Planning Analyst - Mid at Axelon Services Corporation

Planning Analyst - Mid
Hybrid
12 Months Contract
Oakland, CA
Pay - $60-$75 per hour on***


*LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY. The role is hybrid 2-3 times per week


TOP THINGS:
- Telecom experience
- ability to handle multiple priorities
- Independent / fast learner

- Deep excel knowledge.
- Contract management is a plus Somebody who reads contract
- Telecom exp.
- Looking for 5+ years of exp.
- Can accept below 5 years of exp if he is a good fit.
- Telecom management exp.
- Telecom vendor management is a plus.
- Local candidates only.
- Hybrid.
- Good communication skills.
- Billing and Invoices exp.
- Niche role.
- Two or three rounds Teams meetings.



*Client laptop will be provided. Other tools must be provided by the vendor if requested/needed.
TEMS IT Planning Analyst

Department Overview
The Office of the CIO (OCIO) represents the cross-functional IT Management capabilities that enable running the business of IT. The OCIO focuses on supporting IT's operation model by ensuring a consistent, transparent, and efficient approach to the way the IT organization delivers value to its partners. The core of the OCIO consists of four areas essential to the long-term success of IT: Contract Management, Business Operations, Program Management Office, and Investment Management.

Job Summary:
The Telecom Expense IT Planning Analyst is a support position focused on the lifecycle of IT Telecom Lease Services. This includes provisioning IT telecom services (MACD activity), Telecom invoice management, Telecom inventory management, Telecom vendor management and financial reporting as well as overall business intelligence. The IT Planning Analyst is chartered with delivering cost avoidance, savings, MACD services and ensuring internal client satisfaction.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities:
Work within internal systems and within TEM (Telecom Expense Management) platform to manage data and voice MACD services. Includes quoting, ordering, tracking, scheduling, and activations.
Work closely with Managed TEM provider to ensure inventory, invoicing and cost is loaded timely and correctly
Ensure 100% capture of client invoices for on-time processing
Audit and process telecom wireline and wireless invoices according to schedule
Forensic analysis of telecom invoices inclusive of receiving, reviewing, approving, auditing, optimizing, processing, validating payment, etc.
Investigate and identify inventory exceptions and dispute with vendor as required
Vendor management - work closely with telecom vendors to ensure timely receipt of invoices, accurate pricing and cost validation, dispute management and timely/accurate MACD activity
Provide timely, detailed and accurate reporting as required
Collaborate with Client s engineers and business partners to deliver on network infrastructure work

Preferred Competencies:
Telecom invoice management
General knowledge of business finance cost allocation, AP and GL process
Basic knowledge of telecommunications services and networks (voice, data, mobile, unified communications)
General knowledge of enterprise system integrations (i.e. AD/LDAP, SFTP, AP/GL/HR)
Reviewing, understanding, interpreting and managing carrier contracts
General knowledge of and understanding of pricing and benchmarking of telecom services
Understanding of SAAS structure, architecture, and security
C-Level presentation and interaction skills
Knowledge of vendor internal processes (Client, Telecommunication, Frontier, Lumen)

Skills and Abilities:
Ability to multitask on various functions throughout the workday
Ability to communicate effectively (verbal, written, email) with internal customers, peers, direct and senior management
Ability to escalate effectively and manage vendors (both partners and non-partner vendors)
Ability to work as a facilitator on project plans implementations and installs/disconnects
Ability to leverage automation for efficiency and added benefit
While there is not a formal responsibility for personnel management, this role will work closely with various members of internal peer and management organizations and will need to take various leadership roles, internally and externally

Required Education and Experience:
College Degree or equivalent work experience
5+ years in telecommunications and/or in the Telecom Management (TEM) and/or Managed Mobility Services (MMS) industries
Able to perform in-depth audits and reconciliation of telecom and data networking service orders and change activity against vendor records, billing and corporate-wide financial objectives
Ability to file carrier disputes when warranted
Able to manage order tracking, expense monitoring and allocation of cost and credits for network activity, across multiple business units