Travel Analyst

XLA•Washington, DC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Travel Analyst will support a federal agency located in Washington, D.C. This is a full-time, onsite position, working 5 days a week. The role involves serving as a key travel contact for the Fraud Section employees, providing technical, policy, and process advice on travel matters. Responsibilities include interpreting travel requests, preparing authorizations, processing reimbursements, reviewing travel documents in the E2 Solutions system, coordinating international travel arrangements, conducting monthly travel updates, and acting as a liaison between finance and travel teams.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree
Minimum of two (2) years of proven and/or related work experience
Understanding of the Federal Travel Regulations (FTR)
Knowledge of the federal travel authorization and vouchering process
Experience providing travel scheduling
Familiarity with travel systems similar to E2 Solutions
Experience in identifying errors and taking appropriate corrective actions
Substantial use of Microsoft Excel

Responsibilities

Serve as a key travel contact for the Fraud Section employees, providing 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, ensuring compliance with Division and Department policies and procedures and timely submission.
Process and submit travel vouchers for reimbursement of funds, ensuring all policies and processes are followed and submissions are conducted in a timely manner.
Review all travel authorizations and vouchers within the Division’s travel system (E2 Solutions) for errors prior to submission for approval, and conduct adjustments 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., coordinate and obtain documents including official passports, assist employees in applying for visas, contact foreign embassies for additional information, and provide information to the State Department to obtain country clearances.
Conduct monthly travel updates to address any open travel obligations in E2 Solutions that remain open 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.
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.
Assist Fraud Section management with creating Power-Point slides, website content, tutorials, and other work product related to the travel program for Section dissemination.