Nikolaos L.
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Vana Iliopoulou
Nik is a confident professional with an eager mind and an enchanting personality. He acts with assurance and engenders trust across the wider team and other levels of the managerial hierarchy. He has excellent people’s skills, is delivery focused, can effectively work with minimal supervision and is able to follow through to ensure that the job gets done. The latter characteristic and the high quality of his work enabled Nik to establish an excellent rapport across the FiRST programme and deliver core solution design within Finance. Even during the busier periods of the programme, the high quality of Nik’s work and his ability to deliver on time were never compromised. Nik’s natural leadership talent and management style will allow him to quickly integrate with and inspire any team in any organisation.
Mohan Sitham, MBA, CPA, CGMA
I had the good fortune to be Nikolaos's assignment leader during his FMP rotation at GE Artesia Bank, where he was an integral member of the controllership team. Nikolaos excelled during his rotation at GE Artesia, at the time a recent acquisition to GE, based in the Netherlands. The assignment was extremely beneficial for his experience dealing with differing cultures, work styles and languages. Nikolaos would often lead meetings and initiatives in my stead within the controllership team, where he clearly displayed leadership and inclusiveness traits. His ability to grasp complex technical subject matter and execute also displayed the attributes of a clear thinker and imagination. Allied to the traits I have highlighted Nikoloas also developed the awareness to consider his audience when presenting findings to senior finance or non finance staff. Nikolaos is a passionate, driven results orientated individual who takes ownership for his actions and that of any team he leads or is part of
Vana Iliopoulou
Nik is a confident professional with an eager mind and an enchanting personality. He acts with assurance and engenders trust across the wider team and other levels of the managerial hierarchy. He has excellent people’s skills, is delivery focused, can effectively work with minimal supervision and is able to follow through to ensure that the job gets done. The latter characteristic and the high quality of his work enabled Nik to establish an excellent rapport across the FiRST programme and deliver core solution design within Finance. Even during the busier periods of the programme, the high quality of Nik’s work and his ability to deliver on time were never compromised. Nik’s natural leadership talent and management style will allow him to quickly integrate with and inspire any team in any organisation.
Mohan Sitham, MBA, CPA, CGMA
I had the good fortune to be Nikolaos's assignment leader during his FMP rotation at GE Artesia Bank, where he was an integral member of the controllership team. Nikolaos excelled during his rotation at GE Artesia, at the time a recent acquisition to GE, based in the Netherlands. The assignment was extremely beneficial for his experience dealing with differing cultures, work styles and languages. Nikolaos would often lead meetings and initiatives in my stead within the controllership team, where he clearly displayed leadership and inclusiveness traits. His ability to grasp complex technical subject matter and execute also displayed the attributes of a clear thinker and imagination. Allied to the traits I have highlighted Nikoloas also developed the awareness to consider his audience when presenting findings to senior finance or non finance staff. Nikolaos is a passionate, driven results orientated individual who takes ownership for his actions and that of any team he leads or is part of
Vana Iliopoulou
Nik is a confident professional with an eager mind and an enchanting personality. He acts with assurance and engenders trust across the wider team and other levels of the managerial hierarchy. He has excellent people’s skills, is delivery focused, can effectively work with minimal supervision and is able to follow through to ensure that the job gets done. The latter characteristic and the high quality of his work enabled Nik to establish an excellent rapport across the FiRST programme and deliver core solution design within Finance. Even during the busier periods of the programme, the high quality of Nik’s work and his ability to deliver on time were never compromised. Nik’s natural leadership talent and management style will allow him to quickly integrate with and inspire any team in any organisation.
