Lizandra Hernandez Pacheco
Roseville,NSW
Summary
Dynamic finance professional with a proven history of driving process improvements and achieving significant cost reductions to enhance operational efficiencies. Expertise in fostering collaboration across departments to stimulate revenue growth and implement integrated systems that strengthen internal controls. Played a pivotal role in launching a company through strategic investment planning and effective talent acquisition. Dedicated leader who motivates team members to leverage strengths, identify growth opportunities, and pursue continuous improvement initiatives.
Overview
2
2
Languages
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
HEAD OF FINANCE
3con International (Automotive)
Querétaro, Qro.
11.2025 - 08.2026
- Lead the finance function with a hands-on approach, combining strategic leadership with active involvement in day-to-day financial and business activities.
- Drive continuous improvement of financial processes, systems, and controls to increase efficiency, accuracy, and transparency.
- Partner closely with operations, procurement, sales, and other business areas to understand challenges and develop effective financial solutions.
- Identify process gaps and inefficiencies and lead initiatives to simplify, standardize, and automate financial processes.
- Strengthen internal controls and reporting processes to improve data accuracy, compliance, and financial governance.
- Company Overview: a global leader in the manufacture of automated production systems and high-tech industrial machinery for the automotive industry in North America.
- Achievements: Payroll & Labour Cost Optimisation: Reviewed and redesigned payroll and overtime processes to strengthen budgetary control, improve visibility of labour costs, and reduce unnecessary manufacturing and overtime expenses.
- Month-End Close Transformation: Established and implemented a structured month-end closing process where no formal close process previously existed, creating clear timelines, responsibilities, and financial controls and enabling the business to complete the monthly close within 10 days.
- Standardized project invoicing: Developed and documented step by step process to invoice projects, services and parts resulting in reduction of reconciliation errors and faster payment by customers and better cashflow. 5 key customers paid their bills within 70 days instead of 120 days.
FINANCE MANAGER
TNA Solutions (Food Packaging and Processing)
Querétaro, Qro.
09.2023 - 06.2025
- Oversee the operations and development of the company's finance departments including creating and reviewing policies, budgeting, training and conducting regular assessments of financial procedures.
- Improve business processes, technologies, and policies, to ensure department and company goals are met and profits are made.
- Comprehensive financial reports developed for executive decision-making support.
- Monitored budget and revenue trends, compiling reports for company leadership to make fact-based decisions.
- Enhanced budget management by implementing expense tracking and cost reduction strategies.
- Company Overview: A global provider of integrated solutions for food processing and packaging.
- Achievements: Consolidated the finance team in Mexico by understanding the company's operations and needs. Promoted participation and collaboration with other departments, increasing productivity and improving process control between finance, logistics, sales, and projects.
- Delivered highest profit to the company in history in FY25 at 35% of turnover.
- Implemented new strategies for analysis and resource optimization. This allowed me to reduce operating expenses by 15%.
FINANCE MANAGER
Royal Brinkman Mexico (Horticulture)
Querétaro, Qro.
04.2022 - 08.2023
- Overseeing and analyzing financial operations to ensure that the business reaches its financial goals.
- Introduce and implement innovative short and long-term business goals.
- Oversee and manage budget activities, assist in the analysis of monthly and annual budget, including deadlines and processes.
- Analyze sales reports and other performance indicators.
- Created organizational structures to improve accounting and finance functions.
- Processed invoices and contacted appropriate parties for timely payment receipt. Negotiate or approve contracts and agreements.
- Company Overview: World specialist in horticulture
- Achievements: Conduct a review and analysis of inventory control with the logistics team to improve delivery times, maintain optimized stock levels, and perform cyclical inventories to reduce annual inventory differences to 5%.
- Improved internal control by Implementing an adequate costing system and achieving a 10% reduction in direct costs.
- Strengthen customer relationships and negotiations, improving payment terms from 60 to 45 days and reducing the overdue portfolio by 25%.
PLANT CONTROLLER
STAR SU Federal De México (Automotive)
Querétaro, Qro.
02.2020 - 03.2022
- Coordinate accounting and administrative activities fulfilling corporate policies, internal procedures and statutory requirements.
