Leadership

The people accountable for your numbers.

Sumz is led by a team that pairs deep accounting credentials with real engineering skill — which is exactly why we can run your books and build the automation behind them.

Jack-David Bechthold
Founder

Jack-David Bechthold

CPA · CISSP

Jack founded Sumz and built it into a CPA-led firm that runs accounting for growing companies and automates the work behind it. A licensed CPA who also holds the CISSP information-security certification, he architects the firm’s AI-powered systems himself — the same systems that turn multi-week closes into hours. Earlier in his career he co-founded and exited a multi-location retail establishment and spent years in internal audit and financial controls at FIS Global and CNH Industrial. He holds a Master of Accounting from the University of Miami. Outside the firm, Jack is a former Ironman triathlete turned marathoner (2:37 PR) — and when he’s not running, he’s with his wife and their dog.

LK
Director of Advisory

Luca Kobza

Transaction Advisory · ex-BRG

Luca leads advisory and transaction work at Sumz. He came up at Berkeley Research Group, where he completed 45+ financial due diligence and quality-of-earnings engagements across buy-side and sell-side deals — from owner-operated businesses to companies north of $500M in revenue, including multi-location healthcare roll-ups. He brings institutional rigor to forecasting, financial strategy, and getting a company’s numbers investment- and acquisition-ready.

Elvie Lapad
Head of Accounting Operations

Elvie Lapad

Operations · Global Client Solutions

Elvie holds a degree in accounting and has served international accounting clients’ needs for over a decade. She runs day-to-day accounting operations across Sumz engagements — keeping closes, reconciliations, and client deliverables on schedule and to standard. She leads the firm’s global delivery capacity and is the operational backbone clients count on month after month: organized, exacting, and relentless about quality as the firm scales.

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