I am an individual who possesses a deep passion for data quality and its profound impact on businesses. I firmly believe that presenting high-quality data in the right manner can significantly transform a business's perception and enable a sharper focus on crucial issues, surpassing the limited capabilities of an Excel spreadsheet. Over the past 10 years, I have actively contributed to various teams, augmenting their reporting capabilities through the proficient use of Tableau Desktop & Prep, Exasol, Talend, and Collibra.Additionally, I have dedicated considerable time to establishing multiple instances of Tableau Server, both on-premises and in the cloud. I have diligently implemented best practices, fostered the growth of the server's user base, and provided training to desktop and web-edit users, thereby ensuring widespread adoption.
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Data Visualisation EngineerHome BargainsLeigh, Gb -
Tableau ConsultantSse Plc Oct 2024 - PresentPerth, Scotland, United Kingdom -
Financial Accounting - Data Visualisation ConsultantFis Global - Worldpay Aug 2023 - Feb 2024Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom■ Working with various Finance teams, analyse their existing processes and identify potential automation improvements;■ Once we have identified the improvements, I analyse the existing reports to identify how they are created, then I can analyse Snowflake to identify Views/Tables that are being used;■ Once the tables/views are identified, Custom SQL is written to streamline the data being returned to Tableau;■ Using the above we have changed several tasks from taking multiple days to complete, into automated outputs;■ Write documentation for each task completed, both design document and maintenance (in case changes are required);■ Provide ad-hoc training to multiple teams on Tableau Server, Tableau Web Editing, Tableau Desktop & Tableau Prep.
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Senior Tableau AdministratorOpentext Jun 2022 - May 2023United Kingdom■ Management of the Global Admin Team;■ Consolidation of multiple Tableau environments into one server location;■ Responsible for build/maintenance of various scripts (Powershell, Python), to automate processes, such as backups, and also enable new functionality such as ad hoc extract refreshes (triggered externally upon a database finishing a refresh);■ Migration of consolidated Tableau Server out to Cloud Infrastructure (AWS);■ Maintenance and upgrading of the server and desktop portfolio to ensure that the business is kept as up to date as possible;■ Design/Implementation of a Licence Framework to ensure the business always had the suitable number of licences;■ Design and build of multiple administration dashboards, utilising various methods, Postgres, Python, GraphiQL, Metadata API, etc. to ensure we could get the necessary data required to analyse usage and target areas for improvement;■ Write guidance/ best practice policy documentation for use by the business;■ Provide ad-hoc training as required by the business;■ Provide assistance to the business when troubleshooting issues with dashboard not working (either Tableau or data source related). -
Lead Tableau Developer/AdministratorUnited Utilities Apr 2017 - Jun 2022Warrington, United Kingdom■ Design and build business reporting solutions (data models in SQL, dashboards/reporting in Tableau)■ Roll out the usage of Tableau Prep to 143 Tableau Desktop users, show them the benefits of using it and how the server can automate tasks■ Enable Tableau Prep within our Tableau server environment■ Enable Tableau Catalog within out Tableau server environment and work with Data Governance to highlight the benefits of using it■ Training / passing on server system knowledge to new Tableau Administrator;■ Continued training of users to help embed best practice and show them what is possible;■ Single Point of contact for all Tableau related queries, from design through to IT related problems that users may have;■ Responsible for the growth of the platform, liaise with business users to show case the benefits of Tableau over existing reporting systems;■ Design and embed a star rating system into dashboards, to help identify dashboards which are following the governance process (data from source systems, pulled from our corporate database and fully documented in Collibra);■ Further expand administration reporting dashboards, making them available to all users so that they can see how the server environment is performing;■ Administration of the United Utilities Tableau Server environment, 3 servers & multiple sites; -
Tableau AdministratorUnited Utilities Mar 2016 - Apr 2017Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom■ Administration of the United Utilities Tableau Server environment, 3 servers & multiple sites;■ Build up a training repository for content creators to self-train and also provide one to one training if required;■ Write guidance/ best practice policy documentation for use by the business;■ Maintenance and upgrading of the server and desktop portfolio to ensure that the business is kept as up to date as possible;■ Manage licencing process, to ensure we minimise the number of licences purchased, recycling where possible;■ Built up a suite of administration dashboards, allowing the analysis of Tableau’s Postgres database to help us better target areas for improvement and help to focus any governance efforts; -
