Steve Cates

About Steve Cates

Finance and accounting executive with more than 20 years of experience across the energy and natural resources sectors, supporting both public and private companies through periods of growth, transformation, and market volatility.My experience spans strategic planning and execution, public and private capital markets, financial planning and analysis, mergers and acquisitions (including diligence, deal structuring, and post‑transaction integration), treasury management, and enterprise risk and insurance oversight.I have led global finance and accounting organizations, developed high‑performing teams, and supported boards and executive leadership.Earlier in my career, I served as a Senior Manager in the energy and natural resources audit practice of KPMG LLP in Denver, where I led audit engagements for upstream, midstream, and downstream energy companies. My work included financial statement audits of public and private entities, in‑depth financial statement analysis, and significant involvement in the review of SEC filings, including debt and equity offerings and carve‑out financial statements.

Experience

1. Board Member

   Hunger Free Colorado

   Mar 2024 — Present

Education

• University of Redlands

  Bachalor's of Science, Accounting

  1999 — 2001

• Colby Community College

  Associates, Accounting

  1997 — 1999

Skills

• Sec Filings
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Internal Controls
• Financial Reporting
• Us Gaap
• Accounting
• Gaap
• Financial Accounting
• Auditing
• Financial Analysis
• Financial Statements
• Cpa
• External Audit
• Consolidation
• Big 4
• Management
• U.s. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (Gaap)
• Due Diligence
• U.s. Sec Filings