Michael Chernawsky, CPA (TX, IL), CPA, CA (Canada), is a passionate and entrepreneurial accountant with a broad range of expertise across numerous industries. He has experience managing and overseeing all financial aspects of a company, including financial reporting, U.S. and Canadian corporate tax, treasury, budgeting, payroll, staff management and the many other financial responsibilities necessary to operate a business. He also regularly provides complex business advice regarding financings, tax structuring, sales strategies, company-wide cost reductions, and international business expansion opportunities.

Prior to founding CHY in 2016, Michael was a Controller and Manager of Financial Reporting at a publicly-traded company. Prior to that, Michael worked for 5 years at Ernst & Young (EY) in the assurance (i.e. audit), U.S. business tax and Canadian business tax service lines. He also worked as the Chief Financial Officer of a leading heavy machinery remanufacturer.

Michael is a Certified Public Accountant in Texas and Illinois, as well as a Chartered Professional Accountant in British Columbia and Ontario (Canada). He has completed the CPA In-Depth Tax Program and the CPA In-Depth Corporate Reorganizations Course certified by the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada. Michael earned his Bachelor of Commerce degree with a concentration in Accounting (high honors) from Carleton University. He is a member of the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia, the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario, the Texas Society of CPAs, the Canadian Tax Foundation and the American Bar Association (Tax Section).