Job Purpose

• Working closely with Turkey stakeholders and HQ finance team to manage and control all accounting and finance related duties for Turkey, including but not limited to:
• Ensuring accurate, complete, and timely maintenance of accounting records in accordance with local laws, regulation, accounting standards, and group policies
• Driving cash flow management including funding, vendor payment management, client billing and collection, inventory management, working capital control and improvement, cost optimization
• Leading commercial related finance requirements including financial security, insurance and tax recovery
• Tax planning, audit and other regulatory filings
• Support group internal control, risk management and compliance through the implementation and deployment of policies and procedures.
• Actively contribute towards process optimization and improvement to enhance efficiency and controls.

Key Accountabilities

• Business partnering, supporting key stakeholders, Business development and other departments with all financial queries and requirements to ensure timely and effective support and resolution
• Liaising with accounting, audit, tax service providers and authorities on behalf of Enova
• Liaising, in coordination with HQ treasury, with local banks for all business requirements
• Provide insights and support in management reporting, planning and budgeting
• Ensure the general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable, assets, other liability accounts, equity accounts, adjustments and reconciliation of accounts are maintained correctly.
• Supervise the preparation of timely and accurate departmental schedules and reports to meet ENOVA and department’s requirements, policies, and standards, in addition to verifying the monthly input data for ENOVA management and shareholder reporting.
• All relevant schedules are to be updated and are available and fully reconciled monthly as per timelines.
• Monitoring and making sure that all balance sheets schedules are updated, uploaded to shared drive and signed wherever required, as per closing timelines.
• Managing Inventory count, reconciliation with system and coordinating with operations, procurement, and auditors.
• Managing Fixed Assets count, Tagging, reconciliation and coordinating with operations, procurement, and auditors
• Provide support for standardization / improvement for Inventory, Fixed Assets, and other accounting areas.
• Coordinating and supporting for client and vendor contractor reviews for LC, Guarantee and payment term requirements.
• Coordinating for Vendor and client Guarantees and LC submissions
• Ensure compliance with tax regulation (including team guidance, preparation, and processing of Corporate Tax, WHT, VAT, Transfer Pricing, E-Invoice, Payroll Tax, Social Security and other regulatory filings and payments in a timely manner.
• Ensure that payroll comparison and payroll tax calculation is correctly prepared and recorded in the books.
• Review and process monthly payroll payments.
• Take lead on Tax Returns / E-Invoicing / stamp tax / loan registration. Coordinate with authorities, lawyers, consultants, and PRO.
• Supervise the receiving, registration and verification of all invoices, service/ purchase orders and cheque requests related to Enova’s projects, material and service purchases and ensure they are disbursed timely, they are complete, accurate and in compliance with payment terms and conditions
• Review and prioritize the invoices for payments through cheques and online transfers to ensure the payments are made timely and as per the terms and conditions.
• Automate invoice receiving, recording, payment and reporting process. Provide visibility to management on vendor payment status.
• Make sure that all Accounts Receivable invoices and credit notes are issued accurately and on time by the team.
• Ensure that customer accounts are regularly monitored, all due invoices are collected, proper follow up is done with customer/Enova operations, SOA are submitted to customer/Enova Operations, by the team
• Provide guidance to the team on any delayed payments or irregularities and recommend suitable remedial / legal actions to them to ensure payment issues are resolved timely
• Making sure that proper process is in place for recording any Bad Debts transaction and IFRS9 / ECL reporting.
• Implementation of policies and procedures for the assigned area of accounting, to maintain financial security and ensure alignment with necessary best practice and regulations.
• Provide support in the audit process as required, through provision of accounting and financial data and reports and assist in implementing and following up on the audit actions in order to ensure compliance the required standards and accounting regulations.
• Ensure submission of accurate and timely monthly entity financial statements and Project Financials for each project.
• Review of Project Financials with operations and FP&A.
• Monitor and submit daily/weekly/monthly reports as per timelines agreed on Balance Schedules / Cash position / Cash Forecast / Receivable Aging and Forecast / Payables Aging and Forecast / Collection status / Open PO status / Bank Reconciliations, Related Party Reports.
• Scrutinize the P&L and Balance sheet accounts monthly and analyze for discrepancies, variances and implement corrective actions.
• Checking monthly input data for Related Parties and submit group reporting as per deadlines.
• Liaise with and provide all relevant information to Internal and External Auditors
• Making sure that audited financials are finalized and singed-off as per the timelines agreed with the group.
• Any other job assigned by Line Manager.

Qualifications, Experience, Skills

• ACA/ ACCA/ CPA / CMA / CGMA
• 2-3 years of financial experience. Big-4 experience will be an advantage but not mandatory.
• Must have Turkish market experience.
• Strong analytical and Local Accounting GAAP knowledge is required.
• Must be well versed in financial statement preparation.
• Team management skills, communication skills, particularly regarding presenting the results of analyses to management.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Application of VAT, Corporate Tax, WHT, Payroll Tax, Social Security, Stamp Tax, Central Bank requirements, E-Invoicing and other taxation would be highly preferred.
• Strong experience of working with ERP such as Microsoft Navision / D365 would be preferable.