Serap Çevikel
Aarhus
Summary
Passionate about creating business value through comprehensive expertise in financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and cost management, I am an accomplished and results-oriented Business Controller. Demonstrating a proven track record of excelling in international and multicultural settings and showcasing exceptional analytical acumen, I enhance the financial performance through data analysis and strategic business partnerships. Possessing a robust background in SAP and digital transformation, I have adeptly spearheaded numerous process optimization and cost-efficiency initiatives. Renowned for my capacity to foster cross-departmental collaboration and deliver dependable solutions that align with and advance the organization's strategic objectives, I act as a sparring Finance Business Partner for the stakeholders.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Business Controller
The LEGO Group
10.2023 - Current
- Driving the financial reporting and analysis within Employee Expenses and General Services cost categories globally
- Business Partnering for Executive Leadership Team Areas
- Owning the forecasting and budgeting process to establish accurate plan figures
- Creating driver based modelling and setting up the global guidelines for the cost categories
- Performing month and year end closing
- Participating in digitalization projects
- Power BI Dashboards according to the needs of the business and stakeholders
- SAP Key User for CO module
- Tracking productivity and other cost saving projects
- Engaging with stakeholders across the organization to drive implementation and support the changes related to systems and reporting
Business Controller
Vestas Wind Systems
01.2023 - 10.2023
- Guiding the process of month end closing
- Leading budgeting and forecasting processes for Blades, Main Component Exchange and Upgrades/After Sales departments within Special Projects
- Performing financial analysis for the Special Project department (benchmark, trends, lessons learned, optimizations, cost savings)
- Having the commercial responsibility of several service sites and projects over threshold
- Participating in workshops and steering committees as financial expert for the Special Projects department
- Leading Financial Management Focus Area Group as Continuous Improvement Project
- Developing ad hoc and Power BI reports according to needs of the management and the department
- Establishing collaboration and communication flow among Service Managers, Site Managers and Special Projects department
- Ensuring correctly and timely cost allocations of the different projects (through purchase orders, time registrations, internal orders, service orders)
- Initiating corrective action plans in case of budget overspend together with the different Project Managers
- Supporting Special Projects team with SAP related topics
Business Controller
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
02.2022 - 01.2023
- Leading the Monthly Closing Process as well as Forecasting, contributing to the financial analysis and planning, coordinating the required input in cooperation with team members and various other involved parties
- Leading the preparation of the annual budget process
- Reviewing the organization’s financial reports and presenting findings and recommendations to the Plant Management, including P&L statement and balance sheet
- Supporting the Commercial Plant Manager by handling any special controlling topics like internal control, cost allocations, restructuring, development of performance reporting
- Calculating Business Cases for potential cost saving projects
- Continuous Improvement of forecast and reporting tools, as well as processes and systems
- Responsible for Digitalization Projects in coordination with Digital Transformation Manager
BU Controlling Manager
ABB Power Grids A.S.
10.2021 - 02.2022
- Supporting all financial and commercial matters and actively driving performance in the business and across a portfolio of projects
- Managing a team of two project controllers
- Responsible for Business Controlling, monitoring unit performance against budget and forecast
- Performing ad hoc analyses and ensuring internal control compliance
- Maintaining collaboration with Project Controlling and Project Managers, supporting financial tasks related to projects, including preparation and participation in monthly/quarterly project reviews, assessing financial risks and financial trade aspects, reporting and follow-up of results, generating and maintaining monthly forecasts, ensuring quality in cost forecasting and billing plan.
- Business Controlling responsibility for P&L, Balance Sheet and NWC, including both control of actuals and forecast
- Preparation and support for monthly Financial and Business reviews
- Responsible for the month end reporting process, maintaining coordination with outsourced financial services and the other business units in the legal entity
Commercial Project Manager
Siemens Mobility A.S.
01.2021 - 07.2021
- Financial management of Egribel Tunnel Project (10'0€) and İzmir Metro Line Project (12'0€)
- Ensuring the targeted profitability and cash flow with hands on approach
- Hedge Accounting
- Contract Management
- Customer Relationship Management
- Maintaining collaboration and cooperation with Technical Project Manager, Procurement Manager, EHS, Quality Manager and Legal
- Reporting financial KPIs regarding the projects to the HQ
- Coordinator and tester for SAP integration projects and update
Business Controller
Siemens Healthcare A.S.
04.2019 - 01.2021
- Preparation of monthly Sales Activity and Inventory & Stock reports
- Performing monthly SG&A/COGS analyses in depth
- Participating in monthly closing activities on business side
- Preparation of weekly CAPEX analysis, supporting and guiding Sales& Marketing team on projects in terms of investments
- Monthly forecasting financial KPI and responsible for forecast/budget ERP data entry
- Business Partner for finance team in Austria in terms of commentary of actual results and budget variations
- Forecast & Budget KPI calculation on business & product line basis, coordination and support to Sales & Marketing team during planning process
- Preparation of Free Cash Flow and Profit reports on business line basis
- Preparation of ad-hoc reports requested by CEMEA region
- Development of process improvements according to the needs of Sales & Marketing team
- Business Partner in controlling activities for Account Managers& Business Managers as well as Project Team
- Independent Assessor for Risk and Internal Control process of the company
- SAP Qualified Key User for FI and CO modules for the company
Sales Controller
Siemens Healthcare A.S.
