Experience

Global Kapital Group

• United States
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Global Tax Coordinator

  • Oct 2020 - Present

  - Provide tax technical direction, advisory services and coordination in developing and implementing international tax strategies- Perform tax due diligence for targets (e.g. acquisition of Australian entity); develop tax efficient acquisition structuring and post-acquisition integration plans Responsible for global transfer pricing for the Company including all intercompany dealings (e.g. Modelling transfer pricing methodology under SLA, intercompany financing, sale of trademark etc) in various jurisdictions such as UK, Mauritius, Australia, Malta, US, BVI, Spain, Netherlands, Indonesia, Cambodia, Puerto Rico and Turkey. Working closely with other functions including operations, legal, treasury and company secretarial to execute tax planning strategies (e.g. selection for the location of IP)- Proactively identify, manage and mitigate regional tax risks and responsible to oversee tax authority audits and enquiries on onshore and cross-border related matters- Monitor regional legislative developments, evaluate implications and keeping up-to-date on BEPS and other international tax developments, and recommending any necessary actions in response to potential changes- Member of contract team reviewing vendor agreements for tax efficiency and risk minimization through measures including selection of entity contracting terms and use of tax treaties- Provided management with tax modelling of alternative structures for company reorganization, editing legal documentation and advised its tax implications



PwC

• Professional Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director - CPA (SMMM)

  • Sep 2014 - Oct 2020

  International Tax Services Team- Having an advanced knowledge on international tax practices, OECD guidelines and practices related to holding regimes, utilisation of tax treaties.- Advising on company re-organisations, acquisitions and takeovers &mergers, designing structures related to cash extraction, dividend recapitalisation models for major holding companies and for companies in the real industry.- Provide tax technical direction, advisory services and coordination in developing and implementing international tax strategies for companies in various industries- Managed a team of 4-5 people with respect to international tax structuring projects.- Advising to non-financial service companies with respect to tax implications of their financial transactions (e.g. hedging, cash pooling, borrowing);- Having a significant advisory experience on advising private equity houses with respect to setting up the fund structure (e.g. advising on the location of the investment platform, the location of the fund in the light of double tax treaty benefits and international tax practices)- Having an advanced knowledge of Transfer pricing practice in Turkey and involved in many transfer pricing projects;Banking and Capital Markets team- Managed a team of 3-4 people with respect to tax certification and advisory services for the major companies operating within the banking and capital markets sector in Turkey. This requires mainly involving in client management with respect to the addressing the tax issues of the clients at the tax periods by focusing on corporate tax issues as well as other tax issues and maintaining day-to-day communication and relationship with the clients.- Managed tax due diligence projects related to acquisition of financial service companies;- Having a significant advisory experience on international stock lending, repo, derivative transactions performed by various financial institutions within the context of financial services.



PwC

• Professional Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Manager

  • Sep 2010 - 2014



PwC

• Professional Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• manager

  • 2002 - 2010



PwC London

• Senior consultant

  • Oct 2008 - May 2009

  1. Acted as Turkish desk (point of contact for Turkish tax matters) and advised on Turkish tax issues (as Turkish desk in London) to various leading financial institutions including mainly major investment banks, funds, commercial banks and various financial institutions.2. Worked with investment management team and advised on taxation of conventional products as well as more complex products to the investment management clients of London office3. Worked with the London team on various restructuring of leading banking groups (the project mainly involves advising on a road map for relocation and organisation of group companies to benefit from tax treaties and to benefit from reliefs under the domestic rules).4. Involved in a due diligence on acquisition of credit card business by a leading UK bank5. Performed various project management type of assignments (e.g. coordinate various PWC offices in 21 countries regarding the launch of a product by a leading investment bank in UK in many countries)