Matthew P. Bryant, Cpa

Biography

Matt has over 15 years of experience in the finance and accounting fields. In May of 2000, he graduated from Canisius College in Buffalo, NY with a 150-hour MBA in Accounting and then passed all four parts of the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam in November 2000. Matt was a member of the finance department for a Rochester, NY construction company through December 2002, when he moved to a regional CPA firm in Rochester. Matt obtained his CPA license from the State of New York in January 2004. In September 2007, Matt became the Controller at a Rochester Top 100 manufacturing company. Matt joined the PharmaSmart team as Controller in April 2012.   Matt is a detail oriented leader of the finance division striving to make finance an integral component of PharmaSmart’s operations, not just a back office function. As Controller, Matt has improved the Company’s forecast and budgeting processes, leading to more detailed planning tools to be used by the management group. His work has been instrumental in generating thorough reports to which future results can be measured. Furthermore, Matt was instrumental in the enterprise resource planning (ERP) upgrade that PharmaSmart successfully implemented in May 2013.   Matt has identified a number of public funding opportunities for PharmaSmart and completed the necessary documentation required for these programs. His efforts so far have led to PharmaSmart’s participation in the National Economic Gardening Program and an award from New York State’s Empire State Development Excelsior Jobs Program.   As a member of the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA), Matt is the President Elect of the Rochester, NY chapter. He is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), as well as an active member of the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) in his local school district and an assistant coach for his son’s sports team. 

Research Interest

Finance