Shentel Looking for It Resource & Finance Analyst Ii at Richmond, VA, United States Full Time

Job Description

Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (Shentel) provides broadband services through its high speed, state-of-the-art cable, fiber optic and fixed wireless networks to customers in the Mid-Atlantic United States. The Company’s services include: broadband internet, video, and voice; fiber optic Ethernet, wavelength and leasing; and tower colocation leasing. The Company owns over 6,800 route miles of fiber and 223 macro cellular towers. For more information, please visit www.shentel.com.

Job Summary

This position will have responsibility for managing annual capital budget and operational budget for IT. As part of that work, this position will be responsible for planning annual budgets, monthly and quarterly forecasts, and associated financial review processes for both CapEx, OpEx and the project portfolio to ensure budget adherence and timely reporting of variances and/or significant changes that may impact the business. Also responsible for reviewing project spend, and ensuring appropriate assets are identified and created, and identifying cost optimization opportunities in IT and leading initiatives to achieve cost efficiencies. Additionally, this position will be responsible for supporting resource planning, contract and vendor management processes.

Job Responsibilities:

• Manage overall IT financials, cost management and budgeting process. Work closely with department leaders to track and monitor expenses. Manage both the capital and expense budget. Pull summary level data together each month to monitor budget. Ready any monthly reporting including financials for IT Steering committee and Capital committees. Create quarterly forecasting for these entities as well.
• Proactively identify areas where IT can reduce costs or maximize value. Lead projects to capture value through cost optimization ideas.
• Supervise, review and manage the creation, updating, and closing of all IT capital projects in ERP to ensure budgets, forecasts, transactions, dates and assets are accurate.
• Lead monthly project review process. To support project managers, perform, research, and review IT financial transactions to ensure project budgets and operational budget are not exceeded. Collect information for Finance on RNV process and ensure accurate accounting.
• Provide reports on transactions requiring budget revisions and request required approvals requests for budget and forecast changes.
• Support developing, maintaining, enforcing and reporting on internal control processes and procedures.
• Oversee, reconcile, and resolve problems related to CapEx budgets, OpEx budgets, forecast, transactions and asset creation.
• Analyze and prepare detailed monthly financial reports comparing actual results to budget and providing management with timely variance explanations.
• Capture all capital budget and forecast inputs from departmental leads, consolidates data, and manages annual capital budgeting and forecasting process.
• Act as an advisor to department leads in formulating their capital budget and forecast submissions. Reviews proposed submissions for accuracy and completeness.
• Identify, review and report to senior IT management any significant or unusual capital budget vs actual and/or capital forecast vs actual variances.
• Responsible for owning contract renewal cycles and overall vendor management process.
• Partner with Project Managers and departmental leaders to determine project resource needs and create project resource plans.
• Monitor and report on resource availability and capacity planning inside IT Project Management Tool.
• Support variety of other reporting and analytical activities within IT Department.

Qualification Requirements:

• Education: High School Diploma is required. Four Year Degree in business, computer science, finance or business accounting is preferred.
• Experience Level: 2-3 years of business management, finance and or accounting experience is required. 2-3 years of spreadsheets and financial management experience is required. 2-3 years of telecommunications experience is preferred.

Job Skills & Knowledge:
Skill Requirements:

• Excellent planning, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, peer and executive communications, customer relations and writing skills.
• Demonstrated ability to apply critical thinking to accomplish activities in order to meet time critical deadlines and respond appropriately in stressful situations.

Knowledge of:

• Working knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and business processes improvement/development experience is preferred.
• Understanding of fundamental IT project and work management skills and competencies.

Shentel provides a drug-free workplace and is an EEO employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.

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