Friday, November 19, 2010

Starz Entertainment - Telecommunication Billing Analyst

COMPANY INFORMATION:

Our very competitive benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, paid vacations and holidays, 401 (k) with generous company match, cable discount and tuition reimbursement.

Starz Entertainment, LLC, is a premium movie and original programming entertainment service provider operating in the United States. The company offers 16 premium channels including the flagship Starz® and Encore® brands with approximately 17.3 million and 31.9 million subscribers respectively. Starz Entertainment airs in total more than 1,000 movies and original series every month across its pay TV channels. Starz Entertainment is recognized as a pay TV leader in providing HD, On Demand, HD On Demand and online advanced services for its Starz, Encore and MoviePlex brands. Starz Entertainment (www.starz.com) is an operating unit of Starz, LLC, which is a controlled subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation and is attributed to the Liberty Starz tracking stock group.


Primary Responsibility:


The Telecommunications Billing Analyst is the central coordination point for Telecommunication Service provisioning, invoice processing and billing analysis.


Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

· Responsible for auditing invoices, billing accuracy and processing invoices for payment.

· Responsible for receipt and timely, accurate validation of processing telecommunication invoices.

· Coordinate provisions of telecommunication inventory (voice lines, data circuits, audio conferencing, calling cards, web conferencing, video conferencing, and wireless)

· Work closely with engineers and vendors on circuit ordering, changes and disconnects.

· Coordinate and manage procurement, deployment and tracking of mobile devices

o Coordinate number porting with carriers

o Responsible for receipt of new devices, asset tagging and inventory tracking

· Work with vendors to provide trending reports to management for usage and cost.

· Assist with special projects, such as savings initiatives, MPLS migrations, VoIP implementations, and audits.

· Coordinate with internal Accounting and vendors to resolve past-due balances and conduct research on payments and/or billing.

· Establish and maintain good working relationships with clients and vendors.

· Prepare dispute claims and complete documentation to communicate results to management and vendors.

· Identify any discrepancies on invoices, research billing details and communicate
issues to various telecommunication vendors for prompt billing disputes and credits.

· Assist in the development of new procedures and automation where possible to verify accuracy of invoices.

· Work with Information Technology Finance team to review monthly telecommunication cost for outlook and telecommunication accruals while assisting in vendor contract negotiations.



Education, Knowledge, and Experience:

· Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, IT or similar field; Minimum five years in the Telecommunications field; extensive experience in telecommunication invoicing and billing; and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.

· Knowledgeable in all Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Project software applications.

· Knowledge and understanding of telecommunications services (local, long distance, data, audio conferencing, calling cards).

· Must have through understanding of carrier billing procedures, including those of Verizon, Sprint, Qwest, AT&T and others.

· Knowledge of vendor specific tools to analyze usage and reduce costs.


TO APPLY:

Apply on-line at www.starz.com. Or mail your cover letter and resume and reference the Job #168040HJ to: SEG, Attn: Recruitment Specialist, 8900 Liberty Circle, Englewood, CO 80112; fax to (720) 852-5891. Drug test maybe req'd of successful candidate. No Phone Calls Please. EOE