Erdem Zekeriya Zekeriya Alcan
Finance Manager
Balgat
Summary
I am a professional who is seeking positions at National and Multinational Companies in Finance and I would like to apply for your Head of Finance/Senior Controller/Finance Director positions.
- Accomplished senior executive with a comprehensive multi-industry financial, accounting and operations management background, including global 15 years' experience.
- Forward-thinking team leader skilled at operating departments efficiently to meet goals. Successful background matching employees with roles for maximum performance. Proactive and hardworking individual focused on continuous operational improvement.
- Proven leadership abilities in driving financial and accounting and operations processes and directing cross-functional teams. A strong driver towards industry metrics with superior analytical and reasoning abilities.
- Working knowledge of finance, controlling, auditing, planning and budgeting. Working well together with different corporate cultures and within diverse country conditions. Holds CPA Certificate, The Union of Chambers of Certified Public Accountants Turkey.
- Strong understanding of group reporting experience: monthly financial reporting to headquarters and local management. Attended to implementation of SAP ERP system-CO, FI, MM and BEx Analyzer, BW, BCS Monitor and Budget Modules. On hand experience in re-structuring as well as reporting-analysis, cost accounting building cost accounting, cost & Profitability Analysis (COPA) table which requires high MS Excel skills.
- Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
- Comfortable with the Uniform Chart of Accounts of the Company, which helps me analyze each single account and Trial Balance, BS and P&L, and to set up the IFRS based financial statements. Awarded with a Graduate Assistantship, which paid 75% of my tuition. Strong work ethic and team player.
- Proactive Finance Manager with strong background in financial analysis, budgeting and forecasting. Develops and implements financial plans and delivers strategic financial advice.
- Created financial models for strategic planning, financial forecasting and competitive analysis reports, free cash flow statements and balance sheets.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Finance Manager
Ankara Etlik City Hospital Health Services Operation & Investment Inc. Astaldi Concessioni S.P.A-Türkerler Holding Inc.
10.2023 - Current
- Executing/Implementing the financial strategy and the daily operations of the Finance Department;
- Cooperating with accounting department and establish credibility throughout the organization and with the management to develop solutions of business challenges; provide technical financial support, knowledge and possibly advices to other members of the departments;
- Monitoring the macro-economic trends; analyze organization finance operations; identify opportunities for improvement, cost reduction and cash flow enhancement;
- Executing and updating the Financial Models, together with the advisors based on the actual quarterly figures and debt re-payments
- Controlling the Project Finance documentation covenants and all financial statements and budget reporting if all in compliance with common terms agreement; preparation of Financial Statements and Reporting Package based on IFRS
- Supporting the improvements of financials and budget, banking and tax strategies; reporting of the all financials and legal process;
- Management of the relationship with Lenders, Financial Institutions, Advisors
Financial Reporting Manager
Smart Independent Auditing and Public Accountancy Inc.
10.2021 - 10.2023
- Prepared monthly financial statements in accordance with group accounting policy and International Financial Reporting Standards IFRS
- Steered annual budgets, forecasts and long-term plan, analyzing all periodical management reports (P&L, BS, and other requested reports)
- Collaborated with senior management and provide update on financial reports, progress and modifications
- Managed production and distribution of internal financial reports, compile various cross functional reports
- Participated in compilation of quarterly and yearly footnotes, manage external financial statements and associated disclosure
Head of Controlling
Temsa-Skoda Sabancı Transportaion Vehicle Inc.
11.2020 - 10.2021
- Ultimate responsibility for co-ordinate and facilitate detailed budgeting/forecasting process
- Conducted and supervised the timely and accurate preparation of all financials and reporting them to the global headquarter
- Overseen and followed up of the entire process related to the preparation of IFRS, other reports
- Reviewed and assessed strategic options available to the business to drive improved profitability across the Business unit
Head of Finance & Accounting
Greenbrier Group of Companies
10.2018 - 01.2020
- Company Overview: (16 Months Contract Based)
- Prepared financial statements (including notes and breakdowns) for reporting purposes
- Supervised for managing the annual planning process, quarterly forecasting, periodic management reporting
- Responsible for good and strong relationship with domestic banks and financial institutions
- Negotiating credit or contingent facilities and other financial products (leasing, factoring etc.) with local banks in Turkey
- Overseen daily cash balances and trading in the financial markets in line with the treasury procedures
- Handled the credit control function – by ably managing the AR and keep the past dues under check, to support the organizational objective of efficient working capital management
- Strictly adhering to the financial compliance policies and procedures, including SOX, FCPA and other global procedures updated from time to time by HQ
- Timely closing of the books of account on a monthly basis, with highest level of accuracy and compliance with the applicable accounting pronouncements/corporate accounting policies
- Partner with other functions like HR, Procurement, IT, etc
- To develop simplified processes for recording and accrual payments and expenses
- (16 Months Contract Based)
Head of Finance & Accounting
Maxam Anadolu Civil Explosive & Transportation. Inc.
