MICHAEL GOSSMAN, CPA, CFE, CFF

MIDDLE MARKET PRACTICE GROUP

Mike has approximately 25 years of experience in public accounting, providing auditing, business advisory, and forensic services to private and publicly held companies.

Mike Gossman is a Shareholder, the Firm’s Audit and Assurance Team Leader, and manages the South Florida office. Mike also manages the South Florida office. Before joining MSL, he was an audit manager with one of the largest public accounting firms in the world.  Mike brings approximately 25 years of experience to the MSL team, in public accounting and auditing, business consulting and forensic services.

Private and publicly held companies, not-for-profit organizations and government entities rely on his advice on the implementation of accounting standards updates, the design and implementation of internal control procedures, merger and acquisition due diligence, and industry-specific business advisory services.  He has also assisted clients with initial public offerings and issuances of public debt.

Mike provides forensic services to clients relating to fraud prevention and detection, fraud investigation, and embezzlement. He also provides these services in the areas of litigation support and matrimonial and probate matters. Mike serves in a Commission Auditor capacity for municipalities within the state of Florida and provides fraud-prevention-and-detection presentations to compliance committees.  He is also a guest lecturer on occupational fraud and abuse for graduate-level courses at state universities.

EDUCATION

FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY

CERTIFICATION & LICENSES

CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT, STATES OF FLORIDA, NEW YORK, AND VIRGINIA

CERTIFIED FRAUD EXAMINER, ACFE

CERTIFIED IN FINANCIAL FORENSICS, AICPA

CHARTERED GLOBAL MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT, AICPA

BLOCKCHAIN FUNDAMENTALS FOR ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE PROFESSIONALS CERTIFICATE, AICPA

AFFILIATIONS

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

ASSOCIATION OF CERTIFIED FRAUD EXAMINERS

COMMUNITY
BROWARD COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY, AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR

HISTORIC STRANAHAN HOUSE MUSEUM, EMERITUS PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBER

LEADERSHIP BROWARD, ALUMNUS

EMERGE BROWARD, ALUMNUS