Laurens Vangrieken

Senior Business Controller bij Cegeka

Limburg, Flemish Region, Belgium

About

Experience

  • Cegeka (8 yrs)
    • Senior Business Controller
      Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

      Senior Business Controller with a strong focus on value creation, forecasting, and strategic business partnering. Proven track record in controlling across multiple Business Lines, with active involvement/lead in corporate and M&A projects. Combines a hands‑on, pragmatic approach with strong analytical insight and sound judgment in complex matters. Consistently highly evaluated within my role and positioned in the “role model” growth band, delivering sharp, risk‑based MT/LT insights and demonstrable, measurable business impact.

    • Business Controller
      Jul 2018 - Present · 8 yrs

  • Senior consultant / Account Manager at nrgfin
    Apr 2017 - Jul 2018 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • Finance Business Partner at Cegeka
    Apr 2014 - Apr 2017 · 3 yrs 1 mo

  • Customer Portfolio Analyst at eni gas & power nv/sa
    Jul 2013 - Apr 2014 · 10 mos

    As customer porfolio analyst I was assigned to a wide range of tasks with focus on analysis, project and risk management. Besides these “business” related responsibilities, I acted as “sparring partner” to finance and reported them. Tasks included: - Calculate gross margin per fuel/product/segment/business partner type and other business specific dimensions such as ‘contracted’ vs ‘to be contracted’, billed vs unbilled, settled vs unsettled - EnergyBalance process: Benchmark volumes computed by SAP (SAP ISU – UIS – Sales Statistics) with market volumes (allocation/external reconciliation volumes) and align/valuate discrepancies accordingly - Forecasting / valuation of unbilled volumes special customers (Elia customers, ODV) - Test and document upgrades/changes in invoicing processes (SAP, EniEnergySquare) and other IT tools - Update, validate, upload and monitor synthetic load profiles in SAP incorporating Residue Factor & Climate Correction Factor - Intercompany settlement/reconciliation with Eni S.pA - Design/implement/document Backdelivery Reporting (prosumers) - SOx reporting

  • PwC (Brussels Area, Belgium)
    • Advisor
      Jul 2012 - Jun 2013 · 1 yr

      Line of Service: Risk Assurance Services - Internal Audit. Main client is eniG&P (formerly Nuon Belgium) and included different engagements : - Revenue recognition of past business years: This project required a strong analytical and critical mindset towards the information obtained from different sources. Furthermore, this project elevated my skills to translate and report results in a structured and transparent way to a new level. - Co-sourcing the internal control department of eni G&P with as main target the implementation of a SOx control environment. As team lead and coach my role included identifying risks within all cycles, responding to these by an appropriate control and implementing them accordingly. - Imbalance Accounting: project to improve the reporting and accounting of the gross margin accrual within the month-end close process.

    • Senior Auditor
      Sep 2008 - Jul 2012 · 3 yrs 11 mos

      As a Senior Auditor in the Financial Assurances Services I have been working for companies in a large variety of industries: technology, energy, distribution, pharma... Experience in BE GAAP, IFRS, US GAAP, as well as some experience with regard to internal control environment (including SoX-testing). Additionally I gained skills by cross departmental projects in the field of internal audit (Risk Assurances Services) as well as cross functional experiences by taking the role of manager: direct reporting to partner/director, managing client relationship. Major clients: Nuon Belgium, Ingram Micro Europe Consolidated, 3M Belgium/Europe, Sara Lee H&BC, Randstad Belgium, Volkswagen Group Services, NH Hotels Other experiences within PwC: London Metal Exchange (Team lead/Coordinator foreign full stock counts), AIB Vincotte (internal audit).