About Us
At Mataj & Shannon, LLC, you will receive the special attention and due care expected from CPAs with over 30 years of combined experience in accounting, tax, and business consulting. We specialize in serving individuals and small businesses in the Tampa Bay community we are blessed to call our families' homes. In addition to the summary of services listed on our home page, we are also equipped to provide a myriad of other advisory services such as assistance with calculated business interruption claims, financial fraud investigations, personal financial planning, and part-time CFO ("fractional CFO").
Genti Mataj, CPA, CFF, CFE
A native of Albania, Genti immigrated to the US in 1996 and started his career as an IRS field agent in California. Upon leaving the service, Genti obtained his CPA and CFE in Michigan while working in forensic accounting related roles at a fortune 500 company and the international accounting firm, Deloitte. Genti continues to serve prominent organizations since resettling to Tampa in 2019 and obtaining his CFF. Genti has been serving as an Adjunct Professor at various institutions teaching Tax and Accounting classes, and also serves as the Treasurer of Waterchase Property Owners Association.
John T. Shannon, CPA
A native of Jupiter, Florida, John moved to Tampa in 2010 and started his career as an associate with the international accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). John obtained his CPA while in service with the firm and upon leaving has put his license to work for some of the largest publicly traded organizations in the Tampa Bay area. John regularly volunteers his time with the local Junior Achievement Finance programs in Hillsborough County, educating high school seniors on practical economics, career awareness. and entrepreneurship.
