Ali A.

About Ali A.

Accomplished SVP of Finance & Accounting with nearly 20 years primarily within the oil and gas sector which includes expat assignments in West Africa – Equatorial Guinea & Gabon. Recognized as a strong leader and trusted advisor who not only meets but exceeds company expectations. Demonstrated success in managing, training, and developing top-performing teams. Excels at communicating with Joint Venture Partners, Host Governments and other external parties which has led to cultivating strong professional relationships, diffusing situations, and positive interactions with colleagues. Skilled at leading the strategy, development, and execution of all finance functions, including financial planning, accounting, financial operations, treasury, cost control, external reporting, and tax. Passionate about supporting and enhancing teams by developing and implementing a strategic vision that builds standards and discipline while instilling a metrics-based culture throughout the organization.AREAS OF EXPERTISE:Corporate Structure Strategy | Capital Markets | C-Suite Initiatives | Board Communications | Investor Relations | Auditing | Commercial Negotiation | Business Process Improvement | Team Development | Financial Reporting | Corporate Governance |Forecasting | Risk Management | Policy & Procedure | Tax | M&A Strategies | Financing | ERP Implementation | P&L Management | Business Law TECHNICAL SKILLS:SAP, IFS, Vena, Business Objects, Kyriba, Data Warehouse, Blackline, IDEAS, Microsoft Suite, TeamMate, Hyperion/Oracle, SOX 404, COSO framework, along with in depth knowledge of internal audit planning and execution strategy.

Experience

1. Senior Vice President Finance & Accounting

   BW Energy

   May 2023 — Present · Houston, TX, US

Education

• Rice Business

  Executive MBA

• University of Houston-Downtown

  Bachelors in Business Administration, Accounting and Finance

  2000 — 2005

• Keynesian Institute of Management & Sciences

  O/A-levels, Business

  1996 — 1999

Skills

• Depreciation
• Sarbanes-Oxley
• Journal Entries
• Department Budgeting
• Auditing
• Accruals
• Sox 404
• Financial Accounting
• Forecasting
• Risk Management
• Fixed Assets
• Accounts Payable
• Financial Analysis
• Oil
• Accounting
• Financial Reporting
• Petroleum
• Blackline
• Hyperion Enterprise
• Revenue Recognition
• Internal Audit
• Access
• Capital Budgeting
• Multi-Cultural Environment
• Variance Analysis
• Account Reconciliation
• Us Gaap
• Cash Flow
• Sap Bw
• General Ledger
• Sap Erp
• Project Planning
• Sap
• Upstream
• Hyperion
• Ifrs
• Internal Controls
• Sap R/3
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Budgets