Telecom Finance & Cost Modeling Lead

Truist; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Disability

AD&D

Tax-advantaged savings

401k plan

Vacation

Sick days

Paid holidays

Pension plan

RSUs

Deferred compensation

Job summary

Truist seeks a Telecom Expense Management (TEM) – Financial Management, Contracts & Cost Modeling Consultant to oversee governance across telecom infrastructure and carrier services. You will analyze invoices, contracts, and service data to identify cost optimization opportunities and ensure compliance across multiple teams.

The role partners with Legal, Procurement, Finance, and Network Engineering to support lifecycle decisions, budgeting, and contract renewals, with a focus on cost accuracy

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, CS, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 7 years of progressive technology operations experience.
• Deep expertise in IT infrastructure, cloud, security, compliance, and risk management.
• Proven track record in governance, strategic planning, and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Delivers on technology operations for an assigned area with limited supervision to meet performance, availability, security, and financial targets.
• Develops and maintains technology standards, runbooks, and governance patterns; supports financial controls and reconciliation.
• Leads large initiatives—forecasting, budgeting, contract renewals, sourcing, migrations, and modernization.
• Evaluates emerging technologies, automation, and optimization techniques to improve efficiency and financial controls.
• Provides day-to-day technical guidance, training, and SOPs related to telecom financial management, cost modeling, and data management.
• Translates leadership objectives into technical roadmaps; develops forecasts, cost models, business cases, and total cost of ownership analyses.
• Monitors operational metrics and identifies cost savings, leakage, and optimization opportunities.
• Acts as a key technical contact for vendors and adjacent teams to ensure alignment with requirements.
• May lead high-priority incident response and drive post-incident reviews.

Job description

Truist seeks a Telecom Expense Management (TEM) – Financial Management, Contracts & Cost Modeling Consultant to oversee governance across telecom infrastructure and carrier services. You will analyze invoices, contracts, and service data to identify cost optimization opportunities and ensure compliance across multiple teams.

The role partners with Legal, Procurement, Finance, and Network Engineering to support lifecycle decisions, budgeting, and contract renewals, with a focus on cost accuracy