Michael Ballard

About Michael Ballard

I am a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) based in the Charlotte, NC metro area. I have over 15 years of experience in the accounting profession where I have provided a variety of services to both private and publicly held organizations across a wide range of industries.My accounting career began in audit where I performed and oversaw the audits of public and private companies. This included large multinational entities where I not only led the domestic based audit but also the international component teams. My industry experience includes industrial products, retail & consumer, aerospace & defense, and entertainment industries.The nature of operations at many of my clients has afforded me the opportunity to garner extensive experience working in a number of technical accounting areas. This includes IPO’s (including other public and private offerings), mergers & acquisitions, and divestitures. Through these engagements I have developed a high level of proficiency guiding engagement teams and coaching and developing talent. During my tenure with PwC I completed a tour in the SEC Services Group at the PwC National Office. In that role I assisted teams through an active program of reviewing securities-related transactions, provided client trainings on SEC reporting matters, and helped develop various thought leadership publications. I also served as an experienced SEC advisor to engagement teams and clients on a variety of SEC reporting Forms, such as Form 10-K, 10-Q, S-1, S-3 and S-4’s.In addition, I have been an active advisor / consultant to a variety of clientele on technical accounting matters (such as, revenue recognition, goodwill, impairment, financial reporting), organization structure and individual taxation. I am a Certified Public Accountant registered with the NC Board of Accountancy and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants.

Experience

1. Director of Fp & a, Coc

   Corning Incorporated

   Jun 2025 — Present · Charlotte, NC, US

Education

• East Carolina University

  Masters, Accounting

  2002 — 2004

• The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  BA, Economics

  1994 — 1999

Skills

• Us Gaap
• Sec Filings
• Internal Controls
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Consolidation
• Financial Reporting
• Auditing
• Gaap
• Assurance
• Revenue Recognition
• Ifrs
• Financial Analysis
• External Audit
• Sarbanes-Oxley
• Financial Audits
• Accounting
• Sox 404
• Acquisition Integration
• Tax
• Forecasting