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Luke Soper La Crosse

2 Copeland Ave.
La Crosse, WI 54603

Tel:

608.260.5428


Email: Luke.soper@wipfli.com

Luke Soper, CPA

Senior Consultant

Luke Soper is a senior consultant in Wipfli’s financial institutions practice. He has over 10 years of experience in financial management in banks and credit unions ranging in size from $50 million to $8 billion. He is attuned to the needs of various client types and sizes.

Luke currently specializes in interest rate risk management and liquidity risk management consulting and advises his clients on solutions to help them overcome challenges in the modeling and monitoring of these risks to assist them with strategy, meeting regulatory expectations and optimizing risk/reward tradeoff.

Certifications

  • Certified Public Accountant

Professional memberships and activities

  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) – Member
  • Financial Manager’s Society (FMS) - Member

Areas of Focus

  • ALM process validations
  • Asset liability management models, assumptions and back testing
  • Liquidity risk management, stress testing and process validations
  • Balance sheet strategy and optimization
  • Financial modeling and budgeting
  • Policy review and regulatory reporting

Education

University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire
  • Bachelor of Business Administration in Comprehensive Accounting