Arzu Ökmen

Startup Company Founder & General Manager. The Company is not in active any more but Turkish sales is still forwarding by me as a freelance developer

General Manager at Loyal Show Fuar Org.Dış Tic. A.Ş. (2021-01 – 2024-12)

Startup Company Founder & General Manager. The Company is not in active any more but Turkish sales is still forwarding by me as a freelance developer

• Due to my current role as the Turkish representative of the Iraqi investor, I am responsible for monitoring all of his ongoing and planned activities and business dealings in Turkey.
• Follow-up and finalizing of a Turkish Company to establishment which headquarter in Iraq
• Monitoring and finalizing all processes related to the closure of the A.Ş. company in 2024
• Office rental for the Company, monitoring recruitment processes
• Follow-up of the entire establishment process of the company
• Follow-up of all financial processes
• The aim is to find Construction Companies from Turkiye for a 5.000 sqm exhibition area in erbil, leased to an Iraq,-based company for 10 years, to create a network and to sell stand space.
• Securing booth space contracts, following up and completing pre-fair payments
• Providing customers with all technical support related to their stands before trade fair.
• Providing all assistance services to clients before thetrade faie, including transportation accommodation, food, driks, e.t.c.
• Turkish customers will be welcomed in erbil and provided with the necessary support on site throughout the fair
• To go on by freelance and handle to continue the Real Estate market to forward for every single year to the Exhibition
• To handle to continue the Real Estate market to forward for every single year to the Exhibition
• To keep the updating Construction Companies for new exhibitions

Middle East Agencies Foreign Trade Manager at Babacan Holding (Construction Co.) (2019-01 – 2021-12)

• To improve the sales as finding new foreign agencies from Iraq directly visiting to the exhibitions and agencies in abroad

Educational Consultant at Can-be Egitim & Danismanlik Ltd Sti. (2015-04 – 2018-11)

• Organise the meeting with Turkish schools & making presentations that will inform student & (their parents) and teachers about schools in Canada & England
• Bringing students to Vancouver, Toronto, London & U.S.A. and help them every issue that declares what they need
• To be the bridge between foreign language schools and students & parents

Executive Assistant to CFO at Yildirim Holding (2014-11 – 2015-03)

• Reporting to CFO
• Coordinate to Finance team
• Following the new projects

Credit Control Supervisor - Coordinator at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu - Istanbul – Turkey, Aras Serbest Muhasebeci Mali Müşavirlik Ltd.Şti. (2013-02 – 2014-11)

• Preparing weekly Credit Control Ageing Reports
• Following all necessary documents due to collect payments (certification of residence, some necessary forms requested by Deloitte member firms, e.t.c.)
• Preparing monthly statements between Deloitte Turkey and all other Deloitte member firms
• Determination of all missing invoices between Deloitte Turkey and the other member firms
• Solve conflicts that can not be collected on invoices
• Collect payment all outstanding invoices especially in overdue

Audit - Scheduling Non Client Supervisor - Coordinator at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu - Istanbul – Turkey, DRT Bağımsız Denetim ve S.M.M.M. A.Ş. (2010-06 – 2013-02)

• Preparing weekly executive reports on chargeable hours of managers & senior managers.
• Determining weekly variances between actual, target hours and follow them.
• Planning and approving all leave requests below manager staff.
• Working in cooperation with the HR team for planning of leaving employment.
• Determination of non-contracted projects and follow them for management reporting purposes.
• Controlling daily unassigned staff
• Coordinating internal audit translations with the translation office upon manager request
• Compiling daily and weekly personnel assignment schedules.
• Working in cooperation with the scheduling team to assist in the planning and coordination of resources conflicts.
• Analyzing employee availability and employee skill sets.
• Matching employee skill sets with staffing requests.
• Adjusting schedules to meet emergencies due to extended leave or increased manpower demands. Also compiling annual seniority lists and approving leave requests.
• Performing a follow- up audit contracts and recording entries to the system. Reporting Regulatory bodies for any staff changes between contracts and actual.

