Matthew Smierciak

Matthew Smierciak is a managing director with Mercadien’s Compliance Oversight Services Group. He is responsible for planning and performing agreed-upon procedures, performance audits and various consulting engagements for state and local authorities, state agencies and municipalities, nonprofit organizations, as well as healthcare and commercial entities. In addition, he provides compliance consulting services to agencies that offer behavioral health and intellectual disability services and presents trainings on various topics including documentation, fee-for-service, billing and business processes and other areas relating to compliance. Matthew also performs process efficiency studies for his clients, where he looks at a client’s internal processes within a specific department of their organization, then makes recommendations for improvements and efficiencies, resulting in cost and time savings for his clients.
  
Mr. Smierciak is an integral member of the team’s leadership working on the contract that Mercadien, P.C. has with the New Jersey Division of Medical Assistance & Health Services (NJDMAHS) and the Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services to monitor compliance with the Partial Care Program. Additionally, Matthew works with the New Jersey Department of Human Services, NJDMAHS and the Division of Developmental Disabilities to ensure compliance with the Home and Community-Based Services Waiver Programs throughout New Jersey.  Matthew also has experience performing financial statement audits and tests of internal controls for various government entities and nonprofits, utilizing the latest practice techniques and software.
 
In his role as managing director at Mercadien, Mr. Smierciak oversees the compliance oversight team, where he manages scheduling, supervises engagements, coordinates staff trainings, and conducts annual performance reviews. Outside of Mercadien, Matthew is regarded as a Medicaid expert and enjoys educating others by presenting at various industry conferences and events. He frequently authors articles for Mercadien’s newsletter, Compliance Check, on hot topics relating to compliance. 
 
Matthew resides in Marlton, NJ with his wife and two children.