Matt has over 30 years of experience in Chartered Accounting, starting out straight from Auckland University after graduating in 1992 and joining a small accounting firm in Takapuna. Fast forward 5 years, and through hard work, grit, and determination Matt was awarded a partnership in that organisation just prior to his 26th birthday making him one of the youngest partners in a mid-sized accountancy firm ever.
Matt finally left that firm in 2012 after 20 years – 15 as a partner and 3 as CEO – to form Bellingham Wallace with Aaron Wallace. The vision was to build an accountancy business that was truly different from the rest, which puts their clients first and delivers practical, top quality, and understandable advice.
Matt has extensive advisory and governance experience across a wide variety of industries. He now spends his days working closely with his clients on a wide range of strategic issues and sits on multiple boards or advisory boards across manufacturing, FMCG, Import / Distribution, and a variety of Service businesses.
Matt heads up the Bellingham Wallace Transaction Advisory Team and applies his years of knowledge assisting businesses with Mergers & Acquisitions, Sales and Divestments, Succession Planning, Management Buy-outs, and Equity Raising. Matt thrives on getting the job done and achieving brilliant outcomes for clients.
Matt is recognised as a top-class speaker and presenter on financial, advisory, and governance topics and has been working with The Icehouse since 2011 on both the Owner Manager Program and Financial Skills Workshops consistently scoring 100% NPS.
Matt spends his downtime on his lifestyle property with his wife Tarryn, or running around after his 4 daughters. Occasionally he gets to partake in his passion of fishing and scuba diving, so you may also catch him on his boat out in the Hauraki Gulf.
Matt has a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Auckland. He has been a Fellow of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ) since 2013 and is a member of the New Zealand Institute of Directors.
