EXECUTIVE INTERIM MANAGEMENT FINANCE & INDUSTRIAL CONTROLLING

Operational expertise serving industrial companies. Tailored support in performance management and financial transformation.

  • Activity monitoring and industrial processes
  • Customized support in controlling and financial management for SMEs, mid-cap companies and large groups
  • Expertise in reporting, dashboards and information systems
  • Harnessing the new opportunities offered by artificial intelligence
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Laurent Léchopier
Laurent Léchopier

Skills & Solutions

Business Expertise

A tailored operational approach to address management and performance challenges.

Industrial Controlling

Optimization of controlling processes and performance management

  • Activity monitoring and KPIs
  • Analysis of industrial processes
  • Optimization of cost prices
  • Business planning & budget
  • Reporting & dashboards

Financial Management

Financial expertise and operational support

  • Reliability of accounting closings
  • Landing & treasury management
  • Organization of Shared Service Centers
  • IFRS consolidation reporting
  • Deployment of internal control

IT Systems & Tools

At ease with the main information systems and ERP

  • SAP S/4HANA, Sage X3, MS Dynamics 365, Silog, Infor M3
  • Power BI, Tableau, Cognos, SharePoint & CRM
  • Advanced Excel, Power Query, VBA, SQL
  • SAP BFC, Hyperion Enterprise & HFM
  • Claude, Copilot, Gemini, Mistral, ChatGPT

Sectors & Achievements

Experience

Successful missions in various industrial contexts, from SMEs to international groups.

Aerospace Industry

LISI AEROSPACE

  • Market and business process management
  • Industrial performance analysis
  • Business intelligence tools deployment
  • International team management

19 long-term contracts signed and operational performance improvement

Paper and Pharmaceutical Industries

AHLSTROM , NESTLE, COOPER CONSUMER HEALTH

  • Financial controlling
  • IFRS consolidation
  • Process and reporting optimization
  • ERP implementation or enhancement: SAP FI/CO, Sage X3

Successful restructuring and optimization of financial processes

SMEs & Mid-caps

DOUZE & NEXO

  • General and financial management
  • Business planning
  • Fundraising
  • Performance management

€1.7M raised and effective governance implementation

Construction Industry

KNAUF & BMI

  • Redesign of controlling processes
  • SAP S/4HANA deployment
  • Management of optimization projects
  • Reorganization in place and empowerment of teams

Reorganization in place and empowerment of teams

Recommendations

Collaborations based on trust and operational excellence

« Having worked with Laurent throughout his career at LISI AEROSPACE, I can testify to his adaptability, analytical skills and ability to build and make complex processes effective. Laurent has excellent relationships both internally and with customers. »
Emmanuel NeildezChief Executive Officer, LISI AEROSPACELeadership & Vision
« I had the pleasure of working with Laurent at Ahlstrom in different roles. I was impressed by his professionalism and dynamism, combined with a strong desire to always better serve his clients, both internal and external, by creating value for the group. His relational and managerial qualities make him a valuable asset for organizations of all types. »
Olivier SalaunChief Executive Officer & Board DirectorLeadership & Vision
« A manager appreciated by his team and peers alike, committed, curious and inclined to improve available tools to make them more effective, Laurent has also demonstrated his ability to step outside of finance to take on operational responsibilities. »
Jean-François MichelettiChief Financial OfficerFinancial Expertise
« I appreciate Laurent for his precision in analysis and clarity in synthesis, team spirit, as well as his extensive knowledge in all areas of his professional activity. A pleasure to work with him! »
Klaus MeisenVP Marketing & Customer Services, LISI AEROSPACEInternational
« A perfect match. This is exactly the experience I retain from Laurent's recruitment. Initially planned for a replacement mission, his qualities quickly made him indispensable to my organization, where he brilliantly evolved. Serious, hardworking, curious about everything and adapting very easily to any new context. »
Georges Campagne-IbarcqSenior ExecutiveManagement
« Laurent clearly communicates business challenges and operational priorities. He gives strong freedom of action while ensuring systematic monitoring of all subjects. Pragmatic, we can count on his support and rigor both in arbitration and escalation as well as in operational execution. »
Nicolas BispoInterim ManagerManagement
« I sincerely recommend Laurent for his technical, operational and strategic expertise, as well as his pragmatic approach. His ability to work on several projects simultaneously is impressive and helps us accelerate major initiatives. He is one of those rare people who genuinely move things forward. His dedication and commitment at BMI left a lasting impression on the entire team. I am very grateful and cannot recommend Laurent highly enough. »
Quentin HervéCFO, FranceFinancial Expertise
« ...Laurent is an exceptional finance professional, combining in-depth technical expertise with impressive versatility. His ability to tackle subjects as diverse as industrial costing, the implementation of e-invoicing and the deployment of business performance BI demonstrates his considerable agility and deep understanding of financial and operational challenges... If you are looking for an interim finance manager who can bring both high-level technical expertise and the ability to unite teams around complex and diverse projects, Laurent is the person you need. »
Véronique MartinRegional CFOFinancial Expertise
« Laurent made a significant contribution to BMI through his expertise and his cross-functional knowledge of finance and operations. He drove improvements in our internal processes and reporting. Thank you for your contribution »
Renaud MingatGroup Finance Performance and Operations DirectorFinancial Expertise
« ...What sets him apart is his versatility: he is a highly skilled finance expert, an outstanding technical specialist (ERP, BI), a manager and a project leader... I particularly appreciated his pragmatic approach. He makes complex subjects easy to understand, enabling him to engage people across the organisation and empower teams. Thanks to him, we stayed on course and our teams grew, both professionally and personally. I highly recommend him. »
Loic EhaldSNO DirectorFinancial Expertise

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