Gonca Yalcinkaya CTP

Optimizing cash usage&borrowing schedule by tracking market conditions Steering credit risk over 120% of turnover ($72m/$60m 7 years avg) Reducing financing costs by 1-2%, balancing relationships with credit institutions Minimizing financing costs by designing derivative instruments($1,5m total gain in 2 years) Mediating banking transactions&trade operations of subsidiaries in Turkey&Switzerland, in alignment with European credit institutions Widening the scope of insurance policies&managing cost reduction

Managed the Finance team consisting of 7 colleagues, covering following tasks: transactions, loans, letter of guarantee Run finance operations and steered the cash flow for the subsidiaries of the Holding Acted as Finance Point of Contact of the Holding towards Banks Refinanced short term loans with a consortium of two banks, amounting to €130m

Run Export Finance tasks, collected letter of guarantees, tracked letter of credits Ensured on-time collection of receivables, decreased day sales outstanding by 10% in my area of responsibility Secured insurance coverage for receivables via partners such as Eximbank, Coface, reduced insurance cost by 20%

Working on payments inside and outside of country (advance payment, cash against goods, cash against documents, every types of L/C, etc). Daily, weekly and monthly reporting (cash flow, payment reports, cost reports, etc.); dealing with banks and foreign suppliers.