Jr. Travel Analyst Washington, D.C.

XLA; Washington, Northern (District of Columbia, KY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

XLA in Washington, D.C. seeks a Travel Analyst to support a federal agency, performing TDY planning, travel authorizations, and voucher processing in line with FTR and agency policies.

The role is full-time and onsite, with standard hours 8am-5pm ET. The successful candidate will coordinate travel for Fraud Section staff, maintain travel records in E2 Solutions, prepare reports, and assist with policy guidance and training materials for leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and a minimum of two years of related work experience.
• Understanding of the Federal Travel Regulations (FTR) and travel authorization/vouchering processes.
• Experience providing travel scheduling and using travel systems similar to E2 Solutions; identify errors and correct them.
• Substantial use of Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

• Serve as travel contact for Fraud Section employees with policy and process guidance.
• Interpret TDY requests and prepare travel authorizations per policies and timelines.
• Process and submit travel vouchers for reimbursement following policies.
• Review travel authorizations and vouchers in the travel system for errors before approval.
• Provide updates to travelers and officials when changes occur.
• Coordinate documents and visas for overseas travel and liaise with embassies as needed.
• Run monthly travel updates and address open obligations in E2 Solutions.
• Act as liaison between finance and travel teams on policy questions and issues.
• Make reservations for travelers in E2 Solutions when needed.
• Assist with evaluating FRD travel operations and reporting metrics for leadership.
• Support creation of PowerPoint slides, website content, and tutorials for the travel program.

Skills

Travel scheduling

FTR knowledge

Travel policy understanding

Excel proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

E2 Solutions

Job description

Overview: The Travel Analyst will support a federal agency located in Washington, D.C. Position is full time, onsite Mon-Fri 5 days/week. Core work hours are between 8am - 5pmET.

Primary Job Duties

• Serve as a key travel contact for the Fraud Section employees. In this role the contractor shall provide technical, policy, and process advice and guidance on travel to employees, attorneys, and management officials.
• Interpret official temporary duty (TDY) travel requests and prepare travel authorizations based on traveler, Section, and mission needs. Ensure that the requests comply with Division and Department policies and procedures. Ensure submission of travel authorizations are completed in a timely manner that complies with Department policies and processes.
• Process and submit travel vouchers for reimbursement of funds and ensure all policies and processes are followed. Ensure submissions of travel vouchers are conducted in a timely manner that complies with Department policies.
• Review all travel authorizations and vouchers within the Division's travel system (E2 Solutions) for errors prior to the submission for approval. Conduct adjustments to travel requests when discrepancies are discovered.
• Provide timely updates to travelers, routing officials and authorizing officials when changes occur with travel requests.
• For official travel outside the U.S., the Contractor shall coordinate and obtain documents including official passports and assists employees in applying for visas. The Contractor shall contact the foreign embassy for additional information when needed and provide information to State Department to obtain country clearances.
• Conduct monthly travel updates to address any open travel obligations that remain open in E2 Solutions more than 30 days after the traveler's departure date.
• Act as a liaison between Division's finance section and FRD travel teams concerning travel policy questions, policy interpretation and vouchers/authorizations issues.
• Make reservations for travelers utilizing E2 Solutions in situations where travelers are unable to make reservations on their own.
• The Contractor shall assist with evaluating the current state of FRD's travel operations and recommend improvements, document processes, and develop and update metrics for senior leadership review. Updated metric reporting will be required monthly to ensure travel authorization and vouchers are processing timely and accurately.
• The Contractor shall assist Fraud Section management with creating Power-Point slides, website content, tutorials, and other work product related to the travel program for Section dissemination.

Requirements

• Position requires a bachelor's degree and a minimum of two (2) years of proven and/or related work experience
• This individual should have an understanding of the Federal Travel Regulations (FTR); knowledge of the federal travel authorization and vouchering process
• Experience providing travel scheduling; familiar with travel systems similar to E2 Solutions; experience in identifying errors and taking appropriate corrective actions
• Substantial use of Microsoft Excel

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