Michael Nesta
Partner, Accounting Advisory Services
Michael has over six years of experience providing assurance services and technical accounting advice under US GAAP and IFRS to audit and non-audit clients. Michael began his career at the Financial Accounting Standards Board as a postgraduate technical assistant, where his projects included Liabilities and Equity (FASB Statement No. 150, Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity), Guarantees (FASB Interpretation No. 45, Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others), Fair Value of Financial Instruments, and Convergence of US GAAP and IFRS. Michael has also spent time in accounting policy at an alternative investment adviser with over $10 billion in equity under management, providing technical accounting support to the front office in relation to their investment decisions.
Michael’s areas of focus include financial instruments and securitizations; business combinations; stock-based compensation; revenue recognition; debt and equity structures; and consolidations and investments.
He has a BBA (Business Honors and Accounting majors) and Masters in Professional Accounting with highest honors from The University of Texas at Austin. He is a certified public accountant in Texas.