Bull Shoals, Arkansas, United States
JoEllen has over 27 years of experience within the ERP space working in various roles depending on where she’s needed most within an organization. Her qualifications include an in-depth understanding of Accounting, Distribution and Light Manufacturing. Additionally, in her many years of experience, she has acquired very strong Project Management skills and gravitates to this critical role knowing it’s what makes ERP deployments successful. Her consulting experience includes being a major contributor to business process assessments for clients providing leadership, offering recommendations and assisting with deployment of recommended improvement initiatives that best align technology with a company’s strategy. Working in additional professional roles such as Controller and Director of Operations has provided JoEllen with real world experiences that clients truly value. Outside of work, Jo enjoys spending time outdoors with her husband and dogs in the Ozarks of Arkansas and also loves to teach yoga in their local community.
Responsible for delivering billable Project Management services to Exact Macola customers. This includes new site implementations, legacy conversions, customizations, add on implementations and business consulting Project Management. •Responsible for complete project life cycle •Work with Consulting Management to identify and assign resources to project teams on a non-dedicated basis •Assign and confirm all tasks for projects are completed including internal and Customer assigned tasks •Develop and maintain project plans, resource plans and budgets for all projects •Execute scope control as necessary to maintain budget and scope integrity •Responsible for timeline and delivery of project •Manage multiple projects concurrently •Participate in strategy planning to continue enhancement of delivery process •Engage in pre-sales process to ensure consistency between sales and execution •Service as liaison between the Customer and Exact ensuring proper expectations are both set and met •Provide regular status updates on project portfolio both internally and to Customers
Ensure the quality and timeliness of all finance and accounting activities in support of the Gap Inc. business units, Gap Specialty, Gap Outlet, Gap Global, Old Navy Global, Banana Republic, Banana Republic Factory Stores, Banana Republic Global and Franchise – UK. Demonstrate leadership in supporting team in accounting close process for eight business units assigned, including balance sheet flux and profit and loss variance analysis, review and approve balance sheet account reconciliations, provide guidance to business partners on technical accounting matters, provide accounting analysis of selected income statement components as required, present findings to Brand management on technical and control issues. Manage, Plan, and Lead process design change and recommend improvements to enhance close process, manage process to drive for results and achieve goals with little direction.