05.2017 - 04.2019
- Preparation of monthly Sales Activity reports
- Performing monthly SG&A/COGS analyses, weekly Revenue & New Order Track analyses on projects
- Forecast & Budget KPI calculation on business line basis, coordination &support to Business Managers and Product Managers during planning process
- Preparation of Free Cash Flow and Profit reports on business line basis
- Analyzing Sales Margin and Contribution Margin of key account projects
- Supporting commercial team during preparation phase of tenders regarding financing and legal documentation
- Preparation of ad-hoc reports requested by CEMEA region
- Business Partner for Account Managers & Business Managers in controlling activities
- SAP Qualified Key User for FI and CO modules for the company
Senior Financial Controller
Siemens Healthcare A.S.
12.2015 - 05.2017
- Performing monthly/quarterly/annually closing activities according to IFRS - cost allocations, business unit reporting transactions, project accounting, accrual and provision accounting according to IFRS and Local GAAP, tracking of invoices and uploading figures into the reporting system
- Preparation of post-closing KPI reports for management team in Turkey and Austria
- Preparation of ad hoc P&L, Free Cash Flow and cost analysis for CFO and Regional Managers
- Responsible for implementation of SAP R3 FI and CO module migration for Siemens Healthcare Turkey; coordination and harmonization of SAP CO module projects for Austria, Slovakia and Northwest Europe countries
- Maintenance of master data like cost/profit centers, statistical key figures, materials, SD orders, ABAP programs, allocation and distribution cycles, technical tables, planning layouts in SAP R3 system for monthly closing activities
- Coordinating the budget and forecast planning process for Turkey, Israel and support for Central and Northwest Europe Region, giving support to the business units and corporate departments to ensure the correct planning in compliance with the guidelines, arranging the budget meetings and consulting to CFO&CEO during these meetings, upload the figures to the reporting systems
- Process harmonization support for countries in Hub organization
- Data provider for auditors, internal control independent assessor for all the business units in the company
- Process improvements for both accounting &controlling team and business controllers
Financial Controller
Siemens A.S.
01.2012 - 12.2015
- Performing monthly/quarterly/annually closing activities according to IFRS - cost allocations, FI bookings, tracking of invoices and upload to the reporting system
- Preparation of post-closing KPI reports for CFO
- Monitoring financial control, monthly reporting and analyses of deviations between actual outcome and forecast/budget, collecting comments from the related departments when necessary
- Giving support to the four operative sectors under Siemens A.Ş
- Namely Energy, Healthcare, Industry and Infrastructure & Cities as central controller in related issues
- Preparation of ad hoc analyses like in-depth cost/profit analyses for CFO
- Coordinating the budget and forecast planning process, giving support to the departments to ensure the correct planning in compliance with the guidelines, arranging the budget meetings and consulting to CFO&CEO during these meetings, preparing monthly budget and forecast reports to CFO
- Collecting key performance indicators from the operative business units during the budgeting phase
- Monitoring and maintaining cost center/profit center accounting in SAP R3 system
- Preparation of monthly inflation and exchange rate reports
- Responsible for SAP R3 SPIRIDON test and implementation project for CO module
- Support to corporate and business units as SAP Key User
- Maintenance of cost/profit centers, statistical key figures, cycles, ABAP programs, technical tables and planning layouts in SAP R3 system as planning responsible
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Economics
Bogazici University
Istanbul, Turkey06.2011
Skills
- SAP ERP, SAP BI
- Power BI
- MS Office, Think-cell
- Financial Management
- Project Management
- Cost Management
- Key Performance Indicators
- Financial Planning and Forecasting
- Variance Analysis
- Analytical Thinking
- Problem-Solving
- Interpersonal Communication
- Team Collaboration
Languages
English
Proficient
C2
Turkish
Proficient
C2
Danish
Beginner
A1
German
Beginner
A1
Areas Of Interest
- Business Controlling
- Financial Reporting
- Budget and Planning
- Project Management
- SAP ERP Projects
- Digitalization
- Process Improvement Projects
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 07/27/88
HOBBIES AND INTERESTS
I am a member of a Movie Club in Aarhus which consists of a group of Danish and international people gather together to watch mostly independent movies and have discussions about the cinematography of them afterwards. I am also an admin member of a Food Club in Aarhus which consists of a group of Danish and international people. We gather together to experience different cuisines from all around the world either in restaurants or by cooking our own national dishes. I enjoy relaxing by having Hatha Yoga Flow sessions at "Favn Aarhus Yogastudie" or at the beach depending on our instructor's choice. I believe all forms of art is the purest pleasure you can get from life. I love visiting exhibitions in art museums, classical and modern. I also enjoy turning my feelings and thinking into colors via painting. I also find peace in going to the nature walks with my partner or my international community with "Internations", a platform which brings international professionals for cultural exchange. I am also "Welcomer's Buddy" for this organization in Aarhus, helping people who recently moved here from abroad to orientate.
Timeline
Business Controller
The LEGO Group
10.2023 - Current
Business Controller
Vestas Wind Systems
01.2023 - 10.2023
Business Controller
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
02.2022 - 01.2023
BU Controlling Manager
ABB Power Grids A.S.
10.2021 - 02.2022
Commercial Project Manager
Siemens Mobility A.S.
01.2021 - 07.2021
Business Controller
Siemens Healthcare A.S.
04.2019 - 01.2021
Sales Controller
Siemens Healthcare A.S.
05.2017 - 04.2019
Senior Financial Controller
Siemens Healthcare A.S.
12.2015 - 05.2017
Financial Controller
Siemens A.S.
01.2012 - 12.2015
Bachelor of Arts - Economics
Bogazici University
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