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Brian Deaton leads EY US Power & Utilities Finance capabilities, bringing nearly 20 years of experience advising CFOs, CIOs and Finance leaders on modernizing operating models and transforming core finance functions through ERP-enabled change. His work spans regulated and deregulated utilities across the US, Canada, and Europe, covering electric, gas and water networks.
His hands-on experience across SAP, Oracle, and Microsoft Dynamics ecosystems gives Brian a cross-platform perspective on finance transformation that he uses to guide clients through solution direction, design decisions, sequencing and value realization.
Before joining EY in 2020, Brian served 14 years as a Managing Director at a global consulting firm, focusing on technology and finance transformation. He holds a BS in both Industrial Engineering and Economics from North Carolina State University.
How Brian is shaping the future with confidence
As a leader of finance and ERP system transformations for the power and utilities industry, Brian has played a pivotal role in shaping the future of major utilities in California and Arizona and guided clients through complex decisions on finance architecture, data migration, and regulatory alignment to ensure technology investments yield business value.
In large-scale finance, HR, and IT modernization initiatives, Brian has unlocked enterprise value by upgrading outdated systems with clear, strategic roadmaps that support long-term objectives. He has streamlined fragmented technology environments, redesigned operating models, and enhanced governance, shared services, and collaboration. Brian’s focus on analytics-driven finance has improved forecasting, planning, and commercial visibility for power and utilities clients. Additionally, he has established frameworks to track value and control costs, found significant IT savings, and developed ongoing cost optimization strategies that support measurable, sustained results.