Julie Morlan

Senior Managing Director of Product and Design

Jack Henry

Roadblock Title:

Ledgers made of lightning: Reinventing tradition to forge the future of finance

Time:

Wednesday - 2:00 PM (Windows)

Abstract:

The demand for instantaneous financial data necessitates a fundamental shift in how we architect accounting systems. In this session, we will talk through the technical challenges confronted in building a modern financial core, how these relate to existing technology, as well as how the solutions can be found within the history of the industry. History is a tool that can inform decision-making, empowering better choices, understanding why those decisions were made, and what their impacts were on the systems we use daily. These parallels between financial problems and technical problems then allow us to apply our technical skillsets more effectively to resolve the difficulties inherent to the domain without contorting the technology. This allows us to take a look at how to revisit ledger and subledger accounting, “end of day”, and settlement with a new perspective for how we can approach these in a real-time world.

Bio:

Julie is the Senior Managing Director of Product and Design for the Digital and Platform Products at Jack Henry™. She has been with the company since 1999, bringing over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry.

Born and raised near Jack Henry’s home base in Southwest Missouri, Julie began her career in banking at a local community bank that used Jack Henry software. Her firsthand experience in core banking led her to join Jack Henry, where she started on a core install team. After seven years of conversions and helping banks transition to a Jack Henry core, she moved into the Digital space, where she helped establish the first cross-functional testing group between Digital and Core interfaces, strengthening product integration.

Julie is passionate about community financial institutions and the markets they serve, continuously expanding her product and industry knowledge. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and lives in Purdy, MO, with her partner, Bill. Outside of work, she enjoys live music, outdoor activities, and spending time with her extended family, including many nieces, nephews, and pets. She is also an active supporter of local animal rescue organizations, volunteering, providing transport, and participating in fundraising events throughout the year.