Dale Bradley

Greater Denver, CO Area 720-***-**** adtu11@r.postjobfree.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/dale-bradley-3849b823/

Director or VP of Finance

SEC,IFRS & FERC Accounting Financial Analysis Due Diligence Business Process Reengineering Strategic Planning Cross-functional Team Building Project Management Contract Negotiations International Multi-Site Management Continuous Process Improvement Database Design & Management Corporate Cost Allocations Cash Management Inventory Management P&L Budgeting Forecasting & Modeling FERC Audit Compliance Database Management International Financial Reporting Project Tracking Development Software Systems Development M&A (SOX) Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

A strategic financial leader and self-starter with extraordinary problem-solving abilities. Proven track record as a hands-on manager-coach that holds to a high level of ethics and integrity while relating easily to business operations and top-tier executives. Experience in various industries with progressive roles, including construction, wholesale/retail, energy, oil and gas, higher education, and sports coaching.

Expertise

Leading an accounting team through a $4.5B divestiture, segregation of Canadian assets from company assets.

Implementing new lease accounting standard (ASC 842).

Driving over $1B annually of corporate cost assignment and allocation for over 100 operating entities.

Integrating a seamless $30B acquisition into company operational, accounting systems, and policies.

Presenting as an expert Company Witness to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) resulting in over $30M of increased revenue.

Professional Experience

Fundare Resources, LLC Mar 2022 Current

Director/Accounting Consultant/Controller

Filling in on multiple fronts to execute numerous tasks as assigned by the Chief Accounting Officer.

Created new operating entity for Midstream assets including company setup/validations/systems integration as well as coordinated and tracked legal formation, vendor/customer/regulatory notifications and various other necessary tasks for successful go-live execution

Assembled and reviewed YE and monthly financial statements. On going process.

Created operational and accounting process flow documentation for both upstream and midstream production operations

Worked across multiple teams to rebuild the LOS (lease operating statement) by integrating more granular detail thereby allowing operations to more effectively track revenue by individual products and more accurately capture expenses. Completed task two months early.

Created templates and added lease information to comply with ASC 842, including creation of journal entries and amortization table.

Implementation of numerous process improvements

Kinder Morgan, Inc. Apr 1998 Nov 2020

Kinder Morgan is one of the largest energy infrastructure companies in North America.

Director of Corporate Accounting

Led a department of ten employees and worked with the VP of Financial Planning and Analysis (FPA) on budgets, costs, and the effects, under two regulatory bodies, FERC and SEC, to meet compliance. Averted penalties in audits of up to $1M per incident, per day. Oversaw cost allocation processes of approximating $1B annually for both capital and general and administrative overheads. Defended the accounting practices in litigation and rate cases with exceptional outcomes.

•Designed software applications within the department as well as for other departments that shortened reporting response times by 80%.

•Directed a cross-functional team of project managers and engineers to develop an application to track all aspects of capital projects saving thousands of hours per year across the organization.

•Lead a team to install a new enterprise-wide financial software system, converting and testing over 500,000 assets and hundreds of capital projects.

•Created an accounting methodology for six Canadian entities valued at over $1.5B, to streamline consistencies in operations, processes, and procedures. Formulated a plan for the remaining Canadian assets to align with the US operations for consistent recording and reporting of financial data. Implementation included training the Canadian personnel on the execution of accounting processes.

•Established the accounting tools to comply with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) audits for a new Standard in Energy and recognition as an SME by the energy industry. Worked extensively with internal and external auditors (Big 4 and governmental agencies) addressing multiple accounting and finance areas and introduced the standards companywide. Other companies reached out for direction and guidance regarding the processes.

•Led a trial ruling turnaround as a company witness that created over $30M in annual revenue and saved $5-10M in litigation expenses.

•Conducted an internal overhead study of indirect labor and non-labor costs of $300M across five business units. Completed an internal overhead study to reveal the company’s significant deficiencies in these areas. Managed the project team that outlined the scope, procured the bids, interviewed prospective qualified companies, and chose a vendor in creating overhead rates and a defensible position for allocation.

•Presented accounting methodology to the Chief Accountant with FERC relating to a sale and profit allocation, ultimately allowing the company to realize a $6.1M profit. Traveled to Washington D.C. to establish the company asset positioning that the proceeds belonged to the stockholders.

•Standardized accounting policies and procedures across four different U.S. business units for the largest master limited partnership in the US. Mapped out strategies to streamline processes, create new accounts, and train affected employees on a timeline. Plan approval came from the corporate controller, business unit presidents, and regulatory directors.

Supplied financial information for a foreign (Australian) owner of a major US pipeline, operated and managed by Kinder Morgan to facilitate IFRS reporting. Financial management involved converting US GAAP and FERC processes and reports to conform with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Guided management and external auditors through various regulations and standards issued by IFRS.

Earlier roles within Kinder Morgan, Inc., include, Director, Corporate Allocation Processes and Director, Capital Assets & Property Accounting

Early Career Roles: Red Rocks Community College, Accounting Teacher; American Parts, Inc., Cash, Inventory Manager; Independent, Construction Contractor; Nebraska Wesleyan University, Head Cross Country & Track Coach; Commonwealth Companies, Inc., Financial Analyst & Assistant Cash Manager

Education

Master of Business Administration (MBA) Finance & Accounting Regis University

Bachelor of Science (BS) Finance & Accounting Nebraska Wesleyan University

Volunteer & Affiliations

AOPL Accounting Committee Association of Oil Pipelines

Volunteer Mountain Trail, Bridge Building, Maintenance, and Clean-up VOC-Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado

Coach High School Track, Wrestling, and Cross Country

Technology Expertise

Microsoft Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Lawson, Database Creation & Administration, Access Expert, SQL, Enterprise-wide financial software systems

Key Attributes

Performance Management, Vendor Relations, Capital Markets, C-level Relationship Management, Project Training Program Design & Delivery, Report Writing, Staff Development, Shared Services, Restructuring, Reorganization, Relationship Management, Regulatory Compliance, Collaborate, Profit Improvement, Large Group Training Presentations, Policies & Procedures Development, Organizational Design, Leadership Development, Large Budgets, Internal Controls, FP&A, Budget Analysis, Change Management, Customer Service, Data Analytics, Government Relations, Mentoring, ASC 842, ASC 606

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