Advisory & Operational Consulting

From Go-to-Market
strategy to quota
attainment.
No gaps.


No blind spots.

From Go-to-Market
strategy to quota
attainment.
No gaps.


No blind spots.

Your sales teams work hard. Their compensation plans direct them toward volume, not value. Your operating margin compresses. Your EBITDA underperforms. Not because of talent. Because the system points them in the wrong direction.

-78%

Incentive Compensation processing time

Varicent manufacturing deployment

−92%

Incentive Compensation disputes

Same engagement · 9 months

100%

Revenue protected Day 1

M&A logistics integration

D+90

Measurable ROI guaranteed

All our deployments

Aspelian is not a traditional consulting firm. It is built by practitioners who have created, solid, integrated and transformed before guiding you with Gold-certified mastery of Varicent and Automation Anywhere.

The problem

Three invisible forces
eroding your performance

Three invisible forces
eroding your performance

Every enterprise we've worked with faces the same structural tension. The symptoms differ. The root cause is always the same.

01

Compensation plans that reward the wrong behaviours

Your Incentive Compensation plans are expensive to run and drive volume over value. Sales engineers, KAMs and indirect networks operate on plans they don't understand. Finance reconciles disputes manually every month. The result: compressed margins, frustrated sellers, and a Finance team that spends its time producing data instead of analysing it.

02

Processes that run on human effort instead of intelligence

CRM, ERP and compensation platforms are not talking to each other. Your teams reconcile what machines should handle. Tax collection, forecast alerting, supplier onboarding, monthly close each process carries an invisible cost: errors, delays, missed opportunities. 90%[5] of standard finance & revenue processes could be automated today Gartner projects 33% of enterprise apps will embed agentic AI by 2028.

03

M&A value that dissolves in the first 90 days

Your acquisition closes. Three incompatible Incentive Compensation plans, overlapping territories, top performers receiving zero communication. The pipeline stalls. The best people start taking calls. Deal value, carefully modelled during due diligence begins to evaporate before Day 1 integration is complete.

"Your salespeople aren't the problem. Your compensation system points them in the wrong direction. Aspelian restructures the system."

"Your salespeople aren't the problem. Your compensation system points them in the wrong direction. Aspelian restructures the system."

The Aspelian Diagnosis

The solution

One organic system.


Ten interconnected capabilities.

One organic system.


Ten interconnected capabilities.

The Unified Commercial Engine is not a product. It is a method, ten interdependent capabilities whose orchestration is the only condition for sustained quota attainment.

Unified Commercial Engine by Aspelian

BeOntarget™ closes


the loop in real time.

Go-To-Market

Organisation

Process

Methodology

Technology

Enablement

Empowerment

Forecast

Actuals

BeOntarget™, Live since March 2026

First agentic revenue orchestrator on the French market

Live

3 Practice Areas · 21 Expertise

Revenue & Sales Performance

Lead-to-Cash · Sales Performance Management (SPM) · ICM · Sales Planning · APA

Corporate Finance

FP&A · Tax · Working Capital · Close · Agentic Process Automation Finance

Supplier Management

Onboarding · KYC · Quality · Risk · CLM · APA

Sales Performance Management

End the Incentive Compensation dispute cycle. Permanently.

Varicent transforms your Incentive Compensation from a monthly dispute generator into a real-time performance engine. Territory planning, quota setting, variable pay and revenue intelligence, all connected, all AI-optimised, all visible to every seller through a self-service portal. The same senior team that designs your solution deploys it.

−92%

Incentive Compensation disputes after deployment

Agentic Process Automation

Your processes run. Your teams decide.

One agent executing a task is efficiency. A system of agents orchestrating an end-to-end process across Finance, Revenue Operations and Supplier Management is structural transformation. Aspelian, Gold Partner Automation Anywhere, designs and deploys these agentic architectures at enterprise scale. 95%+ straight-through processing on standard cases.

90%+

Auto-processing on standard cases

M&A Revenue Integration

100% of revenue. Protected from Day 1.

Aspelian has built a four-phase method, from pre-deal due diligence to lasting integration designed around one non-negotiable objective: not one euro of pipeline evaporates, not one top performer walks away. Incentive Compensation harmonised on Varicent within 45 days. Commercial synergies captured. Playbook replicable for future acquisitions.

