Mike Bell joined John Marshall Bank as chief accounting officer.

Bell previously served as a senior manager in the financial accounting advisory services (FAAS) practice at Ernst & Young in McLean, VA. During his tenure at EY, Bell supported both the audit and FAAS practice, providing operational oversight to various teams as well as strategic consulting and audit services. This included serving public registrants and private clients in the banking and capital markets industry. He has experience in community banking, commercial lending, accounting policy and procedure development, process and control design, and operational accounting and financial reporting support.

Bell is a certified public accountant in Virginia and Washington D.C. He began his career with EY in an audit capacity and spent more than a decade elevating to increasing roles of responsibility within the company.

“I’m excited to help support John Marshall Bank’s financial operations as we embark on the next phase of the bank’s growth strategy,” Bell said. “The bank has a strong balance sheet and I look forward to working with the highly talented and experienced team to execute on our strategic priorities.”

“Having Mike serve as JMB’s chief accounting officer is an important step in executing our growth strategy and continuing to create value for all of our stakeholders,” Kent Carstater, executive vice president and CFO of John Marshall Bank, said. “Mike brings deep accounting expertise and exemplary business judgment that will make him a key contributor to the bank’s future success.”