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Samuel Dallaire

@samueldallaire

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Head of Accounting at FINN, where I built the accounting organization and led its migration from QuickBooks to SAP.

United States

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At FINN, I lead financial operations for a venture-backed, German-headquartered car subscription company. I built the accounting organization and led the migration from QuickBooks to SAP.

I oversee consolidated reporting under US GAAP and IFRS, manage the financial framework for FINN's fleet-backed debt facility, and implemented Bill.com and Avalara to automate payment operations and multi-state tax compliance.

At Morgan Stanley, I led teams responsible for SEC reporting and multi-country consolidation. I also overhauled budget and forecast reporting for the Banks’ Board of Directors and supported the finance integration of the E*TRADE acquisition.

Earlier, I co-founded IDtree and built its finance function from the ground up. At Cantor Fitzgerald, I oversaw SEC reporting and global consolidation; before that, I worked in audit at PwC and EY.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Head of Accounting

Current

FINN

Jun 2022 - Present (4 years 4 months)

FINN is a venture-backed, German-headquartered car subscription company. I lead financial operations and have scaled the finance function through multiple rounds of funding and a period of rapid growth.

• Structured and built the accounting organization: hired and developed the team and defined ownership across the close and reporting cycle.

• Led the end-to-end migration from QuickBooks to S

Vice President

Morgan Stanley

Mar 2017 - Jun 2022 (5 years 3 months)

Five years in Morgan Stanley's Bank Controller's Group, progressing from Senior Manager to Vice President.

• Led teams responsible for external SEC reporting, including 10-Ks, 10-Qs, and earnings releases, ensuring accuracy and compliance with US GAAP and SOX.

• Managed the consolidation of financial statements from entities across dozens of countries and currencies, significantly improving t

Founder

IDtree

Nov 2013 - Mar 2017 (3 years 4 months)

Co-founded IDtree, an XBRL taxonomy platform enabling private companies to share standardized, machine-readable financials with investors, the private-company counterpart to the SEC's XBRL mandate for public filers. VCs and PE firms used the platform to ingest and compare portfolio company financials in a structured format.

• Built the entire finance function from zero: banking, internal contro

AVP, External Reporting

Cantor Fitzgerald

Sep 2010 - Oct 2013 (3 years 1 month)

Three years in Cantor Fitzgerald's Controller's Group, progressing from AVP, Partnership Reporting to AVP, External Reporting at a privately held global financial services firm.

• Oversaw SEC reporting and the global consolidation of Cantor Fitzgerald LP, a complex multi-entity, multi-currency broker-dealer structure.

• Managed the accounting integration of international acquisitions, establi

Audit Senior

PwC

Dec 2009 - Sep 2010 (9 months)

Led audit engagements for oil and gas clients, managing teams of associates through complex assessments including revenue recognition, reserve accounting, and multi-entity consolidations.

• Responsible for engagement scoping, fieldwork execution, and issue resolution with client leadership.

• Developed and delivered training programs that strengthened the technical skills of audit staff.

Audit Senior

Jan 2007 - Dec 2009 (2 years 11 months)

Performed financial statement audits across multiple industries, managing teams of associates through end-to-end engagement execution: planning, risk assessment, fieldwork, and issue resolution.

• Led IFRS conversion diagnostics for clients transitioning reporting frameworks.

• Built core technical foundations in GAAP, SOX compliance, and internal control evaluation that carried through my ca