Network Operations Center Technician III - Transport TAC

Company Description
Zayo provides mission-critical bandwidth to the world's most impactful companies, fueling the innovations that are transforming our society. Zayo's 133,000-mile network in North America and Europe includes extensive metro connectivity to thousands of buildings and data centers. Zayo's communications infrastructure solutions include dark fiber, private data networks, wavelengths, Ethernet, and dedicated Internet access. Zayo serves wireless and wireline carriers, media, tech, content, finance, healthcare and other large enterprises.
This position is primarily responsible for all Network Operations expense tracking and accuracy. Through research and analyzing accounting data; which includes report creation, audits, and cross-functional collaboration, this role plays a pivotal role in cost management. Seeking a creative problem solver that has a strong work ethic with the ability to learn quickly and has a self-starter attitude.
Responsibilities

• Reconcile/identify discrepancies in cost reduction.
• Responsible for identifying cost reduction opportunities, and escalating opportunities to management.
• Review and approve vendor invoices for payment with accurate General Ledger coding according to GAAP within Salesforce.com.
• Interpret and compare invoiced services against quoted contract rates/tariffs and internal inventory.
• Track and resolve billing disputes/discrepancies with various carriers; present escalation issues, status reports and findings to manager.
• Account reconciliation: research past due balances to ensure they are cleared in a timely manner.
• Understand and interpret Master Service Agreements, Service Orders, and other various agreements.
• Work with cross-functional teams within the organization for validation of costs and accurate Salesforce data.
• Provide financial support and data analysis.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year College or university; or five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Knowledge of Salesforce.com preferred, but not required.
• Microsoft Excel skills required.
• Accounting/accounts payable experience preferred.
• GAAP understanding with an emphasis on accrual accounting.
• Experience creating and maintaining financial reports.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Curiosity and creative problem-solving skills
• Willingness to take on additional responsibilities as needed.

Base pay range: $19.27 - $26.95 /hour, commensurate with experience.
Benefits, Rewards & Wellness

• Excellent Health, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Retirement 401(k) Savings Plan
• Fitness membership discounts
• Generous paid time off policy including paid parental leave

Zayo 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, provincial or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.