Nicholas H. Email & Phone Number

Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

At KPMG, I have played a pivotal role in delivering complex data architecture and modelling solutions for high-profile clients and projects, including a UK-based critical infrastructure organisation. In this capacity, I led the design and development of a comprehensive logical data model, providing the foundational framework for third-party vendors to propose physical solutions aligned with the client's business and regulatory requirements. As part of a core team of architects, I worked closely with vendors to refine their proposals, identify gaps, and ensure alignment with technical and business objectives. This collaborative approach helped drive the successful delivery of a solution that met stringent regulatory standards and operational needs.I have extensive experience in creating detailed data models, producing accompanying documentation such as Data Dictionaries and Data Technical Requirements, and writing contractable specifications. My work within highly regulated industries—particularly in the financial services sector—has required a deep understanding of compliance, data governance, and best practices for modelling complex data environments. On a daily basis, I work closely with clients to capture and map out their data and regulatory reporting requirements, my ability to bridge the gap between technical requirements and business needs has been integral to helping clients optimise their reporting processes and ensure data integrity.In addition to my technical expertise, I am committed to developing high-performing teams. As a manager in KPMG’s Belfast Centre of Excellence, I lead a team of data professionals, providing day-to-day management, performance coaching, and development opportunities. I am focused on ensuring my team members are working on projects that align with their strengths and career aspirations, fostering an environment that encourages collaboration, continuous learning, and innovation.

Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom

I joined to lead a team that had been without a manager for over six months. My first priority was to understand the team's challenges and restore productivity. It quickly became clear that the existing systems and processes were inadequate, so I took the initiative to understand the business requirements and develop a detailed project plan to address these gaps.I led a comprehensive data transformation project, implementing a new data architecture and a web-based portal for seamless access and management of data across the organization. I introduced a semi-automated data collection system that integrated with key business data sources via API connections with major suppliers. This was complemented by an efficient data warehouse solution and a robust SQL reporting structure built in MSSQL, with end-user reporting housed in Power BI. By aligning the technical solution with the business needs, I enabled a degree of self-service reporting, empowering the team to focus on addressing business challenges and providing proactive support and recommendations.Key responsibilities included:Developing and executing the analytics and insights strategy aligned with commercial objectives.Managing the ongoing development and training of the analytics team to address knowledge gaps.Leading the creation of a new internal analytics and data platform, including selecting and managing a development partner.Delivering actionable insights and recommendations to support business growth and mitigate risks.Driving operational efficiencies by streamlining repetitive tasks and implementing reliable alternatives, ensuring tasks were assigned to the right people.Communicating insights, recommendations, and risks to senior management.Skills: Data Visualisation, Leadership, Data Architecture, Business Intelligence (BI), ETL, Data Analysis, Requirements Analysis

High Wycombe, England, United Kingdom

As Head of Insights & Reporting I reported directly to the Managing Director, managing the inhouse reporting team as well as outside contractors and specialist partners. In this role I lead the development of the bespoke data capture and reporting solution making it commercially available to clients and partners turning it from a business overhead to a profit revenue stream. I managed P&L targets alongside internal resource demands making sure that client objectives were met as well as tracking and highlighting internal KPI’s both of other departments and individual staff.Key achievements in this role include: The development and introduction of an automated subcontractor payments process, reducing manual workload and errors working with our external accountants to use the government R&D scheme. Providing a new self-service system for regular reporting requirements enabling key clients and departments greater visibility of performance. Procurement of a new IT partner and roll out of a new support service across the UK and Europe. Commercialisation of the insights and data available generating a new revenue stream within the business.Whilst at Ignite we won the FMBE Professional Agency Gold Award lead by the excellent processes and initiatives implemented, leading the way in the industry with a clear focus on measuring and delivering results for clients.

