Matthew is the Executive Director of the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers Ltd (ICB).

He has been instrumental in representing and developing the bookkeeping profession since 1990. During this time Matthew has been involved in the development of Business Accounting Software and development of Software Company Partner Programs.

He represents ICB as a member of the ATO BAS Agents Advisory Group and the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) Consultative Forum. Matthew was involved in the development of the Tax Agent Services Act 2009 (bringing in the recognition of Bookkeepers as Registered BAS Agents) also being a Ministerial appointed member of the TPB from its inception in 2009 until 2015. He has recently been appointed by the ATO on behalf of ICB as the co-chair of the ATO Tax Practitioner Stewardship Group (TPSG). Representing ICB and Bookkeepers in the co-design work of the ATO Single Touch Payroll project including as a member of the STP Advisory Group and the Design consultations. He is also a member of the Board for the ABR (Australian Business Register).

Matthew is the Vice President of the Digital Business Council; the collaborative group of Industry, associations, government and software driving the development of the Digital economy in Australia. The DBC currently leads the eInvoicing initiative.

He is a registered tax agent as Managing Director and principal of Addisons Productivity Solutions, a consulting, bookkeeping, accounting software (MYOB Certified Consultant) support business.He takes an active role in professional (agents, bookkeepers and consultants) education, seminars and training.