Senior Business Analyst

XLA is currently seeking a Senior Business Analyst to support our DEA client onsite in Arlington, VA. Candidates must be local to the Arlington area, as this position is onsite in a federal office setting 5 days/week.

Salary: $90,000

The Senior Business Analyst competencies will encompass very high-level skills in the following areas: organization; time management; ability to multitask effectively; attention to detail, computer literacy; and well-developed interpersonal skills. Responsibilities and attributes include:

• Analyze and process financial and accounting reports, deliverables, accounts payable, cost accruals, and disbursements.

• Apply financial reporting and accounting management as related to the federal government accounting standards.

• Develop and maintain spreadsheets of obligations, accounts payable, cost accruals, and disbursements.

• Assist with financial and accounting audits of complex contracts.

• Analyze and prepare financial and accounting program activities.

• Develop operating procedures, directives, and/or guides to convey information relating to financial or accounting processes.

• Conduct studies improving accumulation, processes, and reporting of financial and accounting data to include development of complex funding documents and ongoing contract administration.

• Process funding requests into the DEA’s financial management system for action.

• Perform complex fund control activities.

• Perform in a respectful and professional manner with employees.

• Use analytical techniques and critical thinking to prepare delivery status of accounting, data or financial deliverables; identifies tracks and resolves data discrepancies or recommends solutions; attends meetings, working groups, and briefings.

• Process invoices after careful analysis of financial and accounting information.

• Track, organize, record, modify, identify, validate, analyze, and report financial and accounting data relating to procurement of commodities or services; reimbursable agreements; intra-agency agreements; account deliverable and receivables.

• Experienced user of Microsoft Office applications/tools; Excel

General Experience:

• Requires experience in business system development or business process re-engineering.

• Working knowledge of analytical and quantitative techniques to solve business needs.

• Must have demonstrated proficiency in project management methodologies.

• Project management certification a plus.

• Must have strong written and oral communication skills and mastery of Microsoft Office Suite.

Functional Responsibilities:

• Guides customer in preparing functional specifications and project plans to assure customer’s objectives are met on time and within cost.

• Assists in the development, design, and implementation of strategic planning projects.

• Works with customer to define system needs and translate logic diagrams into program statements.

• Performs project management, workflow analysis, systems analysis, GAP analysis, integration, process design, user liaison, and systems deployment.

• Develops and maintains expertise in the scripting designs of the various platforms.

• Prepares test bed requirements and performs system integration testing.

Minimum Experience/Education/Certification:

• Requires six plus years in business system development or business process re-engineering.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science preferred OR 8+ years of related experience (with no degree).

EEO Statement

XLA is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and is an equal opportunity employer committed to supporting equality and integrity in the workplace, professional development and education, and an entrepreneurial atmosphere.

We encourage qualified individuals with disabilities to apply. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process or to perform essential job functions, please contact our HR team by phone at 703-584-8317 or via email at [email protected]. For persons who are deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, or deaf-disabled, XLA will provide an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter where needed as a reasonable accommodation for the hiring processes.

We are proud to be an EEO/VETERAN EMPLOYER.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their protected veteran or disabled status and will not be discriminated against for self-identifying with either category