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Nicolas Lievin

HR & Finance Director

€700/day
Bruxelles, BE
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Nicolas

I help small businesses, SMEs, and startups structure and manage their financial performance.

My goal is to provide you with a clear view of your finances, so you can focus on growing your business with confidence and peace of mind.

In practice, this includes:

A comprehensive analysis of your financial situation (profitability, cash flow, cost structure, debt)

Implementation of clear financial management tools tailored to your business (dashboards, financial forecasts, cash flow tracking)

Scenario modeling to support key decisions (hiring, investments, financing, growth)

Budget structuring and margin optimization

Support for important strategic decisions

My approach is analytical, structured, and results-oriented.

No unnecessary jargon.
No excessive complexity.

Just practical tools to help you manage your business with clarity and confidence.

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I help you structure and manage the financial performance of your VSE/SME or Startup.
The objective is to provide you with a clear view of your finances so that you can focus on developing your business with peace of mind.

Specifically:

Comprehensive analysis of your financial situation (profitability, cash flow, cost structure, debt)

Implementation of clear management tools adapted to your business (dashboards, forecasts, cash flow tracking)

Scenario modeling to inform your decisions (recruitment, investment, financing, growth)

Budget structuring and margin optimization

Support for important strategic decisions

My approach is analytical, structured, and results-oriented.
No unnecessary jargon. No excessive complexity.
Only concrete tools to manage your company with visibility and peace of mind.
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • Spanish

    Conversational

Remote only
Primarily works remotely

Experience

  • Cream Consulting
    HR & Finance Director (CFO)
    April 2023 - Today (3 years and 2 months)
    - Cash management

    - Reporting to the Group

    - Management of the finance department (business and accounting reporting, accounting, sales administration, administrative tasks) for a company of about 200 people.

    - Development and monitoring of an annual budget of €20M, reporting to the Executive Committee

    - Monitoring of the company's profitability and performance

    - Management of the HR department (benefits, payroll, HR legal)

    - Direct management of 2 people for the finance department and 2 people for the HR department
    Treasury Cash Flow Management Reporting Financial Analysis Data Analysis
  • Cream Consulting
    HR & Finance Manager
    CONSULTING AND AUDITS
    May 2021 - April 2023 (1 year and 11 months)
    Brussels, Belgium
    Management of the Finance Department (business and accounting reporting, accounting, sales administration, administrative tasks) for a company of around 200 employees.

    Preparation and monitoring of a €20M annual budget, with reporting to the Executive Committee (Comex).

    Monitoring the company’s profitability and performance.

    Management of the HR department (benefits, payroll, HR legal matters).

    Direct management of 2 employees in finance and 2 employees in HR.

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    Management of the Finance Department (business and accounting reporting, accounting, sales administration, administrative tasks) for a company of around 200 employees.

    Preparation and monitoring of a €20M annual budget, with reporting to the Executive Committee (Comex).

    Monitoring the company’s profitability and performance.

    Management of the HR department (benefits, payroll, HR legal matters).

    Direct management of 2 employees in finance and 2 employees in HR.
  • ALTEN BELGIUM
    Talent Development & Acquisition Manager
    September 2017 - May 2021 (3 years and 8 months)
    Brussels, Belgium
    • - Manage and grow an international recruitment team within ALTEN in Europe (5 > 20)
    • - Adapt recruitment strategy on a international / local scale to the market and implement new ways to find and recruit Business Managers
    • - Coach new recruiters into ALTEN processes and methods
    • - Actively participate in the recruitment process and headhunting
    • - Lead transversal group topics (Data flows on recruitment, international trainings, integration, career path evolution for Business Managers and staff)
    • - Structure and deploy career path for Business Managers and internal staff

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Education

  • MSc, Corporate Finance
    EDHEC Business School
    2014
    M2, Corporate Finance
  • MSc , Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law
    EDHEC Business School
    2013
    M1 , Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law

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