PeopleSoft Payroll Analyst
Genius Road • Remote • Full Time
Posted on Sat, Jul 18, 2026
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.
AuditFriendly salary estimate
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