Director of Financial Planning & Analysis

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.

The Director of Financial Planning & Analysis ('FP&A') is responsible for leading all aspects of the company's corporate financial planning and performance analysis function. This seasoned, values‑based leader will be a critical leader within the Finance organization, driving strategic financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and financial and operating analysis across the firm. This role is highly visible and requires a strategic thinker who can translate complex financial data into actionable business insights for the Executive Leadership Team, Program Management, and organizational leaders.

The ideal candidate has deep experience in a professional services environment, understanding the critical metrics of utilization, unit economics, and resource management. This person is an integral member of the company's management team and will report to the CFO.

They will work as part of a remote‑first team to deliver the highest quality internal support and solutions to employees at scale in a fast‑growing company. Nava is ~650 people today, and the Director of FP&A will be integral to enabling us to approximately double over the next several years. This role will help us solidify our position as a mid‑market government contracting firm with a portfolio spanning the federal, state, and local level.

Critical to this role will be the ability to deliver financial planning and analysis solutions through a customer‑centric approach that leverages technology and continuously develops and leverages Nava's FP&A and broader operational teams. As a proven leader and exceptional operator, this person should build trust and confidence in all interactions, elevate their team, serve as a role model for others, radiate their intent, take pride in strong attention to detail and precision, enjoy solving challenging problems creatively alongside internal colleagues and external teammates, setup scalable technology‑enabled processes, and understand our industry's dynamics and how best to operate within them.

We are seeking 'T‑shaped' candidates—people with vertical depth of expertise in planning, analysis, and financial management who are strong horizontal leaders and communicators across organizational boundaries. In particular, we are looking for a leader who is an exceptional operator, and will deeply understand our goals, business, delivery approach, and mission, before bringing their expertise to the table to help us get there.

• Lead the annual budgeting, monthly forecasting, and long‑range strategic planning processes, coordinating with Executive Leadership, program leaders, practice leaders, and department heads to ensure alignment with the firm’s strategic objectives
• Develop and manage comprehensive financial models for forecasting revenues, expenses, resource capacity, cash, investments, and profitability, particularly focusing on driver‑based models relevant to professional services (e.g., headcount, contracts, projects, utilization, bill rates)
• Provide insightful financial due diligence and analysis for potential strategic investments, capital expenditures, and major initiatives
• Oversee…