Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Software
Certification
Languages
Timeline
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Seda Acar Çilli

Budget and Reporting Professional
Istanbul,34
Seda Acar Çilli

Overview

10
years of professional experience
1
Certification
1
year of post-secondary education

Work History

Kavak.com
Istanbul

FP&A and Reporting Manager
06.2023 - Current

Job overview

  • Prepared internal and regulatory financial reports according to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
  • Supported senior management decision-making by preparing detailed ad-hoc analyses on various aspects of the company''s finances.
  • Collaborated with C-level executives and stakeholders to develop long-term financial plans.
  • Monitored actual spending against approved budgets to identify variances and recommend corrective actions when needed.
  • Supported financial director with special projects and additional job duties.

KPMG

Audit Manager
08.2022 - 02.2023

Job overview

  • Managed a team of auditors, ensuring accurate and timely completion of audit projects.
  • Overseeing and directing the budgeting, planning, co-ordination and control of engagements in accordance with client and statutory audit methodology and business requirements to ensure effective service delivery and maximize recoverability.
  • Preparing reports to senior client management and audit committees.
  • Mentored junior auditors, aiding in their professional development and fostering a positive work environment.

Turkcell İletişim Hizmetleri A.Ş

Lead Financial Planning and Analysis Manager
05.2018 - 08.2022

Job overview

  • Managed and support monthly and annual Budgeting and Forecasting cycle,
  • Analyze current and past trends in key performance indicators,
  • Perform detailed budget variance analysis, document and report on deviations,
  • Clarification of deviations and initiation of measures with responsible persons,
  • Prepare monthly/ad hoc presentation to management and Executive Committee,
  • Calculating feasibility for capex investments and post control of them,
  • Perform profitability analysis on the basis of customer, project and business unit.

KPMG

Senior (In Charge) Auditor
10.2014 - 05.2018

Job overview

Participated as a responsible for audit senior.

  • Participating in conducting financial and internal audits of various business units. Especially worked for non-financial companies (FMCG, Airline, General Manufacturing, Media, Retail, and Energy Industry).
  • Planned, performed and documented audit work papers according to International Standards on Auditing (ISA)
  • Performing IFRS adjustments to convert local GAAP financial information and preparing periodic financial reports according to IFRS, and USGAAP,
  • Managed the audit team in conducting company audit and financial analysis.
  • Documented existing processes and internal controls through inspections, observations and inquiry.

Conducting internal audit according to Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX).

  • Formulated audit program/risk control matrix.
  • Participated in client meetings and discussed audit issues and recommendations with all levels of managements.
  • Developed recommendations for areas of improvements, reported documenting findings, and followed-up on recommendations to ensure suggestions were implemented.

Education

Marmara University
İstanbul, Turkey

Master of Arts from Economics And Finance
09.2022 - 01.2024

İstanbul University
İstanbul, Turkey

Bachelor of Arts from Business Administration
06-2014

Çanakkale 18 Mart University
Çanakkale, Turkey

Associate of Arts from Foreign Trade And European Union
06-2009

Skills

  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
  • Budget Planning
  • Financial Reporting
  • Financial Controls
  • Analytical and Critical Thinking
  • Financial Modelling
  • Data and Analytics
  • MS Office
  • Oracle (Hyperion, Power BI)
  • Netsuite

Software

MS Office Programs

Hyperion

Oracle

SAP

Spyder

Certification

  • CPA - Certified Public Accountant

  • CGAP - Certified Government Auditing Professional

Languages

Turkish
Native language
English
Advanced
C1

Timeline

FP&A and Reporting Manager

Kavak.com
06.2023 - Current

Marmara University

Master of Arts from Economics And Finance
09.2022 - 01.2024

Audit Manager

KPMG
08.2022 - 02.2023

Lead Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

Turkcell İletişim Hizmetleri A.Ş
05.2018 - 08.2022

Senior (In Charge) Auditor

KPMG
10.2014 - 05.2018

İstanbul University

Bachelor of Arts from Business Administration

Çanakkale 18 Mart University

Associate of Arts from Foreign Trade And European Union
Seda Acar ÇilliBudget and Reporting Professional