Finance Project Contractor Data Migration

This 6 month Finance Project Contractor role sits in the London finance function of a global multi strategy investment management firm.

The Project Contractor will provide hands‑on Finance support for legacy data validation, cleansing, mapping and reconciliation as part of the Oracle OMNI ERP implementation. The role will focus on data extracted from the current Sun Systems environment, helping ensure that Finance data is complete, accurate, appropriately cleansed, mapped and ready for migration into Oracle. Working with Finance process owners, business users, the ERP project team, IT and implementation partners, the contractor will take ownership of assigned data activities, identify and investigate exceptions, prepare decision‑ready analysis, document validation evidence and
** escalate
* * matters requiring business judgement. The role is intended to reduce dependency on senior Finance users by resolving detailed data matters wherever agreed rules and available evidence allow.

• Review finance data extracted from Sun Systems, including General ledger data, Chart of accounts, Legal entities, Cost centres, Analysis codes and reporting dimensions, Vendor master data, Customer master data, Open AP / AR items, Trial balances and account balances
• Validate completeness, accuracy, and reasonableness of extracted data
• Identify duplicate, dormant, incomplete, inconsistent, or obsolete records
• Review data quality issues and determine whether they can be corrected based on agreed rules or require Finance stakeholder input
• Prepare exception reports for senior Finance review

• Support clean‑up of legacy finance data before migration to Oracle
• Apply agreed cleansing rules consistently across master data and transactional/open‑item data
• Track data issues, clean‑up actions, owners, and resolution status
• Support decision‑making on whether records should be retained, amended, merged, archived, or excluded from migration
• Identify recurring data quality issues and recommend practical remediation steps

• Support mapping of Sun Systems data structures to Oracle structures, including Chart of accounts, Entities, Cost centres, Intercompany codes, Reporting dimensions, Analysis codes
• Validate that mapping logic is applied consistently across data sets
• Perform reconciliations between Sun Systems reports and extracted data, Extracted data and transformation files, Transformation files and Oracle‑loaded data
• Investigate and explain reconciliation differences
• Prepare reconciliation summaries and supporting documentation for Finance sign‑off

• Document data cleansing rules, mapping assumptions, validation procedures, and sign‑off evidence
• Maintain clear records of data issues, decisions made, and outstanding exceptions
• Support preparation of migration control documentation and evidence for audit or governance review
• Ensure that key Finance decisions are captured clearly for future reference

• Work with senior Finance users to understand how legacy data is used for accounting, reporting, and control purposes
• Structure issues in a decision‑ready format to minimize time required from senior stakeholders
• Liaise with project teams, IT, implementation partners, and business users to resolve data‑related issues
• Communicate clearly and practically on status, risks, blockers, and required decisions

• Adhere to the FCA's Conduct Rules, understanding that they set basic standards of good personal conduct

Candidates may have gained the required experience through an in‑house Finance role, a project or interim assignment, or…