diff --git a/clients/bigquery/storagewrite_test.go b/clients/bigquery/storagewrite_test.go
index 7101e7718..23f66115f 100644
--- a/clients/bigquery/storagewrite_test.go
+++ b/clients/bigquery/storagewrite_test.go
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ package bigquery
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
-	"math/big"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
 	"cloud.google.com/go/bigquery/storage/apiv1/storagepb"
+	"github.com/artie-labs/transfer/lib/numbers"
 	"github.com/artie-labs/transfer/lib/typing"
 	"github.com/artie-labs/transfer/lib/typing/columns"
 	"github.com/artie-labs/transfer/lib/typing/decimal"
@@ -129,9 +129,9 @@ func TestRowToMessage(t *testing.T) {
 		"c_float_int32":    int32(1234),
 		"c_float_int64":    int64(1234),
 		"c_float_string":   "4444.55555",
-		"c_numeric":        decimal.NewDecimal(nil, 5, big.NewFloat(3.1415926)),
+		"c_numeric":        decimal.NewDecimal(nil, numbers.MustParseDecimal("3.14159")),
 		"c_string":         "foo bar",
-		"c_string_decimal": decimal.NewDecimal(nil, 5, big.NewFloat(1.618033)),
+		"c_string_decimal": decimal.NewDecimal(nil, numbers.MustParseDecimal("1.61803")),
 		"c_time":           ext.NewExtendedTime(time.Date(0, 0, 0, 4, 5, 6, 7, time.UTC), ext.TimeKindType, ""),
 		"c_date":           ext.NewExtendedTime(time.Date(2001, 2, 3, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC), ext.DateKindType, ""),
 		"c_datetime":       ext.NewExtendedTime(time.Date(2001, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, time.UTC), ext.DateTimeKindType, ""),
diff --git a/clients/shared/utils.go b/clients/shared/utils.go
index 5f479fe79..1b7022053 100644
--- a/clients/shared/utils.go
+++ b/clients/shared/utils.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ func DefaultValue(column columns.Column, dialect sql.Dialect, additionalDateFmts
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("colVal is not type *decimal.Decimal")
 		}
 
+		// TODO: Call [String] instead.
 		return val.Value(), nil
 	case typing.String.Kind:
 		return sql.QuoteLiteral(fmt.Sprint(column.DefaultValue())), nil
diff --git a/lib/debezium/decimal.go b/lib/debezium/decimal.go
index 2e745e62d..7e46c997c 100644
--- a/lib/debezium/decimal.go
+++ b/lib/debezium/decimal.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"math/big"
 	"slices"
 
-	"github.com/artie-labs/transfer/lib/typing/decimal"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/apd/v3"
 )
 
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@ func decimalWithNewExponent(decimal *apd.Decimal, newExponent int32) *apd.Decima
 	}
 }
 
-// EncodeDecimal is used to encode a [*apd.Decimal] to [org.apache.kafka.connect.data.Decimal].
+// EncodeDecimal is used to encode a [*apd.Decimal] to `org.apache.kafka.connect.data.Decimal`.
 // The scale of the value (which is the negated exponent of the decimal) is returned as the second argument.
 func EncodeDecimal(decimal *apd.Decimal) ([]byte, int32) {
 	bigIntValue := decimal.Coeff.MathBigInt()
@@ -100,7 +99,7 @@ func EncodeDecimal(decimal *apd.Decimal) ([]byte, int32) {
 	return encodeBigInt(bigIntValue), -decimal.Exponent
 }
 
-// EncodeDecimalWithScale is used to encode a [*apd.Decimal] to [org.apache.kafka.connect.data.Decimal].
+// EncodeDecimalWithScale is used to encode a [*apd.Decimal] to `org.apache.kafka.connect.data.Decimal`
 // using a specific scale.
 func EncodeDecimalWithScale(decimal *apd.Decimal, scale int32) []byte {
 	targetExponent := -scale // Negate scale since [Decimal.Exponent] is negative.
@@ -112,17 +111,7 @@ func EncodeDecimalWithScale(decimal *apd.Decimal, scale int32) []byte {
 }
 
