Alison Herrick

Alison J. Herrick, CPA

Partner, Wipfli LLP and Wipfli Advisory LLC

Alison Herrick provides external and internal audit services to credit unions and banks, including evaluating lending programs, auditing compliance, conducting internal control studies, and consulting on generally accepted accounting principles. She leads the credit union internal audit practice and specializes in developing audit plans and providing credit unions with regulatory compliance audits and internal audit outsourcing and co-sourcing. Alison regularly speaks at seminars throughout the Northeast on topics including the Bank Secrecy Act, supervisory committee training, and internal controls.

  • Coordination of external audits
  • Risk assessments
  • Fraud detection
  • Internal audit plan development
  • Audit/supervisory committee training
  • Loan reviews
  • Compliance with federal and state regulations

  • Certified Public Accountant

  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) - Member
  • Association of Credit Union Internal Auditors (ACUIA) - Member

University of Southern Maine - Portland, Maine
  • Bachelor of science degree in business administration with a concentration in accounting
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