Accountant | Associate Partner, Cranbourne

Matthew is highly regarded in the Highview community & brings a high-level proactive strategic approach to meet his client’s needs.

Highview welcomed Matthew Lazzaro in 2016 and what a fantastic asset to the team he has been since! In July 2022 Matt was named Associate Partner, proving his strong value to the team over his years of commitment and service.

Based at the Cranbourne office, Matt manages clients within Silvio’s large team and is a significant addition with his great wealth of knowledge and experience.

Before joining Highview, Matt completed a Bachelor of Commerce at Latrobe University. From there, he began work as both an Accountant and Client Manager for firms in Balwyn and Essendon, during which time he attained his CPA accreditation. More recently, he has also has gained his IPA Certificate. Now, with over 13 years of accounting and management experience up his sleeve, Matt has become an integral asset and confident mentor to others at Highview.

Matt explains the most rewarding part of his role at Highview… “By its very nature, Highview is fast paced and collaborative. Highview is fuelled by its hard-working members and the environment here is ingrained in a positive ethos that makes it very attractive to work at.”

“Everyone you meet at Highview, the staff and clients, are all so friendly and genuinely great people, making it a pleasure to come to work every day” said Matt.

Matt’s greatest enjoyment working at Highview surrounds building great relationships – the opportunity to collaborate and work closely with his colleagues and clients. As a leader at Highview, Matt has been provided with the platform to utilise his strengths and passions which has seen him absolutely thrive and deliver exceptional results for his clients.

“It’s a privilege to be able to work meticulously with our clients. I’m able to build close relationships with clients, really listen to them and understand both their personal and business goals. The main focus for me is to truly understand what our clients wish to achieve and ability to assist them in executing and reaching those aspirations… it’s just so rewarding.”

Another area Matt loves about Highview, is the businesses belief in consistently delivering the highest standard of client service across its diverse client groups.

Matt mentions the ongoing learning offered at Highview – “Monthly training and mentoring opportunities mean that staff are continuously improving their skills and staying ahead of the curve in many important areas of business in Australia.”

When Matt’s not crunching numbers at the office he is an adrenaline junkie who loves snowboarding and wakeboarding. During the Winter months Matt enjoys heading off to Mt Buller, then in Summer he enjoys spending weekends away at his holiday house in Bonnie Doon, where he can tear up the water on his board, as well as take his gorgeous British Bulldog Gracie out for a swim.

Matt is passionate about being outdoors and when he’s in nature he is his happiest… as long as his beautiful wife Kat and daughter Emilia are with him of course! Matt & Kat welcomed their firstborn Emilia in December 2021. Becoming a father has been another wonderful journey for Matt – the future sure continues to look incredibly bright!

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