Michael has more than 12 years of combined experience in abandoned and
unclaimed property (AUP) and internal audit related matters. He possesses vast
experience in handling large unclaimed property audit engagements for the nation’s
largest contract AUP firm in a variety of industries including healthcare, retail,
manufacturing/distribution, oil and gas, entertainment, food and beverage,
automobile, and hospitality. Mike leverages his extensive knowledge of the audit
process, property types, and the rules and regulations associated with AUP to assist
clients in mitigating exposure and proactively addressing its escheat issues.
Michael is the Northeast Practice Leader for BDO’s unclaimed property group based
out of the Philadelphia office. He specializes in audit defense, escheat planning,
general consulting, mitigation strategies and voluntary disclosure agreements (VDA),
etc. In addition to being the NE Practice Leader Michael also heads up BDO’s gift
card escheatment practice nationally and does a lot of work within the
restaurant/retail space. Michael has established professional relationships with
many state unclaimed property administrators and offers clients with a unique
perspective in dealing with all unclaimed property related matters.
Michael is an avid speaker in the unclaimed property community and regularly
presents at tax/accounting functions across all industries.
Prior to joining BDO, Michael worked with Kelmar Associates, LLC as a Senior Audit
Manager in charge of unclaimed property audits contracted on behalf of various
states. Michael also worked as a Team Leader in internal audit for ABC Supply
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