To lead and manage the company's accounting operations in full compliance with Turkish Tax Legislation, VUK, and IFRS standards, while ensuring accurate financial reporting, robust internal controls, and coordination of audit processes.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Financial & Statutory Accounting: Lead, oversee, and maintain all day-to-day accounting operations in strict compliance with Turkish Accounting Standards, Tax Laws (VUK), and corporate governance policies.
- IFRS Reporting & Closing: Manage month-end and year-end closing processes, preparing complete and accurate financial statements in accordance with IFRS standards for global reporting.
- Tax Compliance & Filings: Ensure timely and accurate preparation, declaration, and payment of all corporate taxes, including Corporate Tax, VAT, Withholding Tax (Muhtasar), Advance Tax, and transfer pricing documentation.
- Audits: Serve as the main point of contact for external auditors, tax inspectors, and government authorities during full-certification and statutory audit processes.
- System & Processes: Utilize SAP ERP at an advanced level to optimize accounting workflows, automate processes, and ensure data integrity across all accounting modules.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in economics, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field, along with a CPA (SMMM) certification.
- Fluency in Turkish and English.
- at least 10 years of accounting and finance experience within a multinational corporate environment.
- This role requires comprehensive expertise in Turkish Accounting Standards, Tax Law, and VUK, combined with hands‑on experience in managing IFRS financial reporting, month‑end, year‑end closures, independent Big 4 audits, and full‑certification tax audit processes.
- proficiency in SAP ERP and e‑transformation systems (E‑Invoice, E‑Ledger), sound working knowledge of Transfer Pricing and Double Taxation Treaties for cross‑border intercompany transactions.
- ability to proactively adapt dynamic regulatory updates to company operations.