About
Michelle Siler is an accounting and finance professional with roughly 15 years of experience spanning accounting, finance, operational governance, and treasury management, including about five years in private equity and venture capital. She most recently served as Assistant Controller at Sapphire Ventures and previously was Controller at RiverRock Funds, a life settlement firm, where she handled multi-entity, multi-jurisdiction consolidation under US GAAP and IFRS. She began her career at a family office and later worked in audit at BKD (now Forvis Mazars), and holds bachelor's and master's degrees in accounting from The University of Texas at San Antonio and is a CPA in Texas.
Experience
- Presidio InvestorsControllercurrent2025 — present
- Sapphire VenturesAssistant Controller2024 — 2025
- RiverRock FundsController2023 — 2024Austin, Texas, United States
- RiverRock FundsSenior Accountant2020 — 2023Austin, Texas, United States
- Scalable SoftwareSenior Accountant2018 — 2020Austin, Texas, United States
- BKD CPAs & AdvisorsSenior Audit Associate2016 — 2018San Antonio, Texas, United States
- BKD CPAs & AdvisorsAudit Associate2014 — 2016Austin, Texas, United States
- BKD CPAs & AdvisorsAudit Intern2014Austin, Texas, United States
- Stehling Management, Inc.Staff Accountant2011 — 2014San Antonio, Texas, United States
- Schlitterbahn Waterparks & ResortAccounting Team Lead2008South Padre Island, Texas, United States
Skills & more
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Venture CapitalPrivate EquityInternational Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)Internal ControlsCorporate FP&ABusiness AnalysisMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Financial ReportingBank ReconciliationCash FlowMonthly Close Process
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External AuditSoftware as a Service (SaaS)- IBM AI Foundations for Business Specialization Certificate — IBM
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) — Texas State Board of Public Accountancy
From Michelle's professional profile.
Colleagues at Presidio
Amy Zhang
Chief Financial Officer at Presidio
Christian Puscasiu
Managing Partner at Presidio
Christian Schütte
European Partner at Presidio
Dirk Swaneveld
Managing Director at Presidio
Emma Browning
Analyst at Presidio
Heather Kirkby
Operating Partner at Presidio
Javier Saade
Operating Partner at Presidio
Josef Auboeck
Partner at Presidio
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Michelle Siler?
- Michelle Siler is an accounting and finance professional with roughly 15 years of experience spanning accounting, finance, operational governance, and treasury management, including about five years in private equity and venture capital. She most recently served as Assistant Controller at Sapphire Ventures and previously was Controller at RiverRock Funds, a life settlement firm, where she handled multi-entity, multi-jurisdiction consolidation under US GAAP and IFRS. She began her career at a family office and later worked in audit at BKD (now Forvis Mazars), and holds bachelor's and master's degrees in accounting from The University of Texas at San Antonio and is a CPA in Texas.
- Where does Michelle Siler work?
- Michelle Siler is Controller at Presidio.
- Where did Michelle Siler go to school?
- Michelle Siler studied at The University of Texas at San Antonio (Masters of Accountancy); The University of Texas at San Antonio (Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Accounting).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Sapphire Ventures118
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