Description
The Facilities Engineer will be validating telecom vendor invoices against contractual rates/discounts/monthly usage measurements
- Reconciling discrepancies by documenting errors; ensuring credits are received;
- Participating in quarterly vendor management meetings
- Processing timely payments via PeopleSoft with allocation of charges to the proper account codes.
- Works with AP, follows month-end close procedures, prepares accruals, and verifies amounts posted in GL.
- Produces monthly reports on telecom expense trends and quantifies monthly savings realized as a result of thorough invoice review
- Extracts usage data from the traffic monitoring system, Watchmark
- Analyzes data and produces weekly utilization reports
- Modifies trunk forecast to reflect changes in traffic patterns
- Places circuit orders with Local Exchange Carriers and Interexchange Carriers
- Coordinates circuit installation between vendor and Operations personnel
- Tracks order status and escalate as required to insure timely completion
- Assigns equipment and facilities in the circuit inventory system, XPERCOM
- Utilizes the Industrys Local Exchange Routing Guide (LERG) to determine proper routing of new cellular and landline codes and resolve trouble reports.
- Analyzes capacity requirements associated with landline Tandem rehomes and cellular switch cutovers.
- BA/BS degree or equivalent work experience.
- Experience with invoice processing, coding procedures, and PeopleSoft.
General understanding and or working knowledge in one or more of the following platforms and/or technologies: Telecom experience including:
- T1, DACS, OMP Voice switch infrastructure including: Lucent 5E and ECP, Motorola MGX, and Nortel MTX
- Digital Communications including: DS1, DS3, Fiber, ISDN
- Data communications including: routers, switches, Ethernet, hubs, TCP/IP, ATM, Frame Relay, SS7
- Microwave experience including: Nortel RD6 & 11, NEC OC3 Series 3000 radios
- Ability to demonstrate proficiency in Microsoft Office.
- 5 to 7 years of experience.
. Not accepting 3rd party candidates at this time.