The PeopleSoft Lead Functional Analyst - Payables will act as the primary liaison between Information Systems and Payables business partners, ensuring that system functionality effectively supports the needs of all user groups. This role is responsible for researching, recommending, and influencing best practice solutions by leveraging deep expertise in PeopleSoft Payables applications and business processes. The analyst will create and maintain functional requirement specifications, drive process improvements, and guide proposed technology solutions. In addition, this position provides leadership and mentoring to team members through active knowledge sharing, and will play a key role in developing and executing application plans related to upgrades, patches, problem resolution, change requests, and system enhancements. The ideal candidate will combine strong functional knowledge with the ability to collaborate across technical and business teams to deliver effective, efficient, and sustainable solutions.