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Altuğ Çakmur

Altuğ Çakmur

CFO
Istanbul,34

Summary

An accomplished Finance and Business Development Executive with a proven track record for real estate, mining, manufacturing, and hospitality services projects in Turkey, Kazakhstan, and the USA. Expertise includes Research, Due Diligence, Contract Management, Partnership Development, Strategic Planning, P&L Management, Debt Management, Financial Management, Financial Modeling, and Financial Reporting. Financial Executive and Business Consultant with proven experience in business development, from startup to $15 million in annual revenues. Offering keen financial acumen to lead businesses to profitability in both lean times and periods of growth. Known for excellent recruiting, hiring and managing high-performance teams. Experienced in finance and accounting, operations, supply chain, and human resources. Dedicated Chief Financial Officer familiar with financial decision making and company-wide policy development. Talent for overcoming operational issues and driving proactive improvements. Offering 6 years' experience in financial leadership.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
23
23
years of post-secondary education
6
6
Languages

Work History

CFO

Turkmag Mining
12.2020 - 08.2023
  • Managed the finance and accounting team
  • Mining

CFO

Almaty Investment Corporation
06.2017 - 12.2020
  • Managed the finance and accounting team
  • Maintained the relations with the creditors and potential business partners
  • Triumphantly welcomed an increase in the revenues by 12%
  • The sectors of expertise are listed below: Real Estate, Tourism, Hospitality Services, Manufacturing, Mining

Assistant Financial & Business Development Coordinator

Almaty Investment Corporation
03.2013 - 06.2017
  • Provided financial analysis of the businesses that company holds
  • Performed asset and project valuations of the future investments and prepared budgeting of the current projects
  • Successfully done due diligence for the possible future projects and performed the bank loan calculations for the potential investments.

Research and Teaching Assistant

Bahcesehir University
03.2011 - 02.2013
  • Assisted the academic lectures and provided problem session classes to the students
  • Also personal workload required being the ERASMUS Academic Coordinator and Academic Adviser of International Students
  • Due to the Academic Coordinator title; provided Erasmus bilateral agreements and academic consultation of the incoming and outgoing students.

International Student Coordinator

Bahcesehir University
09.2010 - 03.2011
  • Assisted the international students in their adaptation period to Turkey
  • Organized advertising tours in the campus for the prospective students
  • Participated in the Memorandum of Understanding procedures during the international collaborations.

Intern (Erasmus Placement)

Trans-Bis
07.2010 - 09.2010
  • Provided international business contacts for the company for the sales of agricultural products.

Student Assistant

Bahcesehir University
09.2007 - 07.2010
  • Assisted the international office staff in terms of paperwork for the incoming and outgoing Erasmus students
  • Performed orientations for the new international students and provided Istanbul culture tours.

Intern

Deniz Invest Capital Market Services
06.2007 - 07.2007
  • Assisted the dealers for their daily trading in the Istanbul Stock Exchange.

Marketing Supervisor

TurkSa Software
06.2006 - 09.2006
  • Provided marketing campaigns and designed the product brochures for the software packages of the company.

Education

PhD - Economics

Yeditepe University
Istanbul, Turkey
01.2016 - 04.2020

MA - Financial Economics

Bahcesehir University
Istanbul, Turkey
01.2011 - 04.2013

BA - Political Science and International Relations

Bahcesehir University
Istanbul, Turkey
01.2007 - 04.2011

BA - Economics

Bahcesehir University
Istanbul, Turkey
01.2006 - 04.2010

Erasmus - undefined

Lodz Academy of International Studies
Lodz, Poland
01.2008 - 04.2009

HBO - International Business and Management Studies

HES Amsterdam School of Business
Amsterdam, Netherlands
01.2003 - 04.2005

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Maltepe Anatolian High School
01.1999 - 04.2003

Skills

Training and Development

Known For

Known within the academics as well as the professional field in terms of teaching, researching, and organizing international events. Proven ability to manage budgets in excess of $50 million; align investment strategy with corporate strategy; set business and group goals.

Degrees

  • MA
  • PhD Candidate

Significant Accomplishments

  • Prepared the required financial information such as historical data and future projections for the acquisition of Hotel Kazakhstan and the bank approved the credit due to the sensible-yet-reliable calculations.
  • Created a credit application file of $12 million for a mining project to save a Turkey-Fortune-500 company from bankruptcy.
  • Led the academic squad of Bahcesehir University to establish the class enrollment system for the full-time international students and supervised the students for achieving their academic goals.

Accomplishments

  • Supervised team of 400 staff members.
  • Achieved saving a Fortune-500 company by completing Financial Planning in the court with accuracy and efficiency.

Software

Excel

Word

Power Point

Stata

Eviews

Python

Timeline

CFO

Turkmag Mining
12.2020 - 08.2023

CFO

Almaty Investment Corporation
06.2017 - 12.2020

PhD - Economics

Yeditepe University
01.2016 - 04.2020

Assistant Financial & Business Development Coordinator

Almaty Investment Corporation
03.2013 - 06.2017

Research and Teaching Assistant

Bahcesehir University
03.2011 - 02.2013

MA - Financial Economics

Bahcesehir University
01.2011 - 04.2013

International Student Coordinator

Bahcesehir University
09.2010 - 03.2011

Intern (Erasmus Placement)

Trans-Bis
07.2010 - 09.2010

Erasmus - undefined

Lodz Academy of International Studies
01.2008 - 04.2009

Student Assistant

Bahcesehir University
09.2007 - 07.2010

Intern

Deniz Invest Capital Market Services
06.2007 - 07.2007

BA - Political Science and International Relations

Bahcesehir University
01.2007 - 04.2011

Marketing Supervisor

TurkSa Software
06.2006 - 09.2006

BA - Economics

Bahcesehir University
01.2006 - 04.2010

HBO - International Business and Management Studies

HES Amsterdam School of Business
01.2003 - 04.2005

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Maltepe Anatolian High School
01.1999 - 04.2003
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