Nathan Hewat
Solution Architect / Financial Consolidation Expert
Summary
Experienced Solution Architect and Consultant with vast experience of leading both functional and technical design, build, and implementation of financial modelling and reporting solutions; CIMA passed finalist and experienced Management Accountant; skilled in managing clients and team – delivering customer success in the implementation of financial modelling and reporting tools. Has the rare combination of both functional subject matter expertise and broad technical skills and experience.
Principal Consultant focused on delivering quality solutions whilst successful at managing customer expectations and delivering exceptional results built on deep technical abilities with excellent communication skills.
Adept at leading cross-functional teams and driving strategic initiatives. Demonstrated ability in client relationship management and process optimization.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Principal Consultant
Infor
03.2018 - 06.2025
- Leading the delivery by cross-functional teams of high-quality results on complex assignments to enable their successful implementations of EPM Platform solutions whilst managing scope and delivery across multiple projects.
- Customers from Manufacturing (Food & Beverage and Industrial Engineering), Pharmaceuticals, Investment Banking, Hospitality, Distribution and Charity sectors.
- Critical role in closing sales, both subscriptions and services.
- Working with customers to agree functional designs.
- Shaping functional specifications into detailed technical designs.
- Scoping delivery effort to successfully deliver whole solutions.
- Leading teams of consultants in the build / delivery of solutions.
- Design and delivery of training programs for customers and consultants.
- Creating new patterns and methods to utilise new possibilities arising from migration to Cloud architectures.
- Managed large-scale projects, ensuring timely completion within budget constraints.
- Built strong relationships with clients, fostering long-term partnerships and repeat business.
- Facilitated change management initiatives, helping organizations adapt smoothly to new systems and processes.
Founder and Consultant
Insight Business Intelligence Ltd
03.2017 - 03.2018
- Delivered consulting services to clients on behalf of various Infor partners and participating at various stages of the sales process.
- Projects have included:
- Leading and managing a team in the design/build/implementation of a planning and budgeting project for a large Housing Association.
- Leading the design of a planning and reporting system for a large retailer.
Managing Consultant
Touchstone BI
10.2015 - 03.2017
- Led multiple design/build/implementation projects to deliver bespoke solutions for clients in various sectors (including Asset Management, Property, and London Market Insurers).
- Undertook activities from earlier CFMS role, in addition to:
- Managing client relationships from the end of the sales process; eliciting detailed requirements and shaping deliverable solutions to meet them.
- Training and developing the skills and comprehension of both colleagues and clients to improve project delivery and the effectiveness of the end solution in clients’ businesses.
Consolidation Consultant
Corporate Financial Management Systems (CFMS)
04.2013 - 09.2015
- Worked at all stages in the project life-cycle including hands-on application design, configuration and deployment of BI and Consolidation Systems.
- Specified, designed, developed and implemented Business Intelligence / OLAP-based solutions, with particular emphasis on Group Consolidation Systems.
- Expertly combined multidimensional database, datawarehousing, and OLAP technologies to meet client needs.
- Building effective automated ETL and data-processing routines using Import Master, SQL, and the Application Process Engine within Infor BI.
- Configured Infor d/EPM Financial Consolidation using Designer and other to meet clients’ specific needs.
- Designed and built effective and professional User Interfaces using Application Studio and Webservices.
- Provided subject matter expertise to successful pre-sales efforts.
- Ran customer workshops and system design workshops alongside requirement gathering.
- Produced comprehensive and professional documentation including systems design documentation.
- Defining and performing system testing, training and troubleshooting.
Senior Group Systems Accountant
Euromoney
08.2012 - 02.2013
- Reporting to the Senior Finance Manager and having functional responsibility for SAP Business Objects Financial Consolidation (BOFC), the SUN Accounting system, and designing / building / implementing various tools using Excel VBA.
- Responsible for the maintenance of SAP BOFC and SunSystems General Ledger system.
- Assisting users with the monthly loading of data/datalink development, and managing the SunSystems and SAP BOFC helpdesk, help users worldwide resolve any issues.
- Responsible for the consolidation processes, checking the integrity of the data, and the ETL processes to transfer information to DMGT.
- Administrator of online banking portals (HSBCnet, Bank Of America, and Lloyds).
- Report writing in SAP BOFC and Vision and training new users on SAP BOFC, Vision and Excel.
- Work with IT department and external consultants on keeping systems updated and arranging upgrades.
- Compilation and distribution of Group Management Accounts.
- Monthly revaluation of debtors and creditors and reconciliation of Intercompany accounts.
