Matthew Coomber

Matthew is a Senior Associate in FRA’sforensic accounting team with over six and a half years of experience inforensic consulting with a focus on investigations and compliance. Matthew’sexperience spans multiple sectors including Financial Services, Public Sectorand Manufacturing and Construction across Europe, the Middle-East and Africa.

At FRA, Matt has supported a Global 500manufacturing company and their external counsel with a post-acquisition due diligence review of their international operations. Other experience includes assisting Airbus in a multi-year forensic accounting and eDiscovery review within the context of the company’s multinational investigation, reporting to four investigative authorities: UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO), the US Department of Justice (DOJ), the US Department of State (DOS) and French Parquet National Financier (PNF). Finally, Matt has supported an investigation into non-financial misconduct for an insurance company and investigating bribery, corruption and financial misstatement allegations related to construction firms and a payments and foreign exchange provider.

Prior to joining FRA, Matthew spent three and a half years in EY’s forensics practice in London where he completed his ACA qualification. During this time, Matthew worked on a number of high profile investigations and compliance reviews, including monitoring the public finances of a sub-Saharan oil-producing economy and investigating alleged misuse of public finances.

Other previous experience includes an investigation into a major UK bank transformation project, assisting the UK Cabinet Office in a forensic audit contract review of UK Government contractors and supporting a long running and complex dispute between an SOE and a group of business individuals on the use of financial derivatives.

Matthew is a qualified Chartered Accountant and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). Matthew has a Bachelor of Science (BSc Hons) degree in Economics and Finance with Industrial Experience from the University of Exeter.