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Allison Harrell

Allison Harrell CPA

Shareholder

Assurance Services

Not-for-Profit

Since 2002, Allison Harrell has been providing assurance services to governmental, not-for-profit, and for-profit entities. A graduate of Florida State University with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a Master of Accountancy with an emphasis in Assurance Services, she has blazed a trail for accounting professionals on the fast track by making shareholder in her early thirties. Soon afterward, she was asked to lead the People and Recruiting Committees, where she has been able to focus her time on team member recruiting, retention, and career success. She personally mentors several young professionals and works to influence the direction of the firm based on the shifts in thinking by the professionals entering the workforce each year.

She provides a range of services which include financial statement audits, compliance audits, internal control studies, agreed-upon procedures, financial reviews, outsourced accounting, and not-for-profit consulting. Allison also has experience with operational audits of state agencies and certain local governments while employed with the State of Florida Auditor General prior to joining the firm.

Professional Associations:

  • Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
    • Past Member, Governmental Audit Quality Center Executive Committee
    • Past Member, Not-for-Profit Expert Panel
    • Past Chair, E.D.G.E. Conference Planning Committee
    • Past Young CPA Task Force
    • Inaugural Member, Leadership Academy
  • Member of the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FICPA)
    • Past Committee on Nominations
    • Past Vice Chair, Young CPA Committee
    • Past Membership Committee
    • Past Member, Membership Task Force
    • Past Young CPA Committee
  • Member, Florida Governmental Finance Officers Association (FGFOA)
  • Member, Florida Society of Association Executives (FSAE)
  • Past Member, Access Tallahassee
  • Leadership Tallahassee, Class XXVII
  • Member, Florida State University, Professional Accounting Advisory Board

Community Activities:

  • Board of Directors, Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce
  • Board of Directors, Tree House of Tallahassee
    • Past President of the Board
    • Past Treasurer of the Board
  • Board of Directors, Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare
  • Board of Governors, Vice President, Governors Club
  • Board of Directors, Treasurer, Buckhead Homeowner’s Association
  • Past North Florida Outreach Fellow, The Jim Moran Institute of Global Entrepreneurship
  • Board Member, Leon County Community Board, Capital City Bank
  • Past Board of Directors, 2-1-1 Big Bend
    • Past Chair of the Board
    • Past Treasurer of the Board
  • Heart Walk Team Captain, American Heart Association, 2005 and 2006

Education:

  • Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Florida State University
  • Masters of Science in Accounting, Florida State University

Awards & Honors:

  • 2016 Leadership Pacesetter Nominee, Leadership Tallahassee
  • 2016 Rock Star Award Nominee, Women Who Mean Business Awards, Tallahassee Woman Magazine
  • 2016 “25 Women You Need to Know,” Tallahassee Democrat
  • 2014 FICPA Women to Watch Emerging Leader Award Recipient
  • 2014 Golden A.C.E. Award, Finance Category, Tallahassee Network of Young Professionals
  • 2013 Top 26 under 36, FICPA CPA Today Magazine
  • 2009 Top 40 Under 40, CPA Technology Advisor Magazine