Erica Jepson Email & Phone Number

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

As a Senior Tech Project Manager, provide leadership in support of multiple projects running simultaneously, focusing on finance technology oriented initiatives. Lead project kickoff meetings, coordinate and run regular update meetings with senior executive leadership, project stakeholders and core team. Create and review project communications plans with executives and stakeholders. Identify and document risks and develop associated mitigation strategies. Collect business and technical requirements, create and review timelines with senior executives, stakeholders and core team. Create and review implementation plans and provide status updates to senior executive leadership in IT and Finance. Project Highlights• Expanded my project portfolio beyond finance when becoming the lead Project Manager on multiple enterprise-wide technology initiatives with implementations impacting multiple technology, operations, and business systems• Lead Project Management efforts on Procure to Pay Optimization, Shipping EDI Integration, and StrongPoint compliance tool implementation projects• Developed and shared with other Project Managers templates for documenting Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM), timelines, and test plans• Lend my experience and expertise as a functional tester to build validation models for OneSource tax solution implementation during UAT. Testing model allowed end users to validate thousands of invoices using an Excel template instead of manually reviewing each invoice in the ERP. Took over project management duties when PM left the company• Provide Project Management support to Retail EDI implementation while the lead IT Project Manager was out on leave. Successfully handed off the project to a permanent Project Manager replacement• Peer mentorship, as both a mentor and mentee, with other Project Managers in IT and EPMO to strengthen relationships and better understand the processes and environment within SDC

Orlando, Florida Area

As a Financial Systems Manager, provide leadership in support of various projects, including gathering requirements from finance end user partners, leading and coordinating finance testing efforts, resolving issues, communicating project progress to finance partners and leadership, and partnering with internal clients to develop and execute best-practices. Provide coaching, support, and feedback to promote development and effectiveness of direct reports. Organize work efforts, manage deadlines, and train Sr. Financial Analysts and contract testers on project team. Project Highlights (SAP BRIM, Product Time to Market, and Reservation System Replacement)• Act as finance subject matter expert for decision making, next steps related to requirements gathering, and data conversion between systems• Send weekly project update to senior leadership, IT leadership, and finance partners• Lead update meetings with finance partners and representatives from parallel project to go over project timeline as well as finance testing efforts• Communicate key project decisions and work with finance partners for any risk assessment and mitigation strategies• Provide monthly project update to executive leadership• Report finance labor and travel budget and forecast to IT Project Manager• Mentor both non-management and peer mentorship to strengthen leadership, relationships, and business acumen

Orlando, Florida Area

As a Sr. Financial Analyst, lead finance functional testing efforts for the TRSM (Travel Reservation System Modernization) Project. Coordinated with nine finance partner groups to gather test cases and requirements. Communicate and organize test scripts, test cycles, and results to align with project goals and timeline. Set up and lead the execution of test scripts to validate test cases. Report finance functional testing results to senior leadership.TRSM Project Highlights• Lead, organize work, manage deadlines, and train contract testers• Lead TravelBox demonstrations for testers and finance partners• Risk mitigation through facilitating daily meetings with internal and finance testers for reviews of testing progress. Discussions around testing timelines, results, risks, and any issues experienced• Send daily testing updates project stakeholders with testing status, blockers, defects, and concerns• Develop and create iteration test plan templates to efficiently plan, measure, and report out testing efforts each iteration/test cycle. Used as best practices for other managers

Orlando, Florida Area

As a Financial Analyst, performed daily confirmations for Disney Cruise Line to reconcile credit card payments and charge-backs to expected bank payment. Performed the monthly DCL credit card account reconciliation. Completed all systems testing related to changes affecting electronic payments in point of sales systems and back of house accounting system. Identified and accurately tracked CCM metrics and key performance indicators, including data required for quarterly Business Operations metrics consolidation.Key Contributions• Created daily process to accurately identify DCL variances in the credit card clearing account• Partnered with DCL to decrease the unidentified cumulative variance by 77%• Reduced redundant data input, built confirmation spreadsheets linking to source data file and variance reports in order to achieve a 25% decrease in FTE for daily bank confirmation process• Took on additional duties leading the Finance sub team in Credit Card Management as needed

Celebration, Fl

As a contract Accounting Associate, performed daily credit card confirmation for credit card payments and chargebacks to daily bank deposits for the Walt Disney World Resort. Found efficiencies in, and streamlining, accounting processes, including redesigning and creating consistency in confirmation process across the Walt Disney World Resort.Key Contributions• Converted to permanent role• Achieved a 20% reduction in FTE required to complete daily confirmation work and added tasks from Sr Financial Analyst

Orlando, Florida Area

Winter Haven, Fl

Seattle, Wa

North Bend, Wa

Seattle, Wa

Master'S Degree, Cybersecurity

Ba In Business Administration, Management Information Systems

Ba In Business Administration, Accounting

Activities and Societies: Beta Alpha Psi