100%

Revenue protected Day 1, every deployment

Agentic Process Automation

7 impactful Use Cases.

7 impactful Use Cases.

Not pilots. Not proofs of concept. Seven agentic workflows running live with enterprise clients today, delivering measurable results at D+90.

UC01

Incentive Compensation Calculation & Dispute Resolution

Automated commission calculation, proactive anomaly detection, dispute handling without Finance intervention.

−92% disputes · 0 Finance interventions

UC01

Incentive Compensation Calculation & Dispute Resolution

Automated commission calculation, proactive anomaly detection, dispute handling without Finance intervention.

−92% disputes · 0 Finance interventions

UC02

Dynamic Quota Rebalancing

Real-time quota adjustment based on live pipeline signals and market conditions.

Continuous · no manual cycle

UC02

Dynamic Quota Rebalancing

Real-time quota adjustment based on live pipeline signals and market conditions.

Continuous · no manual cycle

UC03

Forecast Gap Alerting

Budget/Actuals/Forecast gap detection at 60 days, remediation triggered automatically before it becomes irreversible.

−60 days anticipation

UC03

Forecast Gap Alerting

Budget/Actuals/Forecast gap detection at 60 days, remediation triggered automatically before it becomes irreversible.

−60 days anticipation

UC04

Tax Compliance Automation

End-to-end automation of VAT returns, corporate tax filings and regulatory submissions. Real-time anomaly detection on tax positions.

60%[9] reduction in tax close cycle McKinsey: companies lose 2-5% of combined customers without Day 1 revenue protection

UC04

Tax Compliance Automation

End-to-end automation of VAT returns, corporate tax filings and regulatory submissions. Real-time anomaly detection on tax positions.

60%[9] reduction in tax close cycle McKinsey: companies lose 2-5% of combined customers without Day 1 revenue protection

UC05

Supplier Onboarding & KYC

Automated supplier qualification, KYC checks, document collection and risk scoring. Straight-through processing for standard onboarding cases.

75%[9] faster onboarding · 0 compliance gaps IDC 2025: agentic AI enables up to 70% cost reduction through automated workflows

UC05

Supplier Onboarding & KYC

Automated supplier qualification, KYC checks, document collection and risk scoring. Straight-through processing for standard onboarding cases.

75%[9] faster onboarding · 0 compliance gaps IDC 2025: agentic AI enables up to 70% cost reduction through automated workflows

UC06

Working Capital Monitoring

Continuous tracking of DSO, DPO and inventory levels with automatic alerts when thresholds are breached and remediation workflows triggered.

15 days[9] DSO reduction average PwC M&A Integration Survey 2023: less than 50% of acquirers fully achieve go-to-market goals

UC06

Working Capital Monitoring

Continuous tracking of DSO, DPO and inventory levels with automatic alerts when thresholds are breached and remediation workflows triggered.

15 days[9] DSO reduction average PwC M&A Integration Survey 2023: less than 50% of acquirers fully achieve go-to-market goals

UC07

Month-End Financial Close

Orchestration of the full close cycle across ERP, consolidation and reporting tools. Automated reconciliation, intercompany eliminations and variance analysis.

40%[9] reduction in close cycle time Forrester: 210% ROI over 3 years from agentic AI finance automation

UC07

Month-End Financial Close

Orchestration of the full close cycle across ERP, consolidation and reporting tools. Automated reconciliation, intercompany eliminations and variance analysis.

40%[9] reduction in close cycle time Forrester: 210% ROI over 3 years from agentic AI finance automation

95%+

Straight-through processing

<24h

Gap to remediation

7×

Gartner MQ Leader RPA

ISO

42001 · Responsible AI

Gold Partner Automation Anywhere, Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader 7 consecutive years. Aspelian Academy Center: certified training programs in France.

Client Results

Real numbers.

Real commitments.

Real numbers.

Real commitments.

These results are drawn from our live deployments. Sectors are anonymised at client request. The figures are genuine, verifiable, and co-signed with our clients.

Unified Commercial Engine by Aspelian

Day 1 merger: 100% of revenue protected,

0% of top performers lost.

