Jasmin Ely
Jasmin Ely is a Senior Accounts Payable Analyst at DoorDash based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, with over 16 years of experience in accounting and financial operations. Her career began on a very different path in the medical field, where she spent several years studying nursing and physician assistant training before realizing her true interest lay elsewhere. After taking an accounting elective, she discovered a passion for numbers, problem-solving, and strategy, which ultimately led her to transition into accounting and build a long-term career in accounts receivable and accounts payable.
Throughout her career, Jasmin has developed extensive expertise in vendor management, reconciliation, and financial operations across multiple systems and platforms, including NetSuite, QuickBooks, and Microsoft Great Plains. In her current role, she leads and supports offshore teams, serves as the primary point of contact for vendor inquiries and escalations, and works closely with internal operations teams to ensure accurate and efficient financial processes. She is known for her ability to resolve complex discrepancies, including a standout achievement where she helped reduce a $2.3 million vendor balance down to $100,000 through detailed line-by-line reconciliation and collaboration.
Beyond her technical expertise, Jasmin is passionate about mentorship, communication, and helping others understand accounting fundamentals, especially small-business vendors she supports in her work. She thrives in fast-paced, ever-changing environments where no two days are the same, and she takes pride in being a problem-solver who brings clarity to complex financial situations. Grounded in a service-oriented mindset, she values teamwork, continuous learning, and giving back to her professional community.
• DeVry University- B.A.Sc.
• Heald College- A.A.
• Heald College- A.A.S.
• Employee of the Month (multiple times)
• Student of the Quarter
• Student of the Month
• Holiday food service for homeless
• Sandwich distribution to homeless
• Clothing donations
• Community cleanup
What do you attribute your success to?
I attribute my success to my entire journey that it took to get to where I am today. I'm the first one on both sides of my family to obtain a college degree, so I don't have anyone I can basically look up to as far as members of my family or someone in the community. I started out wanting to go into medicine and spent 6 years studying to be a nurse and then a physician assistant, but I felt like there was a disconnect between me and that career path. When I took an accounting class as an elective, I fell in love with accounting and numbers, and I've been happily in that field for the last 16 years. I love being stuck and trying to figure a way out, and I love strategy. Community is huge to me, and being part of a community with women who have been in my situation as being a single parent, getting yourself through school, and getting into a career is something very important to me.
What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
The best career advice I’ve ever received is that you can have a successful career and genuinely love what you do, especially when you lean into your strengths—in my case, working with numbers—which has led to recognition like Employee of the Month, Employee of the Quarter, and multiple awards throughout school.
What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
My advice to young women entering my industry is that you can build a successful career while also making a meaningful difference, especially when you stay confident in your abilities and committed to your growth.
What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
One of the biggest opportunities in my field right now is the ability to make a significant financial impact by resolving complex discrepancies and helping organizations save money, as demonstrated when I helped reduce a $2.3 million debt down to $100,000.
What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
Working hard and making a difference is very important to me. I manage 40 BPO team members, and many of my small vendors have told me I should open my own bookkeeping business because I'm really good at talking to people, walking people through things, and educating people on how things work. Coming from a family where I'm the first one on both sides to obtain a college degree, I want to be an influence. Community is huge to me - being part of a community with women who have been in my situation as being a single parent, getting yourself through school, and getting into a career, and trying to branch out is something very important to me. In my spare time, I love to travel to different places I thought I would never be able to see before, I like reading books, and I love watching reality shows on Netflix like Love is Blind.