Description

I help organizations make better decisions by bringing structure, clarity, and strategic depth to complex financial and business challenges. With 15+ years of experience across finance, treasury, and risk, I act as a reliable partner when the stakes are high and ambiguity is real.

I offer a cross-functional perspective that bridges finance, strategy, and risk. Rather than fitting into a narrow niche, I create value where structure is missing and challenges span multiple domains. My strength lies in rapidly understanding complex environments, asking the right questions, and delivering actionable outcomes for senior decision-makers.

I typically support projects such as:

- Business planning, strategic reviews and scenario analysis

- Strategic advisory on liquidity, funding, and balance sheet management

- Financial storytelling and decision-ready reporting

- Structuring frameworks for assessing and managing key financial risks

- Due diligence and operating model validation

- Regulatory readiness reviews and internal control reviews

If your team needs a sharp external perspective on a strategic issue—or a trusted consultant who delivers clarity and momentum—I’m ready to support.

Languages

Turkish
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
German
Basic
Dutch
Basic

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Amsterdam (up to 50km)

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Finance Advice – Balance Sheet Management
July 2023 - Today (2 years and 11 months)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Provide senior management with data-driven insights on funding, liquidity, and balance sheet trends, enabling informed decision-making.
• Oversee fund transfer pricing (FTP) mechanisms to ensure accurate cost allocation and pricing of funding across business units.
• Support the business in developing balance sheet strategy, aligning funding structures with long-term business goals
• Collaborate with Treasury, Risk, and Business Units to optimize financial planning and forecasting of key balance sheet drivers (e.g., NIM, RWA).
Garanti BBVA International NV
Principal, Asset and Liability Management
December 2020 - July 2023 (2 years and 7 months)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Optimized the NIM performance of a €5.3 billion asset portfolio, supporting senior management in strategic decision-making.
• Managed the bank's intraday cash, liquidity, and collateral positions
• Implemented and enhanced FTP mechanisms to align product pricing with funding costs
• Teamed up with the Risk Management Department on monitoring, analyzing, and managing the interest rate, liquidity and FX risks of the Bank
• Developed and executed ALM strategies, including funding plans and ALCO portfolio management
• Utilized derivative instruments for hedge accounting and supported Finance in hedge relationship management.
• Supported the preparation of Recovery Plan and ILAAP reports
• Designed dashboards that will allow the team to monitor the performance of the banking book instruments
Garanti BBVA International NV
Principal, Financial Planning and Analysis Department
December 2016 - December 2020 (4 years)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Played a key role in redesigning the bank's long-term strategy through financial analysis and scenario modeling.
• Developed business cases for growth investments, cost efficiency, and new product development
• Prepared financial presentations for senior management and the Board, covering performance insights and strategic recommendations.
• Coordinated annual budget preparation, including balance sheet, P&L, and key risk indicators
• Acted as a financial advisor to business units, analyzing profit center reports and identifying areas for improvement.
• Supported IFRS and FINREP financial statement preparation.