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• Lead all financial planning and strategy, focusing on investment management and optimizing financial runways to support sustainable growth.
• Develop and refine revenue and cost models, preparing detailed financial projections to inform business decisions and secure investor confidence.
• Oversee cash flow, budgeting, and financial risk management, ensuring resources are allocated effectively to align with company goals.
• Collaborate with the executive team on business development initiatives, identifying strategic opportunities to expand market reach.
• Engage directly in investor relations, conducting meetings and presentations to communicate BlokZ’s financial vision and growth potential.
• Implement financial best practices and compliance measures to maintain fiscal discipline and transparency, fostering trust among stakeholders.

• Spearhead strategic planning initiatives, ensuring alignment between financial, operational, and market objectives to support the company’s vision.
• Lead the development and optimization of market strategies, identifying new growth opportunities and guiding market positioning for long-term success.
• Oversee financial planning and workforce allocation, ensuring resources are optimized to achieve strategic goals.
• Cultivate and manage relationships with key investors and partners, driving engagement to support capital and strategic alliances.
• Act as a strategic advisor to the executive team, providing insights that shape both immediate goals and future company direction.
• Develop performance benchmarks and strategic KPIs, promoting a focused, goal-oriented company culture across teams.

• Built and maintained strong relationships with investors, aligning stakeholder interests with company goals and facilitating ongoing communication.
• Identified and pursued strategic business development opportunities, fostering partnerships that contributed to market expansion and growth.
• Supported fundraising initiatives, including investor presentations and engagement strategies, enhancing capital-raising efforts.

Istanbul, Turkey

• Completed extensive training in law, financial analysis, accounting, banking processes, capital markets, and risk management, contributing to a solid foundation in audit and compliance.
• Conducted audits of Isbank and its subsidiaries, assessing operations and offering strategic recommendations to enhance performance.
• Collaborated on the audit of retail and commercial sales/marketing divisions at headquarters, providing advisory services aimed at operational and financial improvement.
• Prepared comprehensive audit reports detailing operational risks, loan performance, and overall branch efficacy, ensuring a clear view of risk and performance metrics.
• Evaluated auditee compliance with legal, regulatory, and internal guidelines, ensuring adherence across all operational levels.
• Engaged in high-level discussions with branch and regional managers, division heads, and top executives from subsidiaries to address audit findings and strengthen compliance.

Conducted consultations with small and medium-sized enterprises on government grant and incentive programs, including drafting project proposals. This role was a part-time engagement undertaken alongside university studies.

Worked part-time in archival tasks, supporting identification and classification, and contributed to translation projects within the foundation.

Undergraduate, Economics

Activities and Societies: METU Paragliding Society, METU Polyphonic Choir, METU Debate Club

Education record

Activities and Societies: Literature Museum, School Newspaper, Basketball Team, Track and Field Team, Choir, Chamber Orchestra, Theater.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Science Olimpiads Team School BandCompleted senior year in Indiana, USA, on a full scholarship awarded by the.