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Jacques Bentata

@jacquesbentata

Revenue & Pricing Analyst at Cyrus Pacific, sustaining occupancy above 90% across short-term rentals with dynamic pricing and demand forecasting.

Venezuela

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At Cyrus Pacific, I implemented dynamic pricing and demand-forecasting strategies for a short-term rental portfolio on Airbnb and Booking.com, sustaining occupancy above 90%. I also built occupancy, revenue, and collections reporting for about 58 units from nearly 3,000 reservations, validating the results against source records.

At VenAnalytics, I produced economic forecasts and built Power BI dashboards and executive reports for international clients. I also teach economics at Universidad Metropolitana and have contributed to tax and sanctions research, including FIU’s Comprehensive Tax Index.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Revenue & Pricing Analyst

Current

Cyrus Pacific LLC

Apr 2024 - Present (2 years 7 months)

Implemented dynamic pricing and demand-forecasting strategies for a short-term rental portfolio on Airbnb and Booking.com, sustaining occupancy above 90% and improving revenue performance per unit. Strengthened financial controls through collections monitoring and reconciliation, achieving 96% on-time payments while helping maintain 5-star guest ratings.

Dynamic Pricing Demand Forecasting Financial Analysis Collections Monitoring Reconciliations Airbnb Booking.Com

Current

Lecturer in Economics

Current

Universidad Metropolitana

Feb 2020 - Present (6 years 9 months)

Delivered a 2-hour technical training on conjunctural indicators to 18 economists and technical staff at the Central Bank of Venezuela, re-establishing the BCV-UNIMET institutional relationship. Supervise applied economics research, lead Gabinete UNIMET, and teach Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, International Trade and Managerial Economics to 1,280+ undergraduate students since 2020.

Teaching Economics Research Supervision Public Policy Microeconomics Macroeconomics International Trade Managerial Economics

Research Analyst

VenAnalytics

Aug 2022 - Sep 2023 (1 year 1 month)

Produced inflation, GDP and exchange-rate forecasts for Venezuela and Latin America using time-series econometrics and scenario analysis, supporting international clients' budgeting, pricing, investment exposure and risk management decisions. Built Power BI dashboards and executive macroeconomic reports, translating local economic and financial data into actionable insight for international privat

Econometrics scenario analysis Power BI Executive Reporting Macroeconomic Analysis Forecasting

Trainee, Project Finance & Operations

Siemens

Dec 2018 - Oct 2019 (10 months)

Supported project finance and operations in the energy-sector business unit through resource optimization and financial analysis. Prepared cost-benefit analyses, budget forecasts and project evaluations for strategic energy initiatives, identifying cost efficiencies. Assisted client negotiations on debt arrangements with public and private counterparties, supporting collection strategy and credit-

Project Finance Financial Analysis Cost Benefit Analysis Budget Forecasting Resource Optimization Negotiation

Transfer Pricing Assistant

Deloitte

Jul 2018 - Nov 2018 (4 months)

Prepared transfer pricing documentation for 15+ multinational clients under OECD and BEPS methodologies, reducing audit and tax-compliance exposure. Performed financial benchmarking with TP Search Smart and commercial financial databases to validate arm's-length pricing on cross-border related-party transactions.

Transfer Pricing OECD Guidelines BEPS 2.0 Financial Benchmarking TP Search Smart Tax Compliance

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Universidad Metropolitana

Bachelor of Arts, Business Economics

Activities and societies: Teaching Assistant, Microeconomics I (40+ students); represented Business Economics students before university authorities.

B.A. in Business Economics from Universidad Metropolitana, with a thesis on the impact of armed conflict on Israeli economic growth using a VAR model on 1960-2016 data. Received an Honorable Mention for methodological rigor and originality.