Job Description
The Technology Operation Planning and Strategy (TOPS) group is an operations planning team within the Technology Operations group of Verizon infrastructure group. The TOPS team manages the planning and execution of mission-critical services sourced by the Technology Operations teams. The group also works with operations to review and manage service contracts, validate billing, build operational and cost reports, and monitor vendor SLAs to identify potential credit requests to manage profitability.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for retrieving expense and capital invoices from various email distribution lists, and sending it to the document automation system for processing, including monitoring the data loads between the document automation system and the in-house invoice validation system and troubleshoot transmission errors with the centralized Financial Operations Department
• Verify and analyze complex vendor invoices adhering to both accounts payable audit best practices (three-point match) and other work processes pre-defined for the department including creating and maintaining detailed service records of all service items charged on invoices in the invoice validation system and using accounting knowledge to properly code invoice line items
• Submit and follow up on billing disputes to our vendors, tracking the related credits/recoveries to closure
• Administer the invoice validation system and be responsible for setting up new vendors, new service categories, etc.
• Liaise with the Accounts Payable Department in order to respond to vendor inquiries regarding payment status and terms
• Work closely with Procurement and Finance in raising operational and capital expense funding.
• Assist in related projects as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• BA/BS required, ideally in Finance, Accounting or Economics
• 1-3 years of experience working in the field of financial operations, accounting, vendor management, cost assurance and/or procurement
• Must have a solid understanding of accounting knowledge/skills
• Attention to detail, highly responsible, self-motivated, and able to work with minimal supervision.
• Must have strong skills in data matching and troubleshooting data error and differences.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Intermediate skills in Microsoft Excel

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with SAP, Oracle and Hyperion
• Experience working in a technology/telecommunications is highly preferred
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work closely with cross functional business partners
• Ability to multitask, work under pressure, meet deadlines and be able to thrive in a fast-paced work environment
• Ethical, fair and of high integrity