2018 Accounting & Business Show CPE Simulcast - Day 1

J. Stephen Nouss Related Seminars and Products

CGMA, CPA Chief Consulting Officer

Berkowitz Pollack Brant Advisors and Accountants, LLP

Steve Nouss has more than 35 years of diverse business and public accounting experience with a global accounting firm and Partner for Consulting Services.  

Nouss has served in various management positions including two Fortune 500 Companies and as a CFO for a Public Company.  Experience includes the establishment of international operations adapting to unique business environments, initiating and directing change in the form of process improvements related to acquisitions and divestitures, directing a private  placement equity infusion & establishing a credit facility financing arrangement.  Specialty Areas include:

• CFO/COO Services
• Enterprise Risk Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Internal Audit
• Anti-Fraud Review  

An in-demand lecturer and speaker he is past President of the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accounts (FICPA) and currently serves as Vice President on the Board of Directors for the University of Florida Athletic Association, Inc. with revenues in excess of $150 Million and Chairs the Audit Committee.

Michael Cheng, CPA Related Seminars and Products

Supervising Project Manager

Frazier & Deeter

Mike Cheng joined Frazier & Deeter in 2019 as the Partner who oversees the firm’s professional practices related to accounting and audit. As part of his role, Mike specializes in assisting clients with complex accounting and financial reporting issues.

Prior to joining Frazier & Deeter, Mike was a Senior Project Manager at the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). At the FASB, Mike served as the Private Company Council (PCC) coordinator, where he was responsible for all PCC related matters. In addition, Mike led projects to: simplify the accounting for nonemployee share-based payments, help shape the future of the FASB technical agenda and improve consolidations guidance (VIE guidance). Most recently, Mike worked on the FASB’s implementation team on revenue recognition (ASC Topic 606) and lease accounting (ASC Topic 842).

Prior to joining the FASB, Mike held various management positions with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). Mike was an Audit Senior Manager?Private Company Services in the firm’s Stamford, Connecticut office. From 2003-2011, he also held roles of increasing responsibility in PwC’s Core Assurance divisions in Buffalo and Rochester, New York.

Cecil "Pat" Patterson Jr., CPA, MBA Related Seminars and Products

Partner/Owner

Patterson CPA Group, Inc.

Cecil Patterson, (Pat), is an award-winning, nationally recognized author, speaker, and discussion leader for continuing education courses and numerous state societies. He has experience at the local and national CPA-firm level and as an adjunct university professor. Pat holds an MBA from the University of North Florida and is a CPA with Patterson CA Group, Inc. His firm provides accounting, tax preparation and tax planning services, wealth management services, and consulting for businesses and other professional firms. The AICPA has recognized the firm for work in the “virtual office” field. Pat has served on the AICPA Council, the FICPA Council, and the FICPA Educational Foundation Board of Trustees.