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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Data Migration Analyst (Accountancy / Professional Services) - **Company:** Morgan McKinley - **Location:** Tiverton, UK (Remote available) - **Salary:** £65,000.0 - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Excel, Cloud Computing, Data Cleansing, Data Migration, Data Mining, Practice Management Software, Software Systems, Macros, Powerquery, Vba Programming Language, Software Version Control - **Published:** October 17, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.hiredonline.co.uk/jobs/225734839-data-migration-analyst-accountancy-professional-services/michael-page ## About the Role * A relevant degree, placement, employment or practical project experience. An accounting or finance degree is not essential. * Strong practical Excel skills (macros / VBA), including filtering, matching records, identifying duplicates, checking completeness and reconciling totals. * Ability to work with and migrate CSV / Flat Files * Familiarity with accounting-practice processes and an ability to understand how client, accounts, tax, payroll and workflow information relates. * Confidence learning unfamiliar software and working across different technical environments. * A logical, methodical approach to investigating data problems. * Excellent attention to detail and disciplined file and version management. * Clear communication, including explaining issues to colleagues with different levels of technical knowledge. * Confidence following up missing information and working constructively with office staff, partners, IT and software-provider teams. * Ability to organise several datasets and deadlines, follow agreed rules and recognise when expert guidance is required. * Willingness and ability to travel to offices across the UK. Desirable experience: * Power Query or comparable data preparation tools. * Bookkeeping, accounting-practice or financial-data exposure. * Data cleansing, reconciliation or system migration projects. * Experience with IRIS, CCH, Karbon, Digita, TaxCalc, AlphaTax, Sage or similar systems. * Use of software reporting, export or data-mining tools., * A relevant degree, placement, employment or practical project experience. * Strong practical Excel skills (macros / VBA), including filtering, matching records, identifying duplicates, checking completeness and reconciling totals. * Ability to work with and migrate CSV / Flat Files * Familiarity with accounting-practice processes and an ability to understand how client, accounts, tax, payroll and workflow information relates. * Confidence learning unfamiliar software and working across different technical environments. * A logical, methodical approach to investigating data problems. * Excellent attention to detail and disciplined file and version management. * Clear communication, including explaining issues to colleagues with different levels of technical knowledge. * Confidence following up missing information and working constructively with office staff, partners, IT and software-provider teams. * Ability to organise several datasets and deadlines, follow agreed rules and recognise when expert guidance is required. * Willingness and ability to travel to offices across the UK. * A responsible approach to confidential information. Desirable experience: * Power Query or comparable data preparation tools. * Bookkeeping, accounting-practice or financial-data exposure. * Data cleansing, reconciliation or system migration projects. * Experience with IRIS, CCH, Karbon, Digita, TaxCalc, AlphaTax, Sage or similar systems. * Use of software reporting, export or data-mining tools. ## Description This rapidly expanding, Top 50 Accountancy Practice are seeking a Data Migration Analyst on a 12 month fixed term contract to support the migration of client and practice data from existing software systems into new, cloud-based practice management software. Working with local teams across c35 offices, IT and the software house, you will obtain data, prepare migration files, investigate data-quality issues and coordinate corrections and reconciliation, This rapidly expanding, Top 50 Accountancy Practice are seeking a Data Migration Analyst on a 12 month fixed term contract to support the migration of client and practice data from existing software systems into new, cloud-based practice management software. Working with local teams across c35 offices, IT and the software house, you will obtain data, prepare migration files, investigate data-quality issues and coordinate corrections and reconciliation. The role combines hands-on analysis with regular communication and follow-up across offices with different systems and working practices., * Work with office staff, IT and the software house to identify where data is held and establish suitable extraction methods. * Arrange and undertake exports on behalf of local offices, including visits to offices with on-site servers. * Prepare and cleanse datasets using Excel, Power Query and relevant software reporting or extraction tools, such as IRIS Data Miner. * Apply mapping rules supplied by the software house and document questions or exceptions requiring clarification. * Review the software house's individual office anomaly reports, investigate issues and help local teams understand the corrections required. * Identify missing, duplicated, inconsistent or unmatched records and coordinate their resolution. * Prepare reconciliation summaries and obtain local managing-partner approval of cleansing and reconciliation. * Chase outstanding information and maintain clear records of progress, actions, dependencies and deadlines. * Maintain controlled versions of source files, prepared datasets, exception reports and migration change logs. * Support changes and agreed manual migration activity during the first two weeks after office go-live. * Handle large date sets of confidential client and staff data securely, following agreed access and transfer procedures., Job Title: Payroll Specialist Location: Tiverton Contract: Temp to Perm We are recruiting a Payroll Officer on behalf of a prominent, growing organisation based in Tiverton. 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