Ceren Çakmak,CIA

Lead Auditor

Istanbul, Türkiye

About

Currently working as an Lead Auditor at VakıfBank and have the following job description within the company; • Conducting and reporting annual risk assessment (Matching banking processes with relevant business units and conducting audit questionaires, making probability and impact-based assessments by prioritizing risks etc.) • Preparation of the internal audit plan annually (Resource planning, planning the audit, determining the objectives and scope of the engagements, monitoring the audit results) • Coordination activities of banking process audits (Review of risk control matrices, decomposition of business processes, presentation of audit evidences to the independent audit firm) • Carrying out communication processes with the independent audit firm and external organizations • Coordination of processes for monitoring and follow-up of audit findings • Management declaration reporting (Preparation of banking process audit report etc.) • Evaluation and prioritization of audit projects • Preparation of audit opinions on projects for which an audit opinion is requested • Reviewing and revising internal audit policies and procedures • Organization of the training of newly hired auditors and preparation of exams on the subjects in which they are expected to be competent • Coordination of auditors' training processes

Experience

  • VakıfBank (Full-time · 9 yrs 7 mos)
    • Lead Auditor
      May 2025 - Present · 1 yr 3 mos

    • Senior Auditor
      May 2017 - May 2025 · 8 yrs 1 mo

      Current job description within the company; • Conducting and reporting annual risk assessment (matching banking processes with relevant business units and conducting audit questionaires, making probability and impact-based assessments by prioritizing risks etc.) • Preparation of the internal audit plan annually (resource planning, planning the audit, determining the objectives and scope of the engagements, monitoring the audit results) • Coordination activities of banking process audits (review of risk control matrices, decomposition of business processes, presentation of audit evidences to the independent audit firm) • Carrying out communication processes with the independent audit firm and external organizations • Coordination of processes for monitoring and follow-up of audit findings • Management declaration reporting (preparation of banking process audit report etc.) • Evaluation and prioritization of audit projects • Preparation of audit opinions on projects for which an audit opinion is requested • Reviewing and revising internal audit policies and procedures • Organization of the training of newly hired auditors and preparation of exams on the subjects in which they are expected to be competent • Coordination of auditors' training processes

    • Auditor
      2017 - May 2022 · 5 yrs 5 mos

  • Research Assistant at Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli Üniversitesi
    Feb 2017 - May 2017 · 4 mos

    • Project specialist in TODAİE.