SBF 120 logistics operator. Three incompatible Incentive Compensation populations at closing. Sales Compensation harmonised on Varicent 45 days post-closing. Territories redesigned. Top performers retained via PXT Select™ assessment. Pipeline 100% secured from signing, not a single opportunity lost during the transition.

100%

Revenue protected Day 1

+85%

Commercial synergies captured

0%

Top performers lost

45d

Incentive Compensation harmonised on Varicent

Manufacturing · Multi-plan ICM · CAC 40

Excel to Varicent: zero disputes at first post-go-live audit.

CAC 40 industrial manufacturer. Migration from a multi-tab Excel covering field sales engineers, KAMs and indirect distribution. Self-service seller portal with event-triggered calculation. First audit post go-live: zero disputes, 31% higher portal adoption in week one.

−78%

Incentive Compensation processing time

−92%

Incentive Compensation disputes

+31%

Portal adoption

Financial Services · Private Bank · MiFID II

+24% adviser productivity. 100% MiFID adoption in 60 days.

European private bank. Varicent ICM deployment in a MiFID II regulated environment. Automated clawback. Transparent adviser portal. Complete audit trail. Adopted by 100% of advisers within 60 days, zero disputes at the subsequent regulatory audit.

+24%

Adviser productivity

−95%

Incentive Compensation errors

0

MiFID audit disputes

Luxury Retail · Margin & Mix Incentive Compensation

+18% gross margin without a decline in revenue.

International luxury house. Transition from a revenue-only Incentive Compensation to a margin-and-premium-mix model. Cross-channel attribution fully integrated in Varicent. Commercial behaviour realigned to the margin-first strategy within one selling cycle.

+18%

Gross margin

+22%

Premium product mix

−60%

Channel attribution conflicts

BeOntarget™ by Aspelian

The orchestrator that turns
your data into corrective action.

The orchestrator that turns
your data into corrective action.

BeOntarget™ continuously reconciles your Budget, Actuals and Forecast data, detecting critical gaps, identifying root causes, and triggering the remediation plan before the gap becomes irreversible. . First client in production.

−60d

Gap anticipation

<24h

Detection to remediation

+18%

Win rate on monitored accounts

+35%

90-day forecast accuracy

100%

AEs monitored individually

"One agent executing a task is efficiency. A system of agents orchestrating an end-to-end process across multiple systems and business domains is structural transformation. That final dimension, multi-agent orchestration across transversal processes — is where the real value leap occurs."

"One agent executing a task is efficiency. A system of agents orchestrating an end-to-end process across multiple systems and business domains is structural transformation. That final dimension, multi-agent orchestration across transversal processes — is where the real value leap occurs."

Our Engagement

Same experts.

Start to finish.

Same experts.

Start to finish.

From the first diagnostic to the D+365 ROI review, the same senior team. No handover to juniors. No gap between design and delivery.

01

Free

Flash Diagnostic, 90 minutes

Two Aspelian experts analyse your current processes, identify your three priority performance levers and quantify the value at stake. Recommendations report delivered within 5 working days. No sales pitch.

02

Within 5 working days

Proposal & Scoping

Detailed scope. Dedicated team, all senior, all certified. Planning, value milestones and a formal D+90 ROI commitment. You know exactly who will be on your engagement before you sign.

03

D+90 · D+180 · 1 year

Delivery & Measured ROI

The experts who designed your solution deploy it. ROI formally documented at D+90, D+180 and one year. Co-signed with your teams. Not estimates. Real measurements.

"D+90 measurable ROI. Guaranteed on every engagement."

90 min

Free diagnostic

5 days

Report delivery

D+ 90

ROI guaranteed

1 year

Full measurement

Industries

Built for the sectors

where complexity is structural.

Built for the sectors

where complexity is structural.

Nine industries. Each with its own Incentive Compensation complexity, regulatory constraints and commercial dynamics. Each with a dedicated Aspelian sector method.

Manufacturing

Multi-plan Incentive Compensation · indirect distribution · field engineers on radically different plans

Logistics

M&A frequency · agency networks · commissioned drivers · immediate pipeline freeze and top-performer flight risk at closing

Oil & Gas

18-month sales cycles. Incentive Compensation plans designed for 3 months. Hybrid JV teams.

