Overview
This Sr. Analyst role provides senior-level analysis, administration, and oversight of third-party off-net expenses and network lease expenses to support accurate payment operations, cost management, and financial reporting.
The position involves complex review of vendor invoices, network lease charges, contractual rate information, inventory data, service records, and related financial documentation to identify billing discrepancies, cost variances, financial risk, and opportunities to improve expenses. Work is performed with a high degree of independence, using sound analytical judgment and coordinating cross-functionally to resolve complex issues.
Responsibilities
- Independently review and analyze third-party off-net and network lease expense activity to support accurate, timely, well-controlled payment processing.
- Analyze vendor invoices, network lease charges, contractual rate information, usage records, inventory data, service records, and financial documentation to determine billing accuracy and financial impact.
- Reconcile vendor charges and network lease expenses against internal inventory, service, lease, and financial records; identify discrepancies, missing information, and potential areas of financial exposure.
- Research billing, inventory, contractual, lease, and payment variances; document findings; coordinate resolution; and determine appropriate next steps when procedures are unclear or not previously defined.
- Analyze cost trends, exceptions, recurring billing issues, vendor charges, and network lease expense activity to identify savings opportunities, financial risks, and process improvement areas.
- Review unscheduled maintenance charges related to network lease expenses; coordinate with operations, engineering, vendors, lessors, and other stakeholders to validate charge accuracy, supporting documentation, service impact, and appropriate cost allocation.
- Prepare clear, data-supported summaries and recommendations related to third-party off-net services, network lease expense, and related cost categories.
- Serve as a resource for internal teams regarding off-net expense trends, network lease expense activity, invoice exceptions, reconciliation practices, and vendor billing questions.
- Apply independent judgment when reviewing payment, billing, and network lease expense issues, including situations requiring analysis beyond established procedures.
- Coordinate with internal departments, external vendors, lessors, and business partners to resolve disputed charges, clarify billing or lease expense issues, validate service records, and improve expense-record accuracy.
- Recommend improvements to procedures, reporting methods, and reconciliation processes to improve payment accuracy and reduce unnecessary third-party off-net and network lease expenses.
- Prepare analytical reports, variance summaries, accrual support, and management-ready updates to support budgeting, audit, and decision-making related to third-party off-net and network lease expenses.
- Take ownership of assigned recurring review activities, exception queues, documentation, and follow-up needed to support expense management processes.
- Support audits, budgeting, accrual review, vendor governance, lease expense review, and other financial planning activities related to off-net and network lease expense management.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Experience in financial analysis, cost analysis, expense management, accounting, billing operations, lease expense review, vendor management, or related analytical work.
- Ability to analyze financial, contractual, operational, lease, and inventory data and summarize findings clearly and practically.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, reconciliation, and research skills, including the ability to evaluate issues where procedures may be limited, incomplete, or evolving.
- Ability to evaluate cost variances, identify potential issues, recommend practical next steps, and support management review of third-party off-net and network lease expenses.
- Strong Excel, reporting, and data interpretation skills; ability to create summaries or analytical tools that support expense review.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to explain findings, issues, and recommendations to internal stakeholders.
- Ability to work independently on assigned responsibilities, manage competing priorities, follow through on issue resolution, and use sound judgment in a fast-paced environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with telecommunications, off-net services, network lease expense, vendor billing, circuit inventory, service validation, or inventory reconciliation.
- Experience independently supporting variance research, vendor dispute resolution, lease expense review, financial controls, or recurring expense review activities.
- Experience identifying financial trends, recurring billing or lease expense issues, and cost-reduction opportunities.
- Knowledge of internal controls, invoice review, lease expense review, audit support, accrual review, and financial risk awareness.
- Experience assisting team members, sharing process knowledge, or supporting documentation and review activities.
Compensation & Benefits
Starting compensation range: $63,500 to $70,500
Actual base pay will depend on the candidate’s primary work location and other factors, such as relevant skills and experience.
Benefits include:
- Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance Plans
- 401K Plan
- Health & Flexible Savings Account
- Life and AD&D, Spousal Life, Child Life Insurance Plans
- Educational Assistance Plan
Location
Compensation is based on primary work location.
Additional Information
- Physical tasks: Standing occasionally (0–33%); walking occasionally (0–33%); sitting and stationary continuously (67–100%); bending occasionally (0–33%); crouching occasionally (0–33%); carrying occasionally (0–33%); reaching occasionally (0–33%); lifting/lowering >1–15 lbs occasionally (0–33%); repetitive hand action medium dexterity continuously (67–100%); fine manipulating frequently (34–66%).
- Audio visual needs: hearing continuously (67–100%); near vision continuously (67–100%); far vision occasionally (0–33%); peripheral vision occasionally (0–33%).
- Equipment used: computer, printer, fax, telephone, basic office supplies, copier.
Equal Opportunity and Notices
- Equal opportunity employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, genetic information, protected veteran status, current military status, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, creed, citizenship status, or any other status protected by law.
Notice to Non-U.S. Citizens
As a holder of licenses granted by the Federal Communications Commission, prior to granting certain system/network access to any non-U.S. citizen personnel, required notice and approval from federal regulatory agencies are necessary. Employment offers to non-U.S. citizens are contingent on receiving the requisite approval.
Notice to Applicants
Offers may be contingent upon successful completion of pre-employment screenings (including drug-screen and motor vehicle records check, or other pre-employment screenings). Refusal to authorize or submit to a required screening may disqualify an applicant. Misrepresentation during application or interview may result in denial of employment, withdrawal of an offer, or termination.