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Lisette Saldivar A.

Lisette Saldivar A.

Sr. Regional Accounting And Compliance Manager
Saltillo, Coahuila

Summary

Solutions oriented professional with 24 years of experience (12 years working in USA); eager for ongoing professional growth with an organization that will capitalize on finance, accounting, and managerial talents, in exchange for a solid work ethic, integrity, and commitment to superior performance.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
2
2
Languages

Work History

Sr Regional Accounting and Compliance Manager Mexico

Yanfeng Mexico Automotive Interiors
05.2017 - Current
  • Deliver Statutory Accounting and Reporting for the Mexico Region with 5 Business Units (10 production plants, and 2 payroll entities).
  • Manage the external audit end to end for all the legal entities.
  • Make sure the accounting records are in line with Mexican GAAP, PRC GAAP, and IFRS.
  • Responsible for the compliance related to Tax Administrative Service (SAT), VAT, Income Tax, Electronic Accounting, Electronic Invoicing.
  • Ensure Internal Control policies and procedures are followed. Provide guidance to all region in terms of compliance and accounting rules.
  • Responsible for payroll accounting and compliance with Social Security (Opinion IMSS & Infonavit) for the Mexico Region.
  • Responsible for SG&A including planning, budgeting and analysis.
  • Lead a team of 12 professionals to deliver accounting and compliance reporting, fluxes, footnotes, balance sheet reconciliations, Intercompany reconciliation, and top-level reviews.
  • ERP implementations (QAD) in 2018, and SAP in 2020 and 2021.

Finance Manager/ Controller

United Technology Corp (Kidde)
05.2016 - 05.2017
  • Responsible for the Financial Statements, General Ledger, Cost Accounting, A/P, A/R, Budgeting, and Tax Compliance.
  • Responsible for guiding financial decisions and protecting the assets of the company by establishing, monitoring and enforcing policies and procedures that comply with Mexican and USGAAP.
  • Manage, a team of 4 professional accountants.
  • Responsible for the set-up and roll-up of the standard cost. Prepare variance reports, KPI´s and other cost reviews for Corporate.
  • Participant as one of the main project managers for ERP implementation (JD Edwards).

Manager FP&A Latin America Business Unit

Tesco Corporation
10.2013 - 09.2015
  • Prepare financial analysis and reports for all the countries in Latin America region, including monthly variance analysis of the P&L, variation in forecasts, Plan, and financial metrics (DSO, ROCE, ROA); as well as quarterly reports to analyze the variances in the Balance and P&L.
  • Interim Controller - Guide financial decisions of the Mexico's operations, provide status of financial condition, review budget objectives by scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; prepare special reports by analyzing, and summarizing information and trends; maintaining financing staff job results by coaching, leading and monitoring a team of 8 people including AR, AP, Tax, Treasury, and Accounting. Manage the local and external audit. Work closely with Supply Chain, Sales, Operations, and HR to ensure more accurate and timely information for the month-end close.

Accounting Supervisor

Mission Foods (Gruma Corporation)
06.2011 - 05.2013
  • Lead and manage a team of 4 professionals, including objective setting, performance management, development and training.
  • Provide direction in areas of accounting including month-end close, maintenance of accounting ledger, material master/cost cards, and fixed assets.
  • Support corporate accounting, maintain internal system and financial operational controls, ensure that accounting procedures are in compliance with IFRS and US GAAP.
  • Prepare accounting records, analysis and month-end reviews, and keep track and control of portion of the Balance Sheet.
  • Provide support and direction during external audits related to financial information, inventories, and fixed assets.
  • Analyze and approve capital projects to ensure the correct classification and registration in the financial statements.

Staff Accountant II

Mission Foods (Gruma Corporation)
05.2007 - 06.2011
  • Month-end close duties including journal entry preparation and input of various facilities of the company.
  • Prepare timely and accurate information such as financial statements and other flux and variance reports.
  • Perform cost center review and cost analysis.
  • Monthly Balance Sheet analysis and detail analysis for quarterly reviews.
  • Exposed to the opportunity of handling different regions of the company and work with different Balance Sheet accounts such as inventory, receivables, independent distributors' accounts, brokers accounts & Food Service accrual accounts.

Corporate Six Sigma representative

Moll Industries Inc.
06.2006 - 11.2006
  • Work on transactional projects to improve different Accounting/Finance areas of the company at Corporate and plant levels using the Lean Six Sigma methodology.
  • During my time as project leader I worked in different accounts receivable projects in order to improve the DSO.

Sales and Distribution Accountant

Mission Foods (Gruma Corporation)
09.2002 - 06.2006
  • Keep track and control of the Sales and Distribution expenses for the Central and East divisions of the company
  • Preparation of monthly accruals and Journal Entries needed for the Advertising and Distribution expenses
  • Review of route settlement accounts such as security deposits, car pool insurance, among others and review the statements of independent distributors
  • Preparation of monthly Balance Sheet reconciliations for the accounts related to distribution and advertising and prepare analysis of expenses for the Sales Executives

Team leader (outsourcing)

Mission Foods (Gruma Corporation)
07.2001 - 08.2002
  • Main responsibility consisted of working on special projects in Mission Foods; the purpose was to determine the collectible and uncollectible portion of the old Accounts Receivable balances for some of the biggest customers of Mission Foods.

Education

Master of Business Administration - Concentration in Corporate Finance

University of Dallas
Irving, Texas

Bachelor's degree - Public Accounting and Finance

Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey

Skills

Analytical thinking

Risk analysis

Task prioritization

Problem-solving

Time management

Multitasking Abilities

Adaptability

Data analysis

Internal auditing

Proficient in SAP, QAD, AX Dynamics, JD Edwards, AS400, HFM, Oracle, MS Office, Blackline, Adobe Acrobat, along with different internal databases

Certification

Certification in Lean Six Sigma

Timeline

Sr Regional Accounting and Compliance Manager Mexico

Yanfeng Mexico Automotive Interiors
05.2017 - Current

Finance Manager/ Controller

United Technology Corp (Kidde)
05.2016 - 05.2017

Manager FP&A Latin America Business Unit

Tesco Corporation
10.2013 - 09.2015

Accounting Supervisor

Mission Foods (Gruma Corporation)
06.2011 - 05.2013

Staff Accountant II

Mission Foods (Gruma Corporation)
05.2007 - 06.2011

Corporate Six Sigma representative

Moll Industries Inc.
06.2006 - 11.2006

Sales and Distribution Accountant

Mission Foods (Gruma Corporation)
09.2002 - 06.2006

Team leader (outsourcing)

Mission Foods (Gruma Corporation)
07.2001 - 08.2002

Bachelor's degree - Public Accounting and Finance

Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey

Master of Business Administration - Concentration in Corporate Finance

University of Dallas

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