Telecommunications Analyst

TELECOM SERVICES & EXPENSE MANAGER

ONSITE - New York City Metropolitan Area The Telecom Services & Expense Management Unit team provides Telecom Services support, Expense and Financial management support for the IT Department. The incumbent candidate will assist in establishing and optimizing processes for the Telecom Services & Expense Management Unit, including but not limited to, establishing processes for management and monitoring spending, analysis, forecasting, financial planning, invoice audit and expense analysis, variance reporting and analysis, forecasting procurement requirements for new purchases, contract modifications, and vendor payments. Responsibilities: Telecom/TEM: carrier invoices, wireless plans, inventory, audits, disputes, cost optimization. Financial management: budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, contract funding, CBA/ROI, project financial tracking. SQL/database/analytics: expert SQL, Tableau, ETL, database administration, performance tuning, stored procedures, security, cloud databases. SQL Expert-Level Support Skills Database Administration & Maintenance Experience and Education Requirements: Master's degree in finance, Accounting or Economics preferred 10 Years of Experience in Telecom Services & Expense Management Experience with project-based financial management, telecom expense management, budgeting/forecasting and or auditing a plus In-depth invoice analysis and audit Ability to independently compile, research and perform in-depth analysis of projects and data Excellent problem-solving skill and analytical capabilities Prior forecasting and reporting experience required - Strong Financial Background Strong communication, analytical and data organization / interpretation skills Proven ability to multi-task, work under pressure, and meet tight deadlines Attention to detail and accuracy is required Superior skills with Microsoft Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook) Outstanding organizational and quantitative skills as well as experience managing and resolving complex resource allocation problems Ability to perform high-volume work accurately and independently Ability to gather business requirements and outline business needs Ability to perform financial analysis using various financial system Excellent written and oral communications skills Data Ingestion & Loading Create, manage, and optimize ETL/ELT pipelines. Load data from files, APIs, vendor portals, Excel and external systems. Validate incoming data, handle malformed records, and manage staging tables. Automate imports with stored procedures, scripts, or scheduled jobs. Write complex SQL queries (joins, windows, CTEs, aggregation). Debug and optimize slow queries. Modern Platform Skills (Cloud-Friendly) Deploy and manage databases in cloud platforms (Azure SQL, AWS RDS, etc.). Understand data-lake integration, pipelines, and blob storage workflows. Use DevOps/CI tools for automated deployments and testing Database Administration & Maintenance Manage existing database: backups, restores, indexing, performance tuning. Monitor database health, storage, query performance, and job schedules. Ensure data integrity, enforce constraints, and maintain normalization. #J-18808-Ljbffr IZAR Associates, Inc.