About Oguz
Forward-thinking and people-centric Finance professional with 15+ years of international experience in strategic financial roles, specializing in FP&A, strategic business partnering, and cross-regional financial consolidation. Trusted advisor to cross-functional teams and senior leadership. Known for consistent delivery across dynamic markets and for turning insights into actionable outcomes. Skilled at leading planning cycles, driving automation, and enhancing performance rhythms through storytelling and advanced analytics.
Recognized for fostering inclusive and resilient teams, embracing growth mindset principles, and embracing diverse organizations to scale impact. Builds high-trust partnerships across key stakeholders to align regional performance with global strategies. Demonstrates agility, cultural adaptability, and a passion for enabling success in fast-paced, purpose-driven environments.
Turkish
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Can work on-site
Dubai (up to 50km), Abu Dhabi (up to 50km)
Experience
- MicrosoftSr. Finance ManagerTECHOctober 2013 - September 2025 (11 years and 11 months)Istanbul, Turkey• Directed end-to-end FP&A processes for different Business areas such as Azure, Modern Work, Business Applications, and Consumer / Commercial across CEMA region, including forecasting, budget cycles, and quarterly outlook reviews.• Led strategic business case development for regional data centers and strategic growth plans — aligning local financial insights with global growth strategies.• Leverage customer insights and competitive analytics to inform strategic planning, identify whitespace opportunities, and drive data-backed decisions in dynamic, high-growth markets.• Managed subscription-based revenue models, with a focus on usage trends, renewal motions, attach rates, and upselling strategies across cloud, software, and devices businesses. Enabled consistent revenue growth by aligning financial planning with customer lifecycle metrics and pipeline conversion performance.• Led resource planning initiatives across regions, integrating productivity metrics into planning cycles to ensure efficient headcount utilization, and alignment with business growth motions.• Spearheaded Security and Copilot (AI) finance enablement through workshops, investment analytics, and subarea alignment with new business growth area priorities.• Built executive-level dashboards and Power BI tools to enhance rhythm of business reporting, Copilot attach tracking, and whitespace opportunity analytics — significantly improving planning agility.• Actively engaged in Modern Finance initiatives, upskilling in automation, analytics, and digital finance capabilities to support scalable, future-ready FP&A functions.• Partnered with GTM, Segment Leads, and Corp functions to align regional targets, pipeline health, and investment plans across 15+ countries.• Led financial rhythms in collaboration with Sales, GTM and Support functions, directly influencing strategic decisions across business motions.
- GroupMCountry ControllerPRESS AND MEDIAMay 2013 - October 2013 (5 months)İstanbul, Türkiye• Responsible for end to end Finance activities at HQ level including budgeting, forecasting, reporting, accounting, and internal & external audits including SOX.• Acted as a financial advisor to the group of companies in terms of aligning to the Company policy and procedures.
- Turk TelekomBudgeting & Planning Senior AnalystTELECOMMUNICATIONSOctober 2009 - May 2013 (3 years and 7 months)İstanbul, Türkiye• Developed and launched a wide variety of strategic business plans i.e. PC selling, Pricing, Customer Loyalty & Acquisition programs, Channel Incentives, Campaigns and Media Planning.• Designed financial modelling of new business models with Marketing team to support management in the decision-making process.• Continuously reviewed market trends i.e. GFK, TUIK, PC Market, Competitive analysis; performed SWOT analysis and adjusted go-to market decisions i.e. pricing, segmentation.• Prepared financial reports in accordance with IFRS, US GAAP and CMB.• Managed budget of Sales, MarCom, Digital Marketing, Acquisition & Retention, Product Management, VAS, IPTV, CRM and Supply Chain departments.
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Education
- MBAUniversity of Texas2005MBA
- BAIstanbul University2003BA