In many organizations, the Treasury Department is still perceived as a back-office function focused primarily on processing payments. This limited view significantly understates its true value. In reality, Treasury is a strategic pillar of financial governance, responsible for safeguarding company assets, ensuring financial stability, and enabling efficient, compliant, and scalable operations.
For companies operating or investing in Mexico – particularly those leveraging nearshoring, soft landing, or shelter services – a robust treasury function is not optional; it is mission-critical.
At DIMSA, Treasury is a core component of our turnkey administrative support model, helping international companies do business in Mexico safely, transparently, and efficiently.
A well-structured Treasury function ensures all financial obligations are met accurately and on time while maintaining strong relationships with banking institutions. These relationships allow companies to access advanced banking tools, negotiate preferential conditions, resolve incidents quickly, and maintain uninterrupted financial services.
Daily financial control is one of Treasury’s most strategic responsibilities. By closely monitoring all banking movements – cash inflows, outflows, balances, and liquidity positions – Treasury provides real-time visibility into cash flow, allowing leadership to anticipate needs, prevent contingencies, and make informed decisions.
Beyond management, Treasury acts as a financial guardian. Through clearly defined policies, segregation of duties, robust internal controls, and secure processes, Treasury mitigates risk, prevents fraud, and ensures compliance with both internal governance standards and local regulations. Having a two-step authorization process, gives our clients complete control. This discipline creates trust, transparency, and long-term financial sustainability.
In this way, Treasury evolves from an operational unit into a strategic partner that supports growth, continuity, and risk management.
Accurate and timely payment execution is essential to maintaining supplier confidence, employee satisfaction, and regulatory compliance. DIMSA’s Treasury team ensures that all financial commitments – supplier payments, payroll, and tax obligations – are handled with precision and accountability.
Supplier payment management begins with beneficiary onboarding, including documentation validation, compliance checks, and adherence to internal approval workflows. This structure reduces errors, protects company funds, and ensures consistency.
Payroll, one of the most sensitive financial processes connected to human resources, is managed with strict accuracy and punctuality to preserve employee trust and operational stability.
Treasury also schedules and executes federal and state tax payments, ensuring compliance with the Mexican fiscal framework and avoiding penalties, interest, or reputational risks. Together, supplier payments, payroll, and taxes form the financial backbone of stable operations in Mexico.
Corporate bank account management is one of the most sensitive responsibilities within Treasury. Each account represents a direct gateway to company resources and requires tight security, oversight, and governance.
DIMSA Treasury oversees the full lifecycle of corporate bank accounts, including operational accounts and PECE accounts, from opening and configuration to monitoring and closure. Daily supervision ensures transactional integrity and continuous financial flow.
Keeping legal representative data and authorized signatories updated is critical to avoiding rejections, delays, and compliance issues. Treasury also manages banking access controls, tokens, and user permissions across banking platforms, minimizing operational risk.
To further enhance control, internal banking training empowers authorized users to navigate platforms correctly, reducing dependency, minimizing errors, and reinforcing financial autonomy.
Strong relationships with financial institutions are essential for operational continuity and scalability.
DIMSA Treasury maintains constant communication with banking partners to manage services, negotiate conditions, and align financial solutions with each client’s operational model.
Banking incident management – such as rejected transfers, payment reversals, or clarification requests – is handled swiftly through root-cause analysis and direct coordination with banks.
Currency exposure related to multinational operations is mitigated through Treasury’s negotiation of preferential exchange rates, this way contributing to improved financial results.
Daily balance monitoring ensures funds are available, properly allocated, and aligned with operational priorities. Treasury records and validates all transactions – including commissions, automated charges, deposits, and withdrawals – to maintain full traceability.
Incoming payments are accurately applied in the ERP system, ensuring reliable accounts receivable reporting. Monthly bank reconciliations complete the cycle, delivering transparent, audit-ready financial records that support decision-making and compliance.
Treasury serves as a frontline defense for financial compliance. Through segregation of duties, approval workflows, documented policies, and ongoing risk assessments, DIMSA Treasury protects client resources and aligns operations with Mexican regulatory standards.
While EHS compliance, tax compliance, and labor regulations often appear in separate operational silos, Treasury plays a key role in ensuring that financial execution aligns seamlessly with these regulatory obligations. Strong controls reduce errors, prevent fraud, and reinforce trust – critical elements for companies entering Mexico via soft landing or shelter programs.
A strong Treasury function is not just administrative; it is a strategic enabler of sustainable growth in Mexico.
Patricia Cena – Treasury Manager
