Program Support Specialist

XLA is looking for a Program Support Specialist to support a federal agency in Arlington, VA. This position requires the candidate to be eligible to obtain a U.S. secret security clearance and is onsite position Monday-Friday. 

The Program Support Specialist’s 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.
• 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.

Functional Responsibilities:

• Establish and maintain action item databases; track action items; prepare and deliver progress reports and other documents in support of program(s); 
• Prepare and monitor delivery schedules; support preparation for, attends and records minutes and action items for meetings.
• Assist in scheduling and preparation of program(s) activities.

Minimum Experience/Education/Certification:

• Associate’s degree and 2 years of experience