Henry Drake, CPA, MBA

Sr. Joint Venture / Internal Auditor

Henry has over 28 years of experience in the oil & gas industry. Prior to joining BRI Consulting Group, he served as Director of Internal Audit of a publicly traded (NYSE) energy company, directing the audit programs for Joint Venture, Vendor Cash Recovery, Anti-fraud, and Financial Reporting. During this time, Henry was a member of COPAS, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, and the Institute of Internal Auditors. Previously, Henry was Accounting Supervisor for a commercial real estate company, and began his career with public accounting firm Coopers & Lybrand.

Henry's experience includes developing and implementing programs for control testing in support of management's annual assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting in accordance with Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Reliance by the external auditor on testing of accounting and/or information system control processes has led to opportunities for fee reduction. His internal anti-fraud audit experience includes development and implementation of programs to search for indicators of errors or irregularities using data mining and analytics tools, which when applied to accounts payable data sets, have led to the identification of significant vendor cash recoveries.

Henry's experience leading Joint Venture Audits includes working with Clients and Operators to schedule and budget audits, procure documentation necessary to conduct audits, prepare the test plan, coordinate the audit team, conduct fieldwork, and write the report. Over the past twenty years, he has performed over fifty Joint Venture audits of more than thirty different Operators, including several Majors. His experience auditing complex system allocations of cost center charges has led to significant findings. He also works with Clients and Operators on audit resolution, including preparation of rebuttals.

Education and Certifications:
Master of Business Administration degree from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration (Accounting) from Auburn University, in Auburn, Alabama.

Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Information Systems Auditor. Current memberships include the Alabama State Board of Public Accountancy, Alabama Society of Certified Public Accountants, and American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.