Nava is a consultancy and public benefit corporation working to make government services simple, effective, and accessible to all. Since 2013, federal, state, and local government agencies have trusted Nava to build transformative digital services to help people access public benefits. Nava focuses on populations that are the least protected because the stakes are higher. The company's mission is to restore trust between people and public institutions by providing meaningful, impactful work.
Nava is seeking a Project Control Analyst to join their team. The Project Control Analyst will work closely with company and project executives, internal business partners, and the finance and accounting team to lead project-level financial, operating, and performance analysis. The successful candidate will be adaptable, a strategic problem solver, and able to identify key tradeoffs in multidimensional problems. This role requires strong communication skills, financial and accounting experience, and the ability to work in a growth-oriented environment. Nava offers competitive benefits and a vibrant, inclusive culture. If you are passionate about making government services simple, effective, and accessible, this is the opportunity for you!
Responsibilities:
- Provide program and project control support for monthly close activities, including variance analysis related to key drivers such as revenue, gross margin, net margin, billable hours, and reporting to leadership teams.
- Prepare Estimate-At-Completion (EAC) and support analysis comparing budgets and forecasts to actual results, plus financial and operational trends.
- Conduct contract and subcontract administration, to include monitoring of funding and not-to-exceed amount.
- Lead analysis on project cost, schedule, performance, variance, risk reporting, and analysis.
- Partner with Program Managers and Directors to assist them in running their programs proactively by providing oversight on financial tracking and reporting.
- Develop financial dashboards to track financial and operational KPIs.
- Coordinate with program leadership and stakeholders to ensure project execution is consistent with budget plans and coordinated with program sponsors as needed.
- Work closely with Accounting, Contracts and Program Managers to prepare accurate, timely invoices for submission to clients according to the invoicing instructions in the contracts.
- Reconcile and provide explanation on any unbilled balances, status updates on any overdue invoices; Update and maintain Billing Master Spreadsheet and assist with ongoing timesheet reviews.
- Assist Project Managers with performance management oversight of employees, consultants, and subcontractors, as necessary.
- Work with multiple programs/projects by monitoring progress and quality, managing issue resolution, recommending corrective action, and developing ad-hoc client deliverables.