As Director of Finance, Matt Demaj brings over 15 years of experience leading financial strategy, reporting, and operations across manufacturing, real estate, and professional services organizations. His background spans financial planning and analysis, cash management, internal controls, tax compliance, and M&A due diligence, with a consistent focus on building the systems and teams that support sound decision-making at the executive level. Matt has a track record of streamlining close processes, strengthening reporting accuracy, and developing dashboards that give leadership clear, timely visibility into the business.
Matt's career includes senior finance and controller roles overseeing multi-entity portfolios, tax leadership within a multinational organization, and nearly seven years as a Chief Financial Officer, where he led finance, HR, and technology functions and played a central role in guiding a company through a successful acquisition and sale. Matt holds a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy and a Master of Science in Taxation from Northern Illinois University, and is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in Illinois and Michigan. He is an active member of the Illinois CPA Society, the Michigan Association of CPAs, and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). Matt is fluent in Polish.