Lead Network Expense Analyst

T is an immediate opening for a Lead Analyst supporting the Network Expense team. The role includes but not limited to coordination and development of the annual budget and quarterly forecast, reporting financial results compared to budget, outlook and prior reporting periods, interface with the Access Management organization and other finance leadership on issues involving Network Expense Costs and margin analysis.

Responsibilities:

• Interfaces to negotiate and exchange information with all levels of management.
• Acts in a multi-discipline project leadership role working towards the development of new solutions, processes, tools and systems.
• Leads multiple, complex, and financial/business analysis projects.
• Provide professional advice, guidance and service to internal or external clients.
• Utilizes multiple systems to bring data together and provided analysis on operational activities.
• Interpret financial data to determine trends of the overall Business Unit financial performance.
• Generate special ad hoc reports and perform analysis as requested by supervisor, business partners/clients, and other Business Unit stakeholders.
• Gather and organize data used to prepare financial/business reports.
• Partner with internal clients to provide financial data, consultation and make recommendations regarding completion of objectives, and improving operational effectiveness.
• Anticipates process obstacles and decides next steps.
• Audit Telecom invoices and financial records for accuracy of billing and fraud prevention using advanced analytics platforms and tools.

• Ability to examine data from multiple sources to determine whether correlation and linkage exist between data sets.
• Step in for management when called upon to help lead meetings.
• Minimum 5 years related experience.
• Strong financial and analytical skills.
• Telecom Expense Management (TEM)/NetEx program experience or Fraud Control/Security analyst experience.
• SQL tools and proficiency (Power BI, Tableau, Toad, Data360, SSIS, Python etc.) with large data sets (Billing records, CDRs, usage records).
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Business or relevant field or equivalent experience.
• Ability to organize and manage work in an efficient and effective manner to ensure task, milestones and goals are met according to defined timelines.
• Support organization through training other analysts on key reporting and forecasting tools.
• Drive and implement key reporting and process changes across multiple organization.
• Ability to structure and convey ideas and information, both verbally and in written presentation form, in a concise, effective and persuasive manner to bring clear understanding to the target audience.