Connell Vail

Connell Vail

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Chief Financial Officer
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

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  • Spreedly
    Chief Financial Officer
    Spreedly
    Jan 2022 - Current (4 years 9 months)
  • Spreedly
    Director of Finance & HR
    Spreedly
    Aug 2017 - Current (9 years 2 months)
    Spreedly works with 220+ payment gateways and third-party APIs globally. Our single, powerful API lets you:
    - Do business in more markets, with more partners.
    - Minimize your PCI compliance scope.
    - Launch and maintain payments applications efficiently.
  • Spreedly
    VP of Finance & International Operations
    Spreedly
    Apr 2019 - Jan 2022 (2 years 10 months)
  • KnowledgeTree
    Director of Finance
    KnowledgeTree
    Jul 2016 - Jul 2017 (1 year 1 month)
    A sales enablement software solution which provides customer-facing teams with content predicted to drive revenue, double prospect engagement and triple content use.
    • Led due diligence process for successful merger with SAVO. Worked with investment banker, lawyers, CEO and CFO of acquiring company to complete transaction. Kept timeline and collaborated with managers and investors to compile all data necessary to close on time
    • Create and update forecast and budgets. Report and present forecast, financials and SaaS metrics to board on a monthly basis
    • Responsible for month end close process, financial reporting, audit and all tax related maters
    • Closely managed cash flow; created detailed cash plan and reported to CEO
  • Sageworks
    Director of Finance
    Sageworks
    Mar 2015 - Jun 2016 (1 year 4 months)
    Sageworks is a financial information company that provides loan portfolio and risk management solutions to financial institutions and financial analysis and valuation applications to accounting firms and private companies. Through these applications, Sageworks has created the largest real-time database of private-company financial information in the United States, which is used by media outlets including the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, CNBC, American Banker and Accounting Today to report on economic performance.
    • Lead finance and accounting team to complete month end close in accordance with GAAP. Reduced close from thirty days to five days in less than five months
    • Improve and develop business processes including consolidat
  • SMT SportsMEDIA Technology Corp
    Business Operations Manager/Senior Accountant
    SMT SportsMEDIA Technology Corp
    Jan 2009 - Mar 2015 (6 years 3 months)
    SMT (SportsMEDIA Technology) is the pioneer in real-time on-screen graphics, tickers, clock-and-score, virtual insertions and social media integration for live televised sport and entertainment events
    • Coordinate and create annual budget and forecast including P&L, free cash flow and balance sheet projection
    • Support month and year-end accounting close. Serve as back up to Controller for monthly financial close, ACH wires and treasury management
    • Responsible for creating monthly financial summary and quarterly financial package to private equity partners and Board of Directors
    • Manage Accounts Payable Supervisor/Travel Coordinator and oversee all duties related to this function. Identified opportunity to centralize a
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    Tax Accountant
    Prier Burch Schermerhorn CPAs
    Jan 2008 - Apr 2008 (4 months)
    • Prepare individual tax returns
    • Prepare quarterly 941s and yearly 1099s
    • Research tax issues
    • Perform client’s monthly bank reconciliations and make related journal entries
  • Stephens Inc
    Cash Reconciliation Accountant
    Stephens Inc
    Jul 2005 - Nov 2007 (2 years 5 months)
    Stephens is a privately held financial services firm with a strong focus on investment banking, research, wealth management, public finance and insurance brokerage. In addition, through Stephens Capital Partners, the firm owns a portfolio of nearly 50 companies.
    • Responsible for performing daily and monthly bank reconciliations
    • Compile financial information and make related entries to general ledger
    • Reconciliation of various withhold accounts relating to payroll deductions
    • Monthly analysis of departmental financial statements and preparation of footnotes for management
    • Work directly with external auditors in obtaining information required to complete audit
    • Assist in firm’s financial forecasting
  • Self Employed
    Accounting Consultant
    Self Employed
    Jan 2002 - Jan 2013 (11 years 1 month)
    Bon Vivant Catering, Shanahan Rheumatology, Doggie Dude Ranch, Iron Trust LLC
    • Prepare monthly financial statements for management
    • Make monthly journal entries and year end closing entries
    • Reconcile bank accounts, maintain general ledger, review monthly P&L and balance sheet
    • Handle invoicing along with all other accounts payable and receivable related tasks
    • Provide accounting advice and consultation to clients
    • Coach clients on how to use Quickbooks accounting software
    • Work with CPA firms to provide all information necessary to prepare tax returns
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  • University of Central Arkansas
    Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A, Accounting
    University of Central Arkansas
    Jan 2001 - Jan 2005 (4 years 1 month)
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