john smith

Cihan Barut

Commercial Specialist

Personal Info

Professional Profile

  • Senior Level Executive with extensive hands-on experience in management, business leadership and working with Board of Directors, banks and attorneys.
  • Strong in cash forecasts, financial & strategic planning, business startups, legal & tax issues, budget development and management, staff management, financial operations.
  • Ability to prioritize multiple and complex tasks, often with conflicting deadlines. Exercise a high degree of discretion, mature judgment and tact in handling issues of sensitive nature.
  • Oversee all financial operations and controls including those relating to cash management,budgeting and third party relationships such as with accountants
  • Develop and implement integrated and scalable financial and accounting systems at the network (See Document)
  • Ensure accurate and timely record-keeping and readiness for annual audits
  • Oversee reporting deliverables including budgeting and cash forecast report
  • Experienced at Investment Incentive Projects, withholding and VAT refund process
  • Monitor and control the flow of cash receipts and disbursements to meet the business and investment needs of the firm
  • Reporting and coordination of inter company transactions, invoices.
  • Assisting with the monthly close and year end close
  • Timely and accurate reporting of monthly financial statements and management reports

    • Work Experience

    Aug 2008 - Aug 2011

    Finance Manager

    AEE Enerji Sistemleri Ins. Ltd. Sti., Full-Time


      PROJECT : Bandirma Combined Cycle Power Plant (919mW)
      CLIENT : EnerjiSA (Sabanci)
      INVESTMENT : 400 mEUR
      TURKISH PORTION : 100 mEUR
      CONSORTIUM : MHI Ltd, A-TEC PPS GmbH

    • Created pre-accounting system and banking operations journal at the establishment of business in office in English
    • Preparing weekly, monthly and 3-month period cash forecasts for Bandirma CCPP Project
    • Followed more than thirty subcontract payments, guarantees, invoice recordings and other relevant commercial transaction with self created database
    • Authorized company representative with full banking and signature power at the absence of managing director (See Document)
    • Complete management of Investment Incentive Certificate, withholding and VAT refund process
    • Checking and managing bank guarantee letters, correspondence with lawyers and Pricewaterhouse Coopers
    • Acting as the lead finance person within the local company for audits, reporting, budgeting, and outgoing correspondences
    • Lead financial responsible of the local company within the Combined Cycle Power Plant Project with EnerjiSA
    • Attending meetings held at EnerjiSA for financial matters related with project representing local company with Vienna office personnel
    • Prepare and manage on shore cash flow for the local company
    • Website: AE&E Group GMBH
    • See letter of recommendation: Click here

    Oct 2005 - Feb 2007

    Finance & Administration Supervisor

    Guris Dubai LLC, Full-Time


      PROJECT-1 : DS 131 /AL BARSAHA 2 SEVERAGE AND DRAINAGE PROJECT
      PROJECT-2 : DS-174 MAIN IRRIGATION LINES
      PROJECT-3 : CONSTRUCTION OF 176 NO. OF VILLAS
      CLIENT-1 : AL HAMED DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION LLC
      CLIENT-2 : DUBAI MUNICIPALITY
      CLIENT-3 : AL HABTOOR

    • Banking Operations, cheque tracking, and development of site accounting in English through out 2 years of presence
    • Management level meetings with ABN-Amro Bank
    • Controlling all accounts of Company
    • Worked in escrow account establishments for interim payments, International Trade experienced by border countries, Demand Draft Payments
    • Correspondence with Audit Company with all aspects of International Accounting
    • Company Establishment in UAE, Notary Works, Power of Attorneys for both offshore and local company, Addendum typing, Municipality Correspondences
    • Tracking 1.000 employee by self-created Ms Access Database
    • Tracking and completing Visa Issues of all staff and labor
    • Establishment of a Free-Zone Company, Appointed as Manager
    • See Document 01: Board Resolution
    • See Document 02: Authorization

    May 2005 - Oct 2007

    Procurement and Administration Supervisor

    Al Hamed Development and Construction Dubai, Full-Time


      PROJECT : DS 131 /AL BARSAHA 2 SEVERAGE AND DRAINAGE PROJECT

    • Purchase of construction materials, office-stationary, furniture for office and houses etc.
    • Visa and personnel filing, applications and follow-up.

    Feb 2005 - May 2005

    Affiliates Manager Assistant

    Guris Insaat A.S., Full-Time


    • Preparing Board Resolutions
    • Filing and practicing both onshore and offshore project documents
    • Practice all establishment and association files
    • Notarizing resolutions and other legal documents of more than ten subsidiaries of Guris Company

    Personal

    Skills


    • English, Read-Write-Speak: Advanced
    • MS Office, MS Windows: Advanced

    Desired Employment Field


    Finance, Commercial Management or Controlling.

    Certificates


  • TOEFL, Point: 220 (560) (Year 2000)
  • Land Forces Command (For works performed at the Ministry of Defense audit)Citation

    • Military Service


    Completed - Regiment Accounting Department (Aug’07 – Jan’08)

    Driving License


    TURKEY, Class B – Date of issue 23.07.2001 - Validity: Unlimited

    UAE, Automobile – Date of issue 2005 - Validity: 15 years

    Education

    TED Ankara College

    Maths & Science Field, 1988-1999


    T.C. Atilim University

    Business Administration, 2000-2004


    Business Administration, International Business, Cost Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Financial Accounting, Principals of Finance, Organization Theory, Economics, Statistics, Organization Theory etc.



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