Alexandre GOWIE

Chief Financial Officer and VP at RUBiS Bahamas Ltd
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(386) 825-5501
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Languages
  • Français Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Anglais Full professional proficiency

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Credentials

  • PADI PRO - Divemaster
    Stuart Cove's Dive Bahamas
    Aug, 2022
    - Nov, 2024
  • Green Fins - Dive Guide E-Course
    The Reef-World Foundation
    Sep, 2022
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

    • Bahamas
    • Oil and Gas
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Chief Financial Officer and VP
      • Aug 2020 - Present

      - Management of the accounting and financial department (Rubis Bahamas Limited and Rubis Turks & Caicos limited), a team of 9 employees. Reorganization of the Financial Department to improve the team's efficiency, including implementing a business continuity plan. - Optimization of the BFR with a particular focus on account receivables. - Main contact with the auditors (KPMG and PWC) and the various financial partners. - Consolidations of the 2 companies with the RUBIS group (Oracle) and internal auditors. - Supervision of the monthly and quarterly reporting for both companies. - Active participation for all insurance claims connected with the damages associated with the various hurricanes (damaging companies' assets). - Implementation of a new ERP including many developments to streamline companies by maximizing internal controls while increasing the efficiency of internal reports. - Preparation and monitoring of the budgets of the various companies, including two annual revisions. Implementation of new formats to optimize and standardize documents that are afferent to budgets. - Monitoring and analysis of capital investments with each company (a program of several million USD per year).

    • United Kingdom
    • Oil and Gas
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Head of Finance / Company Secretary
      • Sep 2013 - Jul 2020

      - Management of the accounting and financial Department - including payroll (Jersey and Guernsey with a total of 3 companies and a consortium), team of 4. - Management of the IT department (infrastructure monitoring and IT tools), 1 person plus outsourcing contracts. - Company Secretary of all companies, drafting of Board of Directors minutes, compiling all registers (Directors, Company Secretary, Shareholders) and main contact with the Jersey and Guernsey companies’ registry. - Tax returns for all companies with the assistance of a specialised firm. - Key contact for the pension administrator and member of the "Employer Trustee" fund. - First point of contact for auditors and banks (looking for funding options to achieve our needs). - Administrators of several banking programs (2 with Société Générale and 2 with RBS bank). - Define procedures to minimise cyber-attack related to payments and increase the level of checks and authorisations. - Overseeing the monthly, quarterly and yearly reporting of companies (volume, stock and accounting) and completion of the consortium reporting. - Preparing and monitoring the budgets (personnel, Opex & Capex) of the various companies (with their mutual interactions) including two annual reviews. - Implementation of new accounting regulations (FRS102, based on IFRS instead of UK GAAP initially) for all companies. - Weekly review and update of direct/indirect charges to calculate unit sale prices for fuel stations (each Island & product). - Review of the unit margins for key customers and analysis of budget variances. - Implementation of the Data Protection system (GDPR) with an update of all related procedures. - Design of a multitude of Excel files to increase finance/other departments efficiencies.

    • Norway
    • Oil and Gas
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Process Systems - Directeur Financier - France & EMEA
      • Feb 2012 - May 2013

      - Direction du service comptable et financier (France et 3 filiales hors France : Danemark, UK, Norvège), équipe de 7 personnes - Etablissement, présentation, supervision et suivi du budget / contrôle budgétaire (France et EMEA) incluant le reporting mensuel et trimestrielle de la région EMEA en s’adaptant à d’importantes contraintes structurelles (planning d’un groupe coté versus la création d’une nouvelle région EMEA) - Rôle de DRH par intérim (7 mois) – incluant les parties variables de la paye - Amélioration de la performance liée à la création de la région EMEA (Création Janvier 2012) - Supervision du Cost Control des projets avec pour ma propre mission de donner un maximum de pistes aux chefs de projets pour avoir une gestion des couts / trésorerie beaucoup plus pertinentes. - Elaboration des stratégie financières à court / moyen et long terme - Participation aux réunions d’appel d’offres incluant au préalable une vérification rapide des couts de l’offre, - Role proactif dans la gestion des risques des projets ainsi que des différentes entités de la région EMEA

    • France
    • Information Technology & Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Finance Manager - Cegelec Abu Dhabi
      • Jul 2008 - Feb 2012

      - Direction du service comptable et financier (incluant la paye), équipe de 7 personnes - Optimisation des délais de clôture (réduction de 2 semaines) - Construction et contrôle du budget (agence ainsi que 2 centres de profits) - Réalisation de tableaux de bord (finance et RH) et rapport analytique sur l’analyse des écarts (Frais généraux et projets) - Support des opérationnels par l’apport d’expertises sur l’analyse financière des projets, la couverture des risques… - Mise en place de nouveaux outils informatiques (ERP Navision) - Collaboration à la création d’une filiale de l’agence au Yémen - Réorganisation administratif et financière de l’agence incluant une rédaction et mise en place de procédures internes, consolidation des flux de trésorerie et optimisation des revenus financiers - Coordination avec les acteurs internes (assurer la remonté des informations de gestion vers le siège et alerte du management sur les priorités de contrôle interne) ainsi que les acteurs externes (banques, assurances, autorités fiscales) - Animateur de réunions hebdomadaire / bi mensuelle / mensuelle avec les différents acteurs des projets / centres de profits à propos de la validation des marges et résultats. - Veille permanente à la bonne application des standards du groupe à l’échelle de l’agence.

    • United Kingdom
    • Oil and Gas
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Lead Cost Control on projects (projects > 250 m$)
      • 2004 - 2008

      - Lead a team of 3 cost controllers (including 1 cost controller in Angola ). - Implemented and monitored the budget monitoring (project monthly status report, financial report…). - Assessed and monitored commitments (subcontract, external and internal procurement, marine operations, local costs). - Managed the customer billing (including estimated contract amendments) and monitoring of supplier invoices. - Implemented internal procedures (procurement & subcontract) . - Lead a team of 3 cost controllers (including 1 cost controller in Angola ). - Implemented and monitored the budget monitoring (project monthly status report, financial report…). - Assessed and monitored commitments (subcontract, external and internal procurement, marine operations, local costs). - Managed the customer billing (including estimated contract amendments) and monitoring of supplier invoices. - Implemented internal procedures (procurement & subcontract) .

Education

  • ISC Paris
    Master en Audit Conseil et Contrôle de gestion, Finance and Financial Management Services
    2003 - 2004
  • Faculté Jean-Monnet
    Maitrise en Sciences de Gestion, Finance and Financial Management Services
    2001 - 2003
  • Faculté Jean-Monnet
    DEUG Economie et Gestion, Finance, General
    1999 - 2001

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