Director, Organizational Change Management/Financial Policies and Procedures

Wilma Matthias is the director of organizational change management (OCM) and financial policies and procedures within the Office of Financial Operations and Systems (OFOS), DIFS Support Center.  In this capacity, she provides oversight and direction for all functions performed by the OFOS OCM team, creates and implements change management strategies designed to minimize resistance to change, and ensures financial  policies and procedures are documented, timely updated, and made available to stakeholders.   Between May 2019 and October 2022, Matthias served on the District Integrated Financial System (DIFS) implementation project as a member of the Organizational Change Management Team.  In that role, Matthias helped to assess the operational benefits and potential impacts of DIFS implementation.    

Matthias is an experienced professional who has served in various positions within the District of Columbia Government.  In August 2005, she was appointed as the Chief Financial Officer for the DC Sports and Entertainment Commission providing oversight for the commission’s financial and accounting operations. Before her tenure with the Commission, Matthias served as the Deputy Director for the Department of Housing and Community Development's Office of Program Monitoring.  In May 1998, Matthias established the Office of Internal Audit and Internal Security (IAIS) within the Office of Tax and Revenue. As director of IAIS, she organized and directed audit and investigative functions. She directed the implementation of the background investigation program, and tax fraud hotline, as well as managed audits and projects that addressed significant issues in the District’s fiscal operations.

Matthias joined the District government in May 1997 as acting director of revenue accounting within the Office of Tax and Revenue. Before joining the District of Columbia government, she served as an auditor with the U.S. Government Accountability Office where she managed various projects and audits that included reviews of District of Columbia issues and segments of Army and Navy financial audits.

Matthias is a certified public accountant and a certified government financial manager. She holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and an associate degree in computer science from Point Park College in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.