 // DecodeDecimal is used to decode `org.apache.kafka.connect.data.Decimal`.
-func DecodeDecimal(data []byte, precision *int, scale int) *decimal.Decimal {
-	// Convert the big integer to a big float
-	bigFloat := new(big.Float).SetInt(decodeBigInt(data))
-
-	// Compute divisor as 10^scale with big.Int's Exp, then convert to big.Float
-	scaleInt := big.NewInt(int64(scale))
-	ten := big.NewInt(10)
-	divisorInt := new(big.Int).Exp(ten, scaleInt, nil)
-	divisorFloat := new(big.Float).SetInt(divisorInt)
-
-	// Perform the division
-	bigFloat.Quo(bigFloat, divisorFloat)
-	return decimal.NewDecimal(precision, scale, bigFloat)
+func DecodeDecimal(data []byte, scale int32) *apd.Decimal {
+	bigInt := new(apd.BigInt).SetMathBigInt(decodeBigInt(data))
+	return apd.NewWithBigInt(bigInt, -scale)
 }
diff --git a/lib/debezium/decimal_test.go b/lib/debezium/decimal_test.go
index e74bd7789..931468710 100644
--- a/lib/debezium/decimal_test.go
+++ b/lib/debezium/decimal_test.go
@@ -65,9 +65,11 @@ func TestDecimalWithNewExponent(t *testing.T) {
 func TestEncodeDecimal(t *testing.T) {
 	testEncodeDecimal := func(value string, expectedScale int32) {
 		bytes, scale := EncodeDecimal(numbers.MustParseDecimal(value))
-		actual := DecodeDecimal(bytes, nil, int(scale)).String()
-		assert.Equal(t, value, actual, value)
 		assert.Equal(t, expectedScale, scale, value)
+
+		actual := DecodeDecimal(bytes, scale)
+		assert.Equal(t, value, actual.Text('f'), value)
+		assert.Equal(t, expectedScale, -actual.Exponent, value)
 	}
 
 	testEncodeDecimal("0", 0)
@@ -85,7 +87,7 @@ func TestEncodeDecimal(t *testing.T) {
 func TestEncodeDecimalWithScale(t *testing.T) {
 	mustEncodeAndDecodeDecimal := func(value string, scale int32) string {
 		bytes := EncodeDecimalWithScale(numbers.MustParseDecimal(value), scale)
-		return DecodeDecimal(bytes, nil, int(scale)).String()
+		return DecodeDecimal(bytes, scale).String()
 	}
 
 	// Whole numbers:
@@ -125,6 +127,7 @@ func TestEncodeDecimalWithScale(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "-145.1830000000000090", mustEncodeAndDecodeDecimal("-145.183000000000009", 16))
 
 	assert.Equal(t, "-9063701308.217222135", mustEncodeAndDecodeDecimal("-9063701308.217222135", 9))
+	assert.Equal(t, "-74961544796695.89960242", mustEncodeAndDecodeDecimal("-74961544796695.89960242", 8))
 
 	testCases := []struct {
 		name  string
diff --git a/lib/debezium/types.go b/lib/debezium/types.go
index 655156815..c7af11e9c 100644
--- a/lib/debezium/types.go
+++ b/lib/debezium/types.go
@@ -236,7 +236,8 @@ func (f Field) DecodeDecimal(encoded []byte) (*decimal.Decimal, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get scale and/or precision: %w", err)
 	}
-	return DecodeDecimal(encoded, precision, scale), nil
+	_decimal := DecodeDecimal(encoded, int32(scale))
+	return decimal.NewDecimal(precision, _decimal), nil
 }
 
 func (f Field) DecodeDebeziumVariableDecimal(value any) (*decimal.Decimal, error) {
@@ -259,5 +260,6 @@ func (f Field) DecodeDebeziumVariableDecimal(value any) (*decimal.Decimal, error
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return DecodeDecimal(bytes, ptr.ToInt(decimal.PrecisionNotSpecified), scale), nil
+	_decimal := DecodeDecimal(bytes, int32(scale))
+	return decimal.NewDecimal(ptr.ToInt(decimal.PrecisionNotSpecified), _decimal), nil
 }
diff --git a/lib/debezium/types_bench_test.go b/lib/debezium/types_bench_test.go
index 00e763e9d..c014c9fb7 100644
--- a/lib/debezium/types_bench_test.go
+++ b/lib/debezium/types_bench_test.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func BenchmarkDecodeDecimal_P64_S10(b *testing.B) {
 		assert.NoError(b, err)
 		dec, err := field.DecodeDecimal(bytes)
 		assert.NoError(b, err)
-		assert.Equal(b, "123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234.1234567889", dec.Value())
+		assert.Equal(b, "123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234.1234567890", dec.String())
 		require.NoError(b, err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/parquetutil/parse_values_test.go b/lib/parquetutil/parse_values_test.go
index 29b99ee6b..5174ddb7d 100644
--- a/lib/parquetutil/parse_values_test.go
+++ b/lib/parquetutil/parse_values_test.go
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 package parquetutil
 
