Paul Hebert, Managing Director

Paul Hebert is the Managing Director of SquareTail CFO, LLC. Prior to founding SquareTail, Paul served as Interim President of United Way of Greater Nashua, the founder and Chief Executive Officer of 501hub, Inc. and the founder and President of Decision Management Associates, LLC. Paul is a native of Nashua; received his BS in Business Administration from the University of Connecticut and his MBA from the University of Massachusetts. His career has focused on business transformation – helping organizations understand complex business problems and develop and implement effective strategies to improve performance and profitability.  
Paul is an experienced CEO, CFO and COO, and has served as a trusted advisor to business owners and senior executives for more than twenty-five years. His business experience spans the for-profit, non-profit and government sectors, and he has a proven capacity to solve complex organizational problems. The following is a representative list of the types of projects that Paul has been involved with over the past 30 years:  

• Led turn-around and restructuring of 80-member professional services firm, including resolving a significant debt and cash-flow crisis, debt restructuring, by-laws revision, financial reporting overhaul, and re-alignment of strategic plan. Held roles as Interim Finance Director, CFO, Executive Director and member of the Board of Directors; 

• Led overhaul of financial reporting and operational Key Performance Indicators as Interim CFO for public media organization. Held roles as Interim CFO, permanent CFO and member of senior management team. 
• Provided development and launch assistance for numerous new business ventures, including: business plan development, capital structure analysis, and organizational structure design across the United States;  
• Led due diligence analysis and contract negotiations for dozens of business expansion and consolidation efforts in the Northeastern US; 
• Served as COO/CFO for new IT company serving the healthcare industry: Developed business and financial plans for business launch; established financial reporting and budget systems; played key role in development of business concept, formation of the governing board, and securing $15 million in financing for the company in Dallas, TX and Seattle, WA. 
• Led redesign of financial and management reporting processes for $1B integrated healthcare system in New Orleans, LA; 

• Led a revitalization of the operational model and fundraising strategy for a charitable foundation in southern NH;  
• Led business reorganization and operating strategy development for a $750M organization in Atlanta, GA;  
• Guided development of program management structure and portfolio budget development for $300M Agency in Atlanta, GA and Hyattsville, MD;  
• Served as principal budget and financial analyst for $120M program management office in Silver Spring, MD;  
• Conducted review of governance and management structure for $300M federal government IT development organization in Washington, DC; and 

• Led the cost-benefit analysis for $150M cash flow improvement project in Albany, NY. ​

Paul has served the Greater Nashua community as a volunteer on more than a dozen boards and committees over the past 25 years. He currently serves as Class Mentor for Leadership Greater Nashua and Treasurer of Nashua Cal Ripken Baseball. He is Past Chairman of the Board of the Greater Nashua Chamber of Commerce, Past-President of the Rotary Club of Nashua, a multiple Paul Harris fellow of Rotary International, and an alumnus of Leadership New Hampshire. Paul was recognized for his leadership and innovation in the business community by Enterprise Bank in its 2018 Celebration of Excellence, by the Nashua Telegraph in its 20/20 leadership publication; and as the 2014 Business Leader of the Year by the Greater Nashua Chamber of Commerce.  

Danielle Paul

Danielle Paul serves as the Senior Staff Accountant and Controller for SquareTail .  Danielle has more than fifteen years of experience as an accountant and Financial Accounting Manager with small and mid-sized publicly and privately held companies, and received her BS in Economics and Finance from Southern NH University   
 
Danielle has held a variety of roles in accounting and finance, and has served as a trusted advisor to business executives in a variety of industries. Following is a representative list of the types of roles that Danielle has played over the past fifteen years: 
 
Staff Accountant  - SquareTail  
Responsible for month end close, and development of systems to improve internal controls and financial reporting for small businesses across a variety of industries.  
 
Financial Accounting Manager for a global digital commerce and marketing company.  

• Managed financial accounting team. 
• Responsible for month end close and maintenance of accounting ledgers, account reconciliations and journal entries. 
• Prepared all financial reports. 
• Analyzed and reported on variances from forecasts and budgets; provided corrective action recommendations to management where indicated. 

• Analyzed and recorded inter-company transactions. 
• Responsible for compliance with statutory requirements in foreign countries. 

Internal Reporting Consultant for nationally recognized broker-dealer compliance consulting firm.  

• Compiled, prepared and submitted broker-dealer financial statements to the Security and Exchange Commission and Financial Industry Regulation Authority. 
• Coordinated branch audits, examinations and report analysis for major US bank, identifying deficiencies and compliance trends. 

• Streamlined company workflows. Created and developed a variety of task management systems

Linda LaFleur

Linda LaFleur serves as the Business Manager for a large professional services firm that is managed by SquareTail.  She has more than thirty five years of senior management experience in a variety of professional settings. She has a BS (Phi Beta Kappa) from Colorado State University.  
Senior Consultant  - SquareTail  
Responsible for overall management of the day to day back office operations for a large professional services firm in southern New Hampshire, and advisor to the Board of Trustees of a community foundation in southern New Hampshire.   
 
Following is a representative list of the types of roles that Linda has played prior to joining SquareTail: 

• Project Management Director / Operations Manager  for a global digital commerce and marketing company.  
• Project Coordinator – Office of the Mayor, Nashua NH   
• VP/Chief Administrative Officer – Council for Economic Action, Boston, MA 

Linda is Past Chair of the Board of Directors of the Front Door Agency, serves as a Director and Secretary of the Greater Nashua Chamber of Commerce and is a 2011 alumna of Leadership Greater Nashua. ​

Nicole Bruton

Nicole Bruton serves as a senior staff accountant for SquareTail.  She manages all aspects of the accounting cycle and audit preparation for SquareTail’s clients. She has more than fifteen years of accounting experience in a variety of professional settings, and a BS from Hesser College.  
Following is a representative list of the types of roles that Nicole has played prior to joining SquareTail: 
 

• Director of Finance for a large non-profit mental health center; 
  
• Staff Accountant for a public media organization; 
  
• Finance Team Lead for a employee benefits consulting firm; and 
  
• Staff Accountant for a large national hospitality firm. ​
  

Yana Chakravarthy

Yana Chakravarthy serves as a staff accountant for SquareTail.  She manages all aspects of the accounting cycle and audit preparation for SquareTail’s clients. She has five years of accounting experience in a variety of professional settings, and a BS from Southern New Hampshire University. 
Following is a representative list of the types of roles that Yana has played prior to joining SquareTail: 
 

• Fiscal Manager for a medium sized non-profit organization; and 
  
• Staff Accountant for a local CPA firm. ​
  

Karen Meros, CPA

Karen Meros serves as a staff accountant for SquareTail. She primarily manages the accounts payable process for one of SquareTail’s more complex clients.