Lead FP&A Analyst
Location
United States
Posted
12 days ago
Salary
$100K - $120K / year
No structured requirement data.
Job Description
About Nava
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 orally and in writing, in person, and via electronic mediums
- Ability to read and interpret policy, regulations, and directives
- Strong budgeting and reporting skills and a solid understanding of cash flow management
- Analytic and modeling skills and familiarity with income statements, balance sheets, and cash flows
- Experience performing financial management and reviewing work products for correctness, quality, and completeness
- Experience tracking, monitoring, reporting, standardizing, and overseeing project cost, schedule, and performance measures
- Excellent time management skills with keen attention to detail
- High level of personal integrity, ethics, motivation, and ability to foster mutual respect and inclusion
- Ability to operate in a fast-paced, dynamic, and growing environment while maintaining alignment across organizational boundaries
Desired skills
- 7+ years of finance and accounting, preferably with growing professional services companies with previous consulting experience
- Proficiency with GovCon ERP systems (Deltek Costpoint, Unanet, or equivalent)
- Experience with Workday Adaptive Planning OfficeConnect reporting and integration with Workday Financials or similar HCM/ERP
- Experience supporting forward pricing rate proposals (FPRPs) or incurred cost submissions (ICS)
- Experience managing, coordinating, and facilitating a team's efforts effectively and efficiently in multiple contract environments (i.e., Time and Material, Firm Fixed Price)
- Prior experience in a DCAA-audited environment
- Exposure to BI/data visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau) as a complement to Adaptive reporting
- Intellectual curiosity and a structured, problem-solving approach to breaking down complex challenges
- A proactive, hands-on mindset with a willingness to roll up your sleeves and take ownership
- Experience with implementing and using AI in finance workstream
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