Matt Shorter, CPA, CFE - Partner

Matt Shorter is a Partner at Culver, PLLC, where he serves nonprofits, local governments, and growing businesses across audit, tax, and advisory engagements. With a decade of public accounting experience, Matt has built his practice around a straightforward belief: clients are best served when their auditor and advisor understand not just the numbers, but the mission and decisions behind them. Known throughout the Memphis community as a clear communicator and an easy partner to work with, he pairs deep technical knowledge with an efficient, no-surprises approach that keeps engagements moving and clients informed at every step.

Not-for-profit and local government work sits at the center of Matt’s practice. He has audited organizations subject to Single Audit requirements under the Uniform Guidance, with depth in compliance, grant reporting, and the financial reporting issues unique to mission-driven entities. Beyond assurance, tax is a significant part of Matt’s work. He prepares a high volume of individual income tax returns each year and advises clients on tax strategy, offering practical, year-round guidance that goes beyond compliance to support real decisions.

As both a CPA and a Certified Fraud Examiner, Matt brings a sharp eye to risk, internal controls, and the places where things tend to go wrong. That CFE lens informs how he approaches every audit — looking past the surface to understand how an organization’s processes actually function and where they can be strengthened. Throughout, clients value how approachable and responsive he is: Matt makes complex issues easy to understand and is genuinely easy to work alongside, whether in the field or across the table from a board.

Matt began his accounting career at Watkins Uiberall, PLLC, where he advanced to senior audit associate, leading audit engagements across nonprofit, governmental, and for-profit clients. In 2020 he joined Culver, PLLC as an audit manager — an upward-trajectory move into a role with greater engagement ownership and client responsibility — and has since become a Partner. He earned both his Bachelor’s (2012) and Master’s (2013) degrees in accountancy from the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss).

He is a licensed CPA in the State of Tennessee and a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), and he holds the AICPA Single Audit Certification — formal recognition of his expertise in the Uniform Guidance compliance work central to his nonprofit and government practice. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Memphis, Tennessee chapter of the Tennessee Society of CPAs. Active in the Memphis community, Matt volunteers with ARISE2READ at Sharpe Elementary, working with second graders on reading, word articulation, and comprehension. He is also a member of Second Presbyterian Church, where he serves on the World Missions Team and volunteers with the Shine Ministry.

Away from the office, Matt is a dedicated distance runner — a regular at marathons and trail ultramarathons — and he loves to cook and travel. He lives in Midtown Memphis, Tennessee, with his wife, Lindsey, and their white shepherd, Oakleigh.