Role Overview
Academian is seeking an experienced Techno-Functional Consultant – Ellucian Colleague Finance to support a higher education data migration initiative. The consultant will play a key role in preparing financial data for migration by supporting data review, cleansing, mapping, and validation activities.
The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with Ellucian Colleague Finance and a strong understanding of its Finance module screens, functionality, and financial data structures. This role requires a detail-oriented professional who can identify data quality issues, support data mapping activities, and collaborate with functional and technical stakeholders to ensure data is ready for migration.
This is a remote, full-time contract opportunity for nine months, with an initial two-week onsite commitment in North Carolina, followed by one week of onsite work per month for the remainder of the engagement.
Key Responsibilities
- Work hands-on with Ellucian Colleague Finance and demonstrate a strong understanding of Finance module screens and functionality.
- Review existing financial data to identify inconsistencies, duplicates, missing information, and other data quality issues.
- Support data cleansing and preparation activities ahead of the planned migration.
- Assist with mapping financial data from the existing system to the target system.
- Identify data discrepancies and coordinate with relevant stakeholders to support resolution.
- Document data review findings, cleansing requirements, mapping rules, and outstanding issues.
- Collaborate with functional and technical teams to validate data accuracy and completeness.
- Support migration readiness activities and help ensure financial data aligns with project requirements and timelines.
Required Qualifications
- Hands-on experience with Ellucian Colleague Finance.
- Strong understanding of Finance module screens, functionality, and financial data structures.
- Experience in data review, data cleansing, and data mapping for system migration projects.
- Ability to identify data quality issues, investigate discrepancies, and support resolution.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and documentation skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder collaboration skills.
- Ability to work independently in a remote environment.
- Willingness and ability to travel to North Carolina for the required onsite periods.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting data migration initiatives in higher education.
- Familiarity with university finance operations and financial data management.
- Experience collaborating with functional and technical teams on data validation and migration preparation.
