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Posting Number
STA00680PO26

Job Family
Information Technology

Job Function
IT Business Systems Analysis

USC Market Title
IT Business Analyst

Link to USC Market Title
https://uscjobs.sc.edu/titles/133277

Job Level
P4 - Professional

Business Title (Internal Title)
PeopleSoft Finance Senior Business Analyst

Campus
Columbia

Work County
Richland

College/Division
Division of Information Technology

Department
IT Enterprise Applications

State Pay Range
T08

USC Market Range
MRL - $97,329 $124,095 $150,860

Anticipated Hiring Range
$97,329 - $130,000

Location of Vacancy

Part/Full Time
Full Time

Hours per Week
37.5

Work Schedule

• Standard work week is Monday through Friday; 8:30am - 5:00pm with one hour for lunch.

Applicants must be willing to work outside of standard business hours, including evenings and weekends, as operational needs require.

Basis
12 months

Job Search Category
Information Technology

Position Description

Advertised Job Summary

PeopleSoft Finance Senior Business Analyst
Spend your days supporting the enterprise financial systems that help power South Carolina's flagship university while working in the heart of Columbia, one of the Southeast's most vibrant and growing capital cities. Join a dynamic team within the Division of Information Technology as we continue to enhance and modernize our PeopleSoft Financials environment to better serve faculty, staff, and students across the university. As a Senior PeopleSoft Finance Business Analyst, you will lead impactful projects, drive process improvements, collaborate with stakeholders across campus, and serve as a trusted expert in delivering innovative, customer-focused technology solutions. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful difference, expand your professional expertise, and contribute to the operational excellence that supports USC's mission of education, research, and service.

About the RoleIn this role, you'll be a strategic partner helping shape how USC's financial systems serve the university community. We're seeking someone with strong PeopleSoft Financials experience with a background in post-award Grants Management, Receivables, and Billing who enjoys balancing production support, business analysis, process improvement, and project leadership. You'll have the opportunity to work with a talented team, contribute to major initiatives, and make a visible impact on the efficiency and effectiveness of our financial operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Support PeopleSoft Financials Users by leading incident triage, troubleshooting production issues, performing root cause analysis, and developing ad hoc PeopleSoft queries to support business users and operational needs.
• Lead business process analysis, system enhancements, and project delivery by evaluating current processes, identifying opportunities for improvement, defining requirements, creating functional specifications, and supporting and testing complex application modifications and upgrades.
• Serve as the functional subject matter expert for assigned PeopleSoft modules, providing guidance and support to business stakeholders, business analyst peers, and technical teams on processes, system functionality, and best practices.
• Lead and support strategic PeopleSoft initiatives by serving as the business analyst on mid-size to large projects, partnering with vendors and stakeholders, facilitating cross-functional collaboration, supporting release and change management activities, mentoring team members, and providing project estimates, status updates, and recommendations to leadership.

What You'll Bring

• PeopleSoft Financials Expertise: 5 or more years' experience supporting PeopleSoft Financials (FSCM) 9.x or higher, with demonstrable knowledge of application configurations, transaction processing, and underlying data relationships.
• Experience with Post-Award Grants Management and Accounts Receivable is highly desired. Additional experience in one or more of the following areas is also preferred: Billing, Accounting, Finance, Accounts Payable, Travel & Expenses, Purchasing, or related business operations.
• Strong Reporting and Analytical Skills: Proficiency with SQL, PeopleSoft Query Manager, and nVision reports, with the ability to leverage data to support business decisions, process improvements, and issue resolution.
• Collaborative Problem Solver: Proven ability to work effectively with business stakeholders, technical teams, and vendors to deliver customer-focused solutions; experience with Phire release management is a plus.

Why Join Us?

• Drive Enterprise-Wide Impact: Help shape and support the University's critical PeopleSoft Financials platform, delivering solutions that directly support Administration & Finance operations across USC.
• Lead Meaningful Work: Take ownership of complex system enhancements, process improvement initiatives, upgrades, and strategic projects that improve efficiency, strengthen operations, and enhance the user experience.
• Be a Trusted Expert: Serve as a key functional and technical resource for PeopleSoft Financials, partnering with stakeholders, IT professionals, and leadership to solve complex business challenges and deliver innovative solutions.
• Grow with a High-Performing Team: Join a collaborative and supportive team that values professional development, continuous learning, knowledge sharing, and innovation.

