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). Please review the job description below and contact me ASAP if you are interested.

Job ID: 26-21756

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. If you are interested in this position, please apply online for immediate consideration.

Pyramid Consulting, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

By applying to our jobs you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from Pyramid Consulting, Inc. and its affiliates, and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy .