Christi Stringer Email & Phone Number

Cohasset, Ma, Us

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Specializing in exchange access, compliance and audits. Manage firm wide market data terminal access.

Greater Boston Area

Working with our internal business areas, I liaise with vendors and internal systems to provide user access of Market Data. I manage and report on the expense to the contract, ensuring the businesses are appropriately assigned their costs with transparency on their spend. Our team is the first line reviewer of the invoice process and we escalate any issues to the vendor or internal Business units.I am also responsible to consolidate and report our usage to the vendors, including our Assets Under Management (AUM).

Liaise with market data vendors to obtain immediate access for investment professionalsBuild relationships with vendors to stay abreast of their businessMaintain frequent interaction with vendors to ensure data integrity Reconcile and pay vendor invoices as contractually agreed upon terms and conditionsStrong attention to detail and immediate resolution of discrepancies prior to processingAccurately allocate usage expenses to the end users in FITSContinuously review G/L balances to ensure allocations are correctForecast annual budget and prepare purchase order requests for senior management approvalCollaborate with contracts team to ensure new and existing services are accurately reflected in FITS

Prepare and manage monthly exchange and vendor reporting including trending of prior month to ensure accuracy and minimize risk of major exchange auditMaintain positive relationships with Exchanges and VendorsCommunicate closely with several business units that utilize market data and report on their behalfCoordinate complex user audit of an internal application resulting in over $2,000,000 annualized savings in a two year periodAssist senior management to prepare annual purchase orders of close to $30,000,000Effectively interact with Finance to manage purchase order balances and end user allocations

Provided excellent customer service for users of market data servicesQuickly analyzed and resolved issues in a real-time environmentEscalated severity one issues and provided follow-through to the customer

Bs, Management Information Systems

European Division, Heidelberg, Germany

Education record

Management Information Systems, General