Lianet Diaz Leal
Miami,FL
Summary
Strategic accounting professional with strong general accounting expertise, including month-end close, financial reporting, reconciliations, and compliance, within multi-site manufacturing environments. Experience in inventory costing, capital asset management, and full-cycle AP leadership. Demonstrated success in ERP implementation, process improvement, internal controls, and cross-functional financial partnership. Recognized for enhancing operational efficiency, strengthening reporting accuracy, and delivering actionable insights to support executive decision-making. Bilingual in English and Spanish.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounting Operations Manager
TUUCI, The Ultimate Umbrella
06.2025 - Current
- Provided direct support to the Chief Operations Officer conducting in-depth research and analysis on operational initiatives and leading system updates to enhance efficiency and accurate reporting.
- Led inventory standard costing implementation, designing cost structures, validating processes, and aligning operations with accounting standards.
- Manage full lifecycle of fixed assets, including capitalization, tracking, depreciation oversight, and reconciliations.
- Oversee capital purchases and equipment acquisitions utilizing company line of credit, ensuring proper capitalization and cash flow planning.
- Perform inventory cost reviews, variance analysis, and reconciliations to validate subledger-to-general-ledger alignment.
- Conduct multi-site inventory flow reviews to ensure consistency in costing, movement tracking, and reporting.
- Review job orders to ensure accurate cost across inventory, production processes and product development.
- Lead monthly budget reviews with Operations to monitor variances and support financial planning initiatives.
- Partner with Purchasing and Operations to reduce purchase price variances, minimize inventory adjustments, and correct pricing discrepancies.
Accounts Payable Manager
TUUCI, The Ultimate Umbrella
07.2018 - Current
- Manage full-cycle accounts payable operations for approximately 3,000 vendors in a high-volume environment.
- Supervise and mentor AP team, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and GAAP compliance.
- Implemented AP Automation (Medius) and SAP Concur Travel & Expense, leading company-wide rollout, training, and adoption.
- Improved operational efficiency after implementing AP Automation, enabling a reduction in the AP department from two employees to one.
- Directed month-end close activities, including balance sheet reconciliations, inventory-related reporting,and comprehensive P&L review.
- Oversee data governance for ERP system configurations and updates, ensuring integrity, compliance, and alignment with financial policies.
- Enrolled 15 vendors in Early Payment Discount Program (2025), generating measurable cost savings.
- Negotiate vendor terms, resolve complex discrepancies, and enhance credit and discount arrangements.
- Sales Commissions reconciliation and processing.
Accounting Manager
Compuquip Cybersecurity
02.2014 - 05.2018
- Managed daily accounting operations, including month-end close, balance sheet reconciliations, and preparation of financial reports.
- Administered fixed asset and prepaid schedules, calculated depreciation, and tracked capital expenditures and acquisitions.
- Reviewed AP/AR activity and sales transactions to ensure accuracy, proper coding, and regulatory compliance.
- Calculated and processed executive and sales commissions.
- Prepared and filed multi-state Sales & Use Tax returns.
- Generated profitability analyses and financial performance reports; partnered with external CPA during audits.
- Oversaw accounting functions for two affiliated entities, ensuring consistency in processes and financial controls.
Wealth Management Personal Banking Assistant
Ocean Bank
01.2006 - 01.2014
- Partnered with the Wealth Management Vice President to support account administration, fund transfers, and trade execution.
- Processed domestic and international wire transactions in strict adherence to banking regulations and internal controls.
- Performed comprehensive account reviews, including new account onboarding compliance, credit line evaluations, and loan assessments.
- Provided exceptional service to international clients while developing cross-selling performance and revenue tracking reports.
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Accounting
St. Thomas University
01-2014
Bachelor of Business Administration - Accounting
St. Thomas University
01-2011
Associate of Science - undefined
Miami Dade College
01-2010
Skills
- AP Automation & ERP Implementation (Syteline, Medius, SAP Concur, Certify)
- Inventory Costing & Multi-Site Reconciliation
- Fixed Assets & Capital Expenditure Management
- Month-End Close & Financial Reporting
- GAAP Compliance & Internal Controls
- Vendor Management & Cash Flow Optimization
- Sales Commission Administration
- Advanced Microsoft Office Suite
Accomplishments
- Implemented AP automation, reducing headcount while increasing efficiency.
- Led ERP implementations company wide, streamlining operations.
- Optimized inventory management process, fixed assets, and internal controls.
Languages
English
Full Professional
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Accounting Operations Manager
TUUCI, The Ultimate Umbrella
06.2025 - Current
Accounts Payable Manager
TUUCI, The Ultimate Umbrella
07.2018 - Current
Accounting Manager
Compuquip Cybersecurity
02.2014 - 05.2018
Wealth Management Personal Banking Assistant
Ocean Bank
01.2006 - 01.2014
Bachelor of Business Administration - Accounting
St. Thomas University
Associate of Science - undefined
Miami Dade College
Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Accounting
St. Thomas University