Laurent LOPEZ

Financial Controller (Local CFO) at VEGA - Epsilog
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Montpellier, Occitanie, France, FR

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Experience

    • Serbia
    • Software Development
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Financial Controller (Local CFO)
      • Jun 2020 - Present

      Castries, Occitanie, France - Managing the Controlling of business activities of 3 Business Units (full Budget process, monthly reporting, Auditors relationship, various analysis) - Managing Hardware inventory : Purchasing & negotiating with providers - Managing the Sales Administration Team + Tools (IT/ERP) manager for Sales Administration activities (migration, change requests, trainings, etc.) - Miscellaneous additional tasks : banking / treasury management, office management, daily support to General Manager.

    • France
    • Software Development
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Pricing & Negotiation
      • Aug 2015 - Jun 2020

      Région de Paris, France Within the Customer Engagement Success team: - Qualified and analyzed special requests from business partners/customers with DS Sales teams, Pricers, Legal and Finance - Developed and promoted effective business practices and solutions for DS Sales channels - Teamed up with Client Exec., Legal and Finance experts to get recommendations and approvals before structuring, and closing deals - Supported Sales teams in negotiating non-standard contracts terms taking into account… Show more Within the Customer Engagement Success team: - Qualified and analyzed special requests from business partners/customers with DS Sales teams, Pricers, Legal and Finance - Developed and promoted effective business practices and solutions for DS Sales channels - Teamed up with Client Exec., Legal and Finance experts to get recommendations and approvals before structuring, and closing deals - Supported Sales teams in negotiating non-standard contracts terms taking into account Legal, Finance requirements &/or specific business requests Show less

    • Ireland
    • Business Consulting and Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Corporate Finance Analyst
      • Sep 2010 - Jul 2015

      Région de Paris, France - Coordinated with sales, technical and legal teams to structure complex consulting and outsourcing projects ($20M+); acting as the finance coordinator during the Request For Proposal/Quotation - Modeled business plans of projects (revenues, costs, margins and cash flows) - Optimized the financial deal shape to ensure relevant and profitable transaction for both, the client and Accenture - Developed client business case, provided financial advice to the sales teams often working as… Show more - Coordinated with sales, technical and legal teams to structure complex consulting and outsourcing projects ($20M+); acting as the finance coordinator during the Request For Proposal/Quotation - Modeled business plans of projects (revenues, costs, margins and cash flows) - Optimized the financial deal shape to ensure relevant and profitable transaction for both, the client and Accenture - Developed client business case, provided financial advice to the sales teams often working as the sole finance contact on the deal whilst escalating specific issues to management - Prepared and presented financial impacts to the Corporate Investment Committee (warn management of unattractive or risky projects and propose improvement plans to conclude the transaction) - Financial analysis of counterparties as well as credit risk follow-up (external rating – S&P, Moody’s, etc.) - Ensured consistent transcription of commitments in US GAAP and writing accounting memos

    • Financial Management Analyst
      • Sep 2007 - Sep 2010

      Région de Paris, France - Managed key client accounts over $50M, mainly Automotive and Government clients - Provided value-added financial analysis and advice to business teams in order to maximize profitability - Involved with client and engagement executives to understand and communicate the firm financial position - Completed standard Month To Date/Quarter To Date financial closings - Performed work-plan reconciliations and reporting (revenues, costs, margins, operating income, working capital) -… Show more - Managed key client accounts over $50M, mainly Automotive and Government clients - Provided value-added financial analysis and advice to business teams in order to maximize profitability - Involved with client and engagement executives to understand and communicate the firm financial position - Completed standard Month To Date/Quarter To Date financial closings - Performed work-plan reconciliations and reporting (revenues, costs, margins, operating income, working capital) - Worked on projects budgeting and forecast revision against actuals - Financial data maintenance in SAP, ensuring compliance with internal controls and US GAAP requirements - Supervised, coached, and mentored junior analysts

    • France
    • Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Financial communication assistant (internship)
      • Apr 2007 - Sep 2007

      Région de Paris , France - Helped in managing Citroën network of dealers (230 points of sale across France / 225 000 car registrations per year) - Analyzed operating performance of each sales segment (new, leasing, second hand, spare parts and maintenance) - Wrote reports and detailed analysis to the headquarter in order to improve sales strategy impact

    • Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Cost controller (internship)
      • Feb 2006 - Feb 2007

      Région de Lyon , France - Controlled costs of Sanofi Pasteur’s vaccine production site (corporate functions scope of €73M budget) - Translated all business units managers costs estimates into financial forecasts - Analyzed and optimized budgets and advised management on costs savings possibilities - Followed-up headcounts, produced monthly reportings (P&L) using SAP

Education

  • Montpellier Business School
    Master's degree, Contrôle de gestion
    2003 - 2007
  • De Montfort University
    Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Business studies
    2004 - 2005
  • Université des Sciences et Techniques du Languedoc (Montpellier II)
    D.U.T Gestion des Entreprises et des Administrations, Comptabilité et finance
    2001 - 2003

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