RESUME L.C.

MANUEL ALEJANDRO SALGADO

San Luis Gonzaga 4740, Jardines de Guadalupe, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México 45130
Telephone #(33)31256296 Mobile #(33)10521796 E-Mail capitanms@gmail.com

PROFESSIONAL GOALS.
Fulfill needs of financial information with the principles next listed: *
Trust and responsibility * Continuous improvement * Permanent studies
*Multitask abilities * Proactivity.

SHORT TERM. Finish a financial administration degree.

LONG TERM. Preside the financial direction of a multinational
company, working with an integrated team of professionals and
contributing to maximize the value of the company.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Company: TCT Group www.tctmobile.com; www.tcl.com
Office location: Torre Milenio, Guadalajara, Jalisco
Distribution of Alcatel Mobile Phones in the Americas (from USA to
Argentina).

Position: Tax & Accounting Manager (July 2007 to Present)

Three people in charge.

Activities: Responsible of local accounting (Mexican company) and

participation in French and Honk Hong subsidiaries accounting.
Attention to local financial audit (Deloitte, E&Y). Daily interaction with
financial workmates in Headquarters (Shenzhen, China). Tax working
sheets and reporting. Financial and controlling support to Americas
financial workmates (in Guatemala, Colombia and Chile). Daily
supervision of internal controls such as purchasing-AP-Payments and
Invoicing.

Main achievements:
a) Full clearance of general ledger accounts (especially bank and
intercompany reconciliations, AP clearance, VAT, reserves and
accounts in general) and design of accounting flows and
processes (AR, AP, revenue recognition, closing journals).
b) Establish a local accounting guide.
c) Implement a flexible and pro-business AP process with a short
time of reply.
d) Proposal to CEO of cost reduction strategies (Operating
Expenses).
e) General improvement in the audit comments and deviations from
several in 2007 to almost zero in 2009-2010.
f) Tax reimbursement projects (Asset tax, income tax, VAT).
 g) Leader of Digital Invoice Project (current) complying with local
rules.
h) Implementation of travel expenses control.
i) Send timely reports to HQ about on-going issues.
j) Recruit, train and follow up a new accounting team.
k) Prepare a fixed asset policy and a FA inventory.

Active participant in several projects, such as:

a) Implementation of SAP R3, working together with an IT team
from China as a key user of FI & CO modules (design of chart of
accounts, revision of processes, preparation of migration
packages, training and support ).
b) Tax saving strategies.
c) Price adjustment complimentary payments, in customs.
d) Finance workflows 2009 and design of authorization forms (trip
to China).
e) Change of legal name which involves government licenses and
the loss and recover of import license.
f) New design of Latam Accounts payable process 2008 (trip to
China).

Promotions: Received 25% salary increase (additional to annual

revision).

Company: Grupo Innopack (Envases Innovativos de Mexico SA de CV

Plastic Closures Division)
Plant location: Parque Industrial Guadalajara, El Salto, Jalisco
Manufacturing of Plastic caps for beverage industry (mainly Coca Cola
and Pepsi)

Position: Plant Accountant & Subsidiaries Accountant; Controller´s

assistant (February 2002 – February 2003); Invoicing responsible
(September 2001 – February 2002).
Two people at charge.

Accounting Activities: General Accounting for the Plastic Closures

Division. Tax Work Sheets, Declarations for Subsidiaries and other
transactions within the Tax agency. Attention to external auditors
(KPMG); Participation in Costing Process.

Administrative Activities: Inventory auditing, Weekly Payments

Program (authorization); Control Supervision (Inventory, Invoicing, AP,
Purchase Dept.), Support to Controller and sporadic substitutions.

Main achievements:
a) Standardize the reporting process to obtain an improvement of
 Statements Preparation (reduction from 8 to 2 days).
b) Analysis and crosscheck of industrial COGS Statement and
deviations (such as PPV).
c) Fixed Assets Project.
d) Physical Archive Project, as per five S methodologies.
e) Recruit and training of a new accounting team.
f) Implementation of Ticket Car (gasoline control).

