Matt is a Managing Director with 15 experience in accounting, FP&A, transaction services & transformation with clients ranging from private to large public companies in the US, Europe and Australia. Matt specializes in standing-up the Finance function at companies under first-time
institutional ownership and finance transformation for more mature companies.
With Accordion, Matt has partnered with management and sponsors to stand-up the finance & accounting function of six separate businesses, establishing a reliable 13-week cashflow model while overseeing the selection & implementation of a new ERP system, creating and implementing robust policies and procedures around core accounting cycles, performing month-end close accelerations, as well as overall merger integration leadership.
Since joining Accordion, Matt has assisted multiple clients in transforming their finance & accounting functions across people, process & technology, including optimizing ERPs, implementing new data warehouses, BI dashboards and CPM solutions, and ultimately using these new tools to enhance the organization’s way of leveraging data-driven insights to inform business decisions and drive P&L ownership down through the organization.
Prior to joining Accordion, Matt spent two years with PKF Germany where he worked on a range of carve-out engagements including overseeing the project management office responsible for all key business decisions between signing and closing. His other engagements included partnering with IT to develop a global shared services budgeting tool for 4,000+ employees, as well as the audit of financial statements under US GAAP, IFRS & German GAAP.
Matt has provided interim finance leadership to CEOs & Sponsors to integrate acquisitions, provide visibility into root causes of a company’s deteriorating working capital situation, and provide an extrapolated 52-week view of their cash & working capital to facilitate a debt restructuring.
His experience includes working with global companies with operations throughout South America, Europe and Asia. He has experience in several industries – including retail, healthcare, technology, software, and professional services.
Matt graduated from the University of Queensland in Australia, with a Bachelor of Commerce, majoring in Finance and Accounting. He also is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and certified Chartered Accountant (CA).