Caner Çimen

Head of International Tax at Trendyol Group

Istanbul, Istanbul, Türkiye

About

Experience

  • Trendyol Group (Full-time · 6 yrs 1 mo)
    • Head of International Tax
      Jan 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

    • International Tax Manager
      Jan 2022 - Jan 2024 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    • Tax Executive
      Jun 2020 - Dec 2021 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Senior- International Tax Services at YILDIRIM Group of Companies
    May 2017 - Jun 2020 · 3 yrs 2 mos

    -Involving the tax side of the M&A projects, including the preparation and/or review of the due diligence studies, review and the discussion of the transaction documents with relevant teams and the counterparties, -Structuring the acquisitions or investments in a tax efficient way, -Restructuring existing investment and company structures in a more flexible and tax efficient way, -Ensuring the subsidiaries in Latin America and Iberia region comply with all relevant tax legislation and regulation, -Supporting the business in the region by providing relevant tax advice, -Taking part in internal tax reporting process, -Researching and developing tax saving strategies as well as planning, directing and executing tax related projects, -Following up current tax laws, regulations and changes, keeping management informed about the changes and their impacts on the business and recommending tax planning opportunities, -Performing tax audit sessions to both local and foreign subsidiaries to compliance of the accounting system in accordance with the local legislation, -Reviewing annual and quarterly CIT returns of Turkish subsidiaries,

  • EY (2 yrs 8 mos)
    • Senior M&A Advisor -Transaction Tax and Advisory Services
      Oct 2016 - May 2017 · 8 mos

      -Specialized in tax due diligence studies in various industries such as energy, retail, R&D, wholesale, e-commerce, entertainment and real estate for both resident/non-resident private equities and commercial clients. -Monitoring and analyzing the tax status of the target companies. - Performing tax audits/reviews and reporting potential risks that may have negative affect to the target entities. - Reviewing the compliance of the accounting system in accordance with the local legislation. - Implementing client’s engagements through the project (planning, executing, directing and reporting findings in a concise manner). - Proactively interacting with key target and client management to gather information to evaluate observations and carry out the study. - Communicating and discuss with other internal and external teams (financial, legal, commercial etc.) to have a point of view on tax related matters. - Providing value-added recommendations and tax advisory services for both resident and non-resident clients. - Supervising, training, and mentoring the staff on tax projects. - Taking part in tax structuring projects in local and global side such as tax free mergers, spin-off and asset deals.

    • Experienced M&A Advisor -Transaction Tax and Advisory Services
      Oct 2014 - Sep 2016 · 2 yrs

  • Intern at SPK – Capital Markets Board of Turkey
    Feb 2014 - Feb 2014 · 1 mo

  • Intern at Borsa İstanbul AŞ
    May 2012 - May 2012 · 1 mo