Experience

Illumina

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Finance Manager

  • Jul 2022 - Present

  ● SCOPE: Commercial Finance + Business Planning + Forecasting and Financial Planning & Analysis ▪️ Responsible from the full financial planning and reporting activities of a third of a publicly traded company. ▪️ Continuously partner with VP of Sales for EMEA region by providing strategic and tactical business insights to meet the target. ▪️ Drive the change management across finance function through re-positioning the team’s role and re-defining the existing processes. ▪️ Lead a senior finance analyst and ensure personal development by providing regular coaching sessions. ● Key Achievements & Significant Contributions ▪️ Identified multi-million-dollar opportunities to contribute to business goals and created a cross functional mechanism to monitor execution. ▪️ Successfully brought operational perspective to commercial areas by establishing a steering committee, which oversees the business end-to-end. ▪️ Created an external focused segmentation tool, which served as the fundamental source in budget planning. Show less



Amazon

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Finance Business Partner

  • Dec 2021 - Jun 2022

  ● SCOPE: Operational Finance + Business Planning + Forecasting and Financial Planning & Analysis ▪️ Lead a diverse team of 3, covering planning and reporting cycles of the key financial and operational metrics. ▪️ Own the full Linehaul P&L for Europe. Drive weekly reviews, understand operational reality behind KPIs and steer the business in the right direction. ▪️ Provide strategic business insights based on data-driven analysis on macro factors and partner with leaders to define the future state of the business. ▪️ Implement cross-functional work streams to address structural business issues and drive execution towards cost-out opportunities. ● Key Achievements & Significant Contributions ▪️ Created a forward looking cost model, which influenced the long-term strategic business decisions. ▪️ Established a methodology to quantify the fuel cost exposure, which served as a global reference in the planning cycle. ▪️ Identified an opportunity to reduce an unexplained balance by 60% and created a workstream including 7 different functions to deliver. Show less



GE Aerospace

• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Finance Manager

  • Oct 2019 - Dec 2021

  ● SCOPE: Forecasting and Financial Planning & Analyzing + Risk Management + Cash Management ▪️ Lead an Account Receivables team of 5, covering cash operations of a diverse customer-base in Europe. ▪️ Oversee substantial contracts including jet engines/long-term services. Closely partner with sales, legal and commercial teams. ▪️ Perform as the Cash leader for Europe region. Drive execution towards monthly targets, own forecasts and represent the region to HQ. ▪️ Regional lead in various processes. Implement cross-functional rhythms by assigning roles and responsibilities to improve operational rigor. ▪️ Provide insights and recommendations based on data analyses and business process assessments. ▪️ Manage financial cycles, bids and proposals, RFPs, and review/approval of relevant commercial contracts. ● Key Achievements & Significant Contributions ▪️ Underwrote multi-billion-dollar deals by identifying key risks and implementing right mitigation strategies. ▪️ Improved cash collection process and achieved 50% year-over-year improvement. ▪️ Drove various LEAN initiatives regionally & globally and facilitated standard work across multiple work streams. (e.g., Deal Reviews, Sales Operating Rhythm and Cash Reporting) ▪️ Created a career development tool, “Skill Set Framework”, which was recognized as a global reference and a best practice by the C-suite of the company. Show less



GE

• United States
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Associate - Corporate Audit Staff (CAS)

  • Sep 2017 - Sep 2019

  ● SCOPE: Financial Advisory + Internal Controls & Audit (Income Statement & Balance Sheet) + M&A Support + Enterprise Risk Management o Corporate Audit Staff (CAS) is a premier GE leadership program designed to develop future leaders by challenging members to deliver results in an ever-changing environment. ● Key Achievements & Significant ContributionsRotated every 4 months to a new work scope, business, and location. Continuously motivated and coached multi-cultural and cross-functional associates throughout assignments.6th Review: GE Additive - Munich, Germany 5th Review: GE Healthcare / Life Sciences - Chicago, USA / London, UK4th Review: GE Healthcare - Chicago, USA3rd Review: GE Renewable Energy - Paris, France2nd Review: GE Transportation - Chicago, USA1st Review: GE Healthcare - Milwaukee, USAPilot: GE Power - Atlanta, USAInternal auditor:▪️ Executed key income statement and balance sheet audits with a heavy focus on process improvement.▪️ Led risk assessment and global year-end audits by building standard audit frameworks & audit plans and set the team up for success.Internal consultant:▪️ Provided M&A support in key disposition activities across various business segments. Actively involved in financial carve-out, legal entity separation, legal claims, and disposition accounting.▪️ Reviewed wing-to-wing processes and established new financial methods per revised accounting guidelines. Show less

• Financial Management Program (FMP)

  • Feb 2015 - Aug 2017

  ● SCOPE: Financial Planning & Analyzing + Commercial Finance + Treasury/Cash Management + Accountingo Financial Management Program (FMP) is an intensive two-year rotational leadership program that covers coursework, job assignments, and interactive seminars to equip members with technical, financial, and business skills.● Key Achievements & Significant ContributionsAccomplished all FMP rotations across France, UAE, and Turkey with Corporate Honors Grade (95+/100)4th Rotation: GE Healthcare: Istanbul, Turkey (FP&A of Eastern Growth Markets)3rd Rotation: GE Energy Connections: Paris, France (Global HQ FP&A)2nd Rotation: GE Global Growth & Operations: Istanbul, Turkey (Commercial finance & Project financing)1st Rotation: GE Oil & Gas: Dubai, UAE (Cost leader of Middle East and Africa)▪️ Managed core FP&A cycles, actively involved in financial closing & reporting processes, and owned budgeting & planning work scopes. Created various standard and ad-hoc business packages and presented quarterly results to leadership.▪️ Led cross-functional teams and projects with minimal supervision from assignment leaders. Independently drove the vision across teams and guided others to focus on right areas to maximize business impact.▪️ Drove simplification and automation in financial processes by ensuring accuracy and completeness in global financial estimates. Show less

• Finance Analyst

  • May 2014 - Jan 2015

  ▪️ Owned financial reporting processes and partnered with CEO/CFO of the region. ▪️ Provided detailed analysis and became the go-to person for various financial results.▪️ Liaised with sales and operations and built short/long term strategic business plans.▪️ Actively drove process simplification and reporting automation.



Consulta

• Türkiye
• Business Consulting and Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Business Analyst

  • Feb 2013 - Jul 2013