Contract Business Analyst (Data Migration)

Role: Business Analyst

Project: Data migration

Day rate: £400/d (outside IR35)

Location: Manchester (hybrid 2 days per week)

Contract: 6 months initial

X4 Technology are partnered with a high-growth organisation seeking a Data Migration Business Analyst to support a multi-year cloud platform migration.

In this position, you’ll profile, map and validate complex datasets, uncover gaps, highlight inconsistencies, resolve duplicates and recommend solutions. Leveraging advanced Excel skills – including pivot tables, complex formulas, data cleansing, automation etc – you’ll collaborate with technical teams to ensure accurate, efficient, and reliable data migration.

Responsibilities of the Business Analyst (Data Migration)

• Engage stakeholders to elicit, challenge, clarify and document requirements
• Analyse legacy and target system data, identify gaps and validate accuracy
• Lead data migration, ETL and data management across multiple systems
• Leverage advanced Excel for analysis, mapping, reconciliation, automation
• Develop process documentation, training materials and user guides
• Identify opportunities to automate processes (scripting, RPA, AI-enablement)
• Create dashboards and performance reports (Excel or Power BI)

Requirements for the Business Analyst (Data Migration)

• Proven experience in complex data migration projects (cloud platforms preferred)
• Strong understanding of ETL, data mapping, reconciliation and profiling
• Advanced Excel (pivot tables, complex formulas, cleansing, macros, Power Query)
• Experience working with structured and unstructured datasets across multiple systems
• Excellent analytical mindset, attention to detail and problem solving

This is a 6 month initial contract, working hybrid 2 days per week in Manchester. Day rate is £400/d outside IR35, with good scope to extend on a long term basis. If you’re a data-savvy BA interested in supporting a major transformation programme, please apply online for immediate consideration.