Sebastian Echeverry Clavijo

Currently leading strategic financial planning at Rappi, with a focus on ensuring long-term financial health, and supporting corporate growth objectives. Key responsibilities include:

• Directing the end-to-end cash flow planning process, ensuring alignment with business strategy, and corporate objectives.
• Developing robust financial models and dynamic forecasting tools to evaluate business performance and support data-driven decision-making.
• Collaborating cross-functionally with key departments to integrate financial strategies across the organization.
• Preparing comprehensive financial reports and analyses for senior leadership, providing actionable insights, and identifying areas for optimization.
• Playing a pivotal role in aligning resource allocation with company-wide priorities, ensuring financial sustainability, and operational efficiency.

• Provided academic guidance and mentorship, supporting students in both personal and professional development, with a focus on improving academic performance, class engagement, and behavioral growth.
• Delivered engaging lectures on finance topics, leveraging modern teaching technologies, and real-world examples to enhance student understanding and participation.
• Designed and implemented course materials, assessments, and interactive learning strategies to foster critical thinking, and practical application of financial concepts.

Led and executed high-impact investment banking projects, focusing on financial advisory, corporate valuations, and capital structure optimization for top-tier national clients. Responsibilities and achievements include:

• Directed multiple complex transactions, including company valuations, debt restructurings, and strategic and financial advisory, ensuring high-quality deliverables and timely execution.
• Managed cross-functional teams and client communications, aligning project objectives with stakeholder expectations, and strengthening long-term client relationships.
• Developed advanced financial models in accordance with international standards, incorporating scenario analysis, sensitivity testing, and robust forecasting methodologies.
• Conducted comprehensive market research and risk assessments, providing strategic insights that directly influenced client investment decisions.
• Played a key role in enhancing the firm’s market position through consistent delivery of data-driven, strategic financial solutions across diverse industries.

As Financial Planning Coordinator at Telefónica, I was responsible for driving the company’s financial strategy through robust planning, cash flow optimization, and cross-functional collaboration. The role required a deep understanding of financial operations, performance indicators, and investment analysis to enhance organizational efficiency and support long-term growth initiatives.

• Coordinated the company’s financial planning processes, ensuring cross-functional alignment and effective communication between departments to support corporate strategy.
• Led working capital management initiatives, including detailed cash flow forecasting and KPI tracking to inform executive decision-making and maintain financial discipline.
• Oversaw daily cash operations, implementing strategies to optimize free cash flow through liquidity management, yield enhancement, and risk mitigation.
• Developed and maintained robust financial models for the evaluation of investment and expansion projects, performing valuations and scenario analyses to ensure strategic alignment and financial soundness.
• Spearheaded operational cash generation initiatives by identifying opportunities for process optimization, cost reduction, and efficiency improvements across multiple business units.

• Prepared and presented financial reports to senior management that provided insights into the organization’s financial health.