- Executing activities related to continuous improvement projects (Implementation of ERP system) and special information request (fiscal, financial, A/R or A/P).
- Identify and implement the processes for the finance department and the internal policies.
- Knowledge of IFRS and US GAAP, to ensure the correct application of accounting records to better analyze the financial statements.
- Review and report to the US headquarters all the financial activities of Mexico.
- Assist in the analysis of monthly and annual budget, including deadlines and processes.
- Conducted thorough audits to ensure compliance with internal controls, legal requirements, and industry best practices.
- Tax Review and filing; and rebate calculation and application
- Managed daily financial functions in collaboration with accounting and payroll personnel.
- Company Overview: Sale of Carbide Tools, Machines and sharpening service for the Automotive Industry.
- Achievements: Take charge of implementing the tax module and document the processes for its correct application. Reduce tax preparation time by 15%.
- Reduce the company's operating costs by 15% through the creation of internal processes.
- Review and improve payment terms and reduce overdue accounts receivable by 50% through direct negotiation with customers.
CONTROLLER
Hef-Durferit De México (Metal-Mechanics/Automotive)
Querétaro, Qro.
06.2010 - 01.2020
- Insurance of financial statements according to the fiscal authorities.
- Completed journal entries, reconciliations, and account analysis to prepare quarterly financial documents and general account management.
- Coordinate the areas of administration, HR and purchases.
- Responsible of all matters with the fiscal authorities, taxes, notices and procedures internal and externals audits.
- Managed budgeting process, aligning departmental budgets with organizational goals and monitoring performance against targets.
- Prepared balance sheets, cash flow reports and income statements.
- Preparation of high-level reports for managers in France, Mexico and US, for all plants in México.
- Treasury.
- Optimized working capital management by reviewing inventory levels, payment terms, and cash conversion cycles.
- Led implementation of new accounting software, improving data accuracy and accessibility for finance team.
- Company Overview: HEF Group offers innovative solutions for wear, friction and corrosion reduction through a diverse selection of surface treatments and hard coatings
- Achievements: The company's productivity increased by 25% after an ERP system was implemented, integrating all processes into one.
- I played a key role in opening a new plant, working alongside the general manager to create an investment plan, find a new facility, determine the necessary human resources, and oversee all legal, fiscal, and administrative start-up processes.
GENERAL ACCOUNTANT/ OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR
Hernández Y Hernández Asoc (Accounting Firm)
Querétaro, Qro.
06.2005 - 05.2010
- General office administration.
- Providing support with audits, document review and inventory management. Prepared working papers, reports and supporting documentation for audit findings.
- Provided journal entries and performed accounting on accrual basis.
- Company Overview: Business Consulting and Services
- Achievements: Improve the effectiveness of invoice collection in 25% by implementing an automated management system to provide better control of operations and revenue.
Education
Degree - Accounting and Finance
Universidad Del Valle De México
Queretaro01.2013
Degree - Communication
Universidad Cuahtemoc
Queretaro01.2005
Skills
- Financial policy creation
- Project finance management
- Financial technology adoption
- Financial strategy development
- Analytical and critical thinking
- Business process improvement
- ERP system implementation
- Cash flow management
- Strategic financial planning
- Working capital management
- Financial reporting and analysis
- Teamwork and collaboration
Languages
English
Full Professional
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
HEAD OF FINANCE
3con International (Automotive)
11.2025 - 08.2026
FINANCE MANAGER
TNA Solutions (Food Packaging and Processing)
09.2023 - 06.2025
FINANCE MANAGER
Royal Brinkman Mexico (Horticulture)
04.2022 - 08.2023
PLANT CONTROLLER
STAR SU Federal De México (Automotive)
02.2020 - 03.2022
CONTROLLER
Hef-Durferit De México (Metal-Mechanics/Automotive)
06.2010 - 01.2020
GENERAL ACCOUNTANT/ OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR
Hernández Y Hernández Asoc (Accounting Firm)
06.2005 - 05.2010
Degree - Communication
Universidad Cuahtemoc
Degree - Accounting and Finance
Universidad Del Valle De México