Audit - Scheduling & Contract & Compliance Regulatory Senior Specialist at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu - Istanbul – Turkey, DRT Bağımsız Denetim ve S.M.M.M. A.Ş. (2009-06 – 2010-06)

• Preparing weekly executive reports on chargeable hours of managers & senior managers.
• Determining weekly variances between actual, target hours and follow them.
• Planning and approving all leave requests below manager staff.
• Working in cooperation with the HR team for planning of leaving employment.
• Determination of non-contracted projects and follow them for management reporting purposes.
• Controlling daily unassigned staff
• Coordinating internal audit translations with the translation office upon manager request
• Compiling daily and weekly personnel assignment schedules.
• Working in cooperation with the scheduling team to assist in the planning and coordination of resources conflicts.
• Analyzing employee availability and employee skill sets.
• Matching employee skill sets with staffing requests.
• Adjusting schedules to meet emergencies due to extended leave or increased manpower demands. Also compiling annual seniority lists and approving leave requests.
• Performing a follow- up audit contracts and recording entries to the system. Reporting Regulatory bodies for any staff changes between contracts and actual.

Audit - Scheduling & Contract & Compliance Regulatory Specialist at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu - Istanbul – Turkey, DRT Bağımsız Denetim ve S.M.M.M. A.Ş. (2007-06 – 2009-06)

• Matching employee skill sets with staffing requests.
• Adjusting schedules to meet emergencies due to extended leave or increased manpower demands. Also compiling annual seniority lists and approving leave requests.
• Performing a follow- up audit contracts and recording entries to the system. Reporting Regulatory bodies for any staff changes between contracts and actual

Sales Assistant at Sealed Air Corporation – Cryovac Food Packaging Division, Sealed Air Paketleme Tic.Ltd.Sti. (2002-10 – 2007-07)

• Reporting to Area Sales Manager - Arranging appointments & bookings for domestic and international travels.
• Following and determining office needs and making purchases at optimum prices, Supplying solutions for different needs of office.
• Taking customer orders, making manufacturing plan for local warehouse and placing an orders.
• Following all import processes
• Following relatively small clients to sell goods in stocks.
• Following preliminary accounting for audit firm reporting purposes.

Executive Assistant at Beretta Turkey, Armir Isıtma ve Klima Sistemleri San. ve Tic. A.Ş. (1999-02 – 2002-06)

• Reporting to General Manager – Arranging appointments & bookings for domestic and international travels.
• Gathering, searching reports of different departments and summarizing them for the manager.
• Performing follow-ups for imports and regularity of deliveries.
• Assisting human resources management; supplying solutions for different office needs.

Executive Assistant at Ferroli Turkey, Ferroli Isıtma ve Klima Sistemleri San. ve Tic. A.Ş. (1992-02 – 1999-01)

• Reporting to General Manager – Arranging appointments & bookings for domestic and international travels.
• Gathering, searching reports of different departments and summarizing them for the manager.
• Performing follow-ups for imports and regularity of deliveries; Assisting human resources management; supplying solutions for different office needs.

Credit Controller at Ferroli Isıtma ve Klima Sistemleri San. ve Tic. A.Ş., NCR & AT&T (1990-04 – 1992-02)

• Reporting to Division Manager – Controlling payments according to agreed sales conditions.
• Reporting overdue to the department manager and accounting department.
• Communicating with customers for receivables.

System Analyst at KİP Konfeksiyon A.S., Ferroli Isıtma ve Klima Sistemleri San. ve Tic. A.Ş. (1988-12 – 1990-03)

• Reporting to Accounting Manager – Following stock levels for each items used in the production.
• Following sales records.
• Matching stock levels and sales and reporting stock flow to related departments.

Distance Education Foreign Trade – Anadolu University (1990-01 – 1990-12)