroll data to understand structures, transformations, and potential discrepancies for migration to the Oracle Fusion Cloud.
2. Develop and execute complex SQL queries against source and target databases (Oracle Fusion and legacy systems) to extract, compare, and validate payroll data.
3. Perform comprehensive reconciliation of payroll data elements, including employee demographics, pay rates, deductions, benefits, taxes, gross-to-net calculations, and accruals.
4. Identify and document data anomalies, inconsistencies, and errors, flagging them for investigation and resolution by development and data migration teams.
5. Assist in the creation and preparation of accurate and representative test data sets for various payroll testing scenarios.
6. Ensure test data adequately covers edge cases, complex scenarios (e.g., retro-pay, multiple garnishments, union rules), and high-volume transactions.
7. Maintain the integrity and confidentiality of sensitive payroll test data.
8. Independently validate complex payroll calculations (gross pay, tax withholding, deductions, net pay) within the new Oracle Fusion system against expected results.
9. Develop validation rules and metrics to verify the accuracy of automated payroll processes.
10. Work with payroll subject matter experts to understand and validate specific business rules related to WMATA's unique payroll requirements (e.g., specific union contracts, shift differentials).
11. Document detailed data validation plans, methodologies, and findings.
12. Generate clear and concise reports on data quality issues, reconciliation results, and validation progress.
13. Track and manage data-related defects within the project's defect tracking system (e.g., JIRA, Azure DevOps).
14. Provide regular updates to the MetroSync Project Manager and testing lead on data validation status and critical findings.
15. Collaborate closely with data migration teams to ensure data transformation rules are correctly applied and validated.
16. Partner with functional testers and business analysts to align data validation efforts with overall testing strategies.
17. Communicate effectively with payroll business users to clarify data requirements and validate specific scenarios.
18. Demonstrable experience with ERP systems, particularly Oracle Fusion Cloud applications (HCM, Financials, Procurement).
19. Experience in IT project management and business analysis roles, with an emphasis on system implementation and testing.
20. Extensive payroll systems and operations experience is mandatory, including understanding payroll processes, tax implications, union rules, timekeeping, and integrations.
21. Experience with payroll contexts like PeopleSoft or Kronos is a plus.
22. Strong background in data validation.
23. Experience in the public sector or large government organizations is highly desirable.
24. Skills in process analysis and identifying improvement opportunities through software support.
25. Experience establishing relationships with business stakeholders.
26. Experience analyzing data structures and flows, documenting test cases, and working in Agile environments as Scrum Master/Product Owner.
27. Proficiency with tools like JIRA, Confluence, MS Office Suite, and PowerPoint.
28. Experience with third-party systems and cloud-based PeopleSoft deployments.

Preferred Requirements:

1. Master's degree in computer science or a related field.
2. PeopleSoft certification.

System One, including its subsidiaries, offers workforce solutions across North America, with benefits including health coverage and a 401(k) plan. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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