Michael LaPata

Leveraged & Syndicated Finance

Lead a group of 20+ undergraduate business students to plan and facilitate events and initiatives intended to strengthen the connection between undergraduate students and undergraduate student organizations

Provided no-cost consulting services to local businesses in the Raleigh and Triangle area Communicated with business owners to create a scoping outline for engagements and collaborated with team to define workstreams Provided financial consultation to clients, creating cost analyses, capital raising and deployment plans, and financial growth models to plan future business development

Assisted in the preparation and reconciliation of monthly journal entries, accruals, and account analyses to support accurate financial reporting Utilized Excel and ERP software to compile and organize financial data for internal analysis Completed the 2025 Federal Census, compiling data from 80+ locations in order to accurately report performance Worked with the Accounts Payable team in order to analyse vendor data and update internal knowledge resources Utilized Python in the Microsoft Fabric environment to analyze and create visualizations for Amex transaction data and automate recurring journal entries

Worked with the Corporate Internal Audit team under the VP of Internal Audit in a 12 week program Coordinated tests in Excel on sets of data detailing 3,000+ quarterly financial transactions to obtain statistically significant testing samples based on industry standards Corresponded directly with internal controllers of 8 subsidiary companies across 61 sites and external auditors at PwC to ensure SOX and GAAP compliance Analyzed 50+ individual business processes to determine, manage, and consult controllers on risk aversion Planned and completed a comprehensive in-person audit of a Daytona-based manufacturing site responsible for >5% of total company revenue.

Customized instruction strategies based on evaluations of student abilities Led 12 classes per week for over 50 participants Sold programs and retained customers throughout the course of the lessons

4.0 GPA