Matthew Michael Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

Leadership senior team member responsible for company strategy and management. Worked closely with CEO and advisory board to scale the company to over 400% growth with no debt or equity investment. Solely responsible for building and leading Accounting, Finance, Human Resource, and Back Office functions. Accounting and Finance core responsibilities included preparation of reporting package and financial statements, general ledger transactions and accounts reconciliation, billing and collections, accounts payable and vendor management, payroll and benefits administration, maintenance of rolling forecast and budget, daily treasury management. • Developed and presented 5-year strategic growth plan to advisory board • Created monthly reporting package reviewed by advisory board• Established business and operational KPIs and developed methods to measure and track• Created company variable comp plan resulting in up to 60% growth in KPIs incentivized • Restructured company contracts increasing revenue per project by 25%• Implemented Professional Services Automation software providing visibility into project economics and resource management• Developed LOS segmentation strategy resulting in elimination of low margin engagements• Built external reporting documents contributing to 35% increase in client satisfaction• Implemented Human Resource software streamlining benefits and payroll management• Restructured company benefits offering reducing burden by 10%

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Senior team member responsible for leading all phases of financial statement audits including managing junior team members and serving as main point of contact for internal and external stakeholders. Engagements consisted of $100M-$1B (annual revenue) privately held organizations.• Acquired comprehensive understanding of client’s environment, internal control, and business processes• Planned engagements including budgeting and audit approach• Evaluated high risk accounting areas including significant estimates, revenue recognition, debt restructuring, and business combinations

Dayton, Oh, Us

Junior team member responsible for executing on all phases of financial statement audits. Engagements consisted of $10M-$125M (annual revenue) privately held organizations.• Evaluated all balance sheet and income statement accounts• Prepared financial statements• Prepared 1040 and 1120S federal tax returns