Jessica Surprenant
Hudson,NH
Summary
Detail-oriented Vendor Analyst with experience managing market data inventory, vendor relationships and financial reconciliations. Proven ability to process and analyze vendor invoices, apply accrual accounting principles and maintain accurate expense tracking. Strong cross-functional communicator with track record of creating efficiencies and thriving in fast paced changing enviroments.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Vendor Analyst
Fidelity Investments
Merrimack, NH
03.2025 - Current
- Manage and maintain 100 market data vendor accounts, providing oversight to ensure accurate tracking of services, users and expenses.
- Reconcile, review, and process vendor invoices; investigate discrepancies, resolve vendor billing issues and ensure timely and accurate payments.
- Perform daily processing if user access requests, service changes, and ad-hoc reporting requests in SalesForce.
- Prepare and communicate purchase orders, funding requests, and vendor setup documentation in coordination with finance and corporate accounts payable in Ariba.
- Adapted effectively to dynamic, fast changing environment while upgrading our internal invoice management system to a new software and maintained exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills.
- Apply accrual methodologies and accounting principles to balance GL accounts and manage cost centers.
- Utilized advanced Excel skills including pivot tables, lookups, and advanced formulas for reconciliation, analysis and vendor reporting.
- Partnered cross-functionally with other business units, peers and external vendors to build strong working relationships and drive process efficiency.
Senior Financial Analyst
Flatiron School
Remote
07.2022 - 02.2025
- Executed comprehensive financial analysis to assess operational trends and identify improvement opportunities.
- Compiled comprehensive monthly financial report package for executive leadership team using NetSuite.
- Managed weekly updates of 13-week cash flow to analyze historical expenditures and refine forecasts.
- Facilitated collaboration with bursar team to address expected enterprise payments and manage delinquent student accounts.
- Facilitated budgeting and forecasting processes by collaborating with department heads on projected business needs.
- Oversaw reconciliation of student payments across five distinct payment options.
- Analyzed student account statuses and updated tuition pricing across four disciplines in Salesforce as required.
- Spearheaded development of financial reporting to meet organizational needs and ad-hoc requests.
Associate Financial Analyst
Emerson Ecologics
Manchester, NH
10.2019 - 06.2022
- Assist and complete monthly financial statements by updating actuals as well as comparing forecasts, previous year, and year-to-date.
- Reviewed financial reports and streamlined operations to increase productivity.
- Perform weekly sales report of data for base business, resellers, and exclusive online platform.
- Assist departments with operational reporting each month by updating with financials.
- Update monthly consolidated financials with current actuals for balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement.
- Provided analysis in forecasting financial expectations to inform development of budget planning.
- Perform daily payouts for exclusive online product dispensary from Stripe payment processor to in-house bank account.
- Compare external payments to internal software and manually applying 4,000-6,000 payments daily, submit any discrepancies internally.
- Enter and post journal entries for manually applied payments daily.
Senior Accounts Payable Specialist
Emerson Ecologics
Manchester, NH
10.2015 - 10.2019
- Processed and input on average 60+ invoices per day.
- Communicated with vendors to resolve discrepancies impeding payments.
- Analyzed and researched discrepancies from receiving from two distribution centers.
- Reconciled monthly statements for nearly 100 vendors.
- Trained numerous new employees on accounting principles and company procedures.
- Compiled weekly discount payment batches of live check, purchase cards and ACH/wire transfers.
- Team maintained taking 100% of early pay discounts each month, saving on average $75,000 per month.
- Participate in yearly audit by retrieving backup and providing explanations.
- Assisted with Account Receivable when needed and process cash receipts, distribute statements and collection notices.
Education
Accounting
Nashua Community College
Nashua, NHSkills
- Vendor Management
- Invoice Processing
- Ariba, Optimize Spend, SalesForce, Netsuite, Stripe, Microsoft Office
- Financial Planning and Forecast/Budgeting
- Payment Applications
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Advanced Financial Analysis
Timeline
Vendor Analyst
Fidelity Investments
03.2025 - Current
Senior Financial Analyst
Flatiron School
07.2022 - 02.2025
Associate Financial Analyst
Emerson Ecologics
10.2019 - 06.2022
Senior Accounts Payable Specialist
Emerson Ecologics
10.2015 - 10.2019
Accounting
Nashua Community College