Beth Caldwell

BrightCore, Atlanta, GA

• Identified high-risk areas and control gaps of newly acquired company for Senior Management to address.
• Performed walkthroughs and documented processes with Word and Visio flowcharts.
• Identified mitigating controls and recommended new controls to reduce the risk of recording inaccurate information or fraud.
• Prepared and presented reports to various levels of the organization.
• Built strong relationships with clients through consistent communication and exceptional customer service.

W&T Offshore, Houston, TX

• Performed vendor audits to ensure compliance with company policies, specifically conflict of interest. Prepared vendor compliance reports for the corporate leadership team.
• Completed initial expense report audit of executives’ expense reports which hi-lighted violations of corporate policy.
• Provided updates and made recommendations to management at all levels of the organization on short-term, SOX-related projects to ensure compliance.
• Coordinated with external auditors to obtain documentation and resolve potential issues.

RealWear, Inc. Vancouver, OR

• Collaborated with Human Resources, Supply Chain, and Finance to develop and publish Global finance policies.
• Standardized and documented AP processes to strengthen internal controls and segregation of duties prior to redistribution of tasks.
• Project leader for global implementation of Trip Actions, Travel & Entertainment system. The system standardized processes and streamlined reimbursement to employees. The project was completed on time and within budget.
• Managed > 200 requests from external auditors to the Finance organization.

VFO Services, Houston, TX

• Analyzed cash transactions, identifying and correcting over $100,000 in misapplications.
• Reconciled vendor statements, identifying $25,000+ in duplicate payments.
• Assisted in developing and implementing a new Chart of Accounts to simplify financial reporting.

• Supervised and trained a team of five auditors with diverse backgrounds on financial audits and compliance including (FCPA, UK Bribery Act).
• Conducted financial analysis of product lines and assessed risk. Developed audit procedures to test financial transactions to determine proper recording and compliance.
• Managed multiple international internal audit projects remotely while adhering to strict deadlines, including planning, program development, field work and proper audit conclusion support
• Developed and prepared audit reports and communicated recommendations to all levels of management and the Audit Committee
• Monitored follow-up on outstanding issues
• Implemented measures to ensure audits were completed within scope, budget and time requirements
• Participated in special projects that required auditing or accounting expertise

• Led a six-member team to review and update Global Supply Chain procedures. The team created new Standards of Work to strengthen controls while complying with GAAP and SOX requirements.
• Managed the development, documentation, and testing of internal controls for compliance at 45 manufacturing plants in 15 countries.
• Developed a robust program of JDE Access and Segregation of Duties review. Identified and corrected the access of > 2,000 employees who had the access to create, approve, and receive Purchase Orders. Implemented periodic monitoring of the JDE system.
• Developed and delivered a fraud awareness training program for Global Supply Chain
• Created a Control Self-Assessment for the Controllers of manufacturing to complete for each location.
• Managed > 700 requests to Supply Chain from external auditors. Coordinated process improvements with KPMG to gain efficiencies.

Progressed through positions with increasing responsibilities including Internal Audit Manager, Global Organizational Change Manager, Senior Manager of Supply Chain, and Finance Integration Team Lead

• Identified numerous Purchase Orders approved after receipt of goods and Purchase Orders that had been split to avoid higher approval
• Led the Organizational Change Management team for Finance for the BJ Services acquisition (>$5 billion). This required a robust communication plan and coordination with multiple stakeholders including IT to implement SAP and train employees in 60 countries in 18 months and Human Resources for placement of more than 200 Finance employees.