Matt Walker is an assurance director for HORNE’s public and middle market group where he leads the assurance and private funds team. Additionally, Matt provides tax and business advisory services, risk management, internal control and managed accounting services to a variety of small business clients.
Matt joined the firm in 2023 with more than 20 years of accounting, finance, taxation, audit and assurance experience. Prior to joining HORNE, he served as a chief financial officer and chief compliance officer for an asset management firm with nearly $350 million in assets under management. In addition to this experience, Matt served for several years as a partner in a large regional public accounting firm where he lead accounting and tax advisory roles for clients of several industries, including private funds, mortgage companies, construction and real estate firms. His experience began in assurance at a large international firm in 2002 working with financial institution clients.
He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Finance from Middle Tennessee State University in 1999 and his Master of Business Administration from the University of Memphis in 2022. He is also a 2007 graduate of the Barrett School of Banking in Memphis, TN.