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3 inspiring gems from Majorel\u2019s Lotfi Kabbaj<\/h1>\n

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In the second episode of Calling Corporates, we spoke with Lotfi Kabbaj, VP Finance Transformation at Majorel, about how he is leveraging tech and taking the finance function at Majorel to the next level.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Majorel brings together Bertelsmann and Saham Group\u2019s worldwide customer experience businesses into a new global leader with activities in 31 countries and employing over 60,000 people. Lotfi is charged with bringing Majorel\u2019s finance function to the next level. As part of this transformation, he has created \u201cThe Reporting Factory\u201d \u2013 a first shared services platform based on OneStream technology, used for financial and specialist reporting and client profitability analysis, managed by a mix of onshore and offshore staff.<\/p>\n

During our conversation, Lotfi revealed 3 inspiring gems.<\/p>\n

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1. He listens to his intuition with great success<\/strong><\/p>\n

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During the interview, Lotfi talked about the key role listening to his intuition has played in his work.<\/p>\n

In fact, the vision for The Reporting Factory began with listening to, and building upon, an intuition. Lotfi\u2019s starting point for this transformative project was his firm belief that Majorel needed one finance function and the right agility. He talked about having a strong intuition about the project, which he then used as a basis for his ideas. He then took the combination of his belief, intuition and ideas and turned this equation into an initiative \u2013 for which he successfully got support from top management and built a great team around him to implement.<\/p>\n

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2. He uses holistic selection criteria<\/strong><\/p>\n

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When choosing external partner Satriun Inplenion*, Lotfi used a holistic selection criteria spanning technical, cultural and values based considerations.<\/p>\n

At the time of interview, Majorel\u2019s annual revenue was around 1.4 billion. Suffice to say, they can choose to partner with whomever they like. When choosing an external partner for The Reporting Factory project, Lotfi took a holistic approach. In addition to the technical considerations and practical requirements, he based his choice on cultural and values based considerations \u2013 including the need for a global approach and a shared passion for working with deep commitment.<\/p>\n

* Satriun and Inplenion International<\/a><\/strong> have created a joint venture in France, in 2020, to join forces and become a local leader in the implementation of OneStream\u2019s Corporate Performance Management solution<\/em><\/p>\n

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3. He is a firm believer in agility \u2013 start small and scale fast<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Reporting Factory is a pioneering project. He is breaking new ground day in day out. And a key ingredient of achieving this success is true agility. \u201cDon\u2019t wait for the perfect result. Start small and then scale fast,\u201d Lotfi advises.<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s exactly how this project is growing and already achieving some early wins.<\/p>\n

Lotfi made time to speak with us just weeks out from his first big \u201cgo live\u201d for the year. It will be exciting to see where the Marjorel finance function has landed this time next year.<\/p>\n

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