diff --git a/internal/pkg/pipeline/task/converter/README.md b/internal/pkg/pipeline/task/converter/README.md
index 0a0cefe..57ff96d 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/pipeline/task/converter/README.md
+++ b/internal/pkg/pipeline/task/converter/README.md
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ Convert a single line to the SSTable which could be stored on s3 or via file. It
 | Field | Type | Default | Description |
 |-------|------|---------|-------------|
 | `sheets` | array | all sheets | Optional array of sheet names to process. If not specified, all sheets are processed |
+| `skip_rows` | int | `0` | Number of rows to skip from the beginning of each sheet (e.g., for header rows) |
+| `skip_rows_by_sheet` | map[string]int | - | Per-sheet row skip overrides. Keys are sheet names, values are rows to skip. Takes precedence over `skip_rows` |
 
 **Important:** The XLSX converter emits **one record per sheet**. Each record contains the sheet's data in CSV format, with the sheet name available in the record context under the key `xlsx_sheet_name`.
 
@@ -113,6 +115,21 @@ tasks:
     # Each record will have xlsx_sheet_name in context
 ```
 
+### Excel to CSV with row skipping:
+```yaml
+tasks:
+  - name: read_excel
+    type: file
+    path: report.xlsx
+  - name: convert_excel
+    type: converter
+    format: xlsx
+    skip_rows: 1  # Skip header row on all sheets
+    skip_rows_by_sheet:
+      Summary: 3  # Skip 3 rows on Summary sheet (overrides skip_rows)
+      RawData: 0  # Don't skip any rows on RawData sheet
+```
+
 ## Sample Pipelines
 
 - `test/pipelines/convert_file.yaml` - File format conversion
diff --git a/internal/pkg/pipeline/task/converter/xlsx.go b/internal/pkg/pipeline/task/converter/xlsx.go
index f641478..bd372f1 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/pipeline/task/converter/xlsx.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/pipeline/task/converter/xlsx.go
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ const (
 )
 
 type xlsx struct {
-	Sheets []string `yaml:"sheets,omitempty" json:"sheets,omitempty"`
+	Sheets          []string       `yaml:"sheets,omitempty" json:"sheets,omitempty"`
+	SkipRows        int            `yaml:"skip_rows,omitempty" json:"skip_rows,omitempty"`
+	SkipRowsBySheet map[string]int `yaml:"skip_rows_by_sheet,omitempty" json:"skip_rows_by_sheet,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (x *xlsx) convert(data []byte, _ string) ([]converterOutput, error) {
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ func (x *xlsx) convert(data []byte, _ string) ([]converterOutput, error) {
 	outputs := make([]converterOutput, 0, len(sheets))
 
 	for _, sheet := range sheets {
-		output, err := readSheet(reader, sheet)
+		output, err := readSheet(reader, sheet, x.getRowsToSkip(sheet))
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -48,7 +50,7 @@ func (x *xlsx) convert(data []byte, _ string) ([]converterOutput, error) {
 	return outputs, nil
 }
 
-func readSheet(reader *excelize.File, sheet string) (converterOutput, error) {
+func readSheet(reader *excelize.File, sheet string, rowsToSkip int) (converterOutput, error) {
 	// Create buffer for this sheet
 	var buff bytes.Buffer
 	writer := csvEncoder.NewWriter(&buff)
@@ -61,7 +63,13 @@ func readSheet(reader *excelize.File, sheet string) (converterOutput, error) {
 	defer rows.Close()
 
 	// Write rows to buffer
+	i := 0
 	for rows.Next() {
+		if i < rowsToSkip {
+			i++
+			continue
+		}
+
 		cols, err := rows.Columns()
 		if err != nil {
 			return converterOutput{}, err
@@ -82,3 +90,18 @@ func readSheet(reader *excelize.File, sheet string) (converterOutput, error) {
 		},
 	}, nil
 }
+
+func (x *xlsx) getRowsToSkip(sheet string) int {
+	rowsToSkip := x.SkipRows
+	if x.SkipRowsBySheet != nil {
+		if val, found := x.SkipRowsBySheet[sheet]; found {
+			rowsToSkip = val
+		}
+	}
+
+	if rowsToSkip < 0 {
+		rowsToSkip = 0
+	}
+
+	return rowsToSkip
+}
diff --git a/test/pipelines/converter/convert_xls.yaml b/test/pipelines/converter/convert_xls.yaml
index 48a1949..90b44de 100644
--- a/test/pipelines/converter/convert_xls.yaml
+++ b/test/pipelines/converter/convert_xls.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ tasks:
     type: converter
     format: xlsx
     sheets: ["Sheet1"]
+    skip_rows: 2
   - name: write_csv
     type: file
     path: test-result.csv
diff --git a/test/pipelines/converter/convert_xls_with_skip_rows_by_sheets.yaml b/test/pipelines/converter/convert_xls_with_skip_rows_by_sheets.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7108623
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/pipelines/converter/convert_xls_with_skip_rows_by_sheets.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+tasks:
+  - name: read
+    type: file
+    path: ./test/pipelines/random_data.xlsx
+  - name: convert_from_xls
+    type: converter
+    format: xlsx
+    skip_rows_by_sheet:
+      Sheet1: 1
+      Sheet2: 2
+      Sheet3: 3
+  - name: write_csv
+    type: file
+    path: test-result_{{ macro "uuid" }}.csv