Financial Services

MiFID II · deferred commissions · clawback · adviser retention under pressure

Healthcare

Multi-stakeholder sales · regulatory constraints on incentives · defensible plans

Automotive

800 dealerships. Distinct Incentive Compensation plans per site. Electrification disrupting the model.

Retail

Omnichannel · Incentive Compensation rewarding revenue while margins suffer · attribution conflicts

Telecom

Indirect distribution · agents · MVNO · KAM enterprise with long cycles

Corporate Finance

FP&A · Tax · Working Capital · Close · 70% of time producing data, 30% analysing it

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Technology Partners

Best of breed.

No captive partnership.

Best of breed.

No captive partnership.

Rigorous selection of the market's best platforms. We choose what is right for you, not what is contractually convenient for us.

Gold Partner · Forrester Wave Leader SPM Q1 2025

Varicent

The highest scores across 16 criteria.[7] The only solution evaluated with a comprehensive set of AI capabilities. Varicent is not a commission calculation tool, it is the backbone of your Sales Performance Management: territories, quotas, variable pay, revenue intelligence, all connected and all AI-optimised.

Gold Partner · Gartner MQ Leader RPA 7 consecutive years

Automation Anywhere

ISO 42001-certified for responsible AI. Agentic Process Automation is not enhanced RPA, it is a generational leap. Autonomous agents that understand your objectives, plan their actions, self-correct and report. Aspelian Academy Center: certified training in France.

Wiley Partner · 30+ years scientific research

PXT Select™

The only scientifically validated psychometric assessment that measures the 3 critical dimensions of a salesperson: cognitive style, behavioural traits and professional interests, compared against a performance model calibrated on your own top sellers. −40% commercial turnover. +19% performance.

About Aspelian

Founded by practitioners

who have lived what they now advise.

Founded by practitioners

who have lived what they now advise.

Aspelian is not a traditional consulting firm. Every engagement is led by Partner or Principal-level consultants. You speak with the expert. You work with the expert.

Photo de Michel Assouline

Michel Assouline

Founder & CEO

Serial Entrepreneur. Former Salesforce VP. 30 years of experience in digital transformation, CRM and sales performance. Co-founded Kerensen Consulting in 2007, which became Europe's reference Salesforce firm in less than 8 years, before its acquisition by Salesforce in 2015. Then served as VP Global GoToMarket, Customer Success Group at Salesforce.

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Carle Lopez

Co-founder & Senior Advisor

Order-to-Cash & BPM. Miller Heiman Certified. INSA Lyon. Senior expert in B2B sales organisation transformation. Founded Athena Values, specialised in reorganising complex sales forces. Certified practitioner of Miller Heiman methodology the world's reference approach for multi-stakeholder complex sales.

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Karim Mohammedi

Co-founder & Senior Advisor

EPM & FP&A. 15+ years transforming large-account Finance processes. Senior expert in Enterprise Performance Management and Financial Planning & Analysis. From tools to processes, from design to implementation every Finance domain from budgeting and consolidation to FP&A automation.

Senior Advisory

Partners or Principal on every engagement.

Senior Integration

Gold-certified mastery of Varicent and Automation Anywhere by the same profiles who designed your solution.

Best of Breed

Varicent Gold · Automation Anywhere Gold · PXT Select™. No captive partnership, we choose what is right for you.

Transformation Programs

Change Management · COE · M&A Revenue Integration.

3

Expert co-founders

45+

Certified consultants

2x

Gold Partner

3

Offices

30yrs

Founder experience

3

exits

Ready to begin

A Revenue or Finance

challenge? Let's talk.

A Revenue or Finance

challenge? Let's talk.

Revenue & Finance Transformation | Varicent Gold Partner | Automation Anywhere Gold
Paris · London

© 2026 Aspelian Group · All rights reserved

Revenue & Finance Transformation | Varicent Gold Partner | Automation Anywhere Gold
Paris · London

© 2026 Aspelian Group · All rights reserved

Revenue & Finance Transformation | Varicent Gold Partner | Automation Anywhere Gold
Paris · London

© 2026 Aspelian Group · All rights reserved