Kaan Gunduz
Bexleyheath,United Kingdom
Summary
Friendly and approachable individual committed to improving and streamlining financial processes within organisations. Committed to keeping accurate financial records by monitoring accounts payable and receivable statuses. Excellent communicator, developing rapport across all levels of business to maintain clear, concise information into accounting team.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Finance Assistant
Simon and Schuster
11.2023 - 05.2025
- Manage and approve employee expenses
- Ensuring year end processes are run smoothly
- Help out with various different audit queries
- Ensure carbon audit data is up to date and provide accurate information
- Coordinated with other teams to resolve any discrepancies in invoicing or payments.
- Assisted with the preparation of annual budgets to facilitate strategic planning.
- Handled ad-hoc finance related tasks efficiently whilst maintaining high accuracy levels.
- Monitored accounts payable and receivable statuses, keeping financial records up-to-date.
- Interacted and built collaborative relationships with marketing, sales and operations staff.
- Participated in monthly, quarterly and annual audits.
- Examined financial documents to check totals, verify transaction accuracy and identify discrepancies.
- Managed 3 corporate bank accounts in different currencies.
- Completed monthly bank reconciliations to ensure financial accuracy.
Solutions Consultant
Self Employed
01.2022 - 05.2025
- Tailor excel software's for clients to help them track their finances
- Market my services and obtain new clients
- Handled complex client queries efficiently resulting in improved customer satisfaction ratings.
- Preparing reports for clients to help them understand their financial performance for the year.
- Analyse marketing strategies and help implement new marketing techniques to increase outreach
- Facilitated customer understanding of complex technical solutions by explaining in a clear, concise manner.
- Conducted extensive research on industry trends to develop forward-thinking strategies.
Trainee Auditor
Sayer Vincent
01.2023 - 04.2023
- Analyse draft financial statements to ensure that they were true and fair.
- Made sure that accounts were relevant to the financial year
- Income and Expenditure testing
- Maintained confidentiality whilst dealing with sensitive financial information.
- Demonstrated excellent problem-solving skills when faced with complex audit issues.
- Verified assets and liabilities through comparison of items to documentation.
- Worked under supervision of auditors to develop working knowledge of company's audit approach, tools and methods.
- Going through internal controls with clients to make sure they were at a good standard
- Upheld highest professional ethics during auditing procedures.
- Assisted senior auditors for deeper understanding of financial statements.
- Improved audit efficiency by assisting in data analysis and sample testing.
Customer Service Assistant
Santander
Welling
07.2016 - 08.2016
- Communicate with customers to help them with their needs
- Handled cash transactions accurately, maintaining financial integrity of the till.
- Showcased strong communication skills when explaining promotions or discounts to customers .
- Demonstrated excellent problem-solving skills when dealing with complex customer issues.
- Applied conflict management strategies to deescalate upset customers.
- Listened actively to offer accurate information and best solution to their needs.
- End of day bank reconciliation
- Shadow managers in meetings with customers
- Provided exceptional levels of customer service consistently; creating loyal customers .
- Processed returns and exchanges swiftly, enhancing customer satisfaction levels.
Education
BA Hons - Accounting and Financial Information Systems
University of Greenwich
09.2018 - 07.2022
Business Management -
LOYOLA Leadership School
09.2019 - 07.2020
A-Levels -
Welling School
09.2016 - 07.2018
GCSE's -
Welling School
09.2014 - 07.2016
Skills
- Microsoft Navision
- Presentation Skills
- Client communication
- Microsoft 365
- Keen eye for detail
- Well organised
- Confident
- Allocation of payments
- Forecasting expertise
- Month-End closure experience
- Audit support capacity
- Proficient in ms excel
- Ethical judgement
- Knowledge of accounting software
- Financial literacy
- Invoice processing
- Data analysis
- Accounts Payable payment runs
- Financial research
- Petty cash distribution
- Financial analysis
Podcast Host
Podcast Host, Hosted my own podcast called StudentTalksWithKaan. The whole purpose of this podcast was to enlighten students who planned on going for a year abroad. I had guests from 4 different countries who talked about their experiences living abroad as an international student and talked about the challenges. This was my own initiative and helped me develop my communication skills as well as boosting confidence. As well as this, I grew in confidence and implemented different techniques on how to promote my podcast through various different social media platforms.
Languages
English
Native
Turkish
Fluent
Spanish
Intermediate
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Finance Assistant
Simon and Schuster
11.2023 - 05.2025
Trainee Auditor
Sayer Vincent
01.2023 - 04.2023
Solutions Consultant
Self Employed
01.2022 - 05.2025
Business Management -
LOYOLA Leadership School
09.2019 - 07.2020
BA Hons - Accounting and Financial Information Systems
University of Greenwich
09.2018 - 07.2022
A-Levels -
Welling School
09.2016 - 07.2018
Customer Service Assistant
Santander
07.2016 - 08.2016
GCSE's -
Welling School
09.2014 - 07.2016