Mert Uzun
Senior Accountant/Financial Controller
Istanbul
Summary
A finance and audit professional with 3.5 years of experience, including 3 years at a Big 4 firm, where I worked with major clients across diverse sectors, such as FMCG, retail, energy, construction, funds, and manufacturing. In my role at PwC, I led teams as a Senior Associate, overseeing IFRS reports prepared by clients, conducting reconciliations, and facilitating discussions to ensure accurate reporting. Currently serving as a Financial Controller at Atlas Copco, where I manage financial operations and reporting. Fluent in French and English, bringing strong analytical skills and a deep understanding of financial controls and auditing practices.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
6
6
Certifications
3
3
Languages
Work History
Financial Controller
Atlas Copco
Istanbul
12.2024 - Current
- Responsible for reconciling fixed assets, ensuring accurate records and timely updates.
- Reconciles monthly bank statements, working closely with accounting teams to resolve discrepancies.
- Coordinates month-end stoppages to ensure all transactions are properly recorded and reconciled.
- Facilitates the coordination between internal teams in the finance hubs in Prague and Cairo and external auditors, assisting with document preparation and ensuring a smooth audit process.
- Manages local tax calculations and prepares related tax declarations, ensuring compliance with regulations and timely submission.
- Manages the Bobi FRS reporting process, ensuring the accuracy and timely submission of financial reports.
- Utilizes SAP in read-only mode for financial data access, supporting accurate reporting and analysis.
- Oversees the confirmation process, ensuring the accuracy of account balances and resolving discrepancies as necessary.
- Supporting treasury operations such as; place overnight time deposits, transfers between bank accounts for payments.
- Reconciling deferred tax calculations based on IFRS and comparing it with Local calculations.
Senior Core Audit Associate
PwC Türkiye
Istanbul, Istanbul
09.2022 - 11.2024
- Application of IAS 29(Financial Reporting in Hyperinflationary Economies) IFRS 15 and IFRS 16.
- Providing a full scope audit for multinational companies.
- Involved in inquiries, process auditing and test of controls.
- Performed analytical procedures, develop estimates, substantive tests and analysis of various segments of the financial statements such as Cash, Accounts Payable, Receivable, Loans, Fixed Assets, Revenue, COGS-OPEX and other to determine reasonableness and investigate supporting documentation.
- Performed analytical procedures for inventory accounts including, NRV, Slow-moving, Inventory movements for Raw material, Product tree work for Finished-Goods.
- Tested the efficiency of internal control systems and cycles in purchasing, sales, inventory, human resources and financial reporting departments.
- Involved in audit engagements as senior auditor, which prominently related to the companies operating in manufacturing, retail, FMCG, energy and technology sectors.
- Managed audit team, determined materiality level, calculated adjustments and revised classifications from Local Accounting Standards to IFRS on WTB.
- Performed inventory counts at the year-end audits.
- Prepared working papers, reports and supporting documentation for audit findings.
Experienced Audit Assistant
EY Turkey
Istanbul
09.2021 - 09.2022
- Involved in audit engagements as assistant auditor, which prominently related to the companies operating in manufacturing, FMCG, cement and finance sectors.
- Within the scope of the assignments; performed full scope audit for the entities in accordance with IFRS and Capital Market Regulations.
- Performed bank reconciliations, gathering supporting documentations for Advances Given and Accounts Receivable.
- Analytical procedures conducted to inquire variances, determine reasonableness.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - International Relations
Sakarya University
Sakarya 09.2017 - 06.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
Szczecin University
Poland 10.2019 - 02.2020
Skills
Certification
The Political Economy of Natural Resources and Rentier States, The New University in Exile Consortium, Leila Alieva, Gubad Ibadoghlu
Interests
Contemporary Art
Electronic Music
Jazz
Travelling
Playing Bass Guitar
Cinema
Philosophy
Swimming
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 09/20/98
- Place of Birth: Cankiri
Residing
Bostancı, Istanbul, Istanbul
Timeline
Financial Controller
Atlas Copco
12.2024 - Current
Senior Core Audit Associate
PwC Türkiye
09.2022 - 11.2024
Experienced Audit Assistant
EY Turkey
09.2021 - 09.2022
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
Szczecin University
10.2019 - 02.2020
Bachelor of Arts - International Relations
Sakarya University
09.2017 - 06.2021