Seda Akkuş Tecer
Company Partner and Board Member
27 years of audit experience with 13 years spent as responsible partner. Audit of companies such as Tüpraş, Shell and Türk Telekom. Holder of SMMM license in Turkey, ACCA license in England and Corporate Governance diploma.
Seda Akkuş is an experienced finance leader with over 28 years of international experience in audit, financial reporting, corporate governance and regulation; who has led transformation, IPO preparations, risk management and financial governance processes of large-scale companies.
Beginning her professional career at Arthur Andersen, Akkuş subsequently served under the EY umbrella in Izmir, Istanbul and Amsterdam, gaining international experience in audit and finance. Rising rapidly throughout her career, she became Audit Partner in 2009 and provided leading consulting and audit services to Turkey's largest companies in different sectors.
She has worked with large-scale organizations operating in many sectors, particularly energy, refinery, telecommunications, aviation, insurance and holding structures; providing leadership to Koç Group, Tüpraş, Opet, Shell, Türk Telekom, Ülker, TAI, İGA, TAV, Akfen, Akkök and leading insurance sector organizations.
In addition to her audit partnership duties, Akkuş served as IFRS Technical Leader for 4 years and Professional Practice Director (PPD) for 6 years; assuming responsibility for management of high-risk financial matters, relations with regulatory bodies and technical quality processes. She worked actively with capital markets, insurance and banking regulatory bodies; conducting close collaborations with regulators including the Public Oversight Authority.
She led sector-wide project implementation in the Turkish insurance sector's IFRS 17 transformation process; assuming critical roles in Sarbanes-Oxley transformation projects, cross-border IPO processes and large-scale audit transition projects.
Possessing strong expertise in corporate governance, Akkuş provides strategic contributions to companies in board engagement, financial risk management, regulatory compliance and establishment of sustainable governance structures.
Areas of Contribution
- Financial reporting and IFRS consulting
- Corporate governance and board consulting
- Audit and financial risk management
- IPO preparations and capital markets processes
- Regulation and compliance management
- Internal control and risk systems establishment
- Insurance and finance sector transformation projects
- Corporate transformation and large-scale transition management
- Due diligence and financial review processes
- Mentoring to CFO and finance teams
- Support in M&A and investment processes
- Transition projects to international financial standards
Areas of Expertise
Corporate Governance | Financial Reporting | IFRS | Audit | Risk Management | Capital Markets | Regulation | Internal Control | IPO Processes | Board Consulting