Emrah Lafci, MSc, MBA, CIA, CPA

Economist

Şişli, Istanbul, Türkiye

About

Skilled in Corporate Training, Corporate Finance, Financial Analysis, Internal Audit, Financial Risk, and Banking.

Experience

  • Corporate Trainer at emrahlafci training
    May 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 3 mos

    • Collaborating with clients to identify company training needs. • Designing training programs, • Conducting seminars, workshops, training sessions in the field of banking, finance, investment etc.

  • Internal Control Supervisor at GarantiBank International NV
    Mar 2018 - Feb 2019 · 1 yr

    • Identifying the risks in the fields under the responsibility, designing the related controls. • Conducting periodic controls in the fields, which are deemed necessary, and evaluating the efficiency of the controls. • Preparing/applying the action plans regarding the risk points, where the existing control environment is evaluated as weak. • Advancing proposals to prevent recurrence of risky/incorrect practices, which are detected. • Following-up the action plans designed as a result of the internal audit and legal authorities’ findings. • Implementing the Risk and Control Self-Assessment with the department(s) in line with the methodology defined by ICU.

  • Garanti Bank (10 yrs 9 mos)
    • Senior Corporate Trainer
      Dec 2015 - Mar 2018 · 2 yrs 4 mos

    • Sales Support and Performance Development Supervisor
      Dec 2013 - Dec 2015 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      • Analyzing performances of regions and branches and reporting the output • Executing new customer acquisition project • Attending periodical budget meetings where branches and regions are assessed. • Participating in projects affecting the SME processes within the bank such as collection, credit assessment, customer data gathering, etc. • Analyzing data obtained from the researches such as “Net Promoter Score”, “Customer Attrition Survey”, etc. and taking proper actions considering these researches • Consulting to relating departments concerning the norm staff optimization in the light of feedbacks obtained from the field. • Establishing and implementing the processes in order to comply with the demands of regulative authorities • Taking appropriate corrective actions to address findings and recommendations from engagements of internal audit and internal control departments

    • Internal Auditor
      Jul 2007 - Nov 2013 · 6 yrs 5 mos

      • Conducting risk oriented audit engagements according to yearly audit plans in headquarter, branches, units and subsidiaries of the bank; 80 local branches, General Accounting, Commercial & Corporate Loans and Collection Units, Garanti Pension and Life • Reviewing overall internal control processes, identifying control weaknesses, non-compliance with laws, regulations and bank policies • Reviewing and reporting on the accuracy, timeliness and relevance of the financial and other information that is provided • Taking responsibilities in investigation activities • Making in-depth analysis, identifying improvement opportunities and proposing value-added recommendations