Executive Financial Controller: IFRS & Audit Leader

VavaCars; Fatih; On-site; TRY 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Private health insurance

Transportation support

Meal allowance

Job summary

VavaCars is expanding its Finance team in Istanbul, seeking an experienced finance professional to lead reporting, consolidation and internal controls. You will partner with Tax and Audit teams to ensure IFRS and Turkish GAAP compliance, improve processes, and drive automation using AI-enabled tools.

The role focuses on month-end close, governance, and data integrity across NetSuite and other ERP systems, with a reporting line to Co-founder and CFO from the Levent office.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• CPA, ACCA, or equivalent professional qualification.
• Minimum 6 years of experience, including minimum 3 years in audit (Big 4 strongly preferred).
• Solid knowledge of IFRS and Turkish GAAP.
• Experience with ERP systems — NetSuite experience preferred; Oracle, SAP, or Logo acceptable.
• Strong English, both written and spoken.
• Analytical mindset with meticulous attention to detail and high integrity.
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly consolidated and solo financial statements in accordance with IFRS and Turkish GAAP.
• Analyse and explain monthly trends across all financial statements.
• Prepare and submit the Monthly Financials (numbers, trial balance, three financial statements with accuracy and control points).
• Support month-end, quarterly, and year-end closing processes with Accounting & Tax teams and external partners.
• Ensure consistency between Turkish statutory reporting and IFRS investor reporting.
• Develop, implement, and monitor internal control policies and procedures.
• Identify risks and mitigate them; create and maintain SOPs for core finance workflows.
• Own ERP control environment including access controls and approvals.

Skills

IFRS knowledge

Turkish GAAP knowledge

Excel skills

Analytical mindset

Attention to detail

Ability to work independently

Strong English

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

CPA/ACCA or equivalent

Tools

NetSuite

Oracle

SAP

Logo

Job description

VavaCars is expanding its Finance team in Istanbul, seeking an experienced finance professional to lead reporting, consolidation and internal controls. You will partner with Tax and Audit teams to ensure IFRS and Turkish GAAP compliance, improve processes, and drive automation using AI-enabled tools.

The role focuses on month-end close, governance, and data integrity across NetSuite and other ERP systems, with a reporting line to Co-founder and CFO from the Levent office.