Overview
The ERP Data Analyst will play a critical role in a retail organization's transition from a legacy ERP system to a new cloud-based platform. This contractor will collaborate with internal teams and an implementation partner to assess, prepare, and validate data for a successful migration over an initial six-week period. The position requires a hands-on approach to understand existing data, ensure its quality, and support the mapping process for the new system.
Responsibilities
- Analyse data held within the existing ERP platform.
- Profile data and identify quality, consistency, and completeness issues.
- Support data mapping between legacy and target systems.
- Define and document data cleansing and transformation requirements.
- Work with business teams to confirm data ownership and validation rules.
- Liaise with the implementation partner on migration requirements and timelines.
- Support data extraction, cleansing, reconciliation, and validation activities.
- Investigate discrepancies and help resolve migration issues.
Requirements
- Previous Data Analyst experience within an ERP implementation or migration.
- Strong experience in data profiling, mapping, cleansing, and validation.
- Good understanding of ERP data structures and migration processes.
- Experience reconciling data between legacy and target systems.
- Hands-on experience using SQL and data analysis tools.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Confident working with business stakeholders and implementation partners.
- Able to work independently and deliver within a short, focused assignment.