Rachel Connor is an assurance principal with Baker Tilly. She has vast experience in the asset and wealth management industry, including mutual funds, hedge funds, real estate funds and private equity funds. Since joining the firm, Rachel has specialized in financial due diligence for mergers and acquisitions transactions for both buy-side and sell-side transactions helping clients maximize adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) and identify potential deal-breakers. Her industry experience for both audit and advisory includes real estate, hospitality, construction, manufacturing, retail, service, franchisors/franchisees, and transportation and logistics industries.
- Audits, reviews and compilations including experience in liquidation basis of accounting, acquisitions, consolidation, deconsolidation, discontinued operations and investment company reporting
- Audit readiness
- Quality of earnings analysis including assistance with adjusted EBITDA and net working capital
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
- Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FICPA)
- Commercial Real Estate Women’s Network (CREW)
- OnBikes, treasurer and board of directors
- Old Seminole Heights Neighborhood Association (OSHNA) neighborhood involvement committee member
- CREW Members’ Only committee member
- “Understanding Financial Statement Audits vs. Quality of Earnings Reports”, 2024
- Tampa Bay Business Journal’s 40 Under 40, 2025
- CREW’s Volunteer of the Quarter, 2024
- OSHNA’s Volunteer of the Year, 2022