01.2017 - 08.2018
- Directly managed and overseen the daily operations of the finance and accounting department conducted customers’ credit line and all AR Process and collections, as well as customer contracts
- Handled month-end, quarterly, and year-end closing transactions, coordinated accounts payable/receivable, cash receipts, general ledger, payroll, budgeting, cash forecasting, revenue and expenditure variance analysis, capital asset reconciliations
- Kept the general accounts in an order with a systematic manner in accordance with the Local GAAP
- Conducted and drew up IFRS and Local GAAP tables and reported to the related parties with planned vs
- Actual comparisons and explanations
- Researched and advised on tax laws and regulations
- Performed tax liability calculations and prepared WHT, Stamp Tax, Corporate Tax and VAT declarations
- Directed import and supported supply chain process and vendors’ relations
- Managed all treasury transactions and vendors' payment, handled daily cash balances and the money market
- Assessed the likely impact of problems such as late payments, limited cash flow etc
- Conducted FX and Hedging transactions with group treasury
- Supervised daily cash balances and trading in the financial markets in line with the treasury procedures
- Liaised with company’s bankers and senior managers
- Negotiated and evaluated overdrafts and loans with bankers
Senior Financial Controller
Asas Packaging Printing Industry & Trade Inc.
12.2011 - 12.2016
- Company Overview: Constantia
- Attended to implementation of SAP ERP system-CO, FI, MM and BEx and Budget Modules
- The leader of SAP FI&CO prepared cost center tables for SAP cost module implementation besides, preparing cost calculation tables to support & to contribute to the head office cost accounting team
- Team leader for implementation of the CoS Project: The cost structure of the Company was converted from Cost of the Goods Sold/Total Cost (COGS/TC) Method to Cost of Sales (CoS) Method which eases in depth analysis of the cost and expense line items as well as which ease to follow them up
- Organized prepared and uploaded Cost and Profit Analysis (COPA) tables budget
- And actuals into SAP system
- Executed and prepared monthly cost and profitability, sales, material expense and cost tables on the product level bases for each single customer
- Involved in Loan Facility Agreement process for re-structuring external loan/credit by preparing cash flow and re-payment plan based on the new agreement
- Conducted FX and Hedging transactions with group treasury
- Managed generation of the budget and preparation of multi-year plans, quarterly and rolling forecasts
- Reconciled Turkish GAAP accounts on a monthly basis, and support reconciliations of IFRS accounts as required
- Prepared IFRS Package and explained quarterly deviations
- Facilitated auditing team by providing necessary data/tables during the auditing process
- Drew up the company’s financial statements; support monthly forecast submissions and annual/long range planning processes as needed
- Generated and analyzed of reports (monthly, quarterly & annual accounts)
- Managed plan vs
- Actual analyses plus notes/commentaries
- Prepared & reporting AR, AP, Inventory, Labor and Payroll workbooks
- Created sales reports; planned vs
- Actual on the customer bases
- Preparation (including ad-hoc inquiries and reports) presentation tables for management and for board meetings
- Calculated and simulated analysis of WCAP, ROCE with commentaries and explanation for budget, forecast and month-end closings
- Constantia
Financial Accountant
Teknik Baglanti Elemanlari Industry&Trade Inc.
02.2010 - 12.2011
- Managed month-end closing process
- Prepared Balance Sheets, P&L, and sales reports
- Completed reconciliations within company's chart of account and between the third parties
- Worked supply chain department; controlled and monitored prices and process whether all is in compliance with company’s purchasing guideline and agreement conditions
- Prepared monthly payment plans for vendors
- Daily booking of incoming accounting documents from the employees to respective employee accounts, calculated the balances and executed payments to employees
- Followed up and recorded accounts receivable and reconciliations, intercompany invoicing and intercompany receivable
- Statutory Accounting: Prepared and filed monthly VAT and other related tax statements annual corporation come tax, and quarterly income tax, handled also export related VAT tax return files and followed them up at government (regional-tax authority) level
Financial Controller
Doctors Research Group Inc.
02.2008 - 10.2009
- Company Overview: Venture Capital Firm in Healthcare & Biomedical Industry 50% of the shares held by Goldman Sachs
- Managed Finance/Accounting department presented financial- monthly, quarterly-AP, AR, Balance Sheets and P&L-statements Board Members
- Supported Audit team by compiling historical, accounting/financial data to ease the company’s external auditing process within GAAP and SOX requirements
- Prepared year 2009 budget: prepared budgeted sales, cash budget (FCF) and P&L projections
- Conducted all treasury related duties, weekly bank transactions and supporting the management for an optimal CF and effective utilization of resources in compliance with company treasury guidelines
- Daily completion of petty cash accounting journal entries, finalizing respective conciliations
- Completed all monthly treasury accounting functions to including monthly general ledger account reconciliation's and balance sheet analysis and recommendations as needed for investing/borrowing decisions
- Created and executed an investment research report, to identify profitable money market instruments and selected securities based on macro trends for $3M
- Venture Capital Firm in Healthcare & Biomedical Industry 50% of the shares held by Goldman Sachs
Financial Analyst
Unilever Inc.
