Travel Expense Analyst

This position involves performing a variety of tasks related to Travel Accounting within a shared service organization. The role primarily focuses on auditing high-volume business travel expense reports and ensuring compliance with company travel policies, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), and IRS guidelines.

This position involves performing a variety of tasks related to Travel Accounting within a shared service organization. The role primarily focuses on auditing high-volume business travel expense reports and ensuring compliance with company travel policies, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), and IRS guidelines.

• Audit high volume business travel expense reports utilizing the CostPoint Expense Reporting application.
• Ensure expenses comply with company travel policy/procedures, GAAP, FAR, and IRS guidelines.
• Investigate discrepancies in expense reports.
• Provide guidance to employees on expense reporting policies and procedures.
• Manage unprocessed expense transactions.
• Export/Import expense reports in AP module weekly and resolve Project/Accounts errors.
• Process corrections and adjustments on expense reports.
• Perform maintenance for new/inactive foreign currencies in CostPoint Expense.
• Monitor outstanding travel advances.
• Communicate compliance issues for Travel and Expense to all levels of employees and management.
• Identify new ways to add value and proactively take on new tasks.
• Answer employee inquiries via email and phone calls.
• Support internal and external audits.
• Participate in special projects as assigned.

• 1+ years of experience in expense report processing and auditing for a government contractor.
• 6+ months of recent experience with Costpoint and Deltek T&E.
• Basic proficiency in Excel, including using prebuilt templates for reports.
• Understanding of allowed vs unallowed per FAR Part 31 Cost Principles.
• Understanding of SOX and/or experience working for a public company.

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or a related field.
• Currency conversion experience.
• Minimal job hopping.
• Ability to articulate strong attention to detail and basic computer skills.
• Customer service proficiency to support employees at various levels, from entry-level to Executive VP.

The position is 100% remote, ideally in the EST or CST time zone. Standard working hours are Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM EST. The role requires availability from the week after Thanksgiving through the first week of January, with potential for a few days off if team coverage allows.

This is a Contract position based out of Virginia Beach, VA.

The pay range for this position is $25.00 - $30.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully remote position.

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 20, 2026.

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