Mexican bookkeeping only, or a firm that understands your maquiladora?
For more than 30 years I have kept the books of Japanese companies operating in Mexico. Panasonic, Hitachi, Kyomex, Sojitz, UACJ. My team and I speak Japanese, we understand how a parent company in Tokyo consolidates, and we deliver on the date we committed to.
Side by side
A general accounting firm in Tijuana handles Mexican bookkeeping well. The question is whether that is enough when your parent company is in Japan.
Sameshima y Asociados
- Bilingual accountants: the meeting and the report happen in Japanese
- More than 30 years with Japanese maquiladoras and trading companies
- Financial statements converted to US dollars for the parent company
- A committed delivery date, met without exception
- 23 Japanese companies in the portfolio, Panasonic and Hitachi among them
The general firm
- Spanish only; the parent company reads whatever it manages to translate
- Standard Mexican bookkeeping, without maquiladora context
- Pesos; the corporate office handles conversion on its own
- Delivery depends on how busy the month is
- A local portfolio with no declared niche
What choosing wrong costs
These are not arithmetic errors. They show up when the firm does its job well in a language and a framework that are not your parent company’s.
The parent company redoes the conversion
If the financial statement arrives in pesos and in Mexican format, someone in Tokyo rebuilds it to consolidate. That work gets paid for twice and reviewed once.
The meeting gets translated live
When the accountant does not speak Japanese, the explanation goes through an intermediary. The technical detail is lost exactly where it matters: the difference between an accrual and an expense.
Maquiladora payroll is unforgiving
Shifts, Sunday premium, profit sharing, and expatriate staff under double taxation. A firm that does not handle it every month learns on your company.
The close arrives late
The parent company closes on its calendar, not ours. One late month in Mexico is an incomplete quarter over there.
A calendar, not a promise
The same thing every month, so your corporate office knows what to expect and when.
- 01 I receive your informationInvoicing, banking and payroll on the date we agreed. If something is missing I ask for it the same day; I do not wait for the close to raise it.
- 02 I record and reconcileBookkeeping under Mexican standards, with the accounts your parent company needs identified from the moment they are recorded.
- 03 I file with the tax authorityReturns, DIOT and the month’s obligations filed on time, with the receipt in your file.
- 04 I deliver in two languagesFinancial statements in pesos and converted to US dollars, with the explanation in Japanese if your corporate office asks for it.
Thirty years are proven with names
Japanese companies that have trusted this firm with their books. Published with their authorization.
- Panasonic Industrial Devices Mexicana, S.A. de C.V. Electronics
- Panasonic Life Solutions Company of America Electronics
- Panasonic Appliances Refrigeration Systems de México, S.A. de C.V. Appliances
- Hitachi Consumer Products de México, LLC Appliances
- Hitachi America, Ltd. Electronics
- Sojitz Plastics America, Inc. Trading
- UACJ Metal Component México, S.A. de C.V. Metal
- Iwai Metal Central México, S.A. de C.V. Metal
- Kyomex de Tijuana, S.A. de C.V. Manufacturing
- Worldwide Manufacturing, S.A. de C.V. Manufacturing
- San Technology de México, S.A. de C.V. Manufacturing
- Ikegami Mold de México, S.A. de C.V. Molds
- T&K Mold México, S.A. de C.V. Molds
- AKTC de México, S.A. de C.V. Manufacturing
- Techno Associe de México, S.A. de C.V. Trading
- Shimizu North America, LLC Construction
- N&N Construcciones, S.A. de C.V. Construction
- Eurotec Engineering México, S.A. de C.V. Engineering
- Nippon Jogesuido Sekkei Co., Ltd. Engineering
- NJS Co., Ltd. Engineering
- Tajima Food Enterprise, S. de R.L. de C.V. Food
- Kafco de México, S.A. de C.V. Manufacturing
- KBRM, S.A. de C.V. Manufacturing
If your company is in the same industrial corridor, you probably already know one of them.
What a firm that already works in your language handles
Frequently asked questions
Do you work in Japanese?
Yes. The firm is bilingual in Spanish and Japanese, and I have dealt directly with parent companies in Japan for more than 30 years. Meetings, reports and clarifications can be handled in Japanese without an intermediary.
Do you convert financial statements to US dollars?
Yes. I deliver financial statements in pesos under Mexican standards and converted to US dollars for the parent company’s consolidation, in the same close.
Do you work with maquiladoras and IMMEX?
Yes. It is most of the portfolio. I handle plant payroll with shifts, Sunday premium and profit sharing, as well as expatriate staff.
Do you serve clients outside Tijuana?
Yes. Besides Tijuana I serve a client in Mexicali and another with a branch in the Bajío region. The work is remote and the close is the same.
How long does the monthly close take?
It lands on the date we agree at the start of the relationship. Meeting the delivery date is this firm’s commitment, and it is the reason most of my clients have been with me for years.
Can I change firms mid year?
Yes. I take the books wherever they are, review what was filed during the year, and tell you what I found before taking on the next month.
Tell me how you close today
A twenty minute call is enough to know whether I am useful to you. I will tell you what I would do differently and what it would cost, with no obligation and no sales pitch.