Dedham Savings Appoints Mathew McConnell to Vice President & Controller

Mathew McConnell, CPA has been appointed to the position of Vice President & Controller, according to an announcement by Mark Ingalls, Executive Vice President & CFO/COO at Dedham Savings.    

Stated Ingalls “We are excited to welcome Matt to our team. He has extensive bank accounting and finance expertise and a passion for community banking. We look forward to leveraging Matt’s experience as we continue to grow and drive our bank forward.”

In his role as Vice President & Controller, McConnell is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Accounting & Finance department, including active involvement with the month-end close, generating management and board reports, overseeing the preparation and submission of all regulatory reporting, and assisting in the preparation of the Bank’s audited financial statements. Additionally, McConnell has primary responsibility for investment accounting and annual budget preparation at the Bank.

McConnell has nearly 20 years of bank accounting and management experience and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). He earned a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree from Northeastern University in Entrepreneurship and Management Information Systems, and Master of Business Administration and Master of Science in Accounting degree from Northeastern University’s Graduate School of Professional Accounting.  McConnell is a graduate of the Massachusetts Bankers Association New England School for Financial Studies. In the community, he volunteers his time at local beach clean-up days and student credit-for-life financial education events. McConnell lives in Rockland with his wife.