Outpostnow
Finance & Operations Manager
Turkey. Posted a month ago
The role
You will serve as the on-the-ground owner of Outpost's Turkish entity. You will be responsible for local statutory accounting, tax compliance, day-to-day operations, and local commercial activities in Istanbul.
What you will do
- Own local statutory accounting, bookkeeping, month-end and filings under the Uniform Chart of Accounts and TFRS
- Manage GİB e-Fatura and e-Arşiv invoicing and e-Defter ledgers
- Manage monthly VAT (KDV) and withholding (Muhtasar) returns, quarterly advance corporate tax, and stamp tax on contracts
- Manage relationships with local advisors, tax advisors and external auditors
- Monitor GİB, CBRT (TCMB) and MASAK regulatory updates
- Support transfer pricing documentation and intercompany compliance
- Oversee merchant onboarding processes for Turkish transactions
- Own the local customer relationship for Turkish transactions
- Manage local banking relationships and cash management including TRY/FX conversion and cross-border remittance
- Liaise with PSP and acquiring partners operating in Turkey
Required qualifications
- 5+ years in accounting and tax compliance in Turkey
- Deep working knowledge of Turkey's tax regime, including VAT, withholding tax, stamp tax and inflation accounting
- Hands-on experience with Turkey's e-Fatura, e-Arşiv and e-Defter systems and the GİB portals
- Comfortable operating in fast-moving, internationally distributed teams
- Fluent Turkish
- Working English required for global team communication
Nice to have
- preferably in fintech, payments, or financial services
- SMMM (Certified Public Accountant) licence is advantageous
- Experience with the CBRT payment-services framework and Turkey's foreign-exchange regulations is advantageous
About the company
Outpost is cross-border commerce infrastructure built by veterans of Revolut, Adyen, Airwallex, and Wayflyer. They operate dedicated local entities across 58 jurisdictions.