Alexis D.

Alexis D.

Operational management controller

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Commercial Solutions Manager chez Equinix

  • Education

    • Novancia Business School Paris

      1997 - 1999
      Executive management degree Finance and management control section

      Obtained credit levels 3, 4, 5 and 7 of the DECF

    • Saint-Thomas de Villeneuve

      1996 - 1997
      BTS Accounting and Management (vocational degree)
    • Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne

      2018 - 2020
      Master en administration des affaires Management stratégique
    • IFG Executive Education

      2018 - 2020
      Master of Business Administration - MBA Management stratégique
    • IAE Paris - Sorbonne Business School

      2018 - 2020
      Master of Business Administration - MBA Management Stratégique
  • Experience

    • Completel - Paris: Telecommunications operator for companies - 800 people Turnover: 150 M€

      Jan 2001 - Jun 2007
      Operational management controller

      Operational management controller, reporting to the regional Director and the management control Director:1/ Operators and service suppliers division - 25 people - Turnover: 48 M€ (1 year)- Prepare the budget, Rolling forecast and monthly Business review.- Income analysis, calculation of network costs and margin per product.- Preparation, follow up of commercial objectives – Calculate the remuneration.- Development of a commercial portfolio management tool and the creation of a dashboard.2/ Regional management IDF - 82 people - Turnover: 36 M€ (3 and a half years)- Validation of orders, budget management, commercial and financial monthly reporting.- Adaptation and setup of processes.- Analysis of accounts, account settlements, forecasting of monthly investments.National head of the management control information system, reporting to the management control Director:- Create, deploy at national level and train on the management reference tool for management control.- Setup the tool integrating the business flows: sales, purchases and investments, production, analytical management and forecasting, account settlement, reporting to the general management and running of the activity.- Develop under VBA Access - Oracle - Citrix - Business Objects. 200 daily users. Show less

    • Altaïr S.I. - Clichy (92): consultancy firm in business computing

      Jul 2007 - Apr 2011
      Project Management/ Coordinator Consultant

      Creation of made-to-measure software – Office automation training / Technical project management – Project management assistance / Setup of commercial actions, prospection, administrative and financial management / Advice and Audit of management information systems, etc.Clients’ missions: TNS Sofres: French leader in marketing and opinion surveysTechnip: 1st French oil services group in project engineering for oil /gas/petrochemicals3M: leader of global innovation in industry Show less

    • Easynet SER – Nanterre: Telecommunications operator - 220 people - Turnover: 70 M€

      Jul 2011 - Feb 2015

      Business analyst, Commercial Finance for the Southern Europe sector: France, Belgium, Italy, Spain, reporting to the Regional Director Southern Europe and the Finance Director France.In Brussels, creation of a software package commando style to reconcile commercial and technical bases and invoicing with a view to preparing the migration to the new group tools and to ensure the coherence of the financial and commercial reporting:- Analyze the data deriving from Sage 500 and the technical inventory software.- Ensure the simulation and automated importation for the pre-sales quotations in the dataware.- Produce the reporting per client resuming the invoicing issues and reconciling the different systems.- Check the data to simplify the migration to new tools.Results: drastic reduction of invoicing delays and client complaints. Show less Multi-purpose position, intersecting the administrative, financial, commercial and IT functions, reporting to the Regional Director for Southern Europe and the Finance Director France:Management controller:- Ensure the monthly and annual account settlement, and relations with the auditors.- Follow up of client Capex and infrastructure, and forecast.- Setup of PNL key account clients Hosting, Telepresence and One.- Carry out the profitability analysis and transversal analysis.- Draft the ITIL process and run work groups for the Cloud Computing Capacity Management Process.- Complete the 3-year plan and the evolution of our databases.Commercial Finance:- Follow up of commercial proposals and P&L clients.- Ensure the sales support and interface with the finance UK Group.- Calculation of commissions for the sales staff.Business analyst, Financial Business Analyst - IS Finance- Analysis of data from CRM, supplier procurement software, accounting software Sage 500 and technical inventory software.- Simulation and development of a data warehouse connecting these 4 systems under SQL Server.- Analysis of user needs: Pre-Sales, Sales, Project manager, Accounts and Invoicing, Financial Controller, Management and Management Committee.- Translation of these needs into technical and functional specifications.- Creation and setup of a software package for the supervision of the activity simplifying and synthetizing data access: sales management and commissions, Backlog, budget management and Capex settlement, Customer P&L, reporting and dashboard.- Creation and deployment of a tool for the pre-sales quotations around Cloud Computing also managing the Capacity Management.- Creation of business reporting per entity and transversal reporting for the management. - Change management and user training.Results:- Significant reduction of time spent producing data for the benefit of analysis and decision making. Show less

      • South European Region Financial Business Analyst

        Jul 2014 - Feb 2015
      • Financial Business Analyst

        Jul 2011 - Jul 2014
    • Ubisoft - Montreuil: video games - 10 000 people

      Mar 2015 - Oct 2015
      Senior Business Analyst

      Senior Business Analyst, reporting to the Manager BI Finance & HR in Montreal.In charge of drafting functional specifications for the French reference finance users, in co-operation with BI developers and architects in Romania and Montreal, and with the key users in France:- Manage the forecast treasury.- Reorganize the Hyperion Essbase Project.- Ensure the migration of the key reports of Business Objects to Microstrategy.

    • Equinix

      Oct 2015 - now

      * Partner and Trusted Advisor: Collaborated with Sales teams to provide expert guidance on contractrequirements, deal structures, business terms, and risk/opportunity assessments to ensure optimalperformance and alignment with strategic goals.* Strategic Deal Management: Supported Sales teams in navigating and closing complex strategic deals byacting as a central liaison between all stakeholders, including Finance, Legal, Revenue, and OrderManagement.* Customized Deal Structuring: Designed tailored deal structures in coordination with cross-functional teams, facilitating informed decision-making and preparing the necessary documentation for seamless execution.* Executive Support: Delivered comprehensive financial models and analytical insights to senior leadership toevaluate the commercial and operational implications of strategic opportunities.* Pricing Governance: Reviewed and approved non-standard pricing requests, ensuring proper documentation and adherence to internal approval processes and revenue recognition policies.* Operational Excellence: Maintained expert-level understanding of product portfolios, pricinginterdependencies, and internal rules of engagement, ensuring consistent and accurate deal execution.* Process Improvement: Evaluated existing processes and implemented recommendations to enhanceefficiency and effectiveness across deal management workflows.* Ad Hoc Projects: Successfully led and completed special projects, addressing emerging business needs and aligning with organizational priorities. Show less

      • Commercial Solutions Manager

        Feb 2020 - now
      • Data and Analytics Manager

        Aug 2019 - Feb 2020
      • Finance Manager

        Oct 2017 - Aug 2019
      • Senior Financial Analyst

        Oct 2015 - Sept 2017
    • Armée de Terre

      Oct 2019 - Oct 2022
      Military Reservist
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Prince 2 Foundation

      Global Knowledge
      Jun 2011
    • ITIL Version 3 Certification

      Jun 2009
    • Plongeur niveau III

      CMAS
      Jul 1995
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Alexis D.
      Reward and Recognition Programme Easynet Jun 2013 Winner of French Reward and Recognition Programme for outstanding contribution to the Business at Easynet Global Services : Internal Customer Prize
    • Awarded to Alexis D.
      Reward and Recognition Programme Completel Jun 2005 Winner of French Reward and Recognition Programme for outstanding contribution to the Business at Completel : Innovation Prize