“I enjoy the diversity of each forensic accounting assignment and the challenges that they present."

Matthew is the Principal of the Forensic Accounting team and has over 24 years experience as an accountant, with 22 of those spent in public practice.

Matthew’s experience of working in and advising small and medium sized businesses across a diverse range of industry sectors provides him with the skills and experience to deal with the complexities of each forensic accounting matter, clearly delivering concise and unbiased opinions.

Matthew’s forensic expertise encompasses Commercial and Insurance litigation support, Family Law matters, Estate Disputes, Retail Lease disputes, Personal Injury, and accounting investigations. In addition, Matthew undertakes business valuations for non-litigious requirements including taxation (State and Federal), audit (AASB-2) and pre-lending reviews.

He is also regularly called upon to provide expert forensic accounting reports and expert witness testimony in Australian Courts and Tribunals including the Administrative Decisions Tribunal, District Courts of NSW and Queensland, County Court of Victoria, Federal Court, Federal Magistrates Court and the Family Court of Australia.

Some of Matthew’s current key assignments include:

• Valuations of closely held private groups (companies/trusts, etc) and the interest of minority shareholders therein (Family Law, Shareholder disputes)
• Quantification of loss (Disputes arising from breach of contract, misleading and deceptive conduct, personal injury matters, and insured events)
• Accounting investigations for the purpose of identifying irregularities, material weaknesses in controls and procedures, and quantification of lost revenue.

Matthew's professional qualifications and affiliations include:

• Graduate Certificate in Forensic Studies (Accounting)
• Bachelor of Business
• Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia 
• Certificate of Public Practice – ICAA
• Forensic Accounting Special Interest Group - ICAA

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