Financial Controller

Ready to learn more about us?We were founded in 2010 with a dynamic and agile start-up spirit. The trust of around 30 million customers and 250,000 sellers has made us the first decacorn in Turkey. Our success is backed by renowned investors such as Alibaba, General Atlantic, Softbank, Princeville Capital and several sovereign wealth funds. In 2022, we opened our first dedicated international office in Berlin and expanded to Amsterdam, Luxembourg and London. And that's just the beginning!

Tech at the rootWe believe that technology is the driver and e-commerce is the outcome. Thanks to the dedication of our team, we have become one of the top 5 e-commerce companies in EMEA and one of the fastest growing worldwide. We currently deliver over 1.5 million parcels daily to 27 countries.

Growth is in our DNAAs a young and dynamic company, we are constantly growing and expanding. With Trendyol Tech, one of the leading R&D centres, Trendyol Express, the fastest growing delivery network, Dolap, the largest platform for second-hand goods, and Trendyol Go, our instant food and grocery delivery service, we are gearing up to become the world's leading e-commerce platform.

Focused on positive impactOur vision goes beyond business success. We strive to make a sustainable and positive impact on our customers, business partners, and society. By digitizing merchants and SMEs, helping businesses grow, and promoting women's economic empowerment, we are dedicated to creating a better future.

ABOUT THE TEAMThe Finance Team is Trendyol's control center. The team acts as a bridge between commercial teams and customers in order to provide financial sustainability and efficiency for the company.

We are all working with the same purpose: To create a positive impact in our ecosystem by enabling commerce through technology.

Your Main Responsibilities

• Working closely with regional partners to understand business and financial flows
• Would give directions to Turkish finance teammates regarding to local regulations, financial applications
• Periodic site visits (especially WHs located in the region) to execute Financial Control Procedures
• Cost tracking of WHs in the region, raising flag for unexpected increases in costs of shipping, handling and storage
• Cost tracking of other opex itemsRandom controlling procedures of sales, coin usages, discounts, collection, payment etc.
• Forecast vs actual tracking for over GM items (such as discounts, coupon, coin, profit margin etc)
• Closely monitoring WH capex projects (cost controlling, budget tracking, actual vs forecast variance analysis)
• SKU based Inventory report tracking for aged/scrapped/obsolete/offline sold goods and detalied reasoning and creating solutions for problematic issues regarding to inventories by working closely with Category and other teams.
• Assisting Financial Control team month end closure procedures and activities
• Taking part in monthly, quarterly, and yearly closing process,
• Closely monitoring related party transactions with accounting (local gaap, and IFRS based)
• Working closely with regional accounting teams to understand accounting flows and give directions to teams for standardized accounting applications.

Qualities We Are Looking For

• Experience in Audit firms (min 2 years)
• 3-5 years experience as Financial Control, FP&A, Finance Decision Support, Ceo Office or equivalent in reputable companies (Ecomm, retail, fmcg based entities are plus)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Finance or related field
• Extended knowledge in MS Office Applications (sap experience is plus)
• Ability of analytic thinking, teamwork, and strong communication, coordination and problem solving skills
• Excellent time management
• Available to travel across the region (Gulf, Azerbaijan or EU) and Türkiye when needed
• English speaking
• Open to change and process improvement, able to initiate process improvements.