02.2006 - 02.2008
- Created A/R and deduction reports for management
- Researched and resolved accounts receivable and payable issues with customers and vendors, escalated any A/R related issues to managers
- Assisted to prepare financial analysis reports to support management, including analysis of weekly and monthly financial performance by customer channel as well as preparing comparable monthly sales reports
- Developed regular monthly meaningful reports, tailored to needs of the manager, which include actual results, comparison to established target levels, and forecasted estimates
- Assisted to consolidate monthly/quarterly financial analysis reports, including reporting on actual results and various performance metrics as compared to the budget, forecasted and historical trends
- Prepared monthly P&L, FCF reports, analysis of business performance and forecast reports
- Reviewed P&Ls interpreted financial results with/made recommendations to senior leaders
- Increased inventory efficiency from 41 % to 94 % by establishing inventory database for all spare part
Accountant
Akdeniz Financial Consulting & Insurance Co. Ltd.
07.2002 - 09.2005
- Provided financial and accounting advisory services to privately owned companies for financial reporting purposes for Healthcare, Real Estate- Construction and Food Production companies
- Conducted P&L, monthly BS, analysis of business, employee performance and forecast reports
- Performed special projects, processed financial transactions, and responded to data requests external other auditors, and governmental agencies
- In charge of general accounting functions, managed maintenance and completion of general ledgers, payroll, financial reports and review
- Statutory Accounting: Conducted monthly sales reports, prepared and filed monthly VAT, Annual Corporate Income Tax, and Quarterly Income Tax as well as use tax (VAT) return documents
Education
MBA - Finance Concentration-Very intense case studies, Investment (portfolio) management courses, and had deep knowledge in all fields in finance.
The University of New Haven, School of Business
West Haven, CT 09.2005 - 09.2007
Graduate - Research & Teaching Assistant (Quantitative Analysis Department)
The University of New Haven
West Haven, CT 01.2006 - 07.2007
BA - International Relations & Economic-Ranked top 10%- received a full academic scholarship by Vaksa (Sabanci Foundation)
Ankara University, The Faculty of Political Sciences
Ankara, Turkey 09.1995 - 09.1999
Skills
MS Excel
Word
Power Point
Access
Research Insight
Bloomberg
Morningstar
JD Edwards
SAP (FI, CO, MM, BCS Monitor & BW, BEX Analyzer modules)
Hyperion
Logo
Cognos
Crystal Ball (Monte Carlo Risk simulation)
Certification
Investment Banking and Financial Modeling Training Certificate
Personal Information
Hobbies: Swimming, Trekking, Playing Tennis, Golf
Timeline
Finance Manager
Ankara Etlik City Hospital Health Services Operation & Investment Inc. Astaldi Concessioni S.P.A-Türkerler Holding Inc.
10.2023 - Current
Financial Reporting Manager
Smart Independent Auditing and Public Accountancy Inc.
10.2021 - 10.2023
Head of Controlling
Temsa-Skoda Sabancı Transportaion Vehicle Inc.
11.2020 - 10.2021
Head of Finance & Accounting
Greenbrier Group of Companies
10.2018 - 01.2020
Head of Finance & Accounting
Maxam Anadolu Civil Explosive & Transportation. Inc.
01.2017 - 08.2018
Senior Financial Controller
Asas Packaging Printing Industry & Trade Inc.
12.2011 - 12.2016
Financial Accountant
Teknik Baglanti Elemanlari Industry&Trade Inc.
02.2010 - 12.2011
Financial Controller
Doctors Research Group Inc.
02.2008 - 10.2009
Financial Analyst
Unilever Inc.
02.2006 - 02.2008
Graduate - Research & Teaching Assistant (Quantitative Analysis Department)
The University of New Haven
01.2006 - 07.2007
MBA - Finance Concentration-Very intense case studies, Investment (portfolio) management courses, and had deep knowledge in all fields in finance.
The University of New Haven, School of Business
09.2005 - 09.2007
Accountant
Akdeniz Financial Consulting & Insurance Co. Ltd.
07.2002 - 09.2005
BA - International Relations & Economic-Ranked top 10%- received a full academic scholarship by Vaksa (Sabanci Foundation)
Ankara University, The Faculty of Political Sciences
09.1995 - 09.1999
Investment Banking and Financial Modeling Training Certificate
Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
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