Perks of the University of South Carolina

• Downtown Location: Enjoy working in the heart of Columbia, SC, with easy access to vibrant city life, dining, and cultural events.
• Energetic Leadership: Thrive under the guidance of an energetic and innovative leadership team dedicated to transforming IT at USC, making your role impactful and exciting.
• Exceptional Benefits That Invest in You: Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that includes health and life insurance, state retirement programs, paid tuition assistance, dependent scholarships, generous annual and sick leave, 13 paid holidays (including an extended December break), paid parental leave, and robust professional development opportunities designed to support your personal and professional growth.

Job Related Minimum Required Education and Experience

• Requires a bachelor's degree in a job related field and 4 or more years of job related experience, which may be substituted by an equivalent combination of job related certification, training, education, and/or experience.

Required Certification, Licensure/Other Credentials

Preferred Qualifications

• Preferred related areas include, but are not limited to Accounting, Finance, Accounts Receivable and Billing, Accounts Payable, Purchasing, or Information Technology.
• PeopleSoft Financials 9.x or higher application support experience.
• Experience creating PeopleSoft Queries and nVision reports.
• Phire release management application support experience

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Extensive knowledge of capabilities, techniques, and intricacies of enterprise resource planning (ERP) information systems - including deep knowledge of at least one of the following area: General Ledger, Purchasing, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Contracts, Grants Management, Projects, or Banking.
• Ability to understand and carry out complex technical analysis, instructions and requests.
• Ability to communicate in a clear and concise manner - including creating and giving presentations.
• Ability to work effectively with users, vendors, and IT personnel.
• Ability to identify and resolve problems.
• Ability to plan, direct, instruct, and review the work of technical personnel.
• Ability to lead complex technical projects.
• Extensive knowledge of technical documentation.
• Working knowledge of information system software, internet software, spreadsheet software and word processing software as well as basic PC applications and operations - including Word, Excel and other MS Office products.
• Project management skills.
• Occasional work at other than normal times may be required based on production support responsibilities and other duties as assigned from time-to-time.
• Identification of and adherence to IT best practices and standard operating procedures for program management are important; however, flexibility in meeting the needs of customers is also a key consideration.

Job Duties

Job Duty

Provide FSCM production incident triage/resolution as well as problem analysis/resolution support (tier 2) for assigned modules. Collaborate with the Program Manager & Division of Administration & Finance central staff to review/maintain operational & service level metrics for trends, patterns, prioritization, improvements, & training needs. Build ad-hoc PeopleSoft queries to support customers and end-users.

Essential Function
Yes

Percentage of Time
35

Job Duty

Performs highly complex FSCM process analysis, design, and simulation across multiple platforms and/or across functions in business areas. Identifies current processes and procedures that are candidates for improvement and leads the creation of future configurations that lead to gains in efficiency and cost savings. Leads the definition of system scope and objectives based on user-defined needs. Leads and prepares detailed functional specifications. Documents PeopleSoft business processes, testing scenarios/scripts, related training content, job aids, and end-user communications. Directs the design and implementation of multiple internal or external program/projects that are complex in nature.

Essential Function
Yes

Percentage of Time
30

Job Duty

Serve as lead subject matter expert for assigned PeopleSoft modules - available to assist FSCM functional stakeholders, business analyst peers & technical teams with highly technical content, processes and procedures.

Essential Function
Yes

Percentage of Time
15

Job Duty

Participate with peers, Program Manager, and other Division of Administration & Finance managers in continual process improvement of standards/processes for production support, incident management, change management, testing, and upgrades.

Essential Function
Yes

Percentage of Time
10

Job Duty

Utilizing industry standard program management methodologies, serve as PeopleSoft business analyst on mid-size to large projects. Serve as a contact for vendor partnerships facilitating meetings & evaluating vendor proposals. Facilitate inter/intra departmental tasks, meetings & communication. Mentor team members to enhance business analyst skills. Participate in regular production support, incident management, release management, change management, SME, & user group meetings. Provides estimates on the amount of analysis effort based on requirements. Reports to management on status of projects.

Essential Function
Yes

Percentage of Time
10

Position Attributes

Employees in Safety-Sensitive or Security-Sensitive positions will be subject to pre-employment and post-employment drug testing in accordance with University policy HR 1.95 Drug and Alcohol Testing.

Safety Sensitive or Security Sensitive
No

Hazardous weather category
Non-Essential

Posting Detail Information

Number of Vacancies
1

Desired Start Date
10/01/2026

Job Open Date
09/11/2026

Job Close Date
10/26/2026

Open Until Filled
No

Special Instructions to Applicant

Positions are advertised for a minimum of fi