 import (
-	"math/big"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/artie-labs/transfer/lib/numbers"
 	"github.com/artie-labs/transfer/lib/ptr"
 	"github.com/artie-labs/transfer/lib/typing/ext"
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func TestParseValue(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			name:          "decimal",
-			colVal:        decimal.NewDecimal(ptr.ToInt(30), 5, big.NewFloat(5000.2232)),
+			colVal:        decimal.NewDecimal(ptr.ToInt(30), numbers.MustParseDecimal("5000.22320")),
 			colKind:       columns.NewColumn("", eDecimal),
 			expectedValue: "5000.22320",
 		},
diff --git a/lib/typing/decimal/decimal.go b/lib/typing/decimal/decimal.go
index 89625b2bf..00ba25949 100644
--- a/lib/typing/decimal/decimal.go
+++ b/lib/typing/decimal/decimal.go
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 package decimal
 
 import (
+	"log/slog"
 	"math/big"
 
 	"github.com/artie-labs/transfer/lib/ptr"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/apd/v3"
 )
 
-// Decimal is Artie's wrapper around *big.Float which can store large numbers w/ no precision loss.
+// Decimal is Artie's wrapper around [*apd.Decimal] which can store large numbers w/ no precision loss.
 type Decimal struct {
-	scale     int
 	precision *int
-	value     *big.Float
+	value     *apd.Decimal
 }
 
 const (
@@ -21,8 +22,9 @@ const (
 	MaxPrecisionBeforeString = 38
 )
 
-func NewDecimal(precision *int, scale int, value *big.Float) *Decimal {
+func NewDecimal(precision *int, value *apd.Decimal) *Decimal {
 	if precision != nil {
+		scale := int(-value.Exponent)
 		if scale > *precision && *precision != -1 {
 			// Note: -1 precision means it's not specified.
 
@@ -33,14 +35,13 @@ func NewDecimal(precision *int, scale int, value *big.Float) *Decimal {
 	}
 
 	return &Decimal{
-		scale:     scale,
 		precision: precision,
 		value:     value,
 	}
 }
 
 func (d *Decimal) Scale() int {
-	return d.scale
+	return int(-d.value.Exponent)
 }
 
 func (d *Decimal) Precision() *int {
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ func (d *Decimal) Precision() *int {
 // This is particularly useful for Snowflake because we're writing all the values as STRINGS into TSV format.
 // This function guarantees backwards compatibility.
 func (d *Decimal) String() string {
-	return d.value.Text('f', d.scale)
+	return d.value.Text('f')
 }
 
 func (d *Decimal) Value() any {
@@ -62,9 +63,14 @@ func (d *Decimal) Value() any {
 	}
 
 	// Depending on the precision, we will want to convert value to STRING or keep as a FLOAT.
-	return d.value
+	// TODO: [Value] is only called in one place, look into calling [String] instead.
+	if out, ok := new(big.Float).SetString(d.String()); ok {
+		return out
+	}
+	slog.Error("Failed to convert apd.Decimal to big.Float", slog.String("value", d.String()))
+	return d.String()
 }
 