Capital Reporting Lead (Pmo)United Utilities Sep 2011 - Mar 2016Warrington, United Kingdom■ Production of MI used in period end reporting and directorate meetings, including spend analysis, trends, forecast accuracy and commentary■ Key point of contact for the Delivery Plan within United Utilities, working with Investment Planning and Finance to ensure that planned budgetary spend is allocated across the business correctly enabling us to hit our key scorecard targets■ Responsible for ensuring that the Delivery Plan is kept up to date within SAP and that any dashboard, reports are using the most current data■ Key point of contact for all capital reporting within Operations (£800m) and for the wider United Utilities business (£3.4bn)■ Work with the business to identify gaps in the current reporting and work to improve the standard of the reports/dashboards used, creating new reports/dashboards as required■ People management, including completion of appraisals and dealing with long term sickness■ Assist in the setting of the company business plan, challenging managers to ensure capital funding is distributed appropriately■ Manage regular meetings with the business to feedback and discuss how the capital programme is performing■ Manage the governance of the electronic authorisation process for Operations, ensuring that over 3000 projects are approved within 2 days of request■ Management of the budget allocation process in SAP to ensure that projects receive and can use the properly authorised budget■ Project controller on projects that are being held centrally within the Programme Management Office■ Provide best practice system and process support to Operations■ Document all processes carried out by myself and my team to ensure continuity of work -
Capital Finance AnalystUnited Utilities Nov 2010 - Mar 2012■ Financial approval of small projects c2500 per year with a vlaue of up to £250k■ Attend project review meetings (needs phase) and sign off project spend (up to £10m)■ Implement COGNOS access for the Capital team allowing them to enter their own adjustments directly into the system■ Provide Capital board report commentary■ Administration of EcoSys Project information system, adjustments to LBE’s, actual, forecasts■ Redesign of existing pro-forma’s and monthly reports■ Audit of use of internal job orders to assure senior management that proper governance is in place -
Assistant AccountantUnited Utilities Aug 2007 - Nov 2010■ Assist in providing the Board with the required monthly finance reports for the water business, working to provide necessary reporting support under the group’s new structure■ Monthly Debt analysis for the Water business (top ten debt by value, riskiest debt, etc)■ Monitoring of monthly tasks, ensure that everything is documented and recommend possible improvements■ Assist in the performance of month end processes (intercompany analysis and agreement, GRIR clearance, supplier statement reconciliation checks, balance sheet reconciliations)■ Budget uploads■ COGNOS Administrator (look after the databases for UUW)■ Assist in the completion of the year end variance analysis pack■ Assist in the completion of the Finance Directors briefing pack■ Liaise with Auditors at year end to explain processes and offer assistance with any queries that they may have■ Preparation of procedures to cover all monthly tasks■ Support the preparation of annual tax computations (analysis of cost centres)■ Responsible for the non-cash award return that is completed for the tax department■ Completion of various inquiry documents from National Statistics (Annual business Inquiry,Stock returns, Intrastat forms, etc) -
Business Analyst (Transfer Pricing) – 8 Month SecondmentUnited Utilities Jan 2007 - Aug 2007■ Responsible for the consolidation of UUNW Water & Electricity’s inter-company trading transactions;■ Key point of contact for internal finance teams and auditors (Deloitte) in compiling the information necessary to enable the auditors to report on transfer pricing compliance to the regulators (OFGEM and OFWAT) each year;■ Performing audit reviews of internal finance teams transfer pricing files to ensure compliance with UUNW policies;■ GRIR clearance runs for UUNW Electricity and UUNW Water;■ Monitoring of the companies Profit Centre Accounting system; -
Financial Reporting AssistantUnited Utilities Oct 2003 - Jan 2007■ Monitoring and investigating inter-company debt, including reconciliations, clearance and variance analysis;■ Preparation of the inter-company debt files for use by the business streams;■ Preparation of the non-regulated board report;■ Preparation of monthly transfer pricing analysis for inter-company sales and purchases;■ GRIR clearance runs;■ Completion and monitoring of cash reconciliations;■ Monitoring of the unallocated cash balances in debtors system (to ensure they are cleared);■ Dealing with audit queries, both internal and external. -
Trainee Management AccountantContitech Power Transmission Systems Oct 1999 - Oct 2003■ Budgetary control;■ Asset management; Investment management; Project monitoring;■ National Statistics Intrastat returns;■ Involved in day to day running of the Accounts Payable department;■ Responsible for the smooth running of the inter-company accounts;■ Balancing of cashbooks for 3 bank accounts;■ Working closely with the Financial Controller, with regard to entering the monthly accounting data into the financial reporting system to be sent to the group head office;■ Providing back up cover for the Credit Controller.
Michael Dickinson Education Details
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The Chartered Institute Of Management Accountants
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Michael Dickinson attended The Manchester Metropolitan University, The Chartered Institute Of Management Accountants.
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