Meliksah Baykal

This role oversees cash flow forecast consolidation, analyzing actuals against forecasts and explaining variances. It improves consolidation processes, collaborates globally for insights, validates financial models, advises on capital appropriation, handles month-end debt reports, coordinates net debt across entities, enhances report automation, supports controls, trains teams on metrics, manages ad-hoc requests, aids Business Development, and leads the Finance Department's Power BI project.

Managed project financing/refinancing, financial modeling, and cash flow forecasts. Analyzed financial statements, and handled credit administration. Oversaw local treasury activities: bank account management, obtaining guarantees, reconciliation of bank statements, and monthly cash flow analysis. Contributed to finance projects and system changes, aided periodic and ad-hoc reports, prepared payment lists, and data for monthly closings, and controlled bank balances, providing related management reports.

Worked on inequality and conflict issues within Latin America, employing coding languages such as STATA and R for model estimations and data visualization. Proficiently prepared data sets for econometric analysis through the utilization of MS Excel and R, ensuring comprehensive and insightful analyses.

Oversaw the money market dealing activities and cashflow management for the bank, optimizing funding sources through relationship development. Ensured compliance with official ratios, liquidity, and interest rate risk limits. Collaborated with corporate and commercial branches on pricing various transactions. Monitored financial markets using Bloomberg Terminal and prepared regular reports for the Asset-Liability Committee.

Prepared expenditure reports for the head of general services, addressing customer and personal claims effectively, and ensuring resolution. Cultivated and maintained commercial relationships with suppliers, fostering positive and efficient business interactions.

Specialized in International Trade and Finance

High honours student