Systems Analyst 3 – CAPPS Financials General Ledger | Austin, TX Remote | 15+ Years State of Texas Policy Experience

**Location:** Austin, Texas **Duration:** 09/01/2026 – 08/31/2027 (1-year initial term with up to 2 optional 1-year renewals) **Hours:** Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM CT (approximately 160 hours/month; may require evenings, weekends, and holidays) **Overview** A Texas state agency seeks a Systems Analyst 3 to join its Fiscal Management Statewide Fiscal Systems team, supporting the Centralized Accounting and Payroll/Personnel System (CAPPS) Program. The CAPPS Financials system is the State of Texas Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, built on Oracle PeopleSoft 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 ideal candidate will possess deep, comprehensive knowledge of all deployed modules and their functional integration across the CAPPS FSCM tower. This position provides highly advanced (senior-level) consultative services and functional assistance work related to supporting the CAPPS Program. The selected candidate must be adaptable and able to learn and integrate new systems and platforms as needed, such as CGI Advantage. **Key Responsibilities** - Serve as functional subject matter expert for CAPPS General Ledger (GL), Commitment Control Accounting (KK), Budgeting, Cash Receipts (CR), and Project Costing (PC) modules, including module ownership coordination, production support, issue resolution, configuration and maintenance, business process leadership, change management, testing coordination, integrations, compliance, training, reporting, and release management - Perform functional configuration including General Ledger setup, ChartField design and maintenance, journal entry/generator configuration and troubleshooting, allocation setup and processing, inter-agency accounting, USAS-GL screens knowledge, ledger and ledger group configuration, closing processes (monthly, quarterly, yearly), consolidations and financial reporting, combination edit rules, accounting entry templates, tree manager and reporting hierarchies, financial reporting using PS Query, GL security and role-based access, reconciliation and audit support - Configure and support Project Costing including project setup and maintenance, cost tracking and allocations, budget monitoring, project billing support, and project-to-GL reconciliation - Configure and support Cash Receipts including loading CAPPS-Cash Receipts, processing receipts, CR definition setup, fee codes reference types and fee codes maintenance, and integration with other modules - Apply technical skillsets including understanding Application Designer (records, fields, pages, components), SQR and BI Publisher report customization, SQL proficiency, understanding of PeopleSoft security inclusive of State of Texas multitenancy requirements, and planning, designing, developing, implementing, supporting, and maintaining information technology security measures - Monitor all CAPPS GL 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, and ensuring compliance when schedules must be altered - Maintain tools and environment knowledge including PUM (PeopleSoft Update Manager) and Change Assistant, Fluid UI changes and page navigation, lifecycle management and selective adoption, Elasticsearch/Search Framework, and data migration and compare reports - Collaborate cross-functionally with strong problem-solving and troubleshooting, requirements gathering for break/fix or system enhancements, documentation and testing (UAT, regression testing), incident management in systems like ServiceNow and BOSSDesk with the ability to keep multiple systems synchronized with timely updates, and communication with policy personnel, other analysts, 100+ agencies, and Managed Services Tier 3 vendor - Understand and account for interdependence on legacy systems (USAS, TINS, etc.) - Provide structured cross-training to support junior analyst capability growth - Provide comprehensive training and support to agency personnel in accordance with established requests and organizational requirements - Coordinate and participate in project-level activities including expansions with additional module implementations or enhancements for agencies, understanding and accounting for interdependence on legacy systems, cyclic processes such as fiscal year-end, State of Texas legislative changes, federal mandates, and third-party integrations - Coordinate the Fiscal Year-End including planning, scheduling, and communicating, reconciliations and verifications, and system configurations and maintenance - Participate in the CAPPS Financials functional design phase, including creating and/or reviewing Functional Design Documents (FDDs), performing functional configuration system changes, and other functional activities assigned - Provide Level 2 Service Desk support, including complex ticket handling, advanced troubleshooting, clear documentation, and basic system configuration, all following established, auditable processes in coordination with a Managed Services vendor responsible for Tier 3 work - Ensure that all digital products and content meet WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards, maintaining perceivable, operable, understandable, and robust experiences for all users, regularly reviewing content for compliance, and implementing updates or remediation whenever accessibility issues are identified - Oversee and act as the first line of support to ensure that only accurate data is produced, security (including multi-tenancy) is enforced, that the system performs efficiently, and that all applicable policies are enforced - Perform all work in accordance with Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) principles and practices for IT activities such as IT service management (ITSM) and IT asset management (ITAM) that focus on aligning IT services with the needs of the business - Actively participate in Major Incident Management (MIM) process for P1 and P2 incidents according to module responsibilities - Participate in Disaster Recovery and