Accountant

XLA; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

XLA seeks an Accountant in Washington, DC with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and at least three years of federal accounting experience across Financial Reporting and Analysis, Accounting Operations, Payment Processing, and Revenue and Refund Management. Proficiency in MS Excel, MS Office, and Adobe Acrobat is required.

Knowledge of UFMS and SF-224 forms is preferred. The role supports monthly/quarterly closings, reconciliations, and audit readiness, coordinating with ATF program offices to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting and 3+ years of federal accounting experience.
• Proficient in MS Excel and Adobe Acrobat.
• Experience with UFMS and SF-224 forms.

Responsibilities

• Perform monthly and quarterly accounting activities including reconciliations, reclassifications (SF-224), TROR reporting, adjusting entries, accruals, interagency eliminations, and support financial statement preparation.
• Review, process, and validate commercial, miscellaneous, and intergovernmental payments in UFMS, ensuring proper three-way match, compliance with Prompt Payment Act, and accuracy of AP documentation.
• Conduct complex reconciliations and analyses for revenue, refunds, collections, and large financial datasets; prepare related quarterly reports and resolve discrepancies.
• Provide audit support, resolve financial discrepancies, maintain accurate documentation, and deliver customer service across ATF program offices regarding accounting operations and payment status.

Skills

MS Excel

Microsoft Office

Adobe Acrobat

PDF

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Tools

UFMS

SF-224

Job description

Accountant:

Requires a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a minimum of three (3) years of experience in federal accounting principles and practices, with emphasis in four integrated functional areas: Financial Reporting and Analysis; Accounting Operations; Payment Processing; and Revenue and Refund Management. Must demonstrate proficiency in Microsoft (MS) Excel, be knowledgeable of other MS products, Adobe Acrobat and portable-document format (PDF). All accounting activities performed by the contractor shall be in a supporting role. The Government retains authority for all approvals, certifications, policy decisions, and financial determinations. We do require working knowledge in some of the process areas specified:

• Perform monthly and quarterly accounting activities including reconciliations, reclassificationsSF-224), TROR reporting, adjusting entries, accruals, Interagency Eliminations, and support financial statement preparation.
• Review, process, and validate commercial, miscellaneous, and intergovernmental payments inUFMS, ensuring proper three-way match, compliance with Prompt Payment Act, and accuracy of AP documentation.
• Conduct complex reconciliations and analyses for revenue, refunds, collections, and large financialdatasets; prepare related quarterly reports and resolve discrepancies.
• Provide audit support, resolve financial discrepancies, maintain accurate documentation, and delivercustomer service across ATF program offices regarding accounting operations and payment status.

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 [e-mail] . 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

Candidates must be in the Arlington, VA are to be considered for employment.

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For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey.Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiringprocess or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in aconfidential file.

As set forth in XLA’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection.As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measurethe effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categoriesis as follows:

A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.

A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.

An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.

An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.