
Cem Kapısız
CFO-CMA-CIA-CPA-LSSGB
More than 20 years experience in Accounting, Finance, Internal Audit, Risk Management and Internal Controls (including SOX - Sarbanes-Oxley) with experience in steel, aluminium, cement, automotive, hvac and engineering sectors. Used ERP programs like SAP-ORACLE-HYPERION and local accounting softwares like Logo-Mikro. Also experienced in due-dilligence and M&A studies like Erdemir-Set Cement- Makrowin and Agogos. Degrees: CMA, CIA, SMMM, Ma Auditing, LSSGB, SPK advanced
SKEMA PARIS BUSINESS SCHOOL
Doctorate of Business Administration (April 2018 to Present)
Marmara University
Ma Accounting Audit (August 2007 to March 2009)
Galatasaray University
BS (Business Management) (September 1993 to May 2001)
Bursa Anatolian High School
Turkish-Math (September 1987 to May 1993)
LANDIS+GYR (World Leader)
HEAD OF FINANCE April 2022 to Present 4 years & 3 months
• Take overall control of the company's accounting function Manage company policies regarding cash, ledgers, capital expenditure, payroll,debt, tax, budgeting, and auditing; • Lead on the business plan - ownership of the monthly P&L with particular emphasis on cash-flow and the balance sheet; • Provide leadership to the Board's Finance and Accounting Strategy, to optimise the company's financial performance and strategic position; • Contribute to the development and execution of company strategy, challenging assumptions and decision-making as appropriate; • Provide financial analysis, reporting and guidance on strategy, plans, and performance at business; • Ensure that company financial systems are robust, compliant and able to support both current activities and future growth; • Ensure that the regulatory requirements of all statutory bodies are met.
GAUSSIN ADVANCED MOBILITY EQUIPMENT QATAR
FINANCE AND ACCOUNTS MANAGER August 2021 to April 2022 9 months
Muelink & Grol Turkey - Ant Kalıp ( World Leader )
Finance Director - Board Member September 2015 to August 2021 6 years
Controlling Balanced Scorecards and presenting them monthly to group CEO CFO. Creating the new budgeting model- Elaborating 5 year strategic plan for Ant Kalıp
Participated group strategy meetings monthly with group CEO-CFO
Valuation of the Greek stainless pipe company Agogos and negotiating with banks for the acquisition of the company.
Nordstjernan Turkey- Alimex Aluminium
CFO March 2013 to September 2015 2 years & 7 months
Lean six sigma finance representatif; ensures that the financial management of the Lean Six Sigma program is in line with Financial Impact Evaluation Guidelines and assists Black Belt, Green Belts. Preparing financial plans and quarterly rolling forecasts. Reporting KPI metrics for headquarters.
Helping six sigma project Leaders identify project financial metrics and project impact as Audit Champion Supporting M&A initiative by coordinating due dilligence and corporate finance activities. Negotiating with syndicate for collective bargaining agreement.
Tosyalı Iron and Steel Algeria - startup
Expatriate CFO December 2011 to March 2013 1 year & 4 months
Managing Finance and Treasury: Managing the investment credit of 350 million USD and 100 million USD running stock credit with BEA-CNEP syndication. Relations with banque and managing treasury. Managing Internal Control: First implementation of internal control system. Creating Internal Audit for monitoring the efficiency of internal control system.
Managing Purchasing and Logistics: Recruiting the Purchasing and Logistics Manager and creating the Purchasing Organization. Creating all the procedures related to Purchasing and Logistics for the startup company. Managing Purchasing Function with the help of Purchasing and Logistics Manager . Managing IS/IT: Recruiting the IS/IT Staff. Creating all the procedures and systems related to IS/IT for the startup company. Managing the IS/IT Function with the help of IS/IT Staff. Project Manager of SAP Integration: Finding the local consultant IGAF Responsible of FI/CO/MM modules- Key User
Spirax Sarco (World Leader)
( Business Controller-Excom Member ) September 2011 to December 2011 4 months
To develop tools and reports to support the General Manager and Sales Management Team to improve their analysis and understanding of profit pertaining to product mix, channel, industry, regional sales using the group SIS and company’s MIS reports.
To monitor and advise the GM and Sales Management Team on the sales performance and agreed KPI’s according to annual plan and 3 year strategic plan.
Spirax Sarco Turkey ( Finance Manager-Excom Member ) startup
Finance Manager March 2009 to September 2011 2 years & 7 months
Contact person for IFRS and Tax Auditors. Controlling the tax declarations, elaboration of transfer pricing report. Contact person for banks, responsible of managing financement, preparing monthly cash flow, controlling daily cash flow etc.
Responsible of credit risk management with sales manager. Responsible of internal control system’s efficiency. Worked with Strategy Deputy GM for the process improvement work of Turkish OC and helped preperation of a report for new efficient organisation in 2 months.
Lafarge Cement ( World Leader - Forbes 500)
Financial Controller April 2007 to March 2009 2 years
Preparing reports for Capital Market Board.
Helping Strategy Department for the valuation of SET Cement Company for 3 months. ( Valuation study of 400m USD)
Lafarge Turkey
Sarbanes Oxley Auditor-Internal Control March 2006 to April 2007 1 year & 2 months
Auditing of Internal Control System’s efficiency by preparing an Audit Plan, finding deficencies, writing action plans, and reporting to top management. Making Gap analysis, preparing action plans and helping to BPO’s for preparation of related procedures.
SoD owner of the company ( approval of rights given to users in ERP) Performing Code of Conduct Trainings in various plants ( Aslan & Van Cement ) Coordinating fraud audit investigations and other management’s assignments when needed.
Eregli Iron and Steel Works , Turkey Leader
Budget Specialist October 2001 to March 2006 4 years & 6 months
Profitability analysis & Feasibility studies of large projects ( 600m USD capacity increase and modernisation project feasibility study) TQM responsible of budget department for EFQM model ( contributed the excellence award of Erdemir in 2004 )
Responsible for the creation of new budget system REFLEX ( Sharing the idea of using special budgeting software with management and finalizing % 80 of new system before military service)
INTERNSHIPS
INTERN June 2000 to August 2000 3 months
Renault
Reflex Budgeting System
Tosyalı Algerie SAP Implementation Project
Green Belt Project -Effective Costing System
- Treasury
- Credit Risk Management
- Six Sigma
- Internal Audit (Including SOX)
- Fraud Investigation
- Business Plans
- IFRS Reporting
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Syndical Negotiations
- Quantitative Reasoning
- Managerial Accounting -Budgeting
- Financial Accounting
- Strategy Development
- ERP Implementation
- Policies & Procedures Formulation