Transport Cost Analyst II

EchoStar Transport Carrier Services Manager

EchoStar is reimagining the future of connectivity. Our business reach spans satellite television service, live-streaming and on-demand programming, smart home installation services, mobile plans and products. Today, our brands include Boost Mobile, DISH TV, Gen Mobile, Hughes and Sling TV.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

This role is responsible for the financial lifecycle management of all Transport Carrier Services, ensuring accuracy in billing, identifying cost-saving opportunities, and maintaining vendor compliance. The manager will serve as the primary liaison between Network Operations, Finance, and external Carriers for all transport billing matters.

Key Responsibilities :

• Lead continuous cost-reduction initiatives for all carrier transport services (e.g., fiber, TDM, Ethernet, wave services)
• Conduct detailed financial analysis to forecast transport spend, track budget variance, and report on key performance indicators (KPIs)
• Identify and validate opportunities for circuit decommissioning and rate renegotiation
• Manage the end-to-end carrier invoice auditing process against inventory and contractual rates to ensure 100% billing accuracy
• Process and track all invoice discrepancies, disputes, and credits with carriers in a timely manner
• Ensure all circuit orders (ASRs, disconnects, supplements) are reflected correctly on invoices and in the financial inventory system
• Maintain the definitive transport circuit inventory and cost database (TEM / ITAM platform)
• Work closely with Procurement and Legal to track contract terms, expiration dates, and Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
• Ensure carrier compliance with contractual billing and performance obligations
• Develop and present executive-level dashboards and reports on monthly operational and capital expenses (OPEX / CAPEX) related to transport
• Serve as the financial point-of-contact for network engineering, capacity planning, and finance teams
• Provide financial data to support business cases for new network builds or technology migrations

Skills, Experience and Requirements

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Compensation : $63,150.00 / Year - $90,000.00 / Year

We offer versatile health perks, including flexible spending accounts, HSA, a 401(k) Plan with company match, ESPP, career opportunities, and a flexible time away plan.

Our company is committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace where every individual has the opportunity to succeed. We are dedicated to providing individuals with criminal or arrest records a fair chance of employment in accordance with local, state, and federal laws.

You may redact any information that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of school / graduation from your application documents before submission and throughout our application process. EchoStar will provide reasonable accommodation to otherwise qualified job applicants and employees with known physical or mental disabilities, unless doing so poses an undue hardship on the Company, poses a direct threat of substantial harm to others, or is otherwise not required by law.

U.S. Citizenship is required for certain positions.