Matt Emmerson

Managing Director
25+ years of experience, specializing in establishing and managing finance, accounting, and treasury services
Worked in a variety of CFO, COO, Corporate Controllership, VP of Finance, and FP&A roles for public and private companies
Worked as a finance and accounting lead for the carve-out of an $800 million distribution company
Los Angeles (Center Drive)
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Matt Emmerson is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal Private Equity Performance Improvement in Los Angeles.

Mr. Emmerson has over 25 years of experience. He specializes in establishing and managing finance, accounting, and treasury services, including corporate accounting, FP&A, identifying and implementing EBITDA and working capital improvements, turnaround scenarios, merger integrations and carve-outs, liquidity management, and financial reporting. He takes a detailed, data-driven approach to identify and implement actionable business insights and processes. He has held a variety of Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Chief Operating Officer (COO), Corporate Controllership, Vice President of Finance, and FP&A roles for public and private companies.

Mr. Emmerson’s notable engagements include serving as interim CFO of a technology company offering audio and video content hardware and software. He also served as interim CFO for a patient healthcare company, supporting 600+ nephrology providers with practices, ambulatory surgery centers, and dialysis centers across 15 states following its acquisition by a private equity firm. In his role, he stood up the F&A team and processes while leading all departmental functions including corporate accounting, treasury, patient practice back-office functions, financial reporting, lender relations, and tax.

Other notable assignments include working as a finance and accounting lead for the carve-out of a distribution company, where he helped establish corporate accounting functions. He also led the FP&A function and working capital improvement initiative for a multibillion-dollar route business, setting up a three-statement financial model, facilitating a debt and equity infusion, and identifying and managing annual working capital improvements. In another project, he implemented a cash-management process for a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company, including a 13-week cash-flow forecast and key liquidity improvement levers. Previous roles include serving as the CFO of a market-leading technology and social advertising platform during its sale to a multibillion-dollar public company and working as the CFO and COO of a print and digital publishing platform.

Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Emmerson spent six years in public accounting at PwC.

Mr. Emmerson earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Indiana University, Kelley School of Business. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) (inactive) in Indiana and California.