Mike Burzynski believes in the power of the entrepreneur. “I
strive to support Milwaukee through helping business owners, community groups and fellow Milwaukeeans improve our city.” His business philosophy is that “our success is measured by the success of those we serve.”
Mike provides high level accounting, tax and business advisory services to a diverse group of closely-held businesses, including real estate, professional services, retail, manufacturing, design/build, and technology. Because of his specialization of working with small businesses, Mike provides a very broad range of services customized to the individual needs of each business and its owners. This includes part-time chief financial officer services to several businesses.
Mike has achieved specialized certification as a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and Certified Healthcare Business Consultant (CHBC). Mike uses his CFE training and experience to help business clients and other professional advisors in several capacities. He is trained to identify warning signs of possible fraud and fraud risk and uses these special analytical skills along with 20 years of experience to educate business owners and help them cost effectively establish procedures to prevent fraud on the front end and detect and measure fraud that may have already occurred. Mike also uses these special skills in various litigation support capacities, helping to quantify damages.
Mike uses his CHBC training and specialized experience to assist health care practices who often focus less on the business and more on the clinical aspects of their practice. This includes a broad array of services tailored to individual health care business needs based on their internal staffing and complexity of operation. Mike often functions as a sounding board for practice employees and owners alike and brings a wealth of experience and benchmarking information to provide an independent viewpoint in this very complex and ever changing industry.
Because Mike has close contact with many business owners and other professional advisors, he has also developed specialty services to accommodate non-traditional needs. As a long-term trusted and highly-regarded professional advisor, Mike provides an informed and independent perspective in situations where misinformation can be extremely costly. This includes business succession planning, collaborative and traditional divorce calculations and guidance, business litigation support for damage determination and forensic accounting analysis, employee recruiting, human resources, and employee benefit coordination.
PRACTICE AREAS
Accounting services
Interim and annual financial reporting
Custom reporting and analysis
Computerized accounting setup and automation
Financial trend analysis and benchmarking
Income, sales, and payroll tax planning and compliance
Medical practice consulting
Practice management and start-up
Physician contract review
Office procedures and billing
Medical staff management and recruiting
Individual tax consulting
Alternative Minimum Tax minimization
Transactional planning
Starker (like-kind) exchanges
Utilization of income tax credits
Business tax consulting
Budgeting and tax planning
Retirement plan guidance
Assistance obtaining financing
Internal procedures review
Accounting software consulting
Income and sales tax audit management
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Business Administration, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
AWARDS
Milwaukee Magazine’s 2009 and 2010 Five Star Best in Client Satisfaction Wealth Managers
PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATIONS
Certified Public Accountant
Certified Healthcare Business Consultant
Certified Fraud Examiner
MEMBERSHIPS
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants
National Society of Certified Healthcare Business Consultants
Mike is Treasurer on the Board of Next Act Theatre in Milwaukee, one of the premier professional theatre companies in Milwaukee. Next Act Theatre broke ground in May 2011 for a new theatre to open for the 2010-2011 season in a larger and more modern venue at 255 South Water Street in Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward. Next Act's new theatre was a featured cover story in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Cue section on Sunday, July 3, 2011. Click here for more information.
Mike has served as a council member on Next Generation UPAF since 2009, a group of emerging Milwaukee community leaders working towards continuing the outstanding Milwaukee performing arts scene for generations to come. This council was formed by the United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF), the nation’s largest performing arts fund, which raises and distributes operating funds to member groups to support the mission to foster, grow and advocate financial support for diverse, nationally recognized performing arts in the City of Milwaukee. This group grew to over 400 members in 2011; an increase of over 100 compared to 2010, and is shooting for 500 in 2012!
Mike is also on the Board of the St. Coletta Day School in Milwaukee, a nonprofit educational program serving students ages 8-16 with cognitive disabilities. St. Coletta’s program teaches respect for all individuals and provides integrated learning experiences to develop its students to have adult social skills and be independent members of and contributors to society.
Mike served as the Treasurer from 2005 through 2011 for Hillside Health Care International, a United States-based charity that fully funds a clinic for the medically underserved in Belize, Central America and provides education programs for students from stateside medical colleges and physician assistant and nursing programs.
Mike and his family are active in a variety of local charities, including the National MS Society, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Pius XI High School, and St. Sebastian School and Church. Mike is a 15-year veteran of the MS Society’s MS150 Best Dam Bike Ride, riding 150 miles with the Kamikaze Beancounters through the scenic Kettle Moraine.
PERSONAL
Mike and his wife Ericka live with their four children in the Washington Heights neighborhood in Milwaukee. The Burzynskis enjoy a variety of sporting events, including bicycling, golf, volleyball, tennis and softball. The Burzynskis are also avid supporters of the arts, including theatre, music, visual arts and the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra.
Mike’s favorite restaurants include La Merenda in the Historic Third Ward when downtown, Juniper 61 when in his neighborhood, and Sugar Maple Bar in Bay View as his preferred craft brew haven.
