Umut Ozkan, CPA

Finance Business Partner at Nutreco, Innovation, Marketing, Digital

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

About

Ten years. Four industries. Three countries. One consistent track record of turning financial complexity into clarity.

Experience

  • Nutreco (2 yrs 8 mos)
    • Finance Manager – Innovation, Marketing & Digital Initiatives
      Jun 2026 - Jun 2026 · 1 mo

      • Lead Finance Business Partner for Innovation, Marketing and Digital Initiatives, managing an €80M operating budget across 36 cost centers, supporting 150+ employees, 5 countries and 40 strategic projects. • Drive budgeting, forecasting, investment planning and executive reporting for innovation and digital portfolios. • Partner with 20+ senior stakeholders across Product, Technology, Marketing and Operations to prioritize investments and optimize resource allocation. • Developed supplier creation planning methodology, improving forecast accuracy by ~50% while identifying cost-saving opportunities. • Eliminated manual reporting through automation and standardized dashboards using OneStream and Power BI. • Support strategic CAPEX/OPEX decisions, business cases and innovation/digital transformation initiatives.

    • Senior Business Controller – Innovation, Marketing & Digital
      Oct 2024 - May 2026 · 1 yr 8 mos

      • Led financial planning and controlling across 25+ cost centers and 3 legal entities in a multi-country environment. • Owned month-end close, forecasting, variance analysis and executive performance reporting supporting senior leadership decisions. • Managed IFRS accounting treatment for internally developed software and R&D investments, ensuring compliant CAPEX/OPEX recognition. • Designed executive dashboards in OneStream and Power BI, improving visibility into operational and financial performance. • Partnered with Innovation leadership to improve planning quality and strengthen financial governance.

    • Finance Controller - Innovation
      Nov 2023 - Oct 2024 · 1 yr

      • Supported financial planning, budgeting and management reporting across 30+ cost centers covering five global business units. • Delivered monthly variance analysis and performance commentary supporting business and finance leadership. • Coordinated planning cycles and improved financial reporting quality through process standardization. • Built strong partnerships with Innovation teams to improve financial transparency and planning discipline.

  • Business Controller of scale-ups - FinTech & E-commerce at Fincredible
    Dec 2022 - Nov 2023 · 1 yr

    • Embedded Finance Business Partner reporting directly to founders and commercial leads. • Owned month-end close, budgeting, and rolling forecasts — bringing financial discipline to fast-moving businesses. • Built financial models covering P&L;, cash flow, unit economics, and funding scenarios used in active investor conversations. • Developed CAPEX/OPEX governance frameworks, enabling proper recognition of product development costs. • Directly supported investment rounds through financial analysis and investor-ready reporting materials. • Tools: Exact Online · Shopify Analytics · Advanced Excel · Power BI

  • Senior Finance Analyst – France Pharma Portfolio at GSK
    Nov 2021 - Oct 2022 · 1 yr

    • Finance partner for GSK's France commercial portfolio within the EU Shared Services centre. • Covered ViiV HIV, Respiratory, and Oncology business lines across the full month-end close cycle. • Analysed sales, marketing, and operating expenses to surface performance risks and trends. • Operated within IFRS and SOX-aligned internal control frameworks.

  • Country Financial Controller – Region East at BESTSELLER
    Sep 2019 - Aug 2021 · 2 yrs

    • Lead Controller for Jack & Jones, Vero Moda, Only, and Selected across retail, wholesale, and e-commerce channels. • Owned end-to-end budgeting, forecasting, and month-end close. • Built management reporting dashboards in Power BI and Excel; supported capitalization of IT and digital assets via SAP.

  • KPMG (3 yrs)
    • Senior Auditor
      May 2018 - Sep 2019 · 1 yr 5 mos

      o Retail, Net Revenue: 500 mio EUR + 3 different markets o FMCG, Net Revenue: 1.2 bio EUR o Energy, Net Revenue: 1.6 bio EUR o Telecommunication, Net Revenue: 2.2 mio EUR • Planning and project managing all aspects of audits. • Assisting in budgeting and monitoring the financial performance of projects, focusing on optimizing profitability. • Leading teams on the ground, reporting directly to the manager. • Building relationships with the client staff and acting as an ambassador for the firm. • Report writing for Audit committees and management. • Identification of ways to differentiate KPMG.

    • Experienced Assistant
      Oct 2017 - Apr 2018 · 7 mos

      • Producing high quality work which adheres to the relevant professional standards especially IFRS 3, IFRS 9, IFRS 16 and IFRS 15. • Keeping up-to-date with technical developments for area of specialism • Communicating confidently in a clear, concise, and articulate manner-verbally and in materials produced, • Embracing different points of view and welcome opposing and conflicting ideas

    • Assistant Auditor
      Apr 2017 - Sep 2017 · 6 mos

      • to understand and apply KPMG's Audit Methodology while preparing clear, well-structured, and effective audit documentation • Supporting the planning and delivery part of the Audit projects, • Supporting the execution of the Audit projects, obtaining related necessary working documents and sharing the results • Supporting research, analysis and problem solving using a variety of tools and techniques