Senior Budget & Planning Specialist

Corex Holding B.V.

CoreX Holding is a highly diversified, vertically integrated, global industrial conglomerate established in 2024 by Robert Yüksel YILDIRIM after 35 years of his vast industrial, financial, and operational experience at YILDIRIM Group. With financial headquarters in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and operational headquarters in Istanbul, Türkiye, CoreX is dedicated to creating new success stories through a visionary approach and exponential growth under the leadership and vision of its founder, Robert Yüksel YILDIRIM.

CoreX operates in 8 sectors, including metals & mining, ports & terminals, chemicals, green energy, shipping & logistics, infrastructure & construction, international trading, and financial investments. The company is active in 33 countries across 5 continents, employing over 25,000 people globally. As a profit-driven company, CoreX intends to focus on its future growth, utilizing its deep experience and extensive business know-how.

We are looking for a Senior Budget & Planning Specialist to be assigned to our headquarters in Maslak, Istanbul.

Responsibilities:

• Take an active role in the annual budgeting, forecasting, and planning processes of Group companies and support the timely execution of related activities.
• Work closely with Group companies and relevant business units to collect, consolidate, and review financial data required for budgeting and planning processes.
• Support the upload of monthly financial data into EPM and prepare Excel-based financial reports and analyses when required.
• Prepare financial analyses, projections, and reports to support budgeting, planning, and management decision-making processes.
• Prepare monthly budget-to-actual comparisons and variance analyses, and contribute to management reporting at company, sector, and Group levels.
• Support the preparation and review of monthly and quarterly standalone and consolidated financial data of Group companies.
• Contribute to the preparation and standardization of financial and management reports across the Group.
• Take part in projects aimed at improving financial reporting, budgeting, and planning processes and systems.
• Support system enhancement and implementation activities related to EPM, and assist in ensuring data accuracy and consistency.
• Support data controls between EPM and Power BI, and contribute to the preparation of management reports through Power BI.
• Perform financial data accuracy and consistency checks, and contribute to continuous improvement and automation initiatives.
• Prepare financial data, analyses, and reports requested by Treasury, Project Finance, Corporate Finance, and other finance functions.
• Provide analytical and reporting support for accreditation, restructuring, rating, and similar financial processes when required.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• Minimum 3-4 years of experience in budgeting and planning, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), management reporting, financial analysis, or related finance functions.
• Good knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, budget-to-actual analysis, and financial reporting processes.
• Good understanding of financial statements and financial data analysis.
• Knowledge of financial modeling, projections, and scenario analysis is preferred.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel and good command of MS PowerPoint.
• Experience with EPM and Power BI is preferred.
• Interest in financial reporting systems, process improvement, and automation.
• Good command of written and spoken English.
• Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving, and attention to detail.
• Good communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively with different business units and stakeholders.
• Well-organized, proactive, and results-oriented, with a continuous improvement mindset.