Elif Kapoglu, CMA

Experience

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  Iktisat Bank

  Sept 1997 - Aug 2001

  Senior specialist

  Financial Controlling, Consolidation, Treasury Bonds

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  Enka Construction and Industrial Co.

  Mar 2002 - Nov 2006

  Chief Accountant

  Internal Audit, Jobsites accounting, Consolidation, IFRS

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  GfK Turkiye

  Jan 2006 - Dec 2012

  •Reported directly to regional CFO’s in addition to GfK SE Headquarter and Managing Directors.•Coordinated and managed all financial activities and processes within the company.•Led and assisted Accounting Department, Financial Controller and System Developers to develop an effective financial approach to the delivery of outcomes in addition to full responsibility about maintenance and management of IFRS/ Turkish Tax Law chart of accounts.•Performed standard financial reporting and ensured accurate and timely accounting; both Turkish Accounting standards and GfK Global reporting schedules (monthly/quarterly/yearly).•Led yearly budget and forecast preparation of two SBUs (Consumer Experience and Consumer Choice) in line with budgeting procedures of GfK Headquarter requirements and the crucial aspects of local business.•Orchestrated collaboration within the company; both from financial and compliance perspective.•Supported Management Board for strategic decision making by interpreting, analyzing and presenting financial information to facilitate understanding of options to resolve complex problems and take available opportunities.•Identified opportunities for improving business efficiencies, profitability and market share.•Participated in strategic planning and budgeting processes of the company including client management, sustainable growth and market research aspects of the business.•Presented new approaches and strategies depending on working capital, profit and loss, budget versus realized financials.•Prepared monthly/yearly cash flow statements finds solutions to improve working capital, regularly reviewed cash forecasts against actuals-reviewed update where necessary.•Led both internal audit and external audit.•Ratified internal control and compliance procedures established.•Prepared the work flow and documents regarding the General Assembly and Board Decisions. Show less •quarterly IFRS reports to Germany Head Office.•The representative of GfK Turkey on GfK Head Office CFO team and attended CFO meetings held in Germany.•Adapted all financial and risk management applications•Main responsible person from coordinating and managing of external and internal audit.•Analyzed monthly profit and loss statements of projects, interpreted the pricing of the projects and developed new strategies with the Managing Partners of the Company in line with the feedbacks taken from P&L analysis.•Prepared and analyzed reports based on comparison of actual and forecasted financial statements.•Followed and organized merger and acquisition.•Planned strategic approaches for custom retention and price strategy via project base profit and loss statements.•Implementation of Microsoft Navision ERP.•Led and utilized the adaption of compliance issues of GfK Head Office at GfK Turkey.•Strategic planning decision making for every product and Strategic Business Units.•Built multi-functional relations to provide financial consistency within the Company.•Provided innovative and solution oriented ideas to increase performance, market share and efficiency of the Company.•Led budget process of the company; assisted each department to prepare quarterly budget amount, shared budget versus realized figures quarterly and prepared quarterly reports.•Set and organized new investment decisions. Show less

  • CFO

    Jul 2012 - Dec 2012

  • Financial Reporting and Audit Manager

    Jan 2006 - Jun 2012
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  BJK

  Apr 2013 - Jun 2014

  CFO

  My role; leader of finance and accounting of companies under the roof of BJK which comprised of BJK non-profit organization, BJK Futbol Yatirimlari A.S, BJK Sportif A.S, BJK TV and BJK Insaat A.S. Leading a team of 18 people, I had directly reported to Group CEO and Board Members. Besides to general CFO roles, I had also executed UEFA Financial Fair Play standards reporting and Capital Markets Board quarterly consolidated financial reports of BJK Futbol Yatirimlari A.S with the external auditors.I had been one of the representatives of BJK during the Club Loan kick off meetings with the financial institutions.My achievements; In March 2014, BJK was succeeded to satisfy the Financial Fair Play Standards of UEFA without any missed information. The re-structuring of the finance and accounting department performed by me had helped the top administration to see clearly the financial strengths and weakness and taken the appropriate step at the right time. Show less

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  Desiba Enerji

  Sept 2016 - Apr 2018

  CFO

  Solar EnergyCoordinating daily financial activities. Leading the plant investment with respect to project finance decisions.Taking part in setup of the company; organization charts.Assisting the CEO regarding the strategic decisions.

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  IHATA Holding B.V. Türkiye İrtibat Bürosu

  Apr 2018 - Dec 2022

  • Global Program Manager

    Apr 2022 - Dec 2022

  • Finance Manager

    Apr 2018 - Mar 2022