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Matthew is a versatile consultant with both local and international experience in providing management, finance, tax and training services. Over the years, he has successfully built and nurtured a valuable network of relationships from membership of industry groups, both locally and internationally. With a solid background from two of the big four firms, he has carved a niche for himself in a wide area of consulting.

He has deep experience in cost and tax management (including fiscal strategy, risk management, dispute resolution, cross-border planning, due diligence and review of financial processes like cost allocation, cost recovery, contract pricing etc.) He particularly has a knack for creating novel and customized solutions to deal with complex business issues that recognize commercial realities and business risks.

He started his professional career with KPMG Nigeria before joining a UK-based Organization as the Head of Finance. He also worked in London as the International Tax Manager for Afren Plc (an Africa-focused Oil and Gas company), where he was responsible for managing the tax affairs of the Head Office in London, and its subsidiaries in Sub-Saharan Africa and the United States.

He joined PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in Nigeria, where he was a Senior Manager specializing in advising numerous local and international clients in the Energy Industry before joining Ascension Consulting Services as a Partner.

He is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA) in the UK and an associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN). He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-ife, Nigeria.