Dat Le, CPA
“No need to worry, my accountant handles that.”
— The Notorious B.I.G., Juicy (1994)
That single line changed everything.
When Dat Le first heard Biggie rap about having an accountant who just handled things, something clicked. It wasn't about spreadsheets or tax codes — it was about freedom. The freedom to focus on what you're building while someone else makes sure the numbers work.
That lyric inspired Dat to take an accounting class in high school. What started as curiosity turned into a career — from Big Four experience to founding Motta Financial in 2023 with a simple mission: give every client that same feeling Biggie was talking about.
No need to worry. We handle it.
“No Need to Worry
My Accountant Handles That”
Inspired by Notorious B.I.G. • Lived every day at Motta Financial
From Woburn to Boston, Las Vegas, and beyond
Dat is a two-time Suffolk University graduate (BSBA ’12, MSA ’13) and a CPA who grew up in Woburn, Massachusetts. His parents immigrated from Vietnam in 1987 as teenage newlyweds, and the work ethic they modeled is the foundation everything at Motta is built on.
Before founding Motta, Dat trained as a senior auditor at Deloitte, served as a consulting manager at WilliamsMarston LLC, was a senior manager at Outseer, and ran global corporate controllership for ANA, Inc. in Las Vegas. He was named to Suffolk’s “10 Under 10” alumni list in 2017 and co-hosted the 2023 ceremony alongside Suffolk President Marisa Kelly.
In fall 2023, Dat launched Motta Financial with a team of fellow Big Four alumni, including longtime friend and Suffolk classmate Nick Raccuia. The firm now operates from Boston and Las Vegas, with most of the team working remotely. Three years in, Motta has grown to nine professionals serving 600+ tax returns a year across real estate investors, self-employed professionals, equity-comp heavy tech employees, and businesses that need a fractional CFO — all without sacrificing the high-touch advisory experience the firm was built around.
Mottainai — nothing wasted
The firm name comes from the Japanese principle mottainai, which roughly translates to “what a waste.” It shapes how Dat prices, staffs, and builds workflows: every minute a Motta professional spends on data entry is a minute not spent on planning, advisory, or client conversations. Eliminating that waste is the whole point.
“Even if I’m the best CPA in the world, I can’t generate revenue for a client. They play offense and score points — our job is to play defense and prevent money from going out. Mottainai is essentially being efficient with your resources. Our name is rooted in helping people and businesses do that.”
— Dat Le, ProConnect Tax case study
From mentee to mentor
Dat moonlights as an adjunct at his alma mater, teaching Suffolk’s Career Launch course inside the Sawyer Business School’s “Winternship” program alongside longtime mentor Professor Tracey Riley. Every year he donates his teaching salary back to Suffolk’s Accounting Department to support students. Motta is also a founding sponsor of the Suffolk SEED program and a Connection Sponsor of Junior Achievement of Southern Massachusetts.
Suffolk profiled Dat’s journey from accounting student to firm founder in their 2023 feature “Going Places.” Read more in our Media section.