Accounting Manager

About NavaNava 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. Meeting our mission is an opportunity to restore trust between people and public institutions. We focus on populations that are the least protected because the stakes are higher.
As a client services company, we work with government agencies to improve how people apply for benefits, navigate their health care, and more. We bill for our time, selling our expertise and problem-solving methodology to government clients. Our clients hire us to help improve their products and services so that their users and beneficiaries have a better customer experience.
These end-users—the humans who benefit from our work—are at the core of everything we do. We research beneficiaries’ needs to help our government clients better deliver on their missions, providing everyone at Nava opportunities to do meaningful, impactful work.
Position SummaryNava is at the forefront of reimagining how our government serves its people. We’re looking for an Accounting Manager to support key aspects of finance and accounting operations in a dynamic, growing organization.
Nava provides the opportunity to do meaningful, impactful, mission-oriented work. As a public benefit corporation, the people who work at Nava have a fiduciary duty to our stated mission: to improve the accessibility, effectiveness, and simplicity of government services. When identifying and pursuing opportunities we must ensure that we are well suited to win and deliver successfully, but also evaluate the work against our mission and values. This is a high bar, but it’s why we’re here, and it informs what we do and how we operate across all phases of the business.
You will report to the Company Controller and work closely with the CFO, Director of Contracts, People Operations leadership, the Finance and Accounting team, and the broader Nava organization. You will work as part of a larger team to deliver the highest quality internal support, financial oversight, and solutions to employees at scale in a fast-growing company. Critical to this role will be the ability to continuously improve accounting operations tools and processes, and you will also play an instrumental role in building a robust support model for our employees. This is a broad-based, high-impact role. 

What you'll do

• Exhibit strong knowledge of accounting theory and practice in preparation for and review of account reconciliations and supporting schedules
• Ensure proper recording of financial transactions in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
• Prepare journal entries and balance sheet reconciliation in support of the monthly close process
• Work closely with other Accounting team members to play an integral role in the month-end close
• Be proactive with investigating and resolving discrepancies or issues timely and appropriately
• Review of accounts payable, accounts receivable, journal entries, employee timesheets, and expense reports to ensure proper recording to the general ledger
• Assist with updating the monthly financial workbook used to support executive review and decision-making processes
• Prepare and process the Company’s semi-monthly payroll
• Maintain semi-monthly payroll spreadsheet with new hires, terminations, bonuses, and other employee changes
• Reconcile the monthly Paylocity payroll register and the Unanet labor report, along with other related reconciliations as needed 
• Prepare payroll journal entries and accrue payroll taxes
• Submit regular contributions for the HSA and FSA
• Register for and keep up-to-date various state payroll tax withholding and unemployment insurance accounts
• Serve as backup for accounts payable and accounts receivable
• Assist with support for annual and quarterly tax and state compliance filings
• Assist with support for the Company financial audit and various governmental audits
• Assist with Accounting help desk tickets, with a focus on accurate and timely completion

Required skills

• Bachelor’s Degree (BA/BS), preferably in finance or accounting
• 5+ years working and/or consulting with a federal government contractor
• 7+ years of accounting experience
• 3+ years of payroll experience 
• Experience with government accounting software is required, preferred experience with Unanet ERP
• Experience working as part of finance and contracts team in accounting for projects in accordance with DCAA guidelines
• Proficient in GSuite, Slack, Zoom, Excel, and Apple computers
• Familiarity with GAAP and cost accounting
• Familiarity with the FAR<