After working in wealth management, and bringing the firm‘s 15-day month end close down to 4-hours through RPA automation, Michael set out to other departments to help do the same. He gained a passion for helping others do their jobs better and faster than before, making processes uniform and smoothly transitioning between departments. That passion led to creating Peak Digital Transformations to help other businesses achieve similar results.

For managers of investment partnerships, it can be a challenge to accurately allocate profits, losses, expenses and tax impacts among multiple investors. Geneva World Investor provides partnership accounting and servicing for both onshore and offshore funds, with support for unlimited fund structures such as hybrid and closed-end funds, private equity and single managed accounts.Support complex fund structures and simplify investor accounting with your one-stop-shop for portfolio accounting.

Implement Microsoft Power Automate reducing our 15-day close of multiple private equity funds to 1-day.Operate and control all accounting functions for 20+ private equity funds; 12+ invested in Real Estate.Responsible for monthly close and determining NAVs for the managed entities.Utilize private equity module to track investor commitments and calculate capital calls and distributions.Calculate quarterly management fee billings to all funds and review fees and expenses to be accrued.Establish procedures for new subscription offerings and calculate equalization interest requirements.Track financing arrangements for private debt, note participation, and multiple real estate financing funds.Provide needed schedules, documentation, and financials for 12+ annual audits and 20+ tax returns.Primary contact liaison for auditors on our firm's largest fund consisting of 300+million with sidepockets.Maintain reports and performance required for SEC reporting such as Form PF and ADV Part II.Analyze new investments and approve valuations as a voting member of the investment committee.Stay up to date on CPE keeping current of taxation and SEC compliance relevant to the industry.Utilize advanced MS Excel functions including Index/Match, Excel VBA as well as basic coding in Perl.Implemented an entire CRM, Investor Portal, and operation workflow system condensing the last 12 months of a 15-month rollout into 2-weeks due to COVID. Continue to be the system administrator.Completed a partnership accounting software conversion by adapting to issues overlooked by the software team; extracted up to 13-years of data for 22 funds, manipulated it, and imported it into the new software.

Process full-cycle accounting including AP, AR, bank reconciliations, and payroll for a variety of business sizes.Complete necessary state and federal tax forms in conjunction with the accounting process including sales tax, use tax, payroll taxes, quarterly payroll tax forms, and year-end 1099's, W-2's, and W-3's.Apply full accrual accounting involving accrued liabilities, prepaid expenses, depreciation, amortization, and allocation of income and expenses to partners' capital accounts on a regular basis.Certified ProAdvisor in QuickBooks 2013 and QuickBooks Online (QBO).Consult on Quickbooks, provide training on systems and proper procedures, and produce compiled financial statements.Serve several clients in an unlimited range of industries including Construction, Insurance, Manufacturing, Medical, Property Managements, Aviation, Legal, Automotive Repair, Government Contractors, Non-profits, and many more. Experience with several other Accounting Information Systems (AIS) outside of QuickBooks including PeachTree, Great Plains, and ClubSoft Office.

Graduate student pursuing a Master's of Accounting and Financial Management (MAFM) with CPA emphasis.

 Team leader for Senior Project, Advanced Accounting Project, and Auditing Project. Reported on Dell’s 2012 Annual Report in an educational environment for the purpose of analyzing financial information and concluding results which would influence investors. Applied GAAS to plan, assess, and conduct an audit of a fictitious $103,000,000 consolidated company utilizing analytical procedures and audit related objectives. Achieved bachelor’s degree with over 24 hours of accounting and business management. Demonstrated superior academic achievement with a 4.0 GPA.

 Supported training operations by purchasing and controlling over $6,000,000 in Middle Eastern role players; provisioning them to training scenarios and events. Organized team activities, establishing task priorities, scheduling and tracking work assignments, providing guidance, and ensuring the availability of resources.  Awarded a Certificate of Commendation for the design and implementation of a role player control program duplicating productivity at no extra cost.

 Supervised, trained, and evaluated the patrol section of Marine / Civilian Police Officers. Provided excellent customer service to the community, prepared reports, and reviewed and verified for accuracy the reports of the section. Assessed available sources of data to retrieve the most complete evidence available. Conducted interviews to gather appropriate information by developing interview questions designed to elicit pertinent data relating to the investigation. Assisted in the assessment and analysis of evidence, including reliability and relativity, to draw preliminary conclusions about an investigation. Prepared written summaries and reports through the use of thorough interview notes taken during interviews and investigations. Awarded for effectively maintaining accountability for inventory assets in the armory, issuing $250,000 in weapons and supplies to support continuing operations.

 Performed daily operations including maintenance management, supply allocation, and data entry into integrated management information systems. Authorized numerous purchase requisitions, enforcing both purchasing and receiving internal controls and conducting investigations into violations of controls. Applied analytical methods to determine logistical patterns, trends, and irregularities in order to purchase and maintain an onsite inventory of commonly used repair parts. Designed and implemented an Excel procedure reducing a 5-hour task down to 10 minutes. Awarded a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for the development and implementation of a scheduling system for over 500 assets of calibration equipment. Received a Certificate of Commendation for reviewing and verifying accuracy of unit’s focus on policies and procedures receiving a 97% on a Logistical Inspection audit.