Shall possess a minimum of five years’ experience working with Federal Financial Accounting. Have demonstrated knowledge of Federal financial statements and working knowledge of reviewing OMB and Treasury guidance regarding General purpose and reclassified financial statements. Shall have experience overseeing a team of 10+ resources. Shall have experience analyzing data from financial systems. Must demonstrate ability to review transactions or documents to assure compliance with rules and regulations. Ability to work with and out of multiple systems simultaneously. Must be able to research and respond to inquiries. The Project Manager shall provide expert project management for this BPA Call and is required to be on-site 100% of the time.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, finance, public administration, project management, or related field.
• Minimum of five years managing projects involving payroll operations, tax filing, financial systems, or similar compliance‑driven work.
• Experience with Federal and State payroll tax regulations, quarterly filing cycles, and year‑end reporting processes (e.g., W‑2/W‑2C).
• Demonstrated ability to lead multi‑disciplinary teams and manage workloads with strict statutory deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including preparation of formal reports and briefings.
• Experience with project management tools, dashboards, risk logs, action item tracking, and schedule management.
• PMP or other project management certification preferred but not required.
• Conduct quality assurance oversight, ensuring internal reviews are completed and corrective actions implemented.
• Maintain a COOP plan and risk register, ensuring continuity of operations and timely risk reporting.
• Provide timely communication with the Government, ensuring that issues, risks, and delays are escalated promptly.
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
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, finance, public administration, project management, or a related field
- Minimum of five years managing projects involving payroll operations, tax filing, financial systems, or similar compliance-driven work
- Minimum of five years of experience working with federal financial accounting
- Knowledge of federal financial statements and working knowledge of OMB and Treasury guidance
- Experience overseeing a team of 10 or more resources
- Experience analyzing data from financial systems
- Ability to review transactions or documents for compliance with rules and regulations
- Ability to work with multiple systems simultaneously
- Ability to research and respond to inquiries
- Experience with federal and state payroll tax regulations, quarterly filing cycles, and year-end reporting such as W-2 and W-2C
- Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage workloads with strict statutory deadlines
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including formal reports and briefings
- Experience with project management tools, dashboards, risk logs, action-item tracking, and schedule management
- Quality assurance oversight experience, including corrective action implementation
- Ability to maintain a COOP plan and risk register
- Ability to communicate issues, risks, and delays promptly to government stakeholders
- PMP or other project management certification
- Ability to work on-site 100% of the time
What We Do
XLA is an award-winning government services provider with 250 employees both domestically and internationally. Our core competencies are Program Lifecycle Management, Engineering & Technical Solutions and International Program Support services. These core competencies define XLA. As agencies face declining budgets and a rising demand for services, XLA provides the continuous support needed to overcome those challenges. XLA has the project management expertise needed to successfully meet contract requirements and provide excellent performance. We consider the needs of the customer, project resource requirements, the quality of deliverables, project costs, task scope control, management reporting requirements and data accuracy/timeliness.
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