Nava PBC
professional services
FinancialAnalyst
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“Financial Analyst at Nava PBC. Skills: project-level financial control, client billing and invoicing, Estimates-at-Completion (EACs), variance analysis, margin analysis, Microsoft Excel. Provide project control support for monthly close activities, including variance analysis across revenue, margin, billable hours, and other key performance drivers. Own project-level billing and invoicing, working closely with Accounting, Contracts, and Program Managers to prepare accurate, timely invoices in ac”
What You'll Achieve.
ensure tighter alignment between how projects are run, how performance is tracked, and how work is billed; maintaining financial accuracy, operational clarity, and trust with both internal teams and external clients; strengthening project financial discipline and visibility across a portfolio of client engagements; prepare accurate, timely invoices in accordance with contract terms; identifying financial and operational trends; translating financial data into actionable insights; ensure project execution remains aligned with approved budgets and financial plans
Industry & Context.
solving complex financial problems
Legal authorization to work in the United States, Ability to meet any other requirements for government contracts for which candidates are hired, Work authorization that doesn’t require visa sponsorship, now or in the future, May be subject to a government background check or security clearance, depending on the contract, This role requires you to work from the contiguous United States.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
4+ years of experience in finance, project accounting, or project financial operations, Demonstrated experience owning client billing and invoicing, Experience performing project-level financial control and analysis, such as budgeting, forecasting, estimates-at-completion (EACs), variance analysis, and margin analysis, Willingness and ability to own both analytical project financial management and hands-on billing/invoicing responsibilities, Ability to read and interpret contracts, policies, and invoicing instructions, and apply them accurately in billing and financial analysis, Legal authorization to work in the United States, Ability to meet any other requirements for government contracts for which candidates are hired, Work authorization that doesn’t require visa sponsorship, now or in the future
Nice to Have
preferably in a professional services or consulting environment, Comfort operating across functions, with the ability to translate project financial performance directly into accurate billing and reporting, understanding of income statements, cash flow, and project economics in time-and-materials and fixed-price contract environments, May be subject to a government background check or security clearance, depending on the contract
What You'll Do.
Provide project control support for monthly close activities, including variance analysis across revenue, margin, billable hours, and other key performance drivers, Own project-level billing and invoicing, working closely with Accounting, Contracts, and Program Managers to prepare accurate, timely invoices in accordance with contract terms, Prepare and maintain Estimates-at-Completion (EACs), analyzing budget vs.
forecast vs.
actuals and identifying financial and operational trends, Conduct contract and subcontract administration, including monitoring funding levels and analyzing project cost, schedule, performance, risks, and variances, Reconcile unbilled balances, provide regular status updates on overdue invoices, support timesheet reviews, and maintain billing and project financial tracking files, Partner with Program Managers and Directors to support day-to-day project financial management, translating financial data into actionable insights, Develop and deliver monthly financial reports and dashboards to program leadership and company executives, Support executive briefings, ad-hoc financial analysis, and decision support across a portfolio of projects, Coordinate with program leadership to ensure project execution remains aligned with approved budgets and financial plans.
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
working closely with Accounting, Contracts, and Program Managers; Partner with Program Managers and Directors; Support executive briefings; Coordinate with program leadership; Comfort operating across functions; cross-functional partners; A collaborative and remote-friendly team environment
Communication Scope
Proven ability to communicate clearly and professionally with program managers, executives, clients, and cross-functional partners
Process & Methodology
project control, project financial management, project execution alignment with approved budgets and financial plans
Full Job Description
About Nava Nava is a consultancy and public benefit corporation working to make government services simple and effective. Since 2015, federal, state, and local agencies have trusted Nava to help solve highly scrutinized technology modernization challenges. As a client services company, we guide agencies constrained by legacy systems to a future with sharp user experiences built on secure, reliable, fault-tolerant cloud infrastructure. We bill for our time, offering our expertise and problem-solving approach to help our government partners enhance their digital products and services. People are at the heart of our work, from members of the public who rely on benefit programs to government agency staff. Through human-centered design and modern engineering best practices, we help our government partners understand user needs and deliver on their missions more effectively. This focus gives everyone at Nava the opportunity to do work that is meaningful, impactful, and deeply connected to public good. Position summary The Financial Analyst role at Nava is intentionally designed to bridge two functions that are often separated: project-level financial control and client billing/invoicing. As a professional services consultancy, Nava needs a strong analytical partner who not only understands project performance, forecasting, and cost control — but who can also translate that understanding directly into accurate, timely client invoices. In many organizations, project controls and billing sit in different teams. At Nava, this role brings those responsibilities together to ensure tighter alignment between how projects are run, how performance is tracked, and how work is billed. This position is critical to maintaining financial accuracy, operational clarity, and trust with both internal teams and external clients. As the Financial Analyst, you will work closely with Program Managers, project leadership, Accounting, and Contracts to own project-level financial operations end to
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