Director
Assurance
About Michael
Michael Futterman is a director in the Government Services Practice for Florida. He focuses much of his work in the local government, not-for-profit, and employee benefit plan sectors. Michael provides consulting on accounting, financial reporting, and operational matters. In addition, he conducts peer reviews for large and mid-size accounting firms.
Within the Firm, Michael performs quality control reviews of the employee benefit plan audit engagements for government entities, government pension plans, and not-for-profit organizations.
He is actively involved in training for the professional staff and is responsible for developing internal training programs for the government, not-for-profit, and employee benefit plan sectors as well as external training for the accounting profession.
Professional & Civic Affiliations
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
- Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FICPA)
- Florida Government Finance Officers Association (FGFOA)
- Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA)
- South Florida Government Finance Officers Association (SFGFOA)
- GFOA Certificate of Achievement Program Special Review Committee, Member
- Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties Leagues of Cities
- Florida Public Pension Trustees Association
- Florida Association of Special Districts
- AICPA Employee Benefit Plan Audit Quality Center, Designated Audit Partner
- AICPA Governmental Audit Quality Center, Designated Audit Partner
- Dade Schools Athletic Foundation, Treasurer
Articles, Seminars & Presentations
- “GASB Statement No. 72, Fair Value Measurement and Application”, 2016 SFG FOA
- “Nuts and Bolts of an Audit”, 2015 FGFOA Annual Conference
- “GASB Hot Topics”, FGFOA Webinar Series, 2015
- “GASB Statements No. 67 and 68” Marcum 2015 Governmental Symposium
- “Risk-Based Approach to Governmental Audits,” Internal Training
- Annual Governmental Accounting (GASB) and Government Auditing Standards, Internal Training
- “Federal and Florida Single Audit Acts,” Internal Training
- “ERISA Pension Plans,” Internal Training
- “The New Risk Assessment Standards,” Annual Internal Training
- “GASB Statement No. 34,” Presentation to University of Miami Students
- “Preparing a Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,” FICPA Training
- “Common Reporting Deficiencies in Governmental Financial Statements,” Palm Beach Chapter FGFOA, 2012