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LUIS F. ZAPATA CH.
LUIS FERNANDO
ZAPATA CHALELA
Business Administrator
Major in Finance
32 years old
Single
Mobile number-
Phone number:-
E-mail:-
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Business administrator, graduate of Universidad del Norte, currently majoring in finance
with vast experience in the financial area and risk assessment. Entrepreneur,
contributor with senior leadership, responsible and effective on teamwork. Proactive in
problem solving and seeking new professional challenges, always oriented towards
results that allow to complement and gather experiences in the different administration
areas.
WORK EXPERIENCE
JERONIMO MARTINS COLOMBIA
From: December 12 2017 To: November 30 2018
Area: Financial Department
Job Title: Regional Controller R2
Immeadite boss: Jorge Aragón
Phone number:-
Barranquilla, Atlántico
Responsibilities and roles:
● Analysis, daily budget control and sales compliance, tickets and regional basket.
● Daily control of core indicators of the operation such as discharge and inventory
results
● Provide help and support to the operation through the analysis of indicators and
assessments based on compliance of the assigned regional budget.
● Execution of the (Capital Expenditure Proposal) stores CSPs or projects to be
conducted in the northern zone.
Achievements:
● Optimization of the loss indicator, which improved 7% over a 4 months period thanks
to a constant control, support and daily monitoring.
● Progress of the negative stock by 25%.
● Increase in the result of audits from 78% to 83% through the execution of a welldeveloped plan for monitoring of critical points with greater loss.
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FINTRA S.A.
From: July 14 2016 To: June 13 2017
Area: Financial Department
Job Title: Head of Risks and Credits
Immediate Boss: William Suárez
Phone number:-
Barranquilla, Atlántico
Responsibilities and roles:
● Coordinate, lead and support the team of analysts.
● Analyze and develop functions of credit checks for legal and natural persons.
● Analyze vertically and horizontally the financial statements of potential clients for
linking to payroll deduction agreements.
● Carry out monthly reports on portfolio placement and collections.
Achievements:
● Optimization of approval rates by 12% vs. the amount approved in 2016.
● Harvest rates above 90 days increased by 5%
● Establish new quantifiable policies to optimize the approval quality.
CARBONES COLOMBIANOS DEL CERREJON
From: August 18 2015 To: May 31 2016
Area: Financial Department
Job Title: Financial coordinator
Immediate Boss: Patricia Herrera
Tel:-
Barranquilla, Atlántico
Responsibilities and roles:
● Coordinate quarterly and annual financial statements with their respective annexes.
● Keep audit control of fixed assets and checkbook reconciliations of national accounts
and accounts in dollars.
● Assist and respond in a timely manner and with the necessary supports to the
requirements sent by control and surveillance entities.
● Monitoring payment of providers
● Development and analysis of possible business proposals.
Achievements:
● Budgetary expenditures reductions by 15% in 2017.
● Decrease in outstanding accounts by 7%.
● Concise and timely MD&A completion.
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SERFINANSA S.A.
From: September 15 2014 To: August 14 2015
Area: Commercial department
Job Title: Commercial Executive
Immediate Boss: Rosario Caballero
Barranquilla, Atlántico
Responsibilities and roles:
● Customer service.
● Create new business opportunities
● Meet the management indicators, past due portfolio and budgeted growth by the
company
● Design and implement business strategies
● Planning and periodic development of committees for the optimization of commercial
goals.
Achievements:
● Placement at 105% from the established goal for the first quarter of 2015.
● Maintain portfolio indicators around 45 days.
● Timely and strategic management for the integration of new customers.
SERFINANSA S.A.
From: 17 de December of 2012 To: September 15 2014
Area: Credit Department
Job Title: Commercial Credit Analyst
Immediate Boss: Jennifer Villareal
Barranquilla, Atlántico
Responsibilities and roles:
● Assessment, evaluation and analysis of credit lines for natural and legal persons.
● Analyze financial statements vertically and horizontally.
●Customer's credit and financial information check.
● Elaborate timely reports of potential customers.
● Update the financial information of current customers.
● Support decisions made in the approval committees.
Achievements:
● Increase the analysis of the volume of credits by 9%
● In depth cash flows analysis of potential customers.
GRAINGER COLOMBIA S.A.S.
From: September 17 2010 To: May 31 2012
Area: Financial Department
Job Title: Financial Analyst
Immediate boss: Mauricio Restrepo
Phone:- Ext. 112
Barranquilla, Atlántico
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Responsibilities and roles:
● Responsible for the monthly reports of compliance within the company.
●Annual budgeting implementation within the company
● Responsible for the vertical and horizontal analysis of the forecast vs. period.
● Control and monitoring of the company's cash flow.
● Ongoing analysis of the company's standard margin.
Achievements:
● Management and improvement of expenses for the 2012 period by 7%.
● Management for the increase in sales by 15% for 2012 vs 2011.
● Budgeting for the opening of new points of sale.
● Management for the timely payment of company expenses.
EDUCATION
2018 MAJOR IN FINANCE (Ongoing)
Barranquilla-Colombia
Universidad del Norte
2010 BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR
Barranquilla-Colombia
Universidad del Norte
2004 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATED
Barranquilla-Colombia
German School of Barranquilla
LANGUAGES
Spanish: Native Language
English: Advanced
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ADDITIONAL EDUCATION
2012 BUDGET: FINANCIAL PLANNING TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES
Provide financial planning techniques towards the achieving goals and objectives, with
emphasis on optimization of investment, financing, operation variables and creation of
value.
OPEN-FIELD EXPERIMENTAL PLANTING FOR BIOFUEL PRODUCTION:
This project has financial, commercial and production studies in order to obtain biofuels
from cassava.
FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT: GASES DEL CARIBE COMPANY:
Vertical - horizontal analysis, balance sheet and income statement.
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COMPUTER SKILLS
SAP management: transactionsYRE00049-YRE00026-YRE00064 – MB51- MB52-ME21N
Software management: Microsoft Office 2003, 2007 and 2010 package (Word, Excel,
Power Point)
Operating Systems: Windows 95, 98, 2000, XP, Vista, 7
REFERENCES
JUAN PABLO SÁNCHEZ
General Merchandise Manager
Adidas - Reebok
Phone number-
Bogota.
E mail:-
MIGUEL PACHECO
Director of Major courses.
Universidad del Norte.
Phone number-
Barranquilla.
E mail:-
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