Telecom Expense Management Analyst

Telecom Expense Management Analyst

Immediate need for a talented Telecom Expense Management Analyst. This is a 06 months contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in Oakland, CA (Hybrid).

Pay Range: $50 - $58/hour. Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave (depending on work location).

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain annual budgets, forecasts, accruals, and long-range financial plans for Wireline and Wireless telecom portfolios.
• Perform monthly financial reporting, variance analysis, and forecasting activities; identify and explain budget-to-actual differences.
• Monitor telecom expenditures, commitments, and financial trends to support budget management and strategic decision-making.
• Partner with Finance, IT leadership, vendors, and business stakeholders to ensure accurate financial planning and reporting.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and ad hoc financial reports, dashboards, and executive summaries.
• Conduct financial analysis to identify cost savings opportunities, spending trends, and optimization recommendations.
• Support annual planning cycles, monthly forecasting updates, and budget submissions.
• Review, validate, and reconcile telecom invoices, accruals, and financial transactions.
• Ensure financial data integrity across SAP and related financial systems.
• Support audits, financial controls, compliance requirements, and reporting governance.

Key Requirements and Technology Experience:

• Experience managing telecom expense management (TEM) programs, including wireless and wireline services.
• Knowledge of telecom billing, inventory management, carrier invoicing, and expense reconciliation processes.
• Experience supporting telecom Moves, Adds, Changes, and Disconnects (MACD) activities.
• Ability to create and manage telecom service orders and coordinate with telecommunications vendors.
• Experience auditing telecom invoices, identifying billing discrepancies, and managing dispute resolution activities.
• Familiarity with telecom inventory reconciliation and recurring cost management.
• Experience working with TEM platforms such as Tangoe, Rivermine, Calero, or similar systems.
• Understanding of telecommunications contracts, carrier pricing, service ordering, and vendor management.
• Experience working with Accounts Payable processes, SAP financial systems, and invoice payment workflows.
• Ability to support telecom reporting, forecasting, budgeting, and operational analytics.
• Strong financial planning and analysis (FP&A) experience.
• Expertise in budgeting, forecasting, accrual management, and variance reporting.
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience interpreting large datasets and transforming data into actionable business insights.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven ability to present complex financial information to leadership and business stakeholders.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience developing dashboards, metrics, and executive-level reporting.

Our client is a leading Public Utility Industry and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions.