Senior Budget & Planning Specialist

CoreX Holding BV; Sarıyer; On-site; TRY 300,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

CoreX Holding seeks a Senior Budget & Planning Specialist to join its Maslak, Istanbul headquarters. You will drive annual budgeting, forecasting, and planning for the Group, coordinating with multiple units to collect and consolidate data.

The role requires strong FP&A skills, Excel mastery, and experience with EPM and Power BI to support management reporting. You will prepare analyses, variances, and consolidated financial reports, and help standardize processes across the Group while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• 3–4 years of budgeting, FP&A, management reporting, financial analysis, or related finance functions.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, and budget-to-actual analysis skills.
• Solid grasp of financial statements and data analysis; modeling and scenarios preferred.
• Advanced MS Excel and good MS PowerPoint; experience with EPM and Power BI preferred.
• Excellent written and spoken English; analytical, proactive, and collaborative.

Responsibilities

• Take an active role in annual budgeting, forecasting, and planning for Group companies.
• Collect, consolidate, and review financial data for budgeting and planning.
• Support monthly data uploads into EPM and prepare Excel-based reports.
• Prepare financial analyses, projections, and management reports for decision-making.
• Create monthly budget-to-actual comparisons and variance analyses for Group levels.
• Assist in preparing standalone and consolidated financial data for Group companies.
• Standardize financial and management reports across the Group.
• Participate in projects to improve reporting, budgeting, and planning processes.
• Support EPM enhancements, data accuracy, and Power BI data controls.
• Contribute to management reporting and automation initiatives, liaising with Treasury and Corporate Finance.

Skills

Budgeting

Forecasting

FP&A

Management Reporting

Financial Analysis

Financial Modeling

Scenario Analysis

Excel

PowerPoint

Power BI

EPM

English

Analytical Thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration / Economics / Finance

Tools

EPM

Power BI

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

CoreX Holding is a highly diversified, vertically integrated, global industrial conglomerate established in 2024 by Robert Yüksel YILDIRIM after 35 years of his vast industrial, financial, and operational experience at YILDIRIM Group. With financial headquarters in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and operational headquarters in Istanbul, Türkiye, CoreX is dedicated to creating new success stories through a visionary approach and exponential growth under the leadership and vision of its founder, Robert Yüksel YILDIRIM.

CoreX operates in 8 sectors, including metals & mining, ports & terminals, chemicals, green energy, shipping & logistics, infrastructure & construction, international trading, and financial investments. The company is active in 33 countries across 5 continents, employing over 25,000 people globally. As a profit-driven company, CoreX intends to focus on its future growth, utilizing its deep experience and extensive business know-how.

We are looking for a Senior Budget & Planning Specialist to be assigned to our headquarters in Maslak, Istanbul.

Responsibilities:

• Take an active role in the annual budgeting, forecasting, and planning processes of Group companies and support the timely execution of related activities.
• Work closely with Group companies and relevant business units to collect, consolidate, and review financial data required for budgeting and planning processes.
• Support the upload of monthly financial data into EPM and prepare Excel-based financial reports and analyses when required.
• Prepare financial analyses, projections, and reports to support budgeting, planning, and management decision-making processes.
• Prepare monthly budget-to-actual comparisons and variance analyses, and contribute to management reporting at company, sector, and Group levels.
• Support the preparation and review of monthly and quarterly standalone and consolidated financial data of Group companies.
• Contribute to the preparation and standardization of financial and management reports across the Group.
• Take part in projects aimed at improving financial reporting, budgeting, and planning processes and systems.
• Support system enhancement and implementation activities related to EPM, and assist in ensuring data accuracy and consistency.
• Support data controls between EPM and Power BI, and contribute to the preparation of management reports through Power BI.
• Perform financial data accuracy and consistency checks, and contribute to continuous improvement and automation initiatives.
• Prepare financial data, analyses, and reports requested by Treasury, Project Finance, Corporate Finance, and other finance functions.
• Provide analytical and reporting support for accreditation, restructuring, rating, and similar financial processes when required.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• Minimum 3-4 years of experience in budgeting and planning, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), management reporting, financial analysis, or related finance functions.
• Good knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, budget-to-actual analysis, and financial reporting processes.
• Good understanding of financial statements and financial data analysis.
• Knowledge of financial modeling, projections, and scenario analysis is preferred.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel and good command of MS PowerPoint.
• Experience with EPM and Power BI is preferred.
• Interest in financial reporting systems, process improvement, and automation.
• Good command of written and spoken English.
• Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving, and attention to detail.
• Good communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively with different business units and stakeholders.
• Well-organized, proactive, and results-oriented, with a continuous improvement mindset.