PeopleSoft HR/Payroll Consultant

Role: PeopleSoft HR/Payroll Functional Consultant
Location: San Jose, CA (Remote)
Duration: 12 Months
 
 
Overview: We are consolidating multiple employee IDs into a Single ID within PeopleSoft HCM. The project is underway, and the current design approach has run into conflicts with Payroll's requirements. The Client is looking for a senior PeopleSoft Payroll functional expert who can come in mid-project and:

• Diagnose where the current approach breaks down
• Recommend a workable design
• Guide HR, Payroll, and IT teams to a solution that keeps payroll accurate and uninterrupted

 
This is an advisory and hands-on problem-solving role, not a ramp-up role.
 
Key Responsibilities:

• Assess the current Single ID design and identify where it conflicts with payroll processing requirements
• Recommend and drive a revised functional approach that meets Payroll's needs, and get HR, Payroll, and IT aligned on it
• Act as the County's functional authority on payroll impacts, filling the gap that vendor support channels have not resolved
• Evaluate how consolidating multiple employee IDs into one ID with multiple employment records affects downstream processes:
  • Pay groups
  • Earnings and paysheet
  • Retro pay
  • Balances
  • Deductions
  • FLSA
  • Check generation
• Define future-state workflows, then support data mapping, conversion, validation, and parallel payroll testing
• Work with technical teams on interface and integration changes
• Produce functional documentation, train end users, and support go-live

 
Required Qualifications:

• 10 years of PeopleSoft HCM/Payroll for North America functional experience, with strong hands-on payroll configuration depth
• Hands-on experience on at least one PeopleSoft Single ID or employee ID consolidation project, including handling multiple employment records under one ID and the resulting payroll impacts
• Expert knowledge of:
  • Earn codes and earnings programs
  • Paysheet build and pay calendars
  • Retroactive pay and adjustments
  • Multiperiod payroll processing
  • Pay group setup
  • FLSA configuration and calculations, including overtime and regular rate across multiple jobs
• A track record of stepping into troubled or stalled projects and resetting the approach
• Public sector or county payroll experience strongly preferred (union contracts, complex earnings rules)
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to make a clear recommendation to HR, Payroll, and IT stakeholders and build consensus around it