Paola Arévalo - FP&A Manager, Decowraps

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Work Background

DecowrapsFP&A Lead

Jan. 2024Bogotá, Capital District, Colombia

Pro Trading SkillsFinance Consultant

Jan. 2021 - Aug. 2024Estados Unidos

Pro Trading SkillsFinance Teacher

May. 2023 - Apr. 2024United StatesOnline classes related to personal finance, corporate analysis for investment decision making, market analysis.

DecowrapsFinancial planning and budget coordinator

Apr. 2023 - Dec. 2023Colombia•Creating and developing the organization's annual budget by working closely with various departments and stakeholders. •Preparing regular financial reports and presenting them to senior management or relevant stakeholders. Budget vs. actual performance, financial forecasts. •Prepare different presentations in English for the board of directors. •Collaborating with different departments within the organization to gather relevant financial information and ensure that budgeting and financial planning are aligned with the overall strategic goals.

TulCommercial Finance Specialist

Oct. 2022 - Mar. 2023Bogotá, Distrito Capital, Colombia

MediRex S.A.S.Financial Planning Leader

Apr. 2021 - Oct. 2022Bogotá, Distrito Capital, Colombia•Evaluate the different financial projects for the development and expansion of business for the entire business group. • Analyze the financial statements MoM / YoY, budget and presented the results to Board and c-level

Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística - DANE ColombiaProfessional Services- Contractor

Jul. 2021 - Nov. 2021Bogotá, Distrito Capital, ColombiaMEDELLIN ORANGE ECONOMY: Develop the general plan for the Culture and Orange Economy Satellite Account of Medellín, according to the guidelines of the statistical process and the national accounts system. Participate in the exploration of data sources for the Culture and Orange Economy Satellite Account of Medellín and consolidate the inventory of available sources in the general plan and the methodological document. Ensure the transfer of acquired knowledge, documentation, and procedures carried out in the development of the contract's objective to the person designated by the contract supervisor. Systematize the information generated in the execution of this contract, by organizing and documenting the processes related to the research in charge, and perform the periodic backups requested by the DSCN systems contact.

Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística - DANE ColombiaProfessional Services- Contractor

Jul. 2020 - Dec. 2020Bogotá, Distrito Capital, ColombiaPIB BOGOTA: Professional services to construct the time series for the first and second quarters of 2020 at constant and current prices of production and value added for information and communication activities; professional, scientific, and technical activities; administrative and support service activities, ensuring economic and statistical quality and consistency to establish the Gross Domestic Product from the production perspective, for the city of Bogotá D.C., as well as to guarantee the macroeconomic consistency of the synthesis and dissemination products.

PlatziFinancial Controller

Oct. 2016 - Feb. 2020Bogotá D.C. Area, Colombia• Control and analysis of Financial Statements of the HQ (USA) and subsidiaries (CO and MX). • Ensure liquidity through banking relationships, keeping company information up to date to negotiate the best conditions (interest rates and times) • Analysis of financing products: Credit cards, revolving credits, treasury credits. • Exchange rate monitoring for negotiation of intercompany and service monetization. • Management of the company's treasury: payment execution, budget control vs. expenses, relationship with banks. • Analyze and project the company's Cash ﬂ ow in a way global. • Carry out the consolidation and analysis of revenues (Revenue Management) in order to obtain the company's growth metrics. MRR • Continuously follow the Global Budget and its execution weekly, biweekly and monthly. • Direct communication with accountants, lawyers, and banks of each entity for the country. • Analysis and report with the Metrics Growth and Advertising team: LTV, MRR, Customer Churn, CAC, ARR.

PlatziFinance Analyst

Oct. 2016 - Oct. 2017Bogotá, Distrito Capital, Colombia

EmprépolisAccounts junior internship

Jul. 2016 - Oct. 2016Spain• Match Portfolio suppliers in the SAP BO accounting program. • Order and update purchases • Claims invoices by telephone to suppliers, to pass next audit. • Reconciling the collections in SAP of the client portfolio. • Bank Archive. • Insurance review of the company and drive update.

Cifras y ConceptosProject Coordinator and Researcher

Sep. 2014 - Dec. 2015Bogotá• OIM Project Victims and Land Restitution Law, coordination of field work 15,000 surveys throughout Colombia • Coordinate and operationally support the logistics of information collection. • Supervise the activities of the personnel that make up the work team of the assigned project. • Make reports on the status and results of projects. • Ensure the quality of the information collected. • Solve and guide possible problems in the execution of projects. • Develop internal audits according to ISO 20252: 2012. • Perform Desk Research for project planning. • Coding and process different qualitative databases in Excel.

Universidad Jorge Tadeo LozanoResearch assistant

Feb. 2014 - Apr. 2014Bogotá D.C., Colombia• Sort the information corresponding to the database of the Superintendence of companies. • Make indicators of technical efficiency and convergence. • Forecast stochastic frontier models and data envelopment analysis. • Writing preliminary results.