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Hüseyin Topal

@hseyintopal

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I reconcile high-volume financial settlement data and investigate operational discrepancies.

Turkey

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to apply my high-volume financial reconciliation, investigation and written-standard interpretation experience in an AI evaluation or data-analysis role where accuracy, consistency and evidence-based judgement matter.

I spent my final six years at Türkiye İş Bankası reconciling approximately two million card transactions daily across BKM, Visa, Mastercard, Discover, JCB and MIR. I traced settlement discrepancies to source files and processing steps, escalated systemic defects through Jira and incident records, and applied Visa and Mastercard operating regulations consistently.

Earlier, I reconciled treasury instruments including swaps, forwards, eurobonds and options against counterparty confirmations, managed nostro-account and SWIFT payment operations, and contributed to balance-sheet control and consolidation. Since retiring in 2024, I have completed Google AI Essentials, Google Prompting Essentials and Excel courses to extend my analytical work into AI evaluation.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Supervisor, Clearing and Reconciliation Service

Türkiye İş Bankası

May 2018 - Aug 2024 (6 years 3 months)

Reconciled approximately two million card transactions daily across six clearing schemes and four settlement currencies, verifying sales, refunds, cancellations, and chargebacks against settlement figures. Traced discrepancies to originating files and processing steps, escalated systemic issues, and contributed to migration onto UiPath Orchestrator.

Credit Card Reconciliations Clearing Schemes BKM Visa Mastercard Discovery JCB MIR Settlement Analysis Variance Analysis UiPath Orchestrator Jira Incident Management Visa and Mastercard Operating Regulations Excel

Supervisor, Teller and Operations Services

Türkiye İş Bankası

Mar 2015 - May 2018 (3 years 2 months)

Led a six-person team responsible for teller and operations functions, with accountability for daily cash position. Administered negotiable instruments, cheques, promissory notes, and foreign trade documentation, including legal follow-up.

Team Leadership Cash Management Negotiable Instruments Trade Documentation Legal Follow Up

Supervisor, Financial Management Division

Türkiye İş Bankası

Jul 2011 - Mar 2015 (3 years 8 months)

Controlled and reconciled account groups within the annual solo balance sheet and contributed to consolidation using financial data from branches, subsidiaries, and affiliates. Performed monthly rediscount calculations and maintained payment-schedule tracking for investment loans.

Financial Reporting Balance Sheet Reconciliation Consolidation Rediscount Calculations Payment Tracking

Supervisor, Retail Banking

Türkiye İş Bankası

Feb 2009 - Jul 2011 (2 years 5 months)

Managed deposit, loan, and credit card processes for the branch's retail portfolio and coordinated a two-person team.

Retail Banking Deposit Management Loan Management Credit Card Operations Team Coordination

Foreign Exchange and Money Market Investigations

Türkiye İş Bankası

Feb 2006 - Feb 2009 (3 years)

Reconciled swap, forward, arbitrage, money market, eurobond, deposit, and options transactions against counterparty confirmations, including value-date corrections and resolution of debit charges. Settled non-receipt and late receipt of funds with correspondent banks via SWIFT, email, and telephone.