Istanbul, Istanbul, Türkiye
Senior internal audit professional with 17+ years of experience in banking, specializing in risk-based auditing, treasury & ALM, and finance governance. Currently serving as General Accounting Director, leading finance operations while strengthening internal control frameworks. Proven leader in complex, high-stakes environments, driving remediation, control enhancement, and sustainable governance, while maintaining a strong focus on risk management and assurance.
• Lead finance operations with a strong focus on governance, internal controls, and regulatory alignment. • Deliver a comprehensive control enhancement program, embedding sustainable preventive and detective controls across core accounting processes. • Lead and complete enterprise-wide remediation initiatives, significantly strengthening the internal control environment. • Establish structured control checkpoints, ownership models, and monitoring routines to ensure lasting improvements. • Partner closely with senior stakeholders to align finance processes with group standards and best practices. • Drive continuous improvement across accounting operations while reinforcing a strong risk and compliance culture. • Act as key counterpart for assurance functions, strengthening collaboration between finance and audit.
• Led high-impact, risk-based audit engagements across head office functions and subsidiaries, covering treasury, ALM, finance, and enterprise risk areas. • Directed risk-based audit planning, scoping, and execution in line with International Internal Auditing Standards. • Oversaw identification of key risks, validation of findings, and implementation of remediation actions. • Reviewed and approved audit reports, ensuring clarity, objectivity, and executive-level relevance. • Conducted enterprise risk assessments and contributed to annual audit planning. • Acted as senior liaison with business executives and Audit Committee stakeholders. • Built high-performing audit teams and drove continuous capability development.
Supervising audit assignments on the Bank’s Head Office and Subsidiaries in accordance with International Internal Auditing Standards.