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One place to launch your core ACEAnalytics apps. CFIN and Text2SQL are live now; Bank Analysis and Social Ketchup are framed and ready for rollout.

Multi-app AI platform
Shared domain routing
4 apps, 1 hub
Agentic PDF Financial Analysis

Agentic PDF Financial Analysis

Text2SQL

Text2SQL

Bank Analysis – RM Pro Forma

Bank Analysis – RM Pro Forma

Social Ketchup

Social Ketchup

CFIN Workspace

CFIN Workspace

Text2SQL – Guided Mode

Text2SQL – Guided Mode

Bank Analysis – Pipeline Kanban

Bank Analysis – Pipeline Kanban

Social Ketchup – Feed

Social Ketchup – Feed

Financial Document Analysis

Financial Document Analysis

SQL + Visuals

SQL + Visuals

RM Pro Forma Modeling

RM Pro Forma Modeling

AI Social Signals

AI Social Signals

Citation-Linked Insights

Citation-Linked Insights

Natural Language to SQL

Natural Language to SQL

Cash Flow Forecasting

Cash Flow Forecasting

Explore the Platform

Scroll through each app to see what it does, then launch it directly.

Agentic PDF Financial Analysis

Upload financial PDFs and instantly chat with your documents. CFIN uses Claude AI to extract structured data, generate citation-linked insights, and produce interactive charts — taking you from source document to dashboard-ready analysis in minutes.

Text2SQL — Natural Language to Database

Ask plain-English questions against banking datasets and get explainable SQL, data tables, and auto-generated visuals. Guided Mode walks you through schema selection, while Refine Mode lets power users iterate on queries with full transparency.

Bank Analysis — RM Pro Forma & Pipeline

Model new-hire relationship manager economics with RM Pro Forma: balance sheet build, fee revenue, direct expenses, and cumulative payback analysis. Pipeline Kanban tracks your loan pipeline with drag-and-drop stage management and real-time metrics.

Social Ketchup — AI Signal Filtering

Cut through social noise to surface the finance and analytics discussions that matter. Social Ketchup monitors your curated account list, filters posts through AI relevance scoring, and delivers a clean feed of high-signal content for your daily digest.

About Alex

14+ Years in Finance, Analytics & Leadership

From rotational analyst to building a centralized enterprise analytics function for a $117B combined bank. Here's the journey.

Alex Cardell

Alex Cardell

Director, Enterprise Analytics & Finance Transformation

One-part Finance Manager, two-parts AI-enabled analytics product leader. Currently building a centralized enterprise analytics function for a $117B super-regional bank. Here's the journey.

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2025 – PresentCurrent Role
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Director, Enterprise Analytics & Finance Transformation

Synovus · Synovus + Pinnacle Merger

Leading a brand new team — Finance Enterprise Analytics — for the combined bank. The mission: end analytics litigation once and for all. One source. One team. One truth. Building enterprise financial data models that connect finance and business data at the instrument level and turning that foundation into executive scorecards, advisor-level insights, and an analytics platform that scales from CEO to financial advisor.

  • Team of 9 A+ analysts & developers consolidated from Community/Commercial Banking, Wholesale Banking, Treasury Payment Services, and BASIS
  • Enterprise financial data models at the instrument level
  • Executive scorecards driving producer behavior
  • Deep connective tissue with data and people leaders across the organization
Finance TransformationEnterprise AnalyticsPower BITeam LeadershipMerger IntegrationData Modeling
2023 – 2025
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Director, Strategic Finance

Synovus

Led Strategic Finance support for Wholesale Banking, Commercial & Investment Banking, and Treasury Payment Solutions segments. Maintained indirect support over the Performance Reporting Power BI-based financial analytics platform that the team built and deployed in the prior role.

Strategic FinanceWholesale BankingC&IBTreasuryPower BIFinancial Analytics
2022 – 2023
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Senior FP&A Manager, Performance Reporting

Synovus

Led a team within Finance specializing in analytical platforms for finance leadership and sales executives. Within 6 months, built and deployed a Power BI, SQL, and SAS financial analytics platform that dramatically increased insight generation by reducing time-to-insight and increasing data discoverability — connecting ERP financial ledger and GL transactional data across the enterprise.

FP&APower BISQLSASPlatform DevelopmentERP Integration
2014 – 2022
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VP, Manager of Financial Analytics

First Horizon Bank · Formerly IBERIABANK

Led a high-performing analyst team delivering financial reporting, forecasting, and consultative support for the $40B+ Regional Banking segment. Trusted liaison to executive leadership in a heavily matrixed organization (C-Suite, LOB leads, sales executives). Consistently recognized as a thought leader driving efficiency and impact across departments through technology. Transformed the team from a traditional reporting group into one focused on proactive profitability analytics.

Financial ReportingForecastingTeam LeadershipProfitability AnalyticsExecutive LiaisonRegional Banking
2013 – 2014
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Asset Liability Analyst

Regions Financial Corporation

Joined the Forecasting & Reporting team within Asset Liability Management (ALM). Responsible for consolidated NII and balance sheet forecast development, risk simulation analyses, and coordinating balance sheet intelligence across business partners. Key focus areas included balance sheet modeling, CCAR stress testing, and interest rate risk analysis.

ALMNII ForecastingBalance Sheet ModelingCCARRisk Simulation
2011 – 2013
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Management Associate — Finance Development Program

Regions Financial Corporation

Two-year rotational program developing cross-functional leadership across Finance, Accounting, and Treasury. Rotations included Investment Portfolio (market monitoring, due diligence, risk collaboration), Investor Relations (earnings materials, rating agency decks, investor targeting), and Corporate Treasury.

Investment PortfolioInvestor RelationsCorporate TreasuryFinancial Modeling
2008 – 2011
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B.B.A. Finance, Honors Scholar

Auburn University · Cum Laude · 3.6 GPA · Graduated in 3 Years

Graduated cum laude through the Auburn University Honors College in three years with a BBA in Finance. President of the Mu Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Psi Business Fraternity. Recipient of the Mark Bertus Memorial Scholarship. Founded and coached Lee County Special Olympics Basketball.

FinanceHonors ScholarLeadershipSecurity AnalysisFinancial Strategy

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