Lead FP&A Analyst

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Nava PBC

Remote

Posted April 24, 2026

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

As Lead FP&A Analyst, you will play a critical role in owning and managing the corporate budgets, consolidation, and reporting for the company. You will work closely with the finance and accounting team, department VPs and directors, and leadership to ensure accurate financial reporting, actionable insights, and the effective management of financial resources. You will serve as the primary subject matter expert (SME) bridging finance operations and technology, ensuring the platform is fully tailored to the unique demands of government contracting—including compliance with FAR/DFARS cost principles, DCAA audit requirements, and indirect rate management.

What you'll do

Financial Systems - Workday Adaptive Planning (Adaptive)

Lead end-to-end implementation of Workday Adaptive Planning, including system design, configuration, UAT, data migration, and go-live support
Maintain integration workflows between Adaptive and ERP systems (Deltek Costpoint, Unanet, or similar GovCon ERP)
Serve as primary system administrator: manage user roles, permissions, model maintenance, and platform upgrades
Build and publish dashboards, management reports, and board-level financial packages within Adaptive
Maintain documentation and build training materials for additional power users and end users

Financial Planning & Analysis

Support the program finance team in forecasting and consolidating
Support the annual budgeting process, and monthly reforecasting ranging from revenue (T&M, FP, CPFF) to operating expense by department
Perform variance analysis (actuals vs. budget vs forecast) and deliver actionable insights to leadership and program managers
Support sales pipeline reconciliation and revenue recognition (ASC 606) modeling
Partner with the program finance team and the contracts to model contract modification, option year extension and any new award scenarios
Build and maintain KPI reporting

Business Partnering & Reporting

Preparing executive presentation materials, assisting with company and project leadership briefings, and performing on ad-hoc reporting and analysis
Developing and providing monthly financial reports to department directors, VP, and company executives
Coordinating with practice leadership and stakeholders to ensure internal project execution is consistent with budget plans and coordinated with program sponsors as needed

Required skills

Bachelor's Degree in finance, accounting, business, or related field or equivalent experience
4+ years of finance and accounting experience, preferably with growing professional services companies
Workday Adaptive Planning (Adaptive Insights) — implementation or advanced administration experience
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (advanced modeling, pivot tables, macros), Google Sheets, pricing software, and financial analysis tools
Ability to communicate effectively ora

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