Michael Johnston, CPA,CIA
Partner
mjohnston@BankAudit.net

CPA
GA LIC #CPA012168
NC LIC #N1699

Professional Designations

• Certified Public Accountant
• Certified Internal Auditor

Education:

• B.B.A., Accounting, Georgia Southern University
• Georgia Southern University - Beta Alpha Si
• Graduate of AICPA National Banking School

Range of experience:
Michael has over 20 years of financial, business and consulting experience serving a wide variety of financial services oriented organizations, both privately owned and publicly held, with specific experience including:

• External financial statement audits
• Internal audit outsourcing
• SOX reporting/ compliance; including SOX 404
• Financial services/ financial institutions
• Broker-dealers
• Securities registration/ public offering/ mutual to stock conversions
• SEC reporting
• PCAOB requirements
• Peer review

Professional and business history:

• Partner - Nichols, Cauley & Associates, LLC, 2009 to present
• Chief financial officer for a financial services organization, 2006 - 2008
• Progressed from staff accountant to partner in regional public accounting firm - 1988 to 2006

Professional Associations and Civic Activities:

• The Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants, Inc.
• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• Institute of Internal Auditors
• Past member - AICPA Depository Institutions Expert Panel
• Graduate - 2006 Fayette County Leadership
• Past member - GSCPA Financial Institutions Task Force
• Past President - Augusta, Georgia chapter of the GSCPA

Civic Activities:

• Finance Committee Chair, Treasurer, Christian City, Inc.
• Treasurer, Providence United Methodist Church, Fayetteville, Georgia

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