Knowledge of Microsoft Word / Excel / Powerpoint
Merve SEYHAN
Team Leader, Accounting
Ankara
Summary
More than 10 years of experience in collection operations. Competent at chasing past due accounts and recovering outstanding balances. Also an exceptional negotiator, skilled at creating manageable repayment plans to reduce debt.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
6
6
Certifications
4
4
Languages
Work History
Team Leader, Accounting Department
Ankara Patent Bürosu Anonim Şirketi
10.2022 - Current
- Managing Financial Operations (Bank Payments, Deposits, Credit Accounts, Supplier Payments).
- Monitoring, controlling and reporting of cash flow statement.
- Carrying out cooperation with domestic and foreign customers for achieving regular and timely collections.
- Following up process management and transactions of overdue domestic and foreign receivables.
- Managing reconciliation of current accounts with domestic and foreign customers and monitoring their reflection in accounting records.
- Preparation of receivables and payables aging reports and monitoring DSO -DPO balance. Early detection of receivables that may pass due and taking pro-active precautions.
- Coordinating company's legal declaration processes.
Finance Specialist
Ankara Patent Bürosu Anonim Şirketi
04.2018 - 10.2022
- Managing Financial Operations (Bank Payments, Deposits, Credit Accounts, Supplier Payments)
- Managing relations with banks.
- Monitoring, controlling and reporting of cash flow statement.
- Contacting customers for reminding payment dates and contract terms for timely collections from foreign companies.
- Following up process management and transactions of overdue foreign receivables.
- Reconciliation of current accounts with foreign customers and accounting records.
- Preparing receivables aging reports and making early diagnosis of potential problems and taking precautions.
Finance Specialist Assistant
Ankara Patent Bürosu Anonim Şirketi
04.2016 - 04.2018
- Recording daily bank transactions.
- Monitoring and recording of check transactions
- Making purchase invoice entries.
- Making monthly budget versus actuals comparisons per department basis, analyzing budget deviations.
- Supporting reporting processes.
- Preparation of customer tariffs, valuation and cost analysis of services being offered.
- Creation of contract templates, following company quality standards and principles.
- Supporting contract negotiations, finalizing financial terms of the contracts.
- Ensuring coordination between senior management and departmens for contract negotiations processes.
- Following up and solving of problems about financial terms of contracts.
Assistant to General Manager
Ankara Patent Bürosu Anonim Şirketi
10.2012 - 03.2016
- Maintaining executive's appointment schedule by planning and scheduling meetings, conferences, teleconferences, and travel.
- Representing executive by attending meetings on executive's absence.
- Managing projects by assigning work to clerical staff; following up on results.
- Providing assistance and support to accounting and operations when needed.
- Providing support to Human Resources department when needed.
- Assisting with recruitment and interview process (scheduling and organizing interviews with suitable candidates)
- Scheduling conferences by reserving facilities at local hotels and/or restaurants.
- Updating HR database with employee changes.
- Providing secretarial support by entering, formatting, and printing information; organizing work; answering calls; relaying messages; maintaining equipment and supplies.
- Maintaining office supplies inventory by checking inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; evaluating new office products; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying invoices of supplies.
- Selecting vendors, placing orders, and following contract SLA's for procurement department.
Education
Bachelor of Economics -
Gazi University
Ankara, Turkey 04.2001 -
High School Diploma -
BAHCELIEVLER DENEME HIGH SCHOOL
Ankara, Turkey 04.2001 -
Skills
Websites
Software
Logo Tiger
Driver License
B
Certification
ISO 9001 (QMS) - ISO 27001 (ISMS) - REHBER ORTAK SAĞLIK GÜVENLİK BİRİMİ VE ÇEVRE DENETİM HİZ.LTD
Interests
Nature walks/camping, puzzle solving, yoga
References
Will be provided on request.
Timeline
Team Leader, Accounting Department
Ankara Patent Bürosu Anonim Şirketi
10.2022 - Current
ISO 9001 (QMS) - ISO 27001 (ISMS) - REHBER ORTAK SAĞLIK GÜVENLİK BİRİMİ VE ÇEVRE DENETİM HİZ.LTD
06-2018
Finance Specialist
Ankara Patent Bürosu Anonim Şirketi
04.2018 - 10.2022
Finance Specialist Assistant
Ankara Patent Bürosu Anonim Şirketi
04.2016 - 04.2018
Human Resources Management - ODTÜ-SEM Certificate Programme
01-2015
Customer Relationship Management - Focus Academy
09-2013
Assistant to General Manager
Ankara Patent Bürosu Anonim Şirketi
10.2012 - 03.2016
KPDS(foreign language proficiency test) - ÖSYM
11-2010
German Language Training - Active English/Ankara
09-2009
Spanish Language Training- Overseas - HISPANIA/Valencia
09-2007
Bachelor of Economics -
Gazi University
04.2001 -
High School Diploma -
BAHCELIEVLER DENEME HIGH SCHOOL
04.2001 -