Jerome Shepard

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Vice President of Accounting at Elevate

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Overview

As VP of Accounting at Elevate, Jerome Shepard specializes in GAAP, IFRS, and financial reporting. His career is marked by enhancing financial governance and providing interim Controller-level support. He holds a Master of Science in Finance from Walsh College and a BBA from Eastern Michigan University.

At a previous role, he drove substantial cost savings and significant efficiencies by successfully restructuring the entire accounting department for peak performance.

Personality Overview

Example Seeker

Assertive

Value Driven

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.  They are generally good communicators and can be hard to convince. They ask a lot of questions and rely heavily on information and collaterals.

Topics They Care About

Financial Governance
His experience focuses on enhancing financial processes and ensuring compliance with GAAP, IFRS, and corporate reporting standards across U. S. and international entities.
Accounting Operations
He has a proven history of structuring accounting departments for peak performance, leading to significant operational efficiencies and laying a groundwork for sustained progress.
Team Mentorship
Throughout his career, he has been responsible for managing and mentoring accounting staff, fostering their professional growth and development.

Media Appearances

Jerome has no verified media appearances

Work History

3-2025
Vice President of Accounting at Elevate
9-2022 - 5-2025
Fractional Controller/Accounting Consultant at Shep Group Consulting
3-2015 - 9-2022
Director of Accounting at BullsEye Telecom
3-2013 - 3-2015
Corporate Controller at ForeSee
6-2012 - 2-2013
Assistant Corporate Controller at The Environmental Quality Company

Education

2002 - 2005
MSF from Walsh College
1-1997 - 7-1999
Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA from Eastern Michigan University

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Insights For Selling To Jerome

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Focus on immediate action-items rather than the larger goals
  • Build rapport, it will come handy to handle hard questions later
  • Be prepared for a lot of questions, answer them objectively

DONT's

  • Avoid making offhand commitments
  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal
  • Don’t brush off any concerns, take all questions seriously

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Jerome is

  • Proven value, strong testimonials are important for them, rapport can impact decisions a little.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Jerome

  • They are practical and friendly, don't expect a clear-cut response often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Jerome move?

  • They like to be detailed and take their time to arrive at decisions.
  • Can Jerome take some risk or not?

  • They weigh all decisions systematically and are unlikely to take many risks.

You And Jerome

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