Accounting Project
Resume:
BAHAR KERES
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Houston, TX
*******@*****.***
Summary of Qualifications
. Detail-oriented Senior Financial Analyst with background on high level
of reporting to the senior management and headquarter.
. Strong analytical skills; support business operations through analysis
of key performance indicators and trends
. Field Inventory accounting, cost accounting, import/export processes
expertise based on USGAAP
. Project management principles, orientation, fundamentals, finalized
different projects
. Strong communicator across the business units
. Customer oriented; internal and external customer satisfactory is the
most important key.
. Rapidly adapt to new technologies and possess expertise with MS Word,
PowerPoint, Excel, Symphony applications of Lotus Notes
. Fluent in English, German, Turkish, Slovak languages
WORK EXPERIENCE
IBM Regional Accounting Center Experience
Bratislava/Slovakia 12/2005 - 01/2013
Statutory Accounting Department - IFRS Accounting
Senior Statutory Accounting Analyst 10/2012 -
01/2013
. Analyzed differences between local GAAP and USGAAP by visiting the
country.
. Participated to the first stage of the first time adoption of IFRS by
analyzing country financial statements and local tax legislation.
. GAAP differences detected and action plan set for conversion.
. Acted as focal point in regards to inventories area for Audit
requests.
. Completed physical inventory verification for 11 EMEA countries
01/2011 - 10/2012 Maternity Absence
Field Inventory Accounting Department - Cost Accounting
Team Leader
09/2010 - 01/2011
. Managed 12 accountants and one headquarter analyst. Team covered 57
EMEA countries.
. Development of the team members to improve the quality of work within
the team.
. Weekly feedback meetings with each team member to follow up the
assigned projects.
. Follow up of all open items on the balance sheet accounts, action plan
and go life.
. Scorecard of the open items reduced to zero.
. Approved monthly reconciliations of inventory accounts
. Education package created for new comers
. Enrolled to Leading educations; couching, feedback, emotional
intelligence, time management
. Yearly evaluations of the team members were completed with the
management.
. Joined many interviews during the hiring process.
. Educations were given to the team members as well as to the other
departments.
Field Inventory Accounting - Cost Accounting
Headquarter Analyst 04/2009 - 08/2010
. Performed monthly inventory analysis (Field and Plant Inventory) of
M/M, Q/Q and Y/Y movements of all hardware brands. Analysis presented
to Headquarter and senior management
. Risk analysis performed and related functions were informed in case of
any possible provision hit
. Created manual reporting procedure to avoid delay on the reporting in
case of system failure.
. New presentation (including charts and graphics) and reporting layout
created
. Acted as focal point of the Field Inventory related guidance. In case
of any changes engaged the headquarters to apply the changes.
. Acted as advisor in case of any questions related to the hardware
area.
. Approved monthly reconciliations of inventory accounts
. Performed worldwide project related to returns of all brands. Joined
many conference calls and solved open items of the returns with
plants. Scorecard of the returns reduced to zero.
. On top of the daily work, completed successfully project which
included three different Hardware departments. Field Inventory,
Hardware/revenue, Spare parts teams' USGAAP activities were
transferred to accounting center from country under the centralization
project.
. IBM Certified Top Performer of the year.
Field Inventory Accounting - Cost Accounting
Financial Specialist 03/2006 -
03/2009
. Performed monthly reconciliation of inventory balance sheet accounts
. Significantly reduced open and aged items
. Handled successful project to shut down the local sub-ledger inventory
system
. Performed annual physical inventory count for three countries
. Acted as focal point for Mechanical and Policy replacement related
machines. Solved many open items to have the correct invoicing to the
appropriate country.
. Analyzed the exchange rate impact of the weighted average cost and
figured out wrong usage. Performed retroactively analysis and
corrected the impact on the inventory accounts.
. Helped Business Controls department to ensure the proper documentation
for the audit requests
. Acted as subject matter expert of a specific brand including end to
end processes.
Balance Sheet Accounting
Financial Analyst 12/2005 -
03/2006
. Responsible to ensure the correct setup of the balance sheet accounts
for three EMEA countries
. Performed reconciliation of over 10.000 balance sheet accounts each
month with timely manner.
. Month-end closing activities performed with timely manner.
. Very high level of control kept when performing over 100 trial balance
checks based on USGAAP
. Detected wrong setup of reclass process and worked together with many
functions to correct it.
. Worked very closely with headquarter colleagues and reported the
discrepancies if any.
Cost Controller and General Accountant 05/2000
- 09/2004
Peninsula Tours, Kusadasi, TURKEY
Company provides services as tour operator within many tourism destinations
in Turkey. Yearly over 500.000 visitors receive accommodation,
transportation, excursion, guide services with high level of quality. Have
9 branch offices within the country.
. Responsible to perform the cost analysis for each supplier invoice
related to various expenses and prepare the weekly payment list.
. In addition to the supplier invoices, responsible to analyze the sales
to the tourists. Based on the comparison of the sales, commissions
were paid to the guides.
. As a focal point for education purposes, travelled to the branch
offices to educate new comers.
. Responsible to keep the ledger balances and perform the daily check
against the cash flow. Follow up the bank statements and solve the
problems with the bank.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
2005 - 2013 IBM Certified -Project Management (Principles,
Orientation, Fundamentals, Team Coaching)
Leadership Educations - completed %45 of the leading process.
Word, Excel, Power Point, Lotus Systems
1996 - 2000 Adnan Menderes University - Tourism and Hotel Management
Faculty - Specifically studied economics, accounting,
statistics, and analytics for 16 hours a week. Graduation
thesis was on Cost Controls in Travel Agencies
1993 - 1996 Namik Kemal High school Izmir, Turkey
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