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Interview: Virtual Visa: USC and GC Rate: DOE Hybrid: Washington DC Job Description: This position is for a Business Analyst/Tester role that requires meticulous data validation experience and skills to join our project team, with a specific focus on supporting the rigorous testing of our new payroll system. This is a unique opportunity to play a crucial role in safeguarding payroll data and ensuring a seamless transition. Key Responsibilities: Collaborate with the Project Manager and business stakeholders to understand payroll system requirements and design testing strategies for the new release. · Conduct data validation to ensure accuracy and integrity of payroll data throughout the system. · Provide regular status updates and progress reports on testing activities for the Project Manager and relevant stakeholders. · Support the development of training materials and user documentation related to the new payroll system functionalities. · Participate in post-implementation review and provide recommendations for continuous improvement · Understand and analyze business processes and requirements related to financial management, accounting, procurement, and other finance-related functions. · 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. · Analyze processes and workflows to identify opportunities for improvement through software support. · Document requirements in user stories/use cases and epics. · Document test requirements in test cases. · Analyze and document system interfaces, database structures, and data flows. · Coordinate and lead analytic activities with stakeholders. · Use software tools as required to document requirements, analyze needs, identify risk, propose designs, and write documentation · Conduct peer reviews. Qualifications: · Data Analysis & Reconciliation: o Conduct in-depth analysis of legacy payroll data to understand structures, transformations, and potential discrepancies for migration to the Oracle Fusion Cloud. o Develop and execute complex SQL queries against source and target databases (Oracle · Fusion and legacy systems) to extract, compare, and validate payroll data. o Perform comprehensive reconciliation of payroll data elements, including employee demographics, pay rates, deductions, benefits, taxes, gross-to-net calculations, and accruals. o Identify and document data anomalies, inconsistencies, and errors, flagging them for investigation and resolution by development and data migration teams. · Test Data Management: o Assist in the creation and preparation of accurate and representative test data sets for various payroll testing scenarios. · Ensure test data adequately covers edge cases, complex scenarios (e.g., retro-pay, multiple garnishments, union rules), and high-volume transactions. o Maintain the integrity and confidentiality of sensitive payroll test data. · Validation of Payroll Calculations: o Independently validate complex payroll calculations (gross pay, tax withholding, deductions, net pay) within the new Oracle Fusion system against expected results. o Develop validation rules and metrics to verify the accuracy of automated payroll processes. o Work with payroll subject matter experts to understand and validate specific business rules related to client's unique payroll requirements (e.g., specific union contracts, shift differentials). · Reporting & Documentation: o Document detailed data validation plans, methodologies, and findings. o Generate clear and concise reports on data quality issues, reconciliation results, and validation progress. o Track and manage data-related defects within the project's defect tracking system (e.g., JIRA, Azure DevOps). o Provide regular updates to the MetroSync Project Manager and testing lead on data validation status and critical findings. · Collaboration: o Collaborate closely with data migration teams to ensure data transformation rules are correctly applied and validated. o Partner with functional testers and business analysts to align data validation efforts with overall testing strategies. o Communicate effectively with payroll business users to clarify data requirements and validate specific scenarios. · Demonstrable experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, particularly Oracle · Fusion Cloud applications (HCM, Financials, Procurement) are required, given MetroSync is powered by Oracle Fusion. · Experience in IT project management and business analysis roles, with a strong emphasis on system implementation and testing. · Extensive experience with payroll systems and operations is a mandatory requirement. · Candidates must understand payroll processes, tax implications, union rules, timekeeping, and associated integrations. Experience with specific payroll context (e.g., PeopleSoft, Kronos history) is a significant plus. · Strong background in data validation. · Experience in the public sector or large government organizations is highly desirable, demonstrating an understanding of complex stakeholder environments and regulatory requirements. · Skill in process analysis methods and techniques. · Experience in analyzing processes and identifying opportunities for improvements through software support. · Experience establishing successful relationships with business stakeholders. · Experience in analyzing data structures and data flows. · Experience documenting test cases. · Experience as a Scrum Master/Product Owner in an Agile software development environment. · Excellent communication skills, both oral and written; and · Proficiency with JIRA, Confluence, MS Excel, Word, Visio, or a similar tool, and PowerPoint. · Experience in working with third-party systems. · Experience in cloud-based PeopleSoft deployments. Preferred Requirements: · Master's degree in computer science or a related field. · PeopleSoft certified About the Company: Shiftcode Analytics, Inc

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