Matt is an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW) and has considerable experience of funds and grants management, financial strategy, and strengthening internal controls. He spent a number of years visiting NGOs and charities around the world on behalf of international public bodies and charitable foundations to review how grants have been managed. While working at the accountancy firm BDO, he was Latin America Regional Head of UNHCR grant audits, and witnessed first hand the impressive work of immigration charities, especially in the wake of the movement of Venezuelan refugees to neighbouring countries. He also has experience of conducting internal audits of grant-awarding bodies, reviewing grant administration processes and system controls, and led due diligence exercises of potential grant recipients.

Matt is currently Head of Financial Management for a fast-growing health data science charity, and joined ILPA to share his expertise and to continue his work in the immigration sector