BELEN FRANCO LEYTON
Sabadell
Summary
Financially-minded Budget Specialist with 4 years of assisting companies with analysis and improvement of overall spending patterns. Additional expertise includes financial monitoring management and reporting to corporate management on budgetary trends.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Budget Management Administrator
Nuevatel PCS
10.2022 - 09.2023
- Analyzed and monitored the marketing and sales department's budget at a national level, focusing on product lines, events, and regions.
- Coordinated of financial planning for expenses within the commercial department, encompassing both annual budgets and forecasts.
- Enhanced internal communication by creating a budgeting control dashboard hub accessible to all managers staff members in order to facilitate decision making.
- Tracked the compliance of budgetary execution from budget commitment through to implementation and subsequent disbursement
- Monitored and control of cash flow and accounts payable dispersion for the national marketing and sales department.
- ROI analysis for marketing projects and events.
- Supervised and coordinated of the team of commercial analysts to ensure the proper tracking of budgetary requirements for the marketing and sales department from commitment to execution, adhering to the company's ethical and compliance standards.
Budget Analyst and Management Control
Tecnofarma S.A.
12.2020 - 09.2022
- Prepared the monthly corporate P&L under IFRS standards, as well as oversee the execution of monthly expenses, observing, analyzing, and reporting budgetary deviations.
- Prepared and presented the Monthly Report featuring monthly and YTD results, key variances, EBITDA, KPIs, analysis, and projections to the CEO.
- Analyzed of costs and margins through cost accounting and ABC costing.
- Coordinated and supervised of the collaborative annual budget (PEA), conducting margin and unit cost analyses, Run Rate assessments, Carry Over evaluations, and detailed expense breakdowns. Ensured the reasonableness of each component, along with quarterly projection assessments.
- Improved financial efficiency by analyzing budgetary data and identifying areas for cost reduction.
- In charge of the preparation and economic-financial analysis of the investment project for providing cars to medical promotion agents.
- In charge of implementing the budgeting and control tool 'Adaptive Insights,' achieving the company's best results in Bolivia and leading the region to excel within Latin America.
Management Control Analyst
Makro Parque Supermarket
09.2018 - 08.2019
- Responsible for the development of the chart of accounts in collaboration with the accounting department.
- Elaborated Managerial Financial Statements, Balance Sheet, Income Statement, and Indirect Cash Flow using the Pennman method.
- Responsible for the preparation, control, and analysis of Zero-Based Budgeting (ZBB)
- Development and analysis of commercial and financial KPIs.
- Reduced operational costs through the implementation of cost-saving initiatives, resulting in significant savings for the organization.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop strategic financial plans aligned with organizational objectives.
- Prepared and presented of the financial board, along with support in commercial, HR, and in-house production boards.
Marketing Trainee
Nestlé Bolivia S.A.
06.2018 - 08.2018
- Supported and collaborated in Marketing activities for the Nescafé product line, including coordination with suppliers and advertising campaigns.
- Enhanced brand visibility by supporting the execution of targeted marketing campaigns.
Education
Controlling Advanced Level Course - Financial Controlling
General Council of Economists of Madrid
Barcelona, Spain10.2024
Master of Science - Corporate Finance
UAGRM Business School
Santa Cruz De La Sierra, Bolivia10.2023
Master of Science - Master in Economics, Regulation And Competition
Universitat De Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain07.2020
BBA - Financial Engineering
Gabriel René Moreno Autonomous University
Santa Cruz De La Sierra, Bolivia06.2017
Skills
- MS Excel - VBA - Power Query - Power Pivot
- Data Analysis
- Power BI
- MS Powerpoint
- Python
- SQL
- SAP System
- Reporting Proficiency
- Budgeting and Forecasting
- Financial Statement Analysis
- Investment Analysis
- IFRS Compliance
Websites
Languages
Inglés
Catalán
Courses Seminars
- Python for finance, investment fundamentals & data analytics (Udemy), 2023, cursando
- Disertante en el 16to. Encuentro de economistas de Bolivia con el tema: 'Agricultura y deforestación: Una evaluación socioeconómica sobre la expansión de la frontera agrícola y sus externalidades', 2023
- Engaging in persuasive and credible communication (National University of Singapore - Coursera), 2022
- Inteligencia, visualización y analítica de datos con Excel y Power Bi (CENACE - UPSA), 2021
- MAS - MACROS: Master and Specialist in Macros (Academy Xperts), 2021
- PCAP: Programming Essentials in Python (Python Institute - Cisco Bolivia), 2020
- SQL for Data Science (University of California, Davis - Coursera), 2020
- Workshop Online sobre la profundización competitiva de los mercados eléctricos y su sostenibilidad en Europa y Latinoamérica (CNMC - Universitat de Barcelona), 2020
- Seminario sobre la efectividad de los programas de clemencia en la detección de cárteles en España. (CNMC), 2020
- Curso de Manejo de Software Bancario (Facultad de Contaduría Pública UAGRM), 2017
- Seminario de instrumentos financieros y apoyo al sector productivo (COINFICRUZ), 2017
- Conferencia de análisis financiero bajo el método CAMEL (COINFICRUZ), 2016
- Curso Oficial de Crédito Bancario (Facultad de Contaduría UAGRM), 2016
References
- Gaby Romero, Jefe de Logística y Soporte Comercial, Nuevatel PCS, +59170810180
- Gonzalo Gutierrez, Jefe de Presupuesto, Tecnofarma S.A., +59174165804
- Sebastián Carratalá, CFO, Tecnofarma S.A., +59176316499
- Rolando Olmos, CFO, Supermercado Makro Parque, +59177709915
Timeline
Budget Management Administrator
Nuevatel PCS
10.2022 - 09.2023
Budget Analyst and Management Control
Tecnofarma S.A.
12.2020 - 09.2022
Management Control Analyst
Makro Parque Supermarket
09.2018 - 08.2019
Marketing Trainee
Nestlé Bolivia S.A.
06.2018 - 08.2018
Controlling Advanced Level Course - Financial Controlling
General Council of Economists of Madrid
Master of Science - Corporate Finance
UAGRM Business School
Master of Science - Master in Economics, Regulation And Competition
Universitat De Barcelona
BBA - Financial Engineering
Gabriel René Moreno Autonomous University
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