Zack Hatton-Brown

About Zack Hatton-Brown

I’m a finance technology and operations leader with deep experience modernizing global systems, strengthening service delivery, and advancing data-driven decision-making. At Lazard, I’m partnering with finance, operations and technology leadership to shape the global finance technology strategy, overseeing corporate financial applications, and leading Finance IT service delivery, automation, and governance initiatives.Previously at News Corp, I built global functions in service improvement, technology communications, and business analysis — scaling AI-enabled support, unifying enterprise tech communication, and guiding major SAP ERP and HCM transformation programs across 11 business units.Earlier in my Bloomberg career, I led business intelligence initiatives and P2P/O2C financial process improvements, enhancing OpEx, CapEx, and workforce planning through automation, reporting modernization, and SAP/BPC process leadership.Across all roles, I focus on simplifying complexity, elevating user experience, and delivering measurable impact through strong partnerships and scalable systems.

Experience

1. Senior Vice President, Enterprise Financial Applications Lead

   Lazard

   Oct 2025 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Shaping Lazard’s global finance technology strategy and modernization roadmap in partnership with senior Finance, Operations, and Technology leaders. Steering the evolution of the firm’s financial applications portfolio—including SAP S/4HANA, BPC, Esker, and Concur—to enable a scalable, data-driven finance organization. Leading triage, prioritization, and service delivery for FinOps incidents, defects, and enhancement demand to ensure rapid, high-quality outcomes. Establishing governance and control frameworks that strengthen compliance, service quality, and operational transparency. Advancing automation, data quality, and process modernization initiatives to elevate insights, efficiency, and decision-making. Building a high-performing global team centered on reliability, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Education

• Solent University

  Bachelor of Arts - BA

Skills

• Budgeting
• Sap R/3
• Financial Reporting
• Bloomberg
• Strategic Financial Planning
• Sap Erp
• Corporate Finance
• Financial Services
• Sap Bw
• Budgets
• Finance
• Equities
• Sap
• Analysis
• Financial Analysis
• Financial Planning
• Accounting