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Alvaro Avila

@alvaroavila

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Financial data analyst and FP&A specialist turning complex finance into predictive models and executive dashboards.

Chile

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for full-time remote opportunities worldwide where I can turn complex corporate finance data into predictive risk models and executive dashboards, strengthen rolling forecasts with macro variables, and support real-time decision-making.

I’m a financial data analyst and economist specialized in the intersection of corporate finance and data science, with 13+ years of experience across Chile and Mexico. I focus on turning large, messy financial datasets into decision-ready reporting that executives can trust.

As an Independent Senior Consultant and Founder of Ruiz Ávila Rojas SpA (RAR SpA), I advise SMEs and mid-sized companies across industries—delivering financial diagnostics, tax regularization, and liquidity recovery. I also built quantitative risk models (Monte Carlo simulation and variance-covariance analysis) to support capital allocation decisions.

I strengthen forecasts by integrating macroeconomic and geopolitical variables—like inflation and interest rates—into rolling-forecast processes to anticipate cost and liquidity exposure. I also design 5–7 custom executive KPI dashboards per client, translating targets, formulas, and metric ownership into clear, interactive views using Power BI, Tableau, and Excel.

Earlier, as an Accounting Manager and ERP Product Owner (SAP Business One), I led a transformation that reduced the monthly accounting close from 50 to 30 days and cut external audit turnaround from 45 to 10 days. I also automated recurring journal entries, standardized workflows, and reduced departmental operating costs by ~40%, guided by strong internal controls.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Independent Senior Consultant

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Ruiz Ávila Rojas SpA (RAR SpA)

Oct 2018 - Present (7 years 9 months)

Provide cross-border financial consulting to SMEs and mid-sized companies in Chile and Mexico, including financial diagnostics, tax regularization, liquidity recovery, and executive reporting. Build quantitative risk models and custom KPI dashboards using Python, SQL, Power BI, and Tableau.

Tax Regularization Support Liquidity Recovery Capital Allocation Power BI Tableau Python SQL Rolling Forecasts

Research Assistant, Economic Data

CIALC – Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)

Jan 2022 - Jan 2023 (1 year)

Supported doctoral research on regional integration and foreign direct investment by processing macroeconomic datasets and building econometric models. Authored technical reports and translated specialized economic literature from English to Spanish.

Data Validation Econometrics Time Series Analysis Socio Economic Data Processing

Accounting Manager & SAP PO

Atención Lux S.A. de C.V.

Feb 2016 - Oct 2018 (2 years 8 months)

Led financial process transformation during growth, transitioning from a legacy accounting system to SAP Business One as functional Product Owner. Improved accounting close and audit turnaround times by redesigning reconciliation and reporting workflows.

SAP Business One Audit Reporting

Semi-Senior Accountant

Servicios Administrativos GZM (Gamers Zone México)

Aug 2015 - Jan 2016 (5 months)

Rebuilt financial control after a failed Microsoft Dynamics AX implementation by normalizing accounting backlogs and restoring reconciliations. Produced store-level profitability models and financial reporting compliant with Mexican tax regulations and US GAAP/IFRS standards.

Microsoft Dynamics AX Financial Reconciliations Accounting Backlog Recovery Financial Reporting US GAAP IFRS

Accounting Assistant

Fashion Products, S.A. de C.V.

Jan 2012 - Jun 2015 (3 years 5 months)

Managed the full accounting cycle and reconciliation for multiple bank accounts under IFRS/US GAAP and Mexican tax compliance. Improved tax-filing preparation timeliness and maintained reconciliation between accounting records and electronic tax receipts (CFDI).

IFRS US GAAP Tax Compliance Bank Reconciliation CFDI Electronic Invoicing Tax Reconciliations

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)

Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Economics

Completed a B.A. in Economics at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) in 2023 (apostilled).

Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN)

Public Accountant, Accounting

Earned a Public Accountant degree from Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN) in 2013 (apostilled; licensed by Mexico's Dirección General de Profesiones).