Senior Analyst Expense Management

Overview

This role involves 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 conducts complex reviews 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 for expense improvement.

Responsibilities

• Independently review and analyze third-party off-net and network lease expense activity to support accurate, timely, and 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 or prior examples are not clearly defined.
• Analyze cost trends, exceptions, recurring billing issues, vendor charges, and network lease expense activity to identify savings opportunities, financial risks, and areas for process improvement.
• 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 expense.
• Prepare analytical reports, variance summaries, accrual support, and management-ready updates to support budgeting, audit, and decision-making activities related to third-party off-net and network lease expenses.
• Own 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 evaluating 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, including the ability to create summaries or analytical tools to support expense review.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including explaining findings, issues, and recommendations to internal stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently, 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.

Pay for this role is based on factors such as experience, skills, education, and location. Actual base pay will depend on the candidate’s primary work location and other factors, including 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

Primary work location will determine final base pay.

Physical Requirements and Equipment

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

Additional Notices

• Equal opportunity employer.
• For non-U.S. citizens: required to notify and obtain approval from federal regulatory agencies prior to granting certain system/network access to non-U.S. citizen personnel; offers are contingent upon receiving the necessary approvals.
• Offers may be contingent upon successful completion of pre-employment screenings, which may include drug-screen, motor vehicle records check, or other pre-employment screenings conducted by an external third-party with the candidate’s written consent. Refusal to authorize or submit to a required screening may disqualify the candidate.