Mike Staley
CPA, CFE, CPCU, Shareholder(716) 701-7642
mds@bwbcpa.com
A graduate of The Ohio State University, Mike Staley, CPA, CFE, CPCU, holds more than 40 years of experience as an auditor and business consultant. A shareholder and director in the assurance services department at Buffamante Whipple Buttafaro, P.C., with significant involvement with insurance industry clients, Mike helps clients to rest easy by helping them to resolve regulatory, operational and competitive challenges.
In addition, Mike prepares financial projections, corporate income tax returns and pension plan audits. His scope of engagements also includes consolidations, various management consulting projects and merger and acquisition support. A notable business consultant, Mike helps business leaders identify best practices for enhancing efficiencies and internal controls, mitigating fraud risks, improving corporate governance and implementing statutory accounting principles and pooling arrangements.
Having come a long way since driving his first car—a stick-shift Dodge Dart Sport with no air conditioning - Mike devotes a substantial amount of time to professional and civic activities. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the New York Society of Certified Public Accountants, the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants, CPCU Society, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, and a member of the New York, Pennsylvania and West Virginia Associations of Mutual Insurance Companies.
Mike is chairperson of finance councils of the Enchanted Mountains Catholic Community and the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels chairperson of the finance committee of the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels parish festival and a member of The Ohio State University Alumni Association. He is the former treasurer, for the Kiwanis Club of Olean and a member on the board of trustees and treasurer for the First Church of God, former treasurer for the Genesis House homeless shelter,
former member for the finance committee of the Pennsylvania Land Title Association.
Fun Facts About Mike
If you could swap places with any celebrity for a day, who would it be and why? My father is the celebrity that I would be honored to trade places with. This would provide me with the opportunity to better understand the attributes that he demonstrates: compassion as a business leader, dedication to family, hard work, lifting up others when in need, being humble during business success and maintaining a strong faith throughout his life.
What’s one skill you’ve picked up that you never expected would be so valuable in your career? We face numerous unplanned changes in our business and personal lives The ability to multitask on numerous projects simultaneously has been an essential skill. This skill has led me to my personal motto: “Adapt, Improvise, Overcome.”
