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Matt Kerrigan, Managing Director, CFO & Financial Leadership at Perrin & Co.

Matt Kerrigan

Managing Director, CFO & Financial Leadership

CPA | CMA

Matt Kerrigan is a Managing Director in Perrin & Co.'s CFO & Financial Leadership practice. He serves as a strategic finance partner to CEOs and leadership teams, providing fractional and interim CFO support grounded in practical analysis, clear reporting, and fact-based decision-making. Matt is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Since 2018, Matt has advised small and growing businesses on forecasts, budgets, cash-flow and scenario models, profitability, pricing, cost structure, working capital, resource allocation, KPI frameworks, and management reporting. He also helps strengthen finance processes, internal controls, reporting structures, and accounting systems so leaders have better information as their organizations grow and change.

Previously, as Group Finance Business Manager at Masco, Matt supported financial, operational, and strategic performance across business units and co-developed the corporate financial model used to evaluate an acquisition exceeding $500 million. Earlier, as Senior Finance Manager at BlackBerry, he led forecasting, reporting, business-case analysis, and finance partnership for the smartphone business.

Matt's controller foundation includes serving as Plant Controller at Ultra Manufacturing, where his work covered annual planning, financial statements, variance analysis, standard costing, inventory controls, cost improvement, and production-efficiency reporting. He began his career in financial analyst roles supporting supply, marketing, sales, and corporate teams at McNeil Consumer Healthcare, a Johnson & Johnson company.

His transaction work is focused on financial analysis, modeling, due-diligence support, scenario analysis, and integration planning. Matt holds Chartered Professional Accountant and Certified Management Accountant designations through CPA Ontario, Canada; he is not a Certified Public Accountant licensed in the United States and does not provide audit, attest, assurance, tax preparation, or other regulated public-accounting services through Perrin & Co.

Areas of Focus

Fractional & Interim CFO Leadership
Strategic Finance & Executive Decision Support
FP&A, Budgeting & Forecasting
Cash Flow Planning & Working Capital Management
Profitability, Pricing & Cost-Structure Analysis
KPI Frameworks & Management Reporting
Financial Reporting & Controller-Level Depth
Operational Finance & Performance Analysis
Finance Processes, Infrastructure & Internal Controls
Financial Modeling, Due-Diligence & Integration Support

Education & Credentials

Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and Certified Management Accountant (CMA) — CPA Ontario, Canada; not a U.S.-licensed CPA
Bachelor of Business Administration, Economics Minor — Wilfrid Laurier University

Publications & Insights

Executive Finance

How to Choose a Fractional CFO Firm: What Middle-Market Companies Should Evaluate

A practical framework for evaluating fractional CFO firms across mandate, operating experience, reporting, liquidity, technology, team depth, and commercial terms.

September 21, 2026 · 8 min read

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