Accomplished, self-directed lead financial professional

PROFILE

Accomplished, self-directed and critical-thinking lead financial professional with solid experience in a regulatory agency of a rapidly growing emerging market. Both as a team member and a team leader, my key experience focuses in risk assessments of financial institutions, financial & strategic analysis, auditing accounting practices and compliance examinations.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Banking Regulation and Supervision Authority of Turkey (BRSA)

Senior Bank Examiner 2012 - 2016

Directed, managed and coordinate all aspects of Supervisory Review and Evaluation Processes for Yapi Kredi Bank and Denizbank having market cap of $18.9 billion and $12.2 billion respectively as well as for Deutsche Bank and Citi Bank and evaluated the effectiveness of Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process (ICAAP),

Examiner in charge managing the tight time-lined regulatory reporting process leading team of distinguished bank examiners,

Frequently interacted with executive managers in informal interview sessions to discuss the findings of an examination,

Reported findings and final thoughts directly to the board the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency

Worked with IMF and World Bank representatives at Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) on implementation of CAMELS supervisory rating system,

Played a role in the admission process of prospective bank examiners.

Bank Examiner 2009 - 2012

Developed risk management reports using SAP Business Objects and MS Excel and contributed the effectiveness of entire bank examiners’ on-site supervision,

Participated in the development of supervisory guidance of BRSA and supported supervision department,

Interpreted complicated big data sets and reported daily critical findings using early warning systems,

Supported risk management and regulation departments in Regulatory Consistency Assessment Program (RCAP) and helped BRSA’s full compliance efforts with international Basel standards,

Examined credit risk, counterparty risk, liquidity risk, market risk and operational risk assessment of banks in accordance with Basel requirements and commented on missing implementations.

Assistant Bank Examiner 2005 - 2009

Calculated PD, EAD, LGD and Economic capital for SME portfolio in Denizbank and Anadolubank,

Accomplished solo supervision process practices in a mid-scaled foreign bank and demonstrated independent working skills.

Basel Committee

Member, Supervisory Colleges Subgroup & Working Group on Disclosure 2014

Participated in building up the new regulatory framework during working group meetings in Basel Committee which is an international banking supervision forum and made significant contribution by working collaboratively with other bank examiners. This opportunity provided me to boost my multi-tasking and prioritizing skills as well as interpersonal and researching abilities.

Researched and analyzed existing problems and shortcomings related to regulations in Turkish Banking System and recommended solutions,

Participated in issuance of “consultative document on good practice principles for supervisory colleges” and “Revised Pillar 3 disclosure requirements” book.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Recognized as the bank examiner of the year as his critical findings including missing emphasis on country risk of parent company and failures in loan-collateral correlation in Denizbank which is a subsidiary of $58B market cap Sberbank,

Found out frauds including non-solicited credit cards, opening of overdraft accounts worth of 2.5% percent of total individual customers and $ 500mm in one the biggest banks of Turkey,

Approved as representative of Turkey in International Basel Committee meetings by the board of BRSA.

EDUCATION

University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign 2015-2016

MS in Finance, GPA:3.7

Select courses: Advance Corporate Finance, Investments, Accounting Measurement, Reporting & Control, Financial Intermediation, Real Estate Financial Markets, Investment Banking, Financial Derivatives, Real Estate Fundamental, Real Estate Development

Gazi University, Turkey 2001-2005

BS in Business Administration with High Honors. VP of Communications, Management Club

SPECIALTIES

Effective Verbal and Communication skills,

Language Skills: English (Fluent), Arabic (Intermediate), Spanish (Pre-Intermediate), Turkish (Native)

Working knowledge of regulatory environment (Enhanced Prudential Standards, CCAR, and ICAAP) banking products and terminology

Experience on SAP Business Objects

Familiarity with S&P Capital IQ

Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Pivot tables, Macros with Excel and Pitches with PowerPoint)

Familiarity with risk management models

Financial-Public Accounting, IFRS and GAAP, Financial statement analysis and Financial Reporting

Capital adequacy, Asset quality, Management oversight, Earnings performance, Liquidity position and Sensitivity to market risk (CAMELS) component analysis and Risk-based Supervision,

Writing complex reports

Business Valuation (DCF, Comparable Transactions, Comparable Multiples)

Creating Investor Pitch Deck

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