Mohan Sitham, MBA, CPA, CGMA
I had the good fortune to be Nikolaos's assignment leader during his FMP rotation at GE Artesia Bank, where he was an integral member of the controllership team. Nikolaos excelled during his rotation at GE Artesia, at the time a recent acquisition to GE, based in the Netherlands. The assignment was extremely beneficial for his experience dealing with differing cultures, work styles and languages. Nikolaos would often lead meetings and initiatives in my stead within the controllership team, where he clearly displayed leadership and inclusiveness traits. His ability to grasp complex technical subject matter and execute also displayed the attributes of a clear thinker and imagination. Allied to the traits I have highlighted Nikoloas also developed the awareness to consider his audience when presenting findings to senior finance or non finance staff. Nikolaos is a passionate, driven results orientated individual who takes ownership for his actions and that of any team he leads or is part of
Vana Iliopoulou
Nik is a confident professional with an eager mind and an enchanting personality. He acts with assurance and engenders trust across the wider team and other levels of the managerial hierarchy. He has excellent people’s skills, is delivery focused, can effectively work with minimal supervision and is able to follow through to ensure that the job gets done. The latter characteristic and the high quality of his work enabled Nik to establish an excellent rapport across the FiRST programme and deliver core solution design within Finance. Even during the busier periods of the programme, the high quality of Nik’s work and his ability to deliver on time were never compromised. Nik’s natural leadership talent and management style will allow him to quickly integrate with and inspire any team in any organisation.
Mohan Sitham, MBA, CPA, CGMA
I had the good fortune to be Nikolaos's assignment leader during his FMP rotation at GE Artesia Bank, where he was an integral member of the controllership team. Nikolaos excelled during his rotation at GE Artesia, at the time a recent acquisition to GE, based in the Netherlands. The assignment was extremely beneficial for his experience dealing with differing cultures, work styles and languages. Nikolaos would often lead meetings and initiatives in my stead within the controllership team, where he clearly displayed leadership and inclusiveness traits. His ability to grasp complex technical subject matter and execute also displayed the attributes of a clear thinker and imagination. Allied to the traits I have highlighted Nikoloas also developed the awareness to consider his audience when presenting findings to senior finance or non finance staff. Nikolaos is a passionate, driven results orientated individual who takes ownership for his actions and that of any team he leads or is part of
Experience
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PeopleGoal
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United Kingdom
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Human Resources Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Founder & CEO
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Jun 2013 - Present
Strategy @PeopleGoal About PeopleGoal PeopleGoal helps organizations to align their people with their business objectives. We help companies to activate experiences that drive employee growth and business development and connect all HR processes in a single platform that simplifies how work is done. With PeopleGoal you can create digital experiences that employees don't hate. Design and deploy HR processes to elevate the contributions of your best people professionals. If you want to build a future-focused HR function PeopleGoal is the solution you need. Show less
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Ernst & Young
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China
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Accounting
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700 & Above Employee
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Performance Improvement - Manager
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Oct 2010 - Sep 2013
Top Retail Bank – Divestment Programme (September 2012 - September 2013) - E2E process design for Management, Statutory and Regulatory reporting. - Process design for "to be” state of the divestment. - Finance Readiness process design development - Finance Readiness reporting - Led the end to end PB&F process design for Retail Products - Co-ordinated the development of the future state responsibility matrix. - Led the sign off process for SMEs in Product Areas. - Managed the forecasting models catalogue. - Managed issues, risks, assumptions, escalation and dependency resolution. Top Retail Bank – Finance Transformation (May 2011 - August 2012) Developed the specification of business and operational requirements for: - Consolidation for Statutory Regulatory and Management reporting - Cash Handling - Special Purpose Vehicle accounting - Off-balance sheet accounting - Access Control - Information Security Top Investment Bank – Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) legacy review (October 2010 - April 2011) Developed SPV database capturing static information such as consolidation status (financial or regulatory) and external service providers. The database was the foundation of the project and it was exclusively used by the project team to conduct an elimination review for each entity. Led SPV current Operating Model review.The exercise covered the SPV lifecycle from establishment to elimination and gave a valuable insight to the Bank on the SPV governance and resource allocation. Show less
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General Electric
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Canada
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Machinery Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Financial Management Program
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Jul 2008 - Aug 2010
FMP is an intensive two-year MBA style program spanning four rotational assignments. These assignments may include: financial planning, accounting, operations analysis, auditing, forecasting, treasury/cash management, or commercial finance. The program combines coursework, intensive job assignments and interactive seminars to equip you with exceptional technical, financial and business skills. The program is led by senior professionals and mentors and is committed to developing world-class financial leaders for exciting careers. Show less
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GE Commercial Finance
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United States
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Investment Management
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Finance Analyst
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Feb 2010 - Jul 2010
Led closing and reporting period by coordinating 5 different platforms. Drove Q1'10 BS and P&L analysis for Regional Leasing. Created an automated model to analyze CV movement versus Plan and previous months. Monitored and analyzed ENI & NI estimate of $3Bn for each of the platforms. Reduced 1H'10 planning turnaround time by creating a planning model for the S1 period to forecast the different platforms P&L and BS centrally. Led closing and reporting period by coordinating 5 different platforms. Drove Q1'10 BS and P&L analysis for Regional Leasing. Created an automated model to analyze CV movement versus Plan and previous months. Monitored and analyzed ENI & NI estimate of $3Bn for each of the platforms. Reduced 1H'10 planning turnaround time by creating a planning model for the S1 period to forecast the different platforms P&L and BS centrally.