Upgrade Testing activities - Make presentations at CAPPS User Groups and the CAPPS Steering Committee as requested - Participate as directed in an annual SOC-1 attestation audit designed to ensure that controls are effectively designed and operated to ensure the accuracy and security of all information contained/processed via CAPPS - Perform all duties following established processes, policies, and procedures within project scope and on schedule in accordance with milestones, deliverables, and due dates - Complete a minimum of ten (10) hours of professional training annually in a relevant area of expertise (on personal time, at own expense) - Perform other related work as assigned **Required Qualifications** - 15+ years extensive knowledge and understanding of State of Texas applicable policies - 15+ years extensive technical skillsets with App Designer, Integration Broker, assorted SQR/SQL, BI Publisher, SAP Business Objects, etc. to support functional responsibilities - 12+ years extensive knowledge and experience performing system configuration changes - 12+ years extensive knowledge supporting and providing oversight with batch jobs, i.e., Run My Jobs (RMJ) - 12+ years extensive knowledge of security best practices, NIST standards, and multi-tenancy applicability for a statewide ERP instance - 12+ years experience working with the General Ledger/Commitment Control core module of PeopleSoft FSCM version 9.2 - 10+ years extensive Texas public sector experience, directly working for or supporting a large network (30 or more) of Texas state government agencies - 10+ years extensive experience creating and managing a strategic roadmap by combining strong planning skills, functional insight, and effective cross-functional communication - 10+ years extensive familiarity with support tools such as PUM, Fluid and Elastic Search - 10+ years experience performing functional project management activities in support of CAPPS program - 10+ years experience providing Tier 2 Service Desk Support for a large network (30 or more) of agencies with a Managed Services vendor providing Tier 3 - 10+ years experience supporting Priority 1 and Priority 2 incidents in coordination with the Major Incident Management (MIM) process - 10+ years experience participating in Disaster Recovery exercises - 10+ years experience preparing and presenting executive-level presentations - 10+ years experience gathering and presenting applicable data in support of a variety of audits and open records requests - 10+ years experience in interpreting contractual language and integrating it into daily workflows, while consistently holding vendors accountable to contractual requirements - 10+ years extensive experience supporting the CAPPS Financials tower in PeopleSoft FSCM version 9.2 - 10+ years experience developing requirements, analyzing, designing, developing, testing, and implementing components of two or more statewide systems: CAPPS, TINS, SPA, and USAS - 10+ years experience planning and coordinating the Fiscal Year Process at a statewide level - 8+ years experience preparing WCAG 2.1-compliant materials for distribution - 5+ years experience working with the CAPPS Financials Cash Receipts module - 3+ years knowledge of Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) principles and practices for IT activities such as IT service management (ITSM) and IT asset management (ITAM) that focus on aligning IT services with the needs of the business - 1+ years experience working with PeopleSoft Project Costing module version 9.2 - Experience in gathering business requirements for large projects - Ability to work independently in a diverse team environment with on-site and remote team members - Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills - Knowledge of project management methodologies - Knowledge of technical and functional attributes of Oracle PeopleSoft - Problem-solving skills and the ability to multitask with readiness to put in extra efforts when necessary - Experience with Agile and other SDLC methodologies - Experience with ITIL methodologies - Experience with or knowledge of information security frameworks (i.e., NIST) **Preferred Qualifications** - 12+ years experience working with the Asset Management core module of PeopleSoft FSCM version 9.2 - 12+ years experience working with the Accounts Payable core module of PeopleSoft FSCM version 9.2 - 12+ years experience working with the Purchasing/eProcurement core module of PeopleSoft FSCM version 9.2 - 10+ years experience with and knowledge of production support activities for legacy Statewide Financial Systems - 6+ years experience working with the Accounts Receivable/Billing non-core module of PeopleSoft FSCM version 9.2 - 6+ years experience working with the Inventory non-core module of PeopleSoft FSCM version 9.2 - 6+ years experience working with the Project Costing non-core module of PeopleSoft FSCM version 9.2 - 6+ years experience working with the Strategic Sourcing non-core module of PeopleSoft FSCM version 9.2 - 6+ years experience working with the Travel & Expense non-core module of PeopleSoft FSCM version 9.2 **Work Location & Requirements** - Primary work location is remote (telework); remote working location must be within the continental United States at all times - On an infrequent ad-hoc basis, may be required to be at the agency's on-site location in Austin, Texas based on business need - May be required to work outside normal business hours on weekends, evenings, and holidays, as requested - All travel, per diem, parking, and/or living expenses shall be at the candidate's and/or vendor's expense - Must pass criminal background check as authorized by Texas law - Must sign several security documents and adhere to additional terms and conditions - Must provide annual professional training report by July 31st of each contract term - Must provide city and state of primary remote working location on an annual basis - Works under minimal supervision, relying on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals, independently performing a variety of complicated tasks