Experience

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  Kraft foods group

  Jul 2006 - Aug 2006

  Sales (intern)

  • Accompanying key account executives and field sales managers in their regular sales visits to big store clients which is arranged for the purpose of presenting products, making deals; thereby learning the procedures followed in cold-selling• Accompanying field sales people while working on the sales territory, thereby learning the procedures and techniques involved in van-selling• Making research about the main competitors’ profiles and comparing the product types, prices and market share of KRAFT to that of the competitors• Assisting key account executives and managers in their office-based work including documentation, invoicing, reporting and other daily operations Show less

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  Abn amro bank n.v.

  Aug 2007 - Dec 2007

  Treasury (part-time)

  • Matching spot, forward and swap deals with their related reuters conversations• Doing necessary controlling whether an fx deal is input correctly according to its reuters conversation• Processing customer forward transactions according to audit rules and create their records in the system• Creating records of daily bonds and bills transactions in the system • Doing necessary fx deal confirmations of banks received via phone

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  Hsbc

  Jan 2008 - Apr 2008

  Treasury (part-time)

  • Quoting both bid and offer prices for foreign exchange rates, Turkish government bonds as well as Eurobonds for the all HSBC branches across Turkey.• Setting the prices for derivative instruments, including forward, option and currency derivatives for Retail and Private banking clients.• Following the daily economic and political developments in the financial markets through REUTERS, and informing the branch managers of possible upward or downward movements in the Foreign exchange, Turkish bond and Eurobond markets. Show less

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  Kpmg

  Sept 2008 - May 2011

  Senior auditor

  • Planning, coordinating and execution of financial statement audits of mid to large size Turkish companies in Turkey, preparing solo/consolidated audit reports including all necessary financial statements and related disclosures in an accurate manner , based on IFRS, Turkish Capital Markets Board as well as statutory financial reporting requirements• Analyzing operational workflows in order to determine risks and identify controls over the operational cycles through performing walkthroughs and testing design and implementation of internal controls to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and preparation of financial statements• Taking active role on-site fieldwork and oversee the audit process with appropriate consideration of audit risk issues and accounting technical matters, managing audit team members at the fieldwork• Performing preliminary analytical review and highlight risk areas for audit reports• Preparation and presentation of ratio and financial analysis, gross margin analysis, review of analytic position of the companies.• Providing strong support to the Audit Managers in the delivery of an audit services to accomplish clients needs Show less

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  Arzum

  Jun 2011 - Aug 2014

  Financial planning and reporting supervisor

  • Coordinating, managing financial reporting, budgeting processes• Managing financial reporting and budgeting team members• Planning budget in accordance with corporate objectives, monitoring it and preparing related monthly and annual reports• Monitoring budget closely and ensuring the financial efficiency and profitability of operations• Providing support and analysis for strategic business decisions such as pricing, discounts, promotions, campaigns during the budgeting process and throughout the year• Ensuring preparation of A&M (Advertising & Marketing) and OPEX (Operational Expenses) budget plans/forecasts • Ensuring tracking of A&M and OPEX budget in detail• Validating A&M budget efficiency and support Marketing Director on budget split and spending• Preparing group companies’ individual and consolidated monthly management reports and analysis, identifying variances and areas of improvement for the each company and the group as a whole• Preparing monthly financial analysis including comparison of actual to budget and last year• Review of the entire profit and loss statement, balance sheet and cash flow, and conducting financial analyses to support management• Preparing channel and brand P&L’s • Preparing channel, category, product, supplier and customer profitability analysis• Providing on-going support for other departments related to financial analysis and planning throughout the fiscal year• Managing relations with audit companies Show less

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  Pepsico

  Sept 2014 - Mar 2015

  Financial planning and analysis manager
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  Hayat kimya

  Oct 2015 - Nov 2016

  Budget reporting & analysis executive
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  Kibar holding

  Nov 2016 - Oct 2019

  Planning and reporting manager
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  Lesaffre

  Nov 2019 - now

  • Head of Controlling, Reporting and Consolidation, Middle East and Africa

    Sept 2023 - now

  • Regional Controlling and Reporting Manager, Middle East and Central Asia

    Nov 2019 - Aug 2023