Senior Analyst, State Government Affairs Budgeting, Vendor Management and Compliance

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Responsibilities will include:

• Tracking and applying existing, proposed and new statutes and regulations to Verizon's operations to ensure compliance.

• Addressing state public utilities commission inquiries, developing and completing compliance report filings as needed, including filings relating to service quality, financial reporting, regulatory fees and assessments, tariffs and pricing.

• Supporting the management of consultant, legal, membership and philanthropic relationships for the State Government Affairs team.

• Onboarding new law firms/consultants including establishing and maintaining contractual relationships.

• Providing training and billing support for vendors' use of the TyMetrix 360 billing platform including the use of proper matters, information regarding lobbying reporting and services provided.

• Ensuring vendor billing is accurate and is remitted and processed in a timely manner.

• Developing and maintaining annual departmental budgets; tracking monthly expenses to budget throughout the year identifying significant variances.

• Tracking and managing invoicing and documentation related to memberships and corresponding commitments in relevant state and local membership organizations.

• Tracking corporate political contributions and Verizon Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) contributions to designated charitable organizations.

You'll need to have:

• Bachelor's degree or four or more years of work experience.

• Three or more years of relevant experience.

• Experience with advanced spreadsheets.

• Presentations and word processing skills.

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• Strong planning and organizational skills.

• Ability to manage complex work responsibilities in various areas with strict deadlines.

• Unwavering commitment to ethics and compliance.

• Ability to work independently, have strong analytical skills and a general knowledge of telecom products and services.

• Demonstrated planning, organizational and verbal and written communications skills.

• Self-starter and evidence of intellectual curiosity.

• Public policy, community engagement, advocacy experience on behalf of a technology, communications, cable TV or public utilities business/industry.

• Broad knowledge of Verizon operations and business functions or extensive positioning already established in territory.

• Experience with TyMetrix 360 and CyberGrants.

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every "even better" qualification listed above.

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