A financial management consultant with over three decades of professional experience, Matt Evans undertakes development of risk simulation models, cost estimates, budgets, and other forms of high level financial support for the public, private and non-profit sectors.
Adept at providing program and portfolio management support to his clients, Matt has been associated with projects worth of up to $50 Million annually. He is an expert in dealing with emerging technologies, complicated interfaces and project management issues.
Methodology
Matt’s primary goal is to assist organizations through a transition from traditional accounting procedures to contemporary methodologies. He believes in analyzing and planning, forecasting, measuring Read more
A financial management consultant with over three decades of professional experience, Matt Evans undertakes development of risk simulation models, cost estimates, budgets, and other forms of high level financial support for the public, private and non-profit sectors.
Adept at providing program and portfolio management support to his clients, Matt has been associated with projects worth of up to $50 Million annually. He is an expert in dealing with emerging technologies, complicated interfaces and project management issues.
Methodology
Matt’s primary goal is to assist organizations through a transition from traditional accounting procedures to contemporary methodologies. He believes in analyzing and planning, forecasting, measuring value, growing intellectual capital, and increasing the value for all stakeholders. The typical structure of most of his projects is as follows:
• Assessment of present scenario Vs. the desired scenario
• Preparing a list of recommendations
• Weeding out redundant processes and practices
• Implementing new functionalities and procedures
• Hand-holding clients to ensure smooth operations
Some significant contributions by Matt have been moving from better practices to cost estimation in the public sector, application of logic models in the non-profit sector, as well as internal and external benchmarking for private companies.
Significant Projects
Matt has managed at organizations such as Robbins-Gioia LLC, Grant Thornton LLP, Jacobs Engineering, Resources Global Professionals (RGP) and Advanced Management Technology (AMT) and specialises in enhancing the equity of firms by measuring and managing intellectual capital.
At Robbins-Gioia, Matt was the Project Team Leader for the design, development, and implementation of an Earned Value Management System for the Department of Veterans Affairs – the 3rd largest public agency in the federal public sector. In addition, He assisted in creating an agency-wide Balanced Scorecard Model for an $8bn branch within the Department of Defence while at Grant Thornton LLP. At RGP, he led testing and implementation of PeopleSoft HRMS Module for a Fortune 100 company. Furthermore, he spent several months rebuilding the $10 Million telecommunications billing process within the U.S. Department of Transportation at AMT.
Awards and Accomplishments
• At Robbins-GioiaMatt was the Discussion Leader and Presenter at the VA (Veterans Affairs) Project Managers Conference in Pittsburgh 2007
• Awarded Certificate of Appreciation by the Director of VA Program Management Office; also received a letter of recommendation for exceptional performance
• Received a merit increase for exceptional performance within 3 months of joining Grant Thornton LLP
Publications and Credentials
Matt is a Certified Public Accountant and certified in Management Accounting and Financial Management from Institute of Management Accountants. He earned his undergraduate degree in Accounting from Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College.
He has self published 17 different short courses covering business finance such as analyzing financial statements, managing cash flow, capital budgeting analysis and the management of capital. Courses also include non-financial topics such as balanced scorecards, project management and competitive intelligence.
Furthermore, he has developed National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) accredited formal online training programs in business finance and issues master level certification through the same.