Allison Gerrity, CPA

Experience

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  Arthur Andersen & Co.

  Sept 1992 - Oct 1997

  Manager/Senior/Staff

  Primary client contact within the Firm. Monitored profitability of engagements, billed and collected fees, identified potential new opportunities, reviewed audit workpapers, prepared and analyzed financial statements. Supervised professional development of senior/staff accountants and conducted training for Firm personnel. Planned and performed audits, identified accounting and audit issues, and prepared financial statements. Identified recommendations for improvement in the client’s organization and issued a formal report to communicate those recommendations.• Successfully managed a first-time audit of a large, local Tribal casino. Created financial statements that conformed with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Performed internal control testing to ensure that the Casino followed the Nevada Gaming Standards. Made recommendations to help the client improve their operations and controls over cash handling.• Selected as instructor for firm-wide new staff training in St. Charles, Illinois. Show less

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  Callaway Golf

  Aug 1998 - Jul 2004

  Provided data analysis and recommended courses of action to aid in the proper flow of raw materials and finished goods in support of Sales, Production, and Inventory objectives. Identified process improvement opportunities, formulated project plans, and lead project teams to deliver tangible process/procedure improvements to the Production Planning/Purchasing group. • Reduced inventory report generation time by 85% by streamlining the reporting process.• Saved the Company $23K annually by developing a procedure to establish reorder points for the Company’s custom order storage location. • Decreased the Supplier Performance measurement process time by 75% and increased measurement accuracy by developing a standardized report in SAP’s Business Warehouse tool. Show less Planned and performed operational audits within the Company to assess performance, identify control deficiencies, and suggest areas for improvement. Formulated and communicated audit recommendations to management. Tracked the status of the audit recommendations on an ongoing basis. • Reduced the time required to value golf ball inventory by 50%. Improved the accuracy of inventory data by creating an enhanced valuation method. Tested and implemented the new process by working with Cost Accounting and Supply Management personnel.• Selected to participate in a project to review the sales process for the new golf ball division. Identified critical sales assumptions, control deficiencies, and key sales reporting tools. Summarized results in management reports and became a trusted business advisor to golf ball personnel.• Developed an audit tool to identify segregation of duty and sensitive transaction issues in SAP. Enabled the Audit department to improve system security Company-wide. Show less

  • Senior Distribution Planning Analyst/Project Analyst

    Jul 2001 - Jul 2004

  • Senior Corporate Auditor

    Aug 1998 - Jul 2001
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  Topgolf Callaway Brands

  Jul 2004 - now

  Corporate Compliance Manager

  Ensure compliance with the SEC’s internal control assertion requirements under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX). Manage the content and distribution of quarterly 404 and 302 process owner certifications and evaluate the results of the certifications to ensure identified issues are addressed. Evaluate significant process changes and make necessary modifications to policies/procedures, controls, and annual testing. Provide feedback to the Corporate Controller and Corporate Audit regarding areas of concern with respect to Section 404 compliance. Administer our data repository software tool (Wdesk) to document the annual global SOX effort. Collaborate with our external auditors (Deloitte) to ensure the SOX audit is completed in a timely and efficient manner.• In May of 2023, I improved and streamlined our annual SOX scoping process using the reporting tool Business Objects, automating the accumulation of financial data across 70 entities. A process that used to take four weeks can now be completed in less than half an hour. As a result of this effort, I was awarded the prestigious ELY award which is given to employees for exceptional achievement and demonstration of Callaway values.• In Q1 2022, redesigned Callaway’s international SOX certification process in Wdesk to provide a more seamless and streamlined experience for all control owners/process owners (almost 180 individuals globally--upper management/VPs included). Built more accountability into the process and cut down on extraneous emails generated from Wdesk. • In 2021, lead a global team to transition our Wdesk SOX repository from our original product to a database model better suited and designed for internal control documentation and testing. The main part of the project involved transitioning all business control test sheets to a new format using control attributes built into Wdesk. Show less