Active participant in several projects, such as:

A) Participation in the Lay Out change (costing process).
B) Participation in SAP reinforce of controls.
C) Participation in SAP R/3 post- implementation. Upload of FI
module figures of subsidiaries.
D) Due Diligence (Working Sheets).
E) Annual Budget Sheets

Promotions: Received two internal promotions, from invoicing clerk to

controller assistant in 2002; from controller´s assistant to plant
accountant in 2004.

Company: Cerámicas Exclusivas S.A. de C.V.

Warehouse location: Niños Heróes y Chapultepec, Guadalajara, Jalisco
Distribution of materials for bathrooms and kitchens, focused to the High
level market.

Position: Branch Accountant (November 2000 – July 2001)

Activities: General accounting; Preparation of Monthly Financial

Statements; Wages Calculation; Pet cash and cash management;
Supervision of Internal controls, Tax Work Sheets and Declarations and
other transactions within the Tax agency.

Achievements: Update and standardize accounting process, Update

employee files, Support in the Merge Project.

Government agency: SAT Servicio Administración Tributaria ALR

Zapopan (IRS mexican equivalent) www.sat.gob.mx
Office location: Concentro, Zapopan, Jalisco
Position: Internship (From February 1999 to October 1999)

Activities: Assistant in Tax attention module (MAF) with diverse

activities (tax returns, fines, guarantees, RFC registrations, etc).
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EDUCATION.
INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO DE ESTUDIOS SUPERIORES DE
MONTERREY CAMPUS Universidad Virtual

Financial Administration Specialty (10th trimester done out of 11)

It focuses in understanding tools for analysis, design and implementation

of politics and financial strategies (such as financial analysis, working
capital administration, investment projects, and administration of financial
resources).

UNIVERSIDAD PANAMERICANA SEDE GUADALAJARA

1996-2000
Public Accountant Degree.

Other courses:

Digital Invoicing according to Mexican rules

June 2010 – Instituto de Especialización para Ejecutivos
Transfer Price Workshop
June 2010 – Instituto de Especialización para Ejecutivos
IFRS compared to Mexican GAAP´s
March 2010 – Instituto de Especialización para Ejecutivos
Bad debt legal and fiscal issues
November 2009 – Colegio de Contadores
Negotiation Techniques
August 2009 – Instituto de Especialización para Ejecutivos
Corporative Legal Books
May 2009 – Colegio de Contadores.
Fraud Prevention
February 2009 – Colegio de Contadores
Advanced Excell
June 2007 – Executrain México.
Leadership in Enterprises of the XXI Century.
November 2006 CANIC Soluciones de Productividad.
Advanced Microsoft Excel for Windows 2000
December 2005 – Executrain México.
D4 Mexican GAAP (Deferred tax)
December 2005 - Instituto de Especialización para Ejecutivos.
Tax update (CFF, LISR, LIVA, LIA)
June - September 2004 – ICEI Capacitación.
Japanese 5’s Methodology
June 2003 – Instituto Shigeo Shingo
“What matters most” – Time Administration.
July 2002 – Franklin Covey de México – Designed by Stephen Covey.
Several annual tax update courses.

Last English language courses and tests:

 GMAT Online Preparation
May 2010-Current. Knewton
Conversational course
May – September 2002 OBM de México
Intensive E.S.L. in Vancouver, Canada.
Summer 2000 Global English College & Vancouver English Centre.
Applied TOEIC / TOEFL in that year-

SOFTWARES.
Easy understanding and learning of applications. Study of software since
7 years old (user level).

Microsoft Windows and Office (Word, Advanced Excel, Power Point,

Outlook, Explorer), SAP R/3 (Basically FI / CO Modules – Financial,
accounting, FA, costs, purchases, and Inventory). Other systems used in
the past: SAP Business One, Solomon IV, Contpaq, SAE.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
Capable to establish business conversations.

Capable to read and prepare commercial documents.

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
First place in Annual Short Tale Prize (Universidad Panamericana) 2001.
Volunteer INEGI Population Census 2000.
Volunteer Alumni Society SAUP 1999-2000.
HOBBIES.
Writing, literature, photography.