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Alejandro lara

@alejandrolara

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Seasoned finance leader driving growth, M&A, FP&A, and process automation.

Mexico

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior finance roles (CFO/Head of FP&A) where I can lead strategic growth, optimize processes, drive M&A, and build high-performing teams in collaborative, data-driven environments.

I am a seasoned finance professional with over 12 years of experience delivering strategic growth, M&A execution, and operational improvements across multiple industries. I combine deep technical finance skills with cross-functional leadership in taxes, HR, legal, operations, regulatory, and environmental matters.

As a fractional CFO and former corporate CFO, I have built and transformed finance teams, implemented FP&A frameworks, and automated reporting to enable real-time decision making. I led initiatives that improved liquidity by 23%, increased revenue 20% year-over-year via targeted market expansion, and doubled marketing expense effectiveness.

In investment banking and advisory roles I executed complex M&A mandates, prepared valuation analyses and financial models for transactions exceeding hundreds of millions of dollars, and coordinated due diligence across sectors including energy, technology, e-commerce, manufacturing, and real estate. I also managed treasury operations across multiple countries and currencies, negotiated credit facilities reducing debt cost by over 40%, and supported family-office investment activities.

I hold a CFA designation, advanced training in SQL and Power BI, a master's background in operations research, and ongoing graduate work in taxation. I am fluent in Spanish and English and bring a pragmatic, data-driven approach to strategic finance, revenue management, and process optimization.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Fractional CFO

Current

Helfgott Group

Mar 2024 - Present (1 year 11 months)

Provide strategic CFO services focused on growth, profitability, process automation, and internal controls; implemented financial reporting and cash-flow strategies that improved liquidity by 23% and enabled 20% y/y revenue growth.

Financial Planning Analysis KPI Design Process Automation Team Building Power BI Strategic Planning

Chief Financial Officer

Interfactura

Jan 2021 - Mar 2024 (3 years 2 months)

Led a revenue-model shift and consolidated operations across 10+ entities to deliver real-time profitability KPIs, negotiated credit lines reducing debt cost by over 40%, and managed multi-country treasury and FX risks.

FP&A Treasury Management M&A & Compliance Financial Modeling KPIs

Chief Financial Officer

Enviaflores

Jan 2020 - Jan 2021 (1 year)

Institutionalized financial controls and automated reporting, cutting month-end close from 7 to 3 days, improved gross profit by 15%, and redesigned expansion model to reduce payback by 45%.

Financial Control Automation Revenue Management FP&A Financial Reporting Process Improvement

Vice President, M&A

Alfaro, Dávila & Scherer

Apr 2017 - Jun 2020 (3 years 2 months)

Advised on and executed M&A mandates including large-scale sell-side and buy-side deals (up to US$2.15bn), led Energy & Power team, and supported capital raising of ~US$500m for project finance.

M&A Financial Modeling Valuation Due Diligence Capital Raising Project Finance

Adjunct Professor

Tecnológico de Monterrey

Jan 2017 - Dec 2019 (2 years 11 months)

Taught Enterprise Valuation and M&A courses, achieving student approval rates above 95% and advising two student projects that evolved into startups.

Teaching Valuation M&A Mentoring Curriculum Development Student Advisement Presentation

Associate / Analyst

Alfaro, Dávila & Scherer

Jun 2013 - Apr 2017 (3 years 10 months)

Built valuation and LBO models, led due diligence across sectors, and onboarded and trained junior bankers while supporting transaction execution from 2013 to 2017.

Valuation LBO Modeling Due Diligence Market Analysis Training Financial Modeling