Deniz Perek
Operations And Finance Manager
Istanbul,34
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certificate
Work History
Operations and Finance Senior Manager
Garanti BBVA Digital Assets
Istanbul
07.2023 - Current
- To perform all wallet operations including wallet reconciliation for the company for the day; to ensure the approval, follow-up and finalization of hot, cold wallet opening, crypto transfer transactions
- Leading the custody and operations team and overseeing the efficient and high quality realization of custody processes
- Continuously controlling the balance of the company's hot-cold wallet, determining the actions to be taken, approving the necessary digital asset transfers and ensuring their realization
- To manage the company pool account by ensuring the end-of-day reconciliation of the company's assets with liquidity and platform providers
- To ensure that the digital assets in the accounting records, customer management system and key management system are continuously compared and reconciled and reported
- To ensure that document controls are carried out completely and accurately in customer acceptance processes and to give the necessary approvals in customer acceptance processes
- To take an active role in the evaluation and resolution of customer requests and complaints
CIB Operations Analyst
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Istanbul
08.2017 - 07.2023
- Trader support: to ensure and to control the traders deal flow from initiation to settlement for FX, MM, FI products.
- To liaise with Istanbul Stock Exchange, ISE Clearing Bank – Takasbank and Central Bank of Turkey for all cash &securities settlements and funding aspects.
- Cash and Securities Reconciliation.
- Managing cash flow of the other JPMorgan entities and Istanbul branch’s EOD EFT balance.
- Funding JPMorgan entities’ accounts which are held with Istanbul Branch.
- Following up and investigating inquiries from clients.
- Involving in every step of corporate client transactions; including call back, initiation of instruction and payment etc
- Daily / Weekly MIS reporting
- Support of new products, projects, control initiatives etc. Acting as a testing user for UATs.
Treasury Operations Specialist
Citibank
Istanbul
06.2015 - 07.2017
- Managing interbank and customer derivatives such as Ccy Swaps, Options, Forwards. -Checking and reviewing the transactions initiated by front office and approving the transactions.
- Controlling and reporting collateral balances on daily and monthly basis.
- Managing collateral transfers by SWIFT.
- Ensuring that work flows conform to the audits.
- Giving support to the team’s overall workload including EFT and SWIFT Payments and cash flow
- Make the brokerage payment/reconciliation and offset payments for invoices received.
Education
High School Diploma -
Saint Joseph French High School
Istanbul/Türkiye 09.2003 - 06.2008
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration And Management
Sabanci University
Istanbul/Türkiye 09.2008 - 06.2013
Master of Arts - Risk Management
University of Ozyegin
Istanbul/Türkiye 09.2015 - 06.2017
Skills
Payments and Settlement
Languages
English
Advanced (C1)
French
Upper intermediate (B2)
Turkish
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Certification
Capital Markets Board Level 1 License
Timeline
Operations and Finance Senior Manager
Garanti BBVA Digital Assets
07.2023 - Current
Capital Markets Board Level 1 License
01-2023
CIB Operations Analyst
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
08.2017 - 07.2023
Master of Arts - Risk Management
University of Ozyegin
09.2015 - 06.2017
Treasury Operations Specialist
Citibank
06.2015 - 07.2017
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration And Management
Sabanci University
09.2008 - 06.2013
High School Diploma -
Saint Joseph French High School
09.2003 - 06.2008