Alyssa G. Martin

Alyssa G. Martin, CPA

Alyssa Martin

Dallas Executive Partner
Partner, Advisory Services
Certified Public Accountant, Texas

Phone:
972.448.6975
713.850.8787
E-mail:  alyssa.martin@weaverllp.com
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Professional Experience

  • Over 22 years of experience in public accounting, including 13 years of internal control process risk management
  • Partner of the Firm’s Advisory Services
  • Practice emphasis in the areas of operational analysis, risk management, internal audit, quality assurance reviews, fraud prevention, IT audit, business management consulting, strategic planning, and technology consulting for public sector, private sector and publicly held companies
  • Private sector experience as controller for holding company which retained interest in multiple publicly-traded companies
  • Joined Weaver in 1998 through the merger with Hoffman, McBryde & Co., P.C.
University and Continuing Professional Education
  • Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting; University of Texas at Dallas
  • Masters of Business Administration, University of Texas at Dallas
  • Exceeds continuing professional education required by Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards and Texas State Board of Public Accountancy
Professional Awards, Activities and Memberships
  • Women To Watch Award, Dallas Business Journal, 2010
  • Audit Committee Member, Big Brothers Big Sisters, North Texas
  • Board Member, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Dallas County
  • Trustee, Accounting Education Foundation of the Texas Society of CPA’s
  • Member, Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce, Talent Education and Workforce Advisory Council Committee
  • Member, Executive Advisory Committee of the Accounting and Information Management Area of the University of Texas at Dallas’ School of Management
  • Co-Chairperson, University of Texas at Dallas AIM Alumni Curriculum
  • Co-Chairperson, Baker Tilley International Corporate Governance and Risk Management Committee
  • Member, Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants (TSCPA), and Dallas Society
    • TSCPA, Audit Committee Member
    • TSCPA, Today’s CPA Editorial Board
    • TSCPA, Leadership Development and Membership committee
    • Member, Dallas Chapter of CPAs, Partners in Education Committee
    • Member, Dallas Chapter of CPAs, Nominating Committee
    • Young CPA of the Year, Dallas Society of CPAs 2004
  • Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) 
  • Member, National Association of Corporate Directors
  • Member, Institute of Internal Auditors, Dallas and Fort Worth Chapters 
  • Member, Information Systems Audit and Control Association, Dallas and Fort Worth Chapters 
  • Member, SEC Practices Group, Dallas Chapter 
  • American Woman's Society of CPAs
Publications
  • CEO Advisory Column, monthly, Dallas Business Journal, February 2008 to present
  • All organizations benefit from the risk assessment process, SCCE’s Compliance & Ethics Professional, April 2011
  • Is Your Company Trying to Eliminate All Vulnerabilities?, AICPA’s  Corporate Finance Insider, Sept. 2010
  • Risk Assessments Pay Forward… Risk Response And Reduction, Internal Auditing, May/June 2010
  • Tracking Public Sector IT Fraud, Public CIO, February 2010
  • Don’t Resist SOX Compliance – Embrace It!, Buyouts magazine, Sept. 21, 2009
  • Internal Audit Development: Building a Continual Monitoring Presence, Biodiesel Magazine, Sept. 2009
  • Data Mining Enables Organizations to Gather Greater Intelligence, Internal Auditing, July 2009
  • Mitigating IT Vulnerabilities Provides Continual Fraud Prevention, ISACA Journal Online, July 2009
  • Sound Planning Precedes Effective Annual Internal Audits, Biodiesel Magazine, July 2009
  • Tracking Public-Sector IT Fraud, Government Technology, June 2009
  • Strategy Formation Nurtures Internal Audit Value, Biodiesel Magazine, May 2009
  • Segregation of Duties Sustains Focus on Fraud Prevention, Origination News, March 2009
  • Become More Competitive and Profitable: A Business Review Shows Where You Stand on a Variety of Operational Measures, United Stationers Magazine, March 2009
  • How Do I… Gauge Business Risk, posted to Institute of Internal Auditors website, February 2009
  • Define Segregation of Duties, US Banker, February 2009
  • Maintenance Key to SOX, American Oil and Gas Reporter, August 2008
  • Effective IT Controls Ease Computing, Communications and Security Concerns, posted to Public CIO website, March 2008
  • General IT Controls: A Primer for CIOs, Government Technology’s Public CIO, February/March 2008
  • Is Your Company Entering The 4th Year Of SOX Compliance?, Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Journal and posted on Regulations-Daily.com, February 2008
  • Updating and Refreshing the Company Risk Assessment, IndustryWeek.com's value chain newsletter, February 2008
  • Assessing Your IT Controls for Today's Technologies, posted to site, www.creditunionmagazine, January 2008
  • The Devil is in the Details, Dallas Business Journal, January 2008
  • Process Level Risk Assessment – Dealing with Risks at Every Level, Oil and Gas Investor, December 2007
  • Assessing IT Risks Enables Upstream Companies to Confront Vulnerabilities, Upstream Technology, September 2007
  • Service Providers and SAS 70 Reports, Bank Director Online, August 2007
  • Revised Guidelines for Sarbanes-Oxley, Automation World, August 2007
  • Risk Assessment and Management Enables Companies to Thrive Amidst Uncertainty, Oil and Gas Financial Journal, August 2007
  • Monitor for Fraud, Automation World, April 2007
  • Mitigating Spreadsheet Risks - Sarbanes-Oxley 404 Compliance Calls for Careful Scrutiny, Today's CPA, September/October 2006
  • Gauging Business Risk, Internal Auditor Magazine, June 2006
  • Get Spreadsheets Under Control, Internal Auditor Magazine, December 2005
  • How Section 404 Can Help Deter Fraud, Financial Executives International Magazine, May 2005
  • Today’s CPA, November/December 2004
  • Making SOX Work for Your Company is Just Good Business, Fort Worth Business Press, June 2004