Northampton

As a Strategy and Analytics Analyst within the commercial marketing team I supported the category planning teams and campaign team with data analysis and insights to allow them to build strong brands and offer the right deals for our customers ensuring we get the best results possible. I developed the techniques used for tracking pricing and margin both as an internal metric and compared to external market place through the use of external data from Nielsen and IS24, producing a monthly narrative and insight presentation that was delivered to the senior UK management team. I produced bespoke tools to allow for more efficient delivery of campaign review meetings saving days of work for every review by automating reports and standardising templates where possible whilst still allowing flexibility to ensure no opportunities are ever missed delivering group training sessions to colleagues and always being willing to support any member of staff with a challenge. It was important to work closely with UK and regional finance departments sharing reports and analysis of business performance, as well as working with regional analytics and pricing teams. I worked on several projects including teams focusing on specific business challenges from data restructuring, the launch of a new online sales platform, dealing with sales mix challenges, Pricing requirements and regulations and ongoing process improvements across the marketing functionI exceeded expectations in all my reviews whilst I was working at Avon and continued to look for new ways to be more productive and deliver greater insight to the wider team.Key duties included:• Campaign performance analysis.• Margin and pricing analysis.• Development and maintenance of campaign planning tool.• Support category teams with range and flow analysis and recommendations.

Hertford

As senior reporting and insights analyst I worked in the head office focusing on the key clients, ensuring all deadlines were met and that we continued to impress and delight the clients by delivering insightful analytics that supported their business decisions. In this role I took the reporting platform from ad hoc excel reports to a SQL platform allowing for efficiency savings and more detailed analysis.In this role I had two direct reports and was also indirectly responsible for the rest of the team in the absence of the reporting and insights manager.Key duties/accomplishments included: • Working closely with a key client to ensure their current and future reporting needs are met including the automation of reports and working with data from many different sources.• Maintaining the bespoke reporting system used by the field team with over 500 active users working with stakeholders at all levels and developing data gathering questions to ensure availability of data required to meet expectations and measure ROI.• Attending and presenting at internal and client management meetings to advise on development of projects and sales activities, including call file optimisation, agreeing metrics to allow for the monitoring of performance and ROI as well as agreeing the output with all stakeholders.• Supporting regional managers, managing their teams KPI’s and reporting on localised ad hoc activities.• Delivering training to both field teams and client employees on reporting processes and how to use the available data to drive actions throughout the business to achieve objectives.• Driving internal efficiencies, working with internal departments, and offering technical solutions to improve business practices.

Milton Keynes / Oxford / Watford / Hemel Hempstead / Bedford / Cambridge

Representing Samsung in retail stores building advantageous business relations with store staff and managers as well as being a point of contact for the stores.Training store staff on the features and benefits of new and current devices as appropriate in order to increase brand awareness and the confidence of store staff to sell the products being offered.Seek out any opportunities for training, sales, and increased presence in store that can offer a key advantage over competitorsReport accurately on the current status of displays, sales, and any issues in the store to maintain the best possible presentation of the brand to customers and staff, ensuring that any issues are resolved as soon as possible.Be a point of contact for the rest of my team for issues and training needs relating to our reporting system. Offer training and support to colleagues and part time staff on product features as required.Understand key KPI’s and ensure that there is a plan to ensure that all KPI targets are met and achieved.In store sales days demonstrating products to customers and driving product sales in key stores to achieve sales targets.

Northampton, United Kingdom

Travis Perkins plc is a British builders' merchant and home improvement retailer based in Northampton. It operates 1,900 outlets, and has more than 27,000 employees in the United Kingdom & Ireland. Travis Perkins plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange, and is part of the FTSE 250.Training of branch managers on company accounting procedures and ensuring compliance with reporting standards from stores. Production of monthly financial reporting pack for company directors, reporting on the performance of all stores and regions.Setting and maintaining budgets for 172 of the companies highest performing stores in London and south east including reviewing monthly accounts for stores and interrogating and resolving anomalies Reviewing and maintaining capital expenditure requests and budgets for the whole company, ensuring that any expenditure is within the business plan and correctly authorised.

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Maintaining purchase ledger including responsibility for producing all the company supplier payments.Producing monthly financial accounts and VAT returns for both UK and foreign subsidiaries for submission to authorities in each countryMaintaining good relationships with key stock suppliers Reconciling UK and foreign bank accounts back to accounts receivable ledgerReconciling and reviewing all credit card payments received by the company in the UK and foreign subsidiaries ensuring that all payments are matched back to orders and any issues dealt with in a timely manner.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba) (Honours), Business Studies, First Class

Activities and Societies: Whilst at university I was involved with a government project called AimHigher that aimed to work with young.

Cim - Certificate In Professional Marketing

Marketing - The role and function of marketing, as well as what influences the behaviour of your customers. Applying and adapting.