Financial Analyst

Overview

The Financial Analyst position with AECA is an advanced working professional level position. The position completes the processes related to the intrastate carrier access billing system (CABS) and provides administrative support for contract services provided by AECA. Currently, AECA is providing service to the Alaska Universal Service Administrative Company (AUSAC) and seven non-pooling companies. The work related to the non-pooling companies is completed as part of the monthly AECA CABS routine and does not include a separate reporting system.

Examples of Duties

• Duties involving the CABS monthly billing for the association.
• Financial and statistical analysis of billing data for reports to member companies and management committees.
• Facilitating training for member company personnel on the intrastate access charge system.
• Design and maintenance of the company hardware and software.
• Performs other duties as assigned; an example includes facilitating a meeting in the absence of the Executive Director.

Intrastate Carrier Access Billing System (CABS)

• Prepares the monthly intrastate CABS access charge bill, reviews the accuracy of incoming billing data, coordinates any modification of the data between AECA and the local exchange carrier (LEC), controls the download of data and data entry, verifies delivery and receipt of bill, and payments.
• Analyzes traffic reporting, interfaces with interexchange carriers and provides support to member companies through onsite CABS reviews including reviews of reporting systems.
• Prepares the monthly distribution of access charge revenues and reports based on a complex structure of pooled rate elements, revenue requirements and distribution cycles.
• Prepares support schedules for regulatory filings that fulfill AECA’s regulatory obligations for intrastate access charge monitoring and rate development.
• Performs the financial analyses of the billing and distribution of access charges using existin