Istanbul, Türkiye
Financial executive with 15+ years of experience driving performance across diverse industries including manufacturing, industrial construction, wholesale & retail, import/export, and agriculture. I specialize in building clear, reliable financial reporting systems and creating accurate financial models that help companies assess their current position, plan effectively, and scale sustainably. My core strength lies in transforming financial data into actionable strategies that improve operational efficiency, boost profitability, and grow enterprise value. Notably experienced in setting up financial systems from the ground up, even in large, technically complex production environments. Skilled in cost accounting across multi-stage manufacturing processes and in optimizing both business workflows and production cycles. Open to opportunities where financial leadership, analytical rigor, and strategic thinking are needed to unlock growth and stability. 📧 Email: [email protected] 📲 Telegram: @JohnArovin
Personal achievements: - designed and implemented a data collection framework from scratch and built a full-cycle P&L reporting system for 2025, enabling store-level profitability analysis across retail operations. Delivered within 2 months by transforming fragmented data into a structured financial model, while operating across 3 companies.
Personal achievements: - designed a comprehensive team valuation model (Replacement Cost, Human Capital, Assembled Workforce), quantifying economic impact through lost profit and risk analysis.
- researched U.S. vehicle market trends over a 20-year period, analyzing vehicle scrappage rates, body types, and registration data to identify market potential for EV-related products; - built a forecast model for the active vehicle fleet in the U.S. segmented by class and body type; - developed multiple business plans tailored to various investor profiles using LivePlan, incorporating market analysis, financial projections, and unit economics; - structured and cleaned up financial data in QuickBooks, creating a categorized chart of accounts for consistent reporting; - established data synchronization between QuickBooks and LivePlan to streamline business planning and real-time forecasting. Personal achievements: - built a predictive model estimating the number of operational vehicles in the U.S. market by type and year, enabling targeted go-to-market strategy; - prepared 3 investor-ready business plans with scenario-based financials and IRR/ROI projections tailored to different funding strategies; - reduced chart of accounts clutter by 60% in QuickBooks, enabling fast and reliable reporting for internal and external stakeholders; - set up automated data flow between QuickBooks and LivePlan, cutting time to update financial forecasts by 70%.
- evaluate financial risk, prepare financial forecasts, and financing scenarios; - plan short- and long- term cash flows and assess financial metrics; - introduction of a new reporting form; - keep abreast of the company’s financial situation, cash flows, and financial results and identify ways to reduce risks; - manage all tax planning, compliance, regulatory and statutory reporting; - establish accounting policies and calculation of production costs at each stage of production; - calculation of the economic justification for expanding production by creating a business plan for leasing approval; - managed and optimized capital allocation across legal entities and businesses; - coordinate instrumental in shaping sales strategies, guiding pricing adjustments for products, and identifying necessary channels for market expansion; - developed a KPI system for the commercial department based on financial metrics; - advanced proficiency in MS Excel (Google Sheets), skilled in complex functions, formulas, data arrays, and logical functions for data analysis; - develop and maintain relationships with bankers, lenders, and government agencies; - effective management of 5 staff members. Personal achievements: - developed and managed a real-time financial plan that adapted to external factors. This plan took the company from near bankruptcy to stable growth, delivering regular monthly income for the owners and increasing the overall wealth of the business; - built a transparent financial reporting and forecasting system from scratch, giving management daily operational control and reliable monthly results for decision-making; - reduced the tax burden and introduced anti-crisis measures, which legally stabilized the company, prevented bankruptcy, and even enabled the successful opening of a branch in Turkey.
- monitoring the financial performance of the branch; - developing pricing strategies for products sold domestically and internationally; - managing procurement for the branch, including conducting supplier tenders; - monitoring and optimizing the online sales website; - developing marketing activities; - participating in monthly inventory checks; - working with logistics companies to find optimal solutions; - handling import/export activities; - monitoring primary documents and managing tax reporting; - managing sales, including conducting personal negotiations with key and major clients. Personal achievements: - successfully negotiated with major clients using Win-Win and Lose-Win strategy, resulting in strengthened long-term partnerships; - conducted a promotional campaign that resulted in a fivefold increase in sales, demonstrating the effectiveness of marketing strategies and operations.
- analyzed financial information of projects, operational reviews, and controlled business processes; - developed business cases, budgets, forecasts, and benefits analysis to support projects and operational decision-making; - provided leadership in monitoring, assessing, interpreting, highlighting, and reporting on financial and project/operational area performance; - gathered information to build spreadsheets, tables, charts, graphs, and reports to summarize information; - built partnerships with program managers across internal programs and services; - planned short- and long-term cash flows and assessed financial performance; - managed all tax planning, compliance, regulatory and statutory reporting; - worked without a CFO, effective management 5 staff members; - developed and maintained relationships with auditors, counsel, bankers, and lenders. Personal achievements: - decreased the tax burden by over 20%; - in a month, restored accounting which had been abandoned since the beginning of the year, and made a forecast of cash flows for existing and planned projects; - received 2 unsecured bank guarantees for over 290k USD in total; - achieved advantageous conditions of 4.15% per annum for a bank deposit.