Landmark PLC member Sherry Chesser has been appointed to the AICPA Auditing Standards Board (ASB), the AICPA’s senior committee for auditing, attestation, and quality control applicable to the performance and issuance of audit and attestation reports for non-issuers. The mission of the ASB is to serve the public interest by developing, updating and communicating comprehensive standards and practice guidance that enable practitioners to provide high-quality, objective audit and attestation services to non-issuers in an effective and efficient manner.
“I was encouraged by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) to volunteer on the national level to help all state boards, as well as the profession, to protect the public. So, I volunteered to be a part of the NASBA Compliance Assurance Committee,” Sherry Chesser said, “The goal of that committee is to promote effective oversight of practice quality of CPAs and their firms.” Chesser’s active engagement in that committee led to her nomination to serve as a member of the ASB. Chesser’s one-year term begins in May and is subject to re-appointment after the initial term.
Sherry Chesser works in the Little Rock office of Landmark. She focuses a majority of her time in the assurance and bond arbitrage practice areas, with industry expertise in tax-exempt debt compliance, employee benefit plans and nonprofit organizations. She also works closely with clients throughout the year to consult with them on best practices related to tax and compliance issues that are unique to tax-exempt organizations and employee benefit plans. In addition, she conducts peer reviews of other firms throughout the nation, with a focus on peer reviews of benefit plans.
Prior to joining Landmark in 2006, Sherry spent 15 years with other public accounting firms providing tax and audit services to a broad base of clients, and also served as a controller for a nonprofit organization.
Sherry Chesser was appointed to the Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy (ASBPA) in 2015 by Governor Asa Hutchinson for a five-year term and is serving the final year of her term as President of the Board. In addition, she is a committee member of the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy’s Compliance Assurance Committee. She is a member of the Arkansas Society of CPAs, the American Institute of CPAs, the Association of Government Accountants, and the Government Finance Officers Association. She also serves on the finance committee of Little Rock’s ACANSA Arts Festival and is treasurer of Helping Hurting Hearts.