 func (d *Decimal) Details() DecimalDetails {
-	return DecimalDetails{scale: d.scale, precision: d.precision}
+	return DecimalDetails{scale: d.Scale(), precision: d.precision}
 }
diff --git a/lib/typing/decimal/decimal_test.go b/lib/typing/decimal/decimal_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..666761b20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/typing/decimal/decimal_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+package decimal
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/artie-labs/transfer/lib/numbers"
+	"github.com/artie-labs/transfer/lib/ptr"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestNewDecimal(t *testing.T) {
+	// Nil precision:
+	assert.Equal(t, "0", NewDecimal(nil, numbers.MustParseDecimal("0")).String())
+	// Precision = -1 (PrecisionNotSpecified):
+	assert.Equal(t, DecimalDetails{scale: 2, precision: ptr.ToInt(-1)}, NewDecimal(ptr.ToInt(-1), numbers.MustParseDecimal("12.34")).Details())
+	// Precision = scale:
+	assert.Equal(t, DecimalDetails{scale: 2, precision: ptr.ToInt(2)}, NewDecimal(ptr.ToInt(2), numbers.MustParseDecimal("12.34")).Details())
+	// Precision < scale:
+	assert.Equal(t, DecimalDetails{scale: 2, precision: ptr.ToInt(3)}, NewDecimal(ptr.ToInt(1), numbers.MustParseDecimal("12.34")).Details())
+	// Precision > scale:
+	assert.Equal(t, DecimalDetails{scale: 2, precision: ptr.ToInt(4)}, NewDecimal(ptr.ToInt(4), numbers.MustParseDecimal("12.34")).Details())
+}
+
+func TestDecimal_Scale(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.Equal(t, 0, NewDecimal(nil, numbers.MustParseDecimal("0")).Scale())
+	assert.Equal(t, 0, NewDecimal(nil, numbers.MustParseDecimal("12345")).Scale())
+	assert.Equal(t, 0, NewDecimal(nil, numbers.MustParseDecimal("12300")).Scale())
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, NewDecimal(nil, numbers.MustParseDecimal("12300.0")).Scale())
+	assert.Equal(t, 2, NewDecimal(nil, numbers.MustParseDecimal("12300.00")).Scale())
+	assert.Equal(t, 2, NewDecimal(nil, numbers.MustParseDecimal("12345.12")).Scale())
+	assert.Equal(t, 3, NewDecimal(nil, numbers.MustParseDecimal("-12345.123")).Scale())
+}
+
+func TestDecimal_Details(t *testing.T) {
+	// Nil precision:
+	assert.Equal(t, DecimalDetails{scale: 0}, NewDecimal(nil, numbers.MustParseDecimal("0")).Details())
+	assert.Equal(t, DecimalDetails{scale: 0}, NewDecimal(nil, numbers.MustParseDecimal("12345")).Details())
+	assert.Equal(t, DecimalDetails{scale: 0}, NewDecimal(nil, numbers.MustParseDecimal("-12")).Details())
+	assert.Equal(t, DecimalDetails{scale: 2}, NewDecimal(nil, numbers.MustParseDecimal("12345.12")).Details())
+	assert.Equal(t, DecimalDetails{scale: 3}, NewDecimal(nil, numbers.MustParseDecimal("-12345.123")).Details())
+
+	// -1 precision (PrecisionNotSpecified):
+	assert.Equal(t, DecimalDetails{scale: 0, precision: ptr.ToInt(-1)}, NewDecimal(ptr.ToInt(-1), numbers.MustParseDecimal("0")).Details())
+	assert.Equal(t, DecimalDetails{scale: 0, precision: ptr.ToInt(-1)}, NewDecimal(ptr.ToInt(-1), numbers.MustParseDecimal("12345")).Details())
+	assert.Equal(t, DecimalDetails{scale: 0, precision: ptr.ToInt(-1)}, NewDecimal(ptr.ToInt(-1), numbers.MustParseDecimal("-12")).Details())
+	assert.Equal(t, DecimalDetails{scale: 2, precision: ptr.ToInt(-1)}, NewDecimal(ptr.ToInt(-1), numbers.MustParseDecimal("12345.12")).Details())
+	assert.Equal(t, DecimalDetails{scale: 3, precision: ptr.ToInt(-1)}, NewDecimal(ptr.ToInt(-1), numbers.MustParseDecimal("-12345.123")).Details())
+
+	// 10 precision:
+	assert.Equal(t, DecimalDetails{scale: 0, precision: ptr.ToInt(10)}, NewDecimal(ptr.ToInt(10), numbers.MustParseDecimal("0")).Details())
+	assert.Equal(t, DecimalDetails{scale: 0, precision: ptr.ToInt(10)}, NewDecimal(ptr.ToInt(10), numbers.MustParseDecimal("12345")).Details())
+	assert.Equal(t, DecimalDetails{scale: 0, precision: ptr.ToInt(10)}, NewDecimal(ptr.ToInt(10), numbers.MustParseDecimal("-12")).Details())
+	assert.Equal(t, DecimalDetails{scale: 2, precision: ptr.ToInt(10)}, NewDecimal(ptr.ToInt(10), numbers.MustParseDecimal("12345.12")).Details())
+	assert.Equal(t, DecimalDetails{scale: 3, precision: ptr.ToInt(10)}, NewDecimal(ptr.ToInt(10), numbers.MustParseDecimal("-12345.123")).Details())
+}
diff --git a/lib/typing/values/string_test.go b/lib/typing/values/string_test.go
index 46dff4e5f..945a8f756 100644
--- a/lib/typing/values/string_test.go
+++ b/lib/typing/values/string_test.go
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 package values
 
 import (
-	"math/big"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 
 	"github.com/artie-labs/transfer/lib/config/constants"
+	"github.com/artie-labs/transfer/lib/numbers"
 	"github.com/artie-labs/transfer/lib/ptr"
 	"github.com/artie-labs/transfer/lib/typing"
 	"github.com/artie-labs/transfer/lib/typing/columns"
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func TestToString(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, "123.45", val)
 
 		// Decimals
-		value := decimal.NewDecimal(ptr.ToInt(38), 2, big.NewFloat(585692791691858.25))
+		value := decimal.NewDecimal(ptr.ToInt(38), numbers.MustParseDecimal("585692791691858.25"))
 		val, err = ToString(value, columns.Column{KindDetails: typing.EDecimal}, nil)
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, "585692791691858.25", val)