Christopher Conneely Email & Phone Number

New York, NY, US

New York City Metropolitan Area

Aksia provides specialist alternative investment research and portfolio advisory solutions to institutional investors. Aksia advises on $260 billion of client alternative allocations. We represent experienced pension plans, insurance companies, government-related institutions, endowments, foundations and superannuation funds.I am responsible for performing.

New York City Metropolitan Area

X-Caliber provides financing in the multifamily and senior housing sector - transactions $2 million to $250 million. Our platform provides bridge, HUD, and mezzanine loans. We also offer C-PACE financing and USDA rural lending solutions.

New York, NY

Westchester County, NY

• Recruited to return to position previously held from 2001 to 2008 to provide executive leadership to upgrade the CFO\CCO role as well as oversight over operations and information technology.
• Responsible for all internal and external financial reporting functions such as accounting, administration and tax reporting for three investment vehicles, general partner and the management company.
• Expertise in accounting for partnership and master-feeder funds.
• Supervisory responsibility for 3 employees out of 9 total employees at the firm.
• Serve as Registered Director (Board of Directors) to Cayman Islands-based investment vehicles.
• Responsible for oversight over operational due diligence process and contract negotiations for new clients.

Greenwich, CT

• Assisted two portfolio managers from pre-launch phase to inception of trading in June 2014 to AUM in excess of $300 million from 2 large institutional investors.
• Serve as Registered Director (Board of Directors) to Cayman Islands based investment vehicles.
• Structured and set up two levered investment products for large client
• Successfully implemented start up operations with two Prime Brokers, Fund Administrator, outsourced IT, HR and compliance consulting firms, internal financial reporting systems, office lease and build out of space.

Westchester County, NY

• Recruited to help Portfolio Manager start up operations, design financial reporting processes and assist with negotiation of investment management agreements with potential seed investors for a long/short credit fund.

Windham, NY

• Reported to president of newly acquired enterprise, charged with providing executive and financial leadership as a business partner to senior and operating management across all 11 operating units of the company, of.
• Responsible for all accounting and financial reporting functions for a company with revenue in excess of $15 million, employing over 900 seasonal employees, and thousands of visitors per day in winter season.
• Made significant improvements in areas such as internal controls, collection 75% of past due receivables ($200k+) aged from 12 months to 3 years in first year after hire and brought control, verification and accuracy.
• Disaster Recovery/Crisis Management – Hurricane Irene August 2011: over $2.5 million in damages to resort, recovered 99% after deductible. Rebuilt infrastructure in 3 months after resort and entire village suffered.

Westchester County, NY

• Recruited as early stage hedge fund’s first Chief Financial Officer to develop, execute and manage the firms’ accounting and financial infrastructure that supported the growth of the firm from $100 million to over $1.5.
• Prepared all performance reports send to limited partners on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
• Designed and implemented internal control procedures and software upgrades for systems to safeguard clients in areas such as partnership accounting, tax reporting, equity trading and customer relationship management.

New York, NY

New York, NY

Tax accountant for investment partnerships (Hedge Funds) and broker-dealer.

NY, NY

Prepared income tax returns for investment partnerships such as hedge funds, venture capital,private equity and law firms.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Accounting

Education record