Metin Kokten
Redditch,Worcester
Summary
Professional and qualified Accounts Payable/Procure to Pay and Risk Management Specialist with extensive experience in Automotive, IT, Telecommunication, Pharmaceutical, Petrol Chemical Industry. In depth analytical and problem solving skills, able to interpret complex data. Builds and develops strong customer relationships providing bespoke support. Well organised, quickly adapting to new situations and providing high quality results. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. A committed team player providing support to colleagues in a work environment.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Accounts Payable-Procure to Pay Analyst
McLaren Automotive LTD
07.2024 - 02.2026
- Processing invoices 3 ways matching system in SAP 4 Hana over 350 vendors and SAP ECC over 400 vendors. International and domestic supplier setups. Performing related audit checks. Monitoring Email box for multiple entities. External and Internal Query resolutions from stakeholders and supplier. Parked items check due to 3 ways matching system before payments (GR/IR). Purchase Orders.
Treasury Specialist/ Cash Management
AT&T
02.2021 - 06.2024
- Mitigated Risk of AT&T's Property damage losses in 22 different US States for Telecommunication, Media, and Technology related cables, building and devices. Build close relationships with police departments and insurance companies all over 22 States. Contacted closely with field technicians, construction and engineering departments to get accurate costs. Contacted insurance adjusters to collect and negotiate debts when required. Focused on getting claims investigated on timely manner to collect debts earlier to improve cash flows. Maintained up-to-date knowledge of legislation and policy changes. Supported and standardized Risk Management processes.
- Telecommunications, Media, and Technology Services
Accounts Payable Specialist
AT&T
08.2012 - 01.2021
- Accounts Payable Analyst for AP EMEA and AP Asia Pacific. Statement Reconciliation Control and Review for Asia Pacific Countries during Month End Close activities and perform monthly supplier reconciliations. Ensured all payments are made on time according to payment terms via Deutsche Bank and Citibank. Raise urgent payments as and when required. Resolved supplier queries / purchase order queries via CRM Tools (Customer Response Management). Processed EMEA (including U.K., Ireland) and Asia Pacific (including Australia), Intercompany and Import invoices. Providing support to Electronic Invoice in language dependency cases and process them. Carried out through reviews of documents and completed accurate audit reports. Vendor Bank and Vendor data changes. Managed Process improvement team. Trained and coached new employees.
- Telecommunications, Media and Technology Services
Procure to Pay Process Expert
Hewlett Packard
08.2006 - 08.2012
- Knowledge transfers from affiliates to Share Service Centers (Cork, Istanbul, Wroclaw). Provided Month End Close activities, Vendor reconciliations, Account reconciliations, gain and loss clearing due to currency issues, Employee Expenses, Car lease, Direct Debit, AMEX Credit card payments. Identified solutions with international teams to customer response center problems. Trained new employees about country specifics and teaching general accounting principles. Providing technical and practical solution to system issues. Set up new vendors for Turkey and Ireland. Reimbursed on weekly basis. Addressed payment fallout issues. Contributed and participated in HP's Petro-Chemical, IT, Pharmaceutical work-related projects.
- American Multinational Information Technology Company
Education
B.A. - English Language Teaching
Marmara University
Skills
- SAP 4 HANA, SAP ECC, ORACLE, SAP, Accountancy, Microsoft Office Tools (Excel, Word, Power Point), Microsoft CRM (Customer Respond Management), Lighthouse (General Ledger Program in Hewlett Packard for General Accounting for US GAAP), Project Management
Websites
Certification
International Accounting Federation (IFAC) International Accounting Federation Polish - Partly Qualified Accountant Registration Number: 27 / K / 2012 / 124 Wroclaw Polytechnic - Polish Language for Foreigners Proficiency
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Blood Donor Languages – Polish (Fluent); Turkish (Native)
REFERENCES
- Joanna, Fitton, AP Line Manager, McLaren Automotive LTD
- Colleen A., Donaubauer, Associate Director Risk Management Finance-Reporting, AT&T
INTERESTS
Cooking, Catching Fish, Sailing
Transferable Skills
Problem Solving, Technical and Professional Knowledge, Communicating, Negotiating, Training, Contributing, Business Continuity
Timeline
Accounts Payable-Procure to Pay Analyst
McLaren Automotive LTD
07.2024 - 02.2026
Treasury Specialist/ Cash Management
AT&T
02.2021 - 06.2024
Accounts Payable Specialist
AT&T
08.2012 - 01.2021
Procure to Pay Process Expert
Hewlett Packard
08.2006 - 08.2012
B.A. - English Language Teaching
Marmara University