Mustafa Durgut

• Leading Budgeting, Accounting, Finance, Sales Accounting, and Internal Audit, managing a 14-member team to ensure financial discipline and efficiency. • Driving cost reduction initiatives across production operations, ensuring profitability through lean manufacturing practices. • Overseeing and implementing efficiency-driven improvements in production and procurement, reducing waste and enhancing operational effectiveness. • Acting as the interim Head of Procurement, optimizing supplier negotiations and cost structures. • Developing and implementing financial strategies to support the company’s long-term sustainability goals, ensuring compliance with environmental regulations and industry best practices. • Analyzing and refining pricing models to drive profitability and market competitiveness. • Overseeing financial planning, risk management, and internal audits, ensuring compliance with corporate governance and regulatory standards. • Successfully implementing cost-cutting measures in production, leading to improved margins and operational efficiency. • Conducting detailed financial and cost analysis, identifying opportunities for efficiency improvements across all departments. • Leading initiatives to streamline pricing models and drive revenue growth through strategic financial planning.

• Provided executive leadership, overseeing five critical functions: Budgeting, Accounting, Finance, Sales Accounting, and Internal Audit, managing a team of 80 professionals. • Collaborated directly with the CEO to develop and implement financial strategies aligned with business objectives. • Led profitability analysis, including product, discount, and sales performance evaluations to optimize financial performance. • Participated in Board of Directors meetings, providing financial insights and strategic recommendations. • Led senior management meetings, presenting key financial reports, budget performance, and cost-saving initiatives. • Directed accounting, budgeting, and financial reporting, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and alignment with corporate goals. • Oversaw internal audit operations, focusing on efficiency analysis and cost reduction initiatives to enhance business performance. ***Improved efficiency by reducing headcount by 10%, enhancing team productivity and operational effectiveness. ***Spearheaded the digitalization of finance and accounting processes, eliminating cash transactions and streamlining financial operations. ***Implemented expense reduction initiatives, optimizing operational costs and enhancing financial sustainability.

• Led the Finance and Sales Accounting departments, managing a team of five professionals, oversaw customer receivables, invoicing, discount management, and overall credit risk assessment. • Supervised financial operations, including cash flow management, working capital optimization, and compliance with corporate financial policies. • Managed and controlled financial reporting, preparing detailed analyses for the Finance Director, ensured the effective execution of budgeting, forecasting, and strategic financial planning. • Negotiated financing solutions with banks and financial institutions to optimize funding strategies. • Strengthened internal financial controls and improved operational efficiency within financial processes.

• Led a team of three and reported directly to the Finance & Financial Affairs Director, managed financial resources in alignment with investment strategies, securing optimal funding sources. • Oversaw foreign trade operations, including export, import, and letter of credit transactions, conducted financial planning for investment feasibility studies, integrating budget, strategic planning, and financing requirements. • Negotiated investment loans with banks, prepared cash flow analyses for principal and interest payments, and ensured financial sustainability. ***Transitioned from Yaşar Birleşik Pazarlama to Pınar Entegre Et ve Un Sanayi within Yaşar Holding to gain experience in a manufacturing environment, expanding expertise in financial management within production companies.

• Supervised daily financial operations, including cash flow management and transaction processing, ensured the effective and efficient utilization of available financial resources. • Managed collections and payments in alignment with the company’s working capital targets, improved net working capital through controlled financial strategies. • Prepared and reviewed financial reports for senior management, including daily, weekly, monthly, and annual cash flow statements, ensuring alignment with budget targets. • Led the annual budgeting process in accordance with strategic goals, ensuring compliance with accounting standards and optimal working capital utilization. • Managed credit operations, including negotiating with banks and financial institutions to secure cost-effective financing solutions and overseeing credit-related transactions. • Developed long-term financial strategic plans (5-10 years) to support sustainable growth and financial stability.

• Oversaw daily financial operations, including cash flow management and transaction processing. • Assisted in financial planning, budgeting, and reporting to support strategic decision-making, ensured accurate reconciliation of accounts, payment processing, and banking transactions.