Data Conversion & Reconciliation Lead (ERP Financial Systems)

Role Overview

Ampcus is seeking a Data Conversion & Reconciliation Lead to oversee data validation, financial reconciliation, and conversion testing for ERP implementations (CGI Advantage or similar).

This role is responsible for ensuring that data migration from legacy systems to the new ERP is accurate, complete, and financially sound, with a strong focus on balances, tie-outs, and audit readiness.

Key Responsibilities

1. Data Conversion Strategy Validation

• Review and validate:
  • Data conversion approach
  • Mapping logic from legacy to target system
• Ensure:
  • Completeness, accuracy, and referential integrity of data
• Identify:
  • Data gaps, inconsistencies, and risks

2. Conversion Testing & Execution Support

• Lead validation across:
  • Mock conversions (Mock 1, Mock 2, Dress Rehearsal)
• Coordinate with:
  • Functional Leads
  • Data teams
  • UAT team
• Ensure readiness for each conversion cycle

3. Financial Reconciliation & Tie-Outs (Critical Responsibility)

• Perform and oversee:
  • Trial balance validation
  • Sub-ledger to GL reconciliation
  • Fund-level and cross-fund balancing
• Validate:
  • Beginning balances
  • Roll-forward data
  • Transaction continuity
• Define and enforce:
  • Reconciliation rules and tolerance thresholds

4. Data Validation & Analysis

• Validate migrated data using:
  • System reports
  • Data extracts
  • Query tools (SQL or equivalent where available)
• Perform:
  • Record count validation
  • Data sampling and comparison
  • Exception analysis
• Investigate and categorize:
  • Data issues (mapping, data quality, configuration, integration)

5. Reconciliation Reporting & Documentation

• Develop and maintain:
  • Reconciliation workbooks
  • Exception logs
  • Conversion validation reports
• Track:
  • Issues, defects, and retesting results
• Provide:
  • Clear documentation for audit and sign-off

6. Defect Management & Resolution Support

• Log and track:
  • Data-related defects and discrepancies
• Support:
  • Root cause analysis
  • Retesting after fixes
• Coordinate with:
  • Implementation team and functional leads

7. Go-Live Readiness Support

• Provide:
  • Data readiness assessment
  • Financial validation status
• Support:
  • Go/no-go decision with reconciliation results
• Ensure:
  • No material financial discrepancies remain

Required Qualifications

• 10 15+ years in data validation, testing, or financial systems
• Strong experience with:
  • Data conversion and migration validation
  • Financial reconciliation (trial balance, sub-ledgers)
• Deep understanding of:
  • Accounting principles and financial data structures
• Experience with:
  • ERP systems (CGI Advantage preferred, Oracle, SAP, PeopleSoft)
• Strong analytical skills with ability to:
  • Validate data using reports, extracts, and query tools (SQL where applicable)

Preferred Qualifications

• Public sector / fund accounting experience
• Experience with:
  • Large-scale ERP transformations
  • Multi-phase data conversion efforts
• Familiarity with:
  • Data profiling and mapping techniques

Work Model

• Onsite-heavy during conversion cycles and UAT execution