Emerging Trends in Auditing (Accounting & Auditing Conference)

Allison M. Henry, CPA
Vice President, Professional & Technical Standards
PICPA

Allison is presently the Vice President - Professional & Technical Standards for Pennsylvania Institute of CPA’s (PICPA) where she is responsible for overseeing the administration of the AICPA’s Peer Review Program in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and the Virgin Islands. She also administers PICPA’s Joint Ethics Enforcement Program with the AICPA, and serves as the technical staff liaison to seven state-wide committees and two newly-created task forces; specifically, the Peer Review, Professional Ethics, Accounting and Auditing Procedures, Forensic and Litigation Services, Business Valuation, Not-for-Profit and Employee Benefit Plan Committees and the Healthcare Reform and Marcellus Shale Task Forces. In addition, she fields technical inquiries, writes columns for the CPA Journal and Pursuit publications, provides technical updates at PICPA chapter events, and assists in writing responses to technical exposure drafts.

Allison has been in the profession for about twenty years, including twelve years in public accounting and over eight years with PICPA. Her public accounting experience consists of several years as senior manager with a regional accounting firm and nine years at Deloitte & Touche, LLP, where she worked in their assurance and advisory services group. Her diverse client service experience includes many not-for-profit, healthcare, and world relief organizations, as well as small and large manufacturing, distribution, and other service-oriented entities. She has also served as the designated employee benefits specialist. Prior to her experience with Deloitte, she spent four years in internal accounting positions including the Department of Defense, while her husband was serving on active duty with the U.S. Army.

Allison is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis and holds an accounting equivalency from the University of Arkansas in Little Rock. She is a member of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. She is also a member of Washington Crossing United Methodist Church, where she serves on the financial accountability team, and volunteers for the children’s ministry. She is a native of St. Louis, Mo. and is an avid runner.

Matthew E. Glessner, CISA
Director – Audit Data Solutions
KPMG LLP

Matt is an Area Director in KPMG’s Philadelphia office.  He is part of the National Audit Data Solutions team that provides Data and Analytics (D&A) audit solutions to KPMG audit clients.  As a founding member of the team, he has spent the last several years hiring, training, and leading an International team that has quickly grown to over 100 technical resources providing D&A-enhanced audit solutions to both SEC registrants and private companies in the US and India. 

Matt has over 15 years of experience in Information Technology (IT), Auditing, D&A, IT Risk Management, Security, and Compliance.  Prior to joining KPMG,  Matt worked in Systems Process Assurance at PwC.  He also worked for over 7 years at a large distribution company as a founding member of their IT Internal Audit department focusing on both SOX and operational audits before moving into the Information Technology department focusing on Security and Risk Management.   He led a Security & Controls Work Team for a major SAP implementation, developing and building SAP authorization roles to support all business units, developing and establishing SAP IT General Controls, processes for User Access Management, and IS Change Management processes for SAP Production environment.  Matt is a member of the Philadelphia Chapter of ISACA and has a CISA certification.

Matt earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 

Nov 2017