Mert Erzan

About Mert Erzan

As Finance Director at Wolters Kluwer for over six years, responsibilities include leading FP & A across the Americas, Asia, and EMEA regions. The role focuses on financial planning, reporting, and KPI dashboard management, while driving digital transformation and the shift to SaaS. Prioritizing global standardization, process optimization, and shared service management enhances productivity and profitability company-wide. Previous experience of 14 years at Microsoft includes overseeing financial activities across 40 countries, optimizing ROI, and achieving financial goals through centralized reporting and actionable insights. Expertise in KPI dashboards, resource allocation, and ROI optimization enables contributions to strategic growth and financial health in all roles.

Experience

1. Finance Director

   Wolters Kluwer

   Jul 2019 — Present · Miami, TX, US

   Reporting to EVP of Finance and as a business partner to business unit president, leading the FP & A team globally in Americas, Asia and EMEA. Focused on FP & A responsibilities (Planning Budgeting & Forecasting, Financial Reporting, long term planning, accounting), KPI dashboard management, integration of systems and tools, standardization of processes, increasing productivity and profitability, managing shared services in 3 regions, business partner to leadership, driving Digital Transformation of Finance Organization and Transformation to SaaS

Education

• San Francisco State University

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General

• San Francisco State University

  Master's degree, MBA

• American Collegiate Institute, Izmir

  High School, Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching

• Dokuz Eylul University

  Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering

Skills

• Analysis
• Predictive Analytics
• Leadership
• Machine Learning
• International Management
• Emerging Technologies
• Financial Modeling
• Strategic Planning
• Power Point
• Budgeting
• Microsoft Office
• Sales
• Analytical Skills
• Business Transformation
• Project Management
• Cloud Computing
• Competitive Analysis
• Start-Ups
• Financial Accounting
• Microsoft Excel
• Financial Planning
• Analytics
• Business Strategy
• Business Process Improvement
• Multinational
• Data Analysis
• Strategic Financial Planning
• Business Analysis
• Corporate Finance
• Forecasting
• Compliance
• Business Development
• Accounting
• Cultural Diversity
• Microsoft Power Bi
• Partnerships
• Management
• Financial Analysis
• Financial Reporting
• Strategy