ANA CAROLINA PLATA
Summary
Proactive and goal-oriented professional with exceptional time management and problem-solving skills. Recognized for reliability and adaptability, showcasing a swift capacity to learn and apply new skills. Strong background in financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting. Expertise in developing and implementing financial plans and pricing strategies within fast-paced environments.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Finance Manager
818 SPIRITS
01.2024 - Current
- Lead annual strategic planning process
- Review monthly results and build the monthly reporting package for upper management and marketing heads.
Senior Financial Analyst
818 SPIRITS
11.2021 - 01.2024
- Maintain forecast P&L and Cash Flow model to include all volume, revenue, and expenses of the tequila business
- Manage Distributor Billback Process
- Responsible for monitoring logistics costs and costs of goods sold
- Responsible for pricing to distributors and retail accounts and future pricing strategy.
Senior II Revenue Analyst
ROYAL CARIBBEAN GROUP
10.2021 - 11.2021
- Responsible of providing product feedback, and training, coaching a team of analysts to achieve revenue plan target and forecast
- Aided in the recruitment process by conducting preliminary recruitment calls to prospective new team members.
Senior Revenue Analyst
ROYAL CARIBBEAN GROUP
02.2020 - 10.2021
- Assist with the development of strategic plans to maximize ticket revenues and utilization of inventory for a product portfolio, ranging from $200M to over $600M, for North America and International cruise markets
- Responsible for data analysis and support as well as the creation of Power Point presentations of strategic plans to senior management
- Created tools in Power BI to track price alignment across ships and monitor Cruisetour performance
- Collaborated with the Revenue Strategy and Analysis team to create a competitive pricing analysis for senior management
- Assisted the Global Promotions team with the deployment process and helped create tools and strategies for casino bookings and targeted offers
- Partnered with the Commercial Strategy team to build dashboards to provide demand insights and trends
- Develops and organizes the on-boarding process for new hires, including scheduling, improving training processes, and updating training materials.
Revenue Analyst
ROYAL CARIBBEAN GROUP
02.2019 - 02.2020
- Maximized yields by managing pricing and inventory effectively for Alaska, Northeast, San Juan and seasonal product itineraries, including Cruisetours
- Analyzed competition, demand, booked position, and market trends to create and monitor pricing strategies
- Informed department leadership and sales department about 2019 Cruisetour performance on a bi-weekly basis.
Latin America Regional Pricing Analyst
CMA CGM (AMERICA)
10.2017 - 02.2019
- Provided rates for Bids/Tenders in accordance with the pricing strategy guidelines of each service trade (Atlantic, Pacific, Intra Latam and North South)
- Developed analyses on customer’s performance (actual vs
- Forecasted) to improve negotiations and pricing strategies
- Participated in the negotiation of a business proposal that would bring more than 3,500 containers weekly.
Education
Master of Science - Finance
Bentley University
Waltham, MA12.2016
Bachelor of Arts - International Studies
University of Miami
Miami, FL12.2014
Skills
- Expense reduction
- Annual budgets
- Pricing strategy
- Leadership capability
Coursesskills
- SQL
- PowerBI
- Hyperion
- MS Excel
- AS400
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Finance Manager
818 SPIRITS
01.2024 - Current
Senior Financial Analyst
818 SPIRITS
11.2021 - 01.2024
Senior II Revenue Analyst
ROYAL CARIBBEAN GROUP
10.2021 - 11.2021
Senior Revenue Analyst
ROYAL CARIBBEAN GROUP
02.2020 - 10.2021
Revenue Analyst
ROYAL CARIBBEAN GROUP
02.2019 - 02.2020
Latin America Regional Pricing Analyst
CMA CGM (AMERICA)
10.2017 - 02.2019
Master of Science - Finance
Bentley University
Bachelor of Arts - International Studies
University of Miami
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