- Ad Hoc projects and assisting Group Finance Team.
Senior Finance Systems Analyst
Aviva
01.2012 - 08.2012
- Reporting to the Finance Systems Functional Team Lead and having custodianship of the Business Objects Financial Consolidation (BOFC) data model.
- Leading the accounting/actuarial thinking on systems functionality, generation of test data, updates to the Data Dictionary, use of Business Objects reporting tools and support for systems testing and user acceptance testing.
- Responsibility for leading end-to-end delivery of components of team outputs, as agreed through team planning.
- Ownership and management of the technical design issue resolution, including presentation of design papers, to ensure timely approval of accounting and actuarial requirements, and how they should function within BOFC.
- Prototyping and testing to ensure final system design optimally meets customer expectations.
- Engage with stakeholders/customers to identify end-user improvements to BOFC.
Finance Systems Analyst
BSI Group
08.2008 - 12.2011
- Reporting to the Head of Finance Systems, ongoing HFM development, user support/training and system maintenance.
- Ownership of all finance reports in the corporate data warehouse, and analysis, development, and testing of new reports.
- Development of new functionality for Statutory reporting, Cash Balance Forecasting, and KPI reporting.
- Days cut from activities necessary for preparation of planning Scenarios (Budget, Forecasts) for input.
- Reduced time for business users to load data into HFM from non-SAP ledgers to (typically) less than 10 minutes.
- Cut half a day per month of the Group Reporting team’s activities by enabling speedy generation of pdf outputs.
- Built reports enabling accurate billing for intercompany trading.
Revenues Manager / Business analyst
Morrison Facilities Services
05.2006 - 07.2008
- Created tools that drove improvements in accuracy and timeliness of reporting that transformed the performance reporting and working capital management of the business.
- Administered financial reporting systems, delivering improvements in performance of the entire finance team and delivery timescales.
Systems Accountant
Morrison Facilities Services
10.2005 - 05.2006
- Responsible for improving the systems and processes and making the team more effective.
- Developed tools to improve revenue management.
Cost Control Analyst
BP
06.2004 - 10.2005
- Worked at the Programme Management Office of a large global Lean/Six-Sigma quality implementation project consisting of ~30 work-streams (spend: $45m in 2004, over $100m for 2005).
Temporary Accounts Assistant
SVM plc
01.2004 - 04.2004
- Accounts assistant at small engineering consultancy.
Temporary Revenue Accountant
Conran Restaurants
10.2003 - 12.2003
- Responsible for creating daily and weekly revenue reports for all restaurants within the business.
Project and Office Administrator
CrashIT Ltd
07.2001 - 08.2003
- General offices duties, extensive use of Excel and database systems; Assisted finance with general, sale and purchase ledgers and working with Sage.
Education
Certificate in Accounting -
Open University
London 10.2006 - 10.2007
BSc - Math. Sci.
City University
London 01.1999 - 01.2001
Skills
- Digital transformation
- Relational and Dimensional data modelling
- Data Integration design
- Financial planning and modelling solutions
- Project coordination and management
- EPM Financial Consolidation
- SQL
- C#
- Python
Personal Details And Interests
I enjoy keeping fit, hiking, climbing, paragliding and reading popular science books, in addition to seeing the latest films and socialising with friends. Much of my time not working / studying is spent with my two children.
Right To Work
- UK
- US
- EU
Timeline
Principal Consultant
Infor
03.2018 - 06.2025
Founder and Consultant
Insight Business Intelligence Ltd
03.2017 - 03.2018
Managing Consultant
Touchstone BI
10.2015 - 03.2017
Consolidation Consultant
Corporate Financial Management Systems (CFMS)
04.2013 - 09.2015
Senior Group Systems Accountant
Euromoney
08.2012 - 02.2013
Senior Finance Systems Analyst
Aviva
01.2012 - 08.2012
Finance Systems Analyst
BSI Group
08.2008 - 12.2011
Certificate in Accounting -
Open University
10.2006 - 10.2007
Revenues Manager / Business analyst
Morrison Facilities Services
05.2006 - 07.2008
Systems Accountant
Morrison Facilities Services
10.2005 - 05.2006
Cost Control Analyst
BP
06.2004 - 10.2005
Temporary Accounts Assistant
SVM plc
01.2004 - 04.2004
Temporary Revenue Accountant
Conran Restaurants
10.2003 - 12.2003
Project and Office Administrator
CrashIT Ltd
07.2001 - 08.2003
BSc - Math. Sci.
City University
01.1999 - 01.2001
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