Merve Miskin Cakmak
Warsaw
Summary
As an Internal Auditor, responsible for performing testing to identify and communicates control deficiencies to management, making recommendations for control remediation, and evaluating implementation results.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Group Compliance Monitoring and Testing Officer
Nordea Bank
10.2024 - Current
- Leading and/or delivering monitoring activities by assessing the compliance risk management practices focusing on key regulatory and conduct compliance areas (non- financial crime), such as market integrity, customer outcomes, data privacy, etc., across Nordea Group.
- Assessing the effectiveness of processes and controls for managing compliance risk within the organization, evaluating root causes and providing opinions on the overall risk management practices for processes.
- Providing leadership and direction on the application of the monitoring/testing methodology to your colleagues.
- Validating monitoring observations with key stakeholders ensuring factual accuracy.
- Performing quality checks on testing and monitoring documentation and ensuring timely reporting of activities and updates in the Annual Testing and Monitoring Plan.
- Updating the existing guidelines and instructions and taking part in the development of the testing and monitoring methodology.
Internal Audit Manager
KPMG Turkey
01.2023 - 10.2024
- Supported management through risk identification, control testing, and process improvement procedures
- Performed more than450 control set by KPMG Network for the internal departments and updated them for Turkey local regulations and performed the design and implementation procedures for the relevant controls properly
- Developed the internal audit scope and reports, directed and reviewed the works performed by audit personnel of all internal departments of KPMG weekly/monthly/quarterly/annually
- Supervised and coordinated projects for external auditors and examiner evaluations
- Reported internal control issues to management and supplied comprehensive recommendations to mitigate the associated risks
- Communicated audit results to Upper Management/Board/KPMG Network/Regulatory through written reports and oral presentations annually
- Reviewed the financial reporting of each audit to ensure accuracy and to ensure compliance with the policies and procedures set by the KPMG Network
- Audited independent departments to ensure that they are incompliance with the SoQM
- Evaluated policy and procedures on every audit, including quality of work performed
- Successfully managed audits and produced and communicated findings/recommendations reports to senior management for remote locations
- Performed risk evaluation by interviewing business process and computer system owners, and internal control activity owners to determine the nature of operations and adequacy of internal controls
- Checking compliance with internal regulating policies, local requirements of the Republic of Turkey and ISQM1 / SoQM Standards
- Remote
Risk and Compliance As. Manager
PwC Turkey
01.2018 - 01.2023
- Support other the senior team members in performing risk assessment to evaluate major risks and controls in place and developing action plans for further enhancement of independence processes
- Follow up on action plan progress and ensuring that all the required actions are performed / implemented in a timely manner
- Have an oversight role on all monitoring activities performed by other junior team members
- Support other team members in coaching the junior members of the Independence team and assist in consultations with partners and staff on auditor independence issues related to both personal and firm-related independence matters
- Provide support and guidance to teams relating to their independence questions and queries and work with the regional independence working groups to identify, assess and manage existing and emerging compliance issues and risks
- Build relationships with PwC global and other territories independence team members
- Manage and participate in independence processes improvement initiatives and ability to research and understand internal policies, external regulations and other supporting materials and apply it in the projects
- Monitoring communications from the global compliance team to ensure timely actions/ communication on key independence and regulatory matters and escalating any issues to other senior members of the independence
- Support the team in drafting Independence communications and alerts
- Preparation for the PwC Global quality review processes and/or any regulatory inspections, regular internal and global reports in independence area and other ad hoc projects
Education
Master of Arts - International Business Management
WSB University
Poland09-2026
Bachelor Degree - undefined
Baku State University
01.2018
Associate Degree -
Baku Music Academy
01.2018
Skills
- Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Outlook)
- Salesforce (Admin for Turkey), Sharepoint
- Service Now, Power BI, CES, Lotus Notes
- I-Power, Checkpoint, In-Audit, Auto- Audit
LANGUAGES
English Advanced/Professional
Advanced
C1
Russian Native Speaker
Proficient
C2
Turkish Native Speaker
Proficient
C2
Azerbaijani Native Speaker
Proficient
C2
Polish Beginner
Elementary
A2
References
Will be shared if necessary.
Timeline
Group Compliance Monitoring and Testing Officer
Nordea Bank
10.2024 - Current
Internal Audit Manager
KPMG Turkey
01.2023 - 10.2024
Risk and Compliance As. Manager
PwC Turkey
01.2018 - 01.2023
Bachelor Degree - undefined
Baku State University
Master of Arts - International Business Management
WSB University
Associate Degree -
Baku Music Academy
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