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GE Artesia Bank
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Netherlands
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Banking
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1 - 100 Employee
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US GAAP Assistant Controller
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Aug 2009 - Jan 2010
Led deferred income / FASB 91 project. Analyzed with internal auditors and classified fee income of $3m according to FASB 91 policy. Designed process and built workflow to capture and monitor fee income requests. Drove guarantee / FIN 45 project and developed a guarantee tracker to ensure consistency and accuracy on the fee income reported. Supported Oracle implementation and reduced un-reconciled accounts from 143 to 42. Led US GAAP Q4'09 adjustments by creating a dashboard with all journal entries required. Show less
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GE GE Corporate Finance Bank
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United Kingdom
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Investment Management
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FP&A Analyst
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Feb 2009 - Jul 2009
Built and drove ENI model to forecast quarterly movements of $7Bn Assets Developed and led Risk reporting process for non-earning assets and reserves. Provided a granular insight of the delinquent accounts to the senior leadership. Redesigned business planning model and simplified forecast assumptions input. The model provided a 6yr P&L and BS outlook. Built and drove ENI model to forecast quarterly movements of $7Bn Assets Developed and led Risk reporting process for non-earning assets and reserves. Provided a granular insight of the delinquent accounts to the senior leadership. Redesigned business planning model and simplified forecast assumptions input. The model provided a 6yr P&L and BS outlook.
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GE Capital Solutions
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United States
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Investment Management
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Profitability Analyst
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Aug 2008 - Feb 2009
Led CSE margin reporting for Leasing Europe and built an analysis pack for senior leadership. Improved existing process and reduced closing period time from 5 to 3 days Exclusively led CSE NPP actual reporting of $196m fees, $11.5m above plan. Analyzed sundry income accounts and ensured consistency and transparency across the platforms.. Supported the construction of the gROE Qlickview tool by analyzing the profitability of each segment. Led CSE margin reporting for Leasing Europe and built an analysis pack for senior leadership. Improved existing process and reduced closing period time from 5 to 3 days Exclusively led CSE NPP actual reporting of $196m fees, $11.5m above plan. Analyzed sundry income accounts and ensured consistency and transparency across the platforms.. Supported the construction of the gROE Qlickview tool by analyzing the profitability of each segment.
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Pricing Analyst
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Aug 2007 - Jun 2008
Analysed monthly profitability of 7 platforms and provided bi-weekly updated to senior leadership. Traced and corrected a $10m gap in the sundry income accounts.Automated sundry income process in Equipment Finance & Fleet business by creating an automated dashboard. Assisted with leasing portfolio analysis, helping identify residual values, ROI and ROE for each deal. Analysed monthly profitability of 7 platforms and provided bi-weekly updated to senior leadership. Traced and corrected a $10m gap in the sundry income accounts.Automated sundry income process in Equipment Finance & Fleet business by creating an automated dashboard. Assisted with leasing portfolio analysis, helping identify residual values, ROI and ROE for each deal.
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Education
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2014 - 2014
AngelPad
AP7 -
2011 - 2012
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
ACMA / CGMA, Management Accounting -
2006 - 2008
University of Wales, Aberystwyth
MSc, Finance and Accounting -
2002 - 2006
Technological Educational Institute of Crete
BA, Accounting and Business
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