Burhan Guvercin

Creating the necessary strategies for Komagene to achieve its long-term goals and managing projects in line with these strategies. Two of the projects I have successfully implemented at Komagene:

Turquality Incentive Program

Turquality Incentive Program is an incentive program conducted by the Ministry of Trade of the Republic of Turkey, aiming to increase the competitive power of Turkish brands in international markets.

This program aims to contribute to the processes of Turkish companies becoming brands worldwide and to carry them to sustainable success in global markets.
There are conditions that companies must meet and requirements that they must complete in order to be included in the scope of Turquality. Activities carried out within this scope:

• Analyzing the current situation
• Comparing Turquality requirements with the current situation
• Holding regular weekly meetings with relevant units
  Developing and following up projects for compliance with Turquality standards
• Ensuring that changes are successfully implemented and accepted in the organization with change management processes

ERP System Transition

I managed the transition process to a global ERP system that was suitable for Komagene's growing structure, strategic goals and current needs. Works carried out in this project:

• Microsoft Dynamics 365 and SAP company analyses
• Conducting analysis meetings with 4 SAP and 1 Dynamics 365 consultant company
• Choosing SAP as a result of 5-month preliminary analysis processes
• Thanks to the work done, a budget saving of 33% in man/day numbers and 45% in man/day wages has been achieved.
• Determining key users and process owner personnel
  Bringing together consultant companies and units and clarifying Komagene's needs as a result of detailed analyses
• Conducting regular meetings with key users and process owner managers and receiving feedback
• Conducting tests together with the completion of adaptation, development and integrations
• Quickly identifying problems that arise after the system goes live and preventing disruptions in processes

• Monitoring and controlling treasury activities and monitoring and reporting of active and passive positions
• Managing approximately 20 incoming calls and emails per day from international counterparties.
• Providing an independent, robust and controlled environment supporting treasury activities
• Ensuring the integrity of treasury positions through position reconciliations and query management
• Supporting the Treasury on details of trading transactions, profit-loss status, future maturities and daily cash balances
• Preparing legal reports regarding treasury transactions and ensuring that all evidence regarding trading transactions in the treasury is kept
• Preparing, analyzing and resolving daily positions and determining profit-loss differences arising from trading transactions
• Assisting in the automation of all manual or partially automated processes related to the middle office function and meeting reporting requests from treasury positions
• Managing and executing treasury-related projects

• Assessing the accuracy, completeness and legitimacy of bank financial records
• Ensuring that the bank complies with its own procedures and laws
• 32 branch and 1 unit audits as a team leader
• 12 branch and 1 unit audits as a team member
• 3 investigation missions as a team member and/or leader
  Traveling to 7 regions of Turkey for 47 missions in a 6-year field mission

• Assisting in conducting audits to evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls, risk management, and compliance with company policies and regulations
• Reviewing financial and operational processes to identify potential risks and areas for improvement
• Preparing detailed audit reports, summarizing findings and recommendations for management
• Supporting the audit team in planning, executing, and documenting audit activities in line with established standards

• Design, implementation, and monitoring the effectiveness of the bank's internal control system
• Management of control processes to identify and mitigate operational, financial, and compliance risks.
• Monitoring compliance with legal regulations and internal policies.
• Execution of control and oversight activities within the framework of legislation and regulations related to custody services.
• Coordination of process improvement and efficiency projects
• Preparation of periodic reporting and risk assessment presentations to senior management