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.

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).