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ADAM BERG, CFE513 Muir Drive, Carrollton, TX 75006 • 972.555.8725 • aberg@gmail.comFINANCE DIRECTOR / CONTROLLERInternal Audits • Compliance • Fraud Detection • Risk ManagementPerformance-driven business strategist with 20 years of high integrity accounting and audit leadership experience in prominentglobal corporations.Influential change agent with demonstrated success in improving productivity, accuracy, honesty, and transparency atworldwide locations through audit program launches, M&A financial integrations, and complex, multinational Sarbanes-Oxleycompliance projects.Natural leader with strong record of building and guiding high-morale and high-performance teams through training, mentoring,and coaching.Audit Programs:Accounting/Finance:Operational Leadership:AREAS OF PROVEN STRENGTHInternal Audits, Fraud Audits, SOX/Regulatory Compliance, Inventory Management, RiskManagementBudgeting, Expense Control, Financial Analysis, Reporting, P&L Reporting, InventoryAccounting, Fixed Asset AccountingChange Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, International Business, Restructuring, TeamLeadership, Strategic Planning, Process ImprovementsEXPERIENCE AND ACHIEVEMENTSTRI-D MININGDallas, TX • 2005–PresentGLOBAL AUDIT PROJECT MANAGER (2007–Present)Challenged to strengthen operations of $4B global drilling services and capital equipment company by leading globalprocess, compliance, forensic, and fraud audits across 40+ countries on 6 continents. Identify and assess business andfinancial risk and prepare findings and recommendations for Board of Directors.Created consistency in company processes by recommending standardized practices for accounting and finance,inventory management, payroll administration, and fixed asset management.Co-developed global risk profiles to steer strategy development focused on minimizing threats and safeguardingcompany assets.Influenced design of process and fraud audit programs for global application.Identified risks and gaps of planned Oracle ERP implementation as member of team mapping all financial andoperational processes.GLOBAL MANAGER, FINANCIAL PROCESSES & CONTROLS (2005–2007)Recruited to develop standardized global policies, processes, and controls following 2006 consolidation of 40 autonomousbusiness units into single corporate structure. Created tools to smooth company’s fast growth resulting from acquisitionsduring this period. Partnered with internal audit team to track progress of remediation plans. Presented findings of internalaudit’s remediation progress to Board of Directors.Co-created acquisition / integration action plan as global finance team lead, featuring timeline and comprehensivechecklist to guide all steps of acquisition activity from pre- to post-purchase.Pioneered global policy program for company, writing its initial global policies for accounting and operationalpractices and centralizing them in global policy library.Developed corporate dashboard with global metrics that listed internal audit issues and tracked progress ofcorrective action plans for executive management and Board of Directors.Played key role in implementing initial ERM Governance and Compliance Program and Global Expense Reportingsystem.CHAPTER 6 : FinanceLadder: Resume Samples & Keywords153