Offering financial strategy and professional bookkeeping for Creative Founders in growth mode.

The 5 element solution fuels growth by increasing project margins and stabilizing cash flows.

Specialized support for businesses that offer:

“Winging it” isn’t a financial strategy and DIY bookkeeping is a time-suck.

While traditional bean counters are a dime-a-dozen, 5 Element Financial is one-of-a-kind.

Top-tier financial expertise and a solution built for Creators, by Creators.

Go with a financial expert that gets it.

After 2 decades of working with the highest performing finance teams, I distilled the most important functions into 5 essential elements.

I merged these 5 elements into an offering unlike anything else on the market.

The result, business growth, higher margins and stabilized cash flows.

3 services combined into a single monthly virtual service

Bookkeeping

Up to date and accurate financials, the bedrock of business success.

CPA Review

Advanced accounting expertise and guidance you can trust, the prerequisites to financial strategy.

Advisory

Financial strategy essentials for high growth businesses, including budgeting, forecasts and KPI’s.

Designed for Lean Teams, the Core package hits a sweet spot between expert level support and cost.

I’m Mike Manalac, an award winning CPA with 20 years of experience at top companies like PwC, Walmart and Google.

I’m an author, writer and artist with work featured by top publishers like Forbes, Business Insider and Yahoo Finance (portfolio).

I wanted to give Creatives a better alternative to the traditional bean counter.

The offer is simple yet unrivaled, top-tier financial expertise built for Creatives, by Creatives.

Let’s chat!

"Mike’s virtual whiteboarding was amazing—his way of thinking and visually laying out complex domain concepts really clarified things for me."

“I recently launched Mesh, my AI-powered automation startup, and was looking for feedback on workflows and use cases. Mike perfectly understood our problem space, clearly mapped out our user journey, and laid out the current state and future state.
The session was packed with insights, "aha" moments, and exciting ideas!"
- Erin Kim, co-founder/CEO of Mesh
"His expertise was on full display and it’s clear he would be a valuable resource for even the most ambiguous and complex topics. "

“I am working on a pretty difficult A.I. system and I was impressed by Mike’s ability to jump into a complex project mid-stream and immediately start dissecting the problem and workshopping solutions.
Our meeting was full of creative solutions. I’m looking forward to my follow up session.”
- Matthew Tschetter
"If you're looking for creative solutions to business problems, Mike's one-of-a-kind approach and problem-solving techniques can't be beat!"

“Mike's consultation was unlike any problem-solving meeting I've had! He helped me see my challenges in a new way, cut through the noise, and focus my attention.
We landed on unique solutions I would have never considered. I left with hope, a clear action plan.”
- Jennifer Nesmith, Owner

CONTACT

82% of businesses fail because of cash flow and financial issues.

Don’t be part of the statistic!

Mike@5elementFinancial.com

"Mike’s virtual whiteboarding was amazing—his way of thinking and visually laying out complex domain concepts really clarified things for me."