Jody Harrison Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Jody is responsible for all internal and external financials reporting, costing, budgeting and human resources; including EEO and Workers Compensation Compliance Coordinator. While her role is “behind-the-scenes” for most of EnviroBate's customers, her responsibilities are critical to ensuring we meet their budgets as well as our vendor commitments. Jody has been working with entrepreneurs for more than 20 years in developing and delivering financial objectives through internal controls, financial reporting, financial planning/forecasting, and analysis/decision support. She gained experience in financial management, accounting, operations, human resources and administration while working with established and start-up companies. Jody is a CPA with public experience focused in corporate audit, financial reporting and tax. Jody is an active member of Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA), Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants and Financial Executives Networking Group (FENG).

St Paul, Minnesota, Us

Controller - Accounting / Payroll – Developed and maintained an integrated accounting and financial management system; prepared month-end, year-end work paper’s and financial statements. Set up and processed payroll. Interim CFO – Integral member of the start-up committee involved in creating corporate marketing direction, projecting early-stage financial models and developing integrated work-flow processes.

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Finance / Accounting – Provided candid input to the decision-making process and offered insight of best financial practices. Developed and maintained an integrated accounting and financial management system; performed budgeting, accounting and payroll; forecasted funding needs and maintained relationship with the bank; maintained capital structure and created equity plan for key executives; and created capital and business plan, and private placement memorandum (PPM). Risk Management – Established and promoted corporate direction and its implementation. Managed cash flow in keeping with the company's strategic objectives; set polices and directed personnel to safe guard corporate assets; established personnel compensation and commissions plans; created and maintained a corporate culture of fairness; provided administrative, operations, human resources and marketing leadership; negotiated and maintained client agreements, key vendor and partner relationships.

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Operations - Provided remote onsite staff management for executive department leaders; negotiated and maintained client agreements, key vendor and partner relationships; and forecasted product line revenue and costs. Marketing - Maintained product, collateral and website content; established product and sales training to sales team and corporate executives; provided leadership to product certification development.

Finance / Accounting - Developed and maintained accounting and financial management system; performed budgeting, accounting and payroll; managed cash flow, funding needs and maintained relationship with the bank; developed business plan, and private placement memorandum (PPM); and created due diligence documentation.Risk Management - Set polices and directed personnel to safe guard corporate assets; established personnel compensation and commissions plans; contributed to cross-functional activities and decisions in administrative, operations, marketing and product development; and negotiated and maintained client agreements, key vendor and partner relationships.

Performed all finance, accounting and human resources functions. Prepared business plan, private placement memorandum and due diligence documentation. Began working with another entrepreneur in setting up corporate structure for new business venture while working through the exit strategy (acquisition) for Imaging Institute.

Established and maintained an integrated accounting and finance department, including budgeting, payroll, inventory management, cost accounting and cash management. Actively participated in merger and transitioned to new parents corporate headquarters. Initially began working with DCR Technologies on assignment from Lurie, Besikoff.

Preformed audits, prepared audited and compilation financial statements, prepared corporate tax returns. Managed client accounting departments, including creating systems, procedures and policies along with hiring and training staff. Lurie, Besikoff, Lapidus & Company 1993 - 1994Blatt Kleinbaum Summerfield & Kelner, Ltd. 1991 - 1993Johnson, Zuelke & Company 1988 - 1989William Carnell & Associates 1986 - 1988Enestvedt & Associates 1982 – 1986

Associates, Accounting

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