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Minerva Rivera Financial Manager

Mexico

 

Experience
Financial Controller | Otscon Mexico Manufacturing | May 2018 – Current | Automotive Company
Responsible of the Finance, Commerce and Purchase areas, leading a team of 6 in Accounting, Finance, Taxes, Trasury, AP/AR & Costs, in an automotive company.
Accounting & Finance: Financial Statements Analysis and review. Coordination of Annual Closing
Coordination of general Accounting & Monthly Closing. Taxes.
Coordination of Annual Budget, Forecasts and Cashflow
Coordination of Annual Closing, Financial Audit and Transfer Prices Analysis, Financial Statement Translation. Management Meetings
Costing:
Standard costs planning and implementation.
Elaboration of the monthly cashflow, and yearly forecasts.
Coordination of Annual Budget, Implementation of policies and controls, in Financial areas, Implementation of controls Warehouse.
Annual Inventory Coordination, review and coordination with the production team.
Fixed assets follow up, receptions and review of project capitalizations. Capex follow up.
Commerce and Purchases
Follow up on Investments, review of Imports and Exports, review of Cambios de Regimen.
Coordination of treasury, Accounts Payables, Accounts receivables and electronic Invoicing.
Coordination and implementation of internal controls.

Finance & Accounting Manager | San Luis Dasung | April 2017 – April 2018 | Automotive Company
Responsible of the accounting department leading a team of 4 in the areas of Accounting, Finance & Costs, in a startup automotive company.
Accounting:
Coordination of general Accounting & Monthly Closing. Review of taxes.
Reporting to headquarters. Credit analysis and negotiation and follow up to financial credit requests with Bancomext.
Fiscal Pre-Closing and Annual closing. Follow up on VAT refunds
Financial Statement Analysis and determination. Cashflow and forecast.
Follow up to audits & Transfer prices analysis.
Costing:
Cost Structure determination, Elaboration of the monthly cashflow, and yearly forecasts.
Coordination of Annual Budget, Implementation of policies and controls, in Financial areas, Annual Inventory Coordination, review and coordination with the production team.
Fixed assets follow up, receptions and review of project capitalizations. Capex follow up.
Review of monthly results according to NIF´s and monthly performance report to Managers.
Coordination of treasury, Accounts Payables, Accounts receivables and electronic Invoicing.

FP&A | Dana de México | Nov 2012– July 2015 | Automotive company
Responsible for the reporting and creation consolidating reports for the plants in Mexico in the light and heavy divisions, collaboration in the NA Plants. Supported plants during monthly closings. Monitored and analyzed Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and financial ratios. Created monthly PowerPoint presentations illustrating business performance and goals. Executed and reported variance and gap analysis. Created detailed models and analytical tools to facilitate variance analysis and support as acting Controller in case of open positions.
Control of delivery of reports from Plants
Acting Controller / Controller Assistant in charge of teams of 2-4 people (Monthly closings, reporting, forecast, Capex, projects, variance analysis, planning & control in plants in Queretaro, Mexico City and Monterrey.
Support to monthly closing procedures ensuring accuracy and timelines
Reports and support in meetings to Managers (trend)
Collaboration in the Standardization of files (planning, Standard Costs, trend cost Manufacturing Variance, monthly performance), review, analysis, and evaluation of annual budget

Plant Controller | Draexlmaier Components Automotive de México | Mar 2011-Nov 2012 | Automotive company
Responsible in the Controlling area for the electric plants in San Luis Potosí and Lagos de Moreno. Collaborated in accounting closing, invoicing, and reporting to headquarters. Analyzed utilization and capacity against performance goals. Executed and reported variance and gap analysis. Monitored and analyzed Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and financial ratios
Cost controlling, Budget and expenses analysis
Invoicing and monthly closing for plants
Reports: Headcount, monthly expenses for cost centers, transportation, FX Rates, allocations
Support to project controlling, Support to inventories and related areas.
Budget Planning

Mc Graw Hill de México | Jan 2009 – Mar 2010 | Publishing House
Accountant in Charge of Accounts Payables and Fixed Assets in México and Latin America (consolidation and review of 5 countries) Follow up in the process, policies and reports to headquarters. Consolidation of information and review of projects.

Accountant | Metales y Aleaciones Omicron S.A. de C.V | 1995 – 2008 | Metal mechanic company
Accounting operations, accounting close. Evaluated new projects (maquila). Reviewed and approved billing invoices and expense reports. General Accounting functions, Organized and collected information the Hazardous Waste Permit with Semarnat.
Financial Statement Analysis (Cashflow, BS, PL).
Researched and resolved billing and invoice problems
Negotiations with Clients & suppliers
Invoicing and monthly closing
Account analysis, reconciliations, Bank reconciliations, policies.
Tax and treasury payments., AP and AR
Education
Master in Taxation | start 2019 | Universidad PANAMERICANA mexico city
Bachelor Public Accountant | 2003 – 2004 | UASLP | San Luis Potosí
Bachelor Financial Management | 1997 – 2002 | ITESM CCM | Mexico City
Academic Year Abroad, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium 1998
Highschool | 1994-1997| ITESM SLP | San Luis Potosí
Academic Year Abroad, Academy of Mt St Scholastica, Atchison KS, USA
Communication
Fluent English (TOEFL & IELTS) – Full working proficiency
French – DELF
Software : SAP, Contpaq, Ms Office, Hyperion, Epicor, EB2