Accounting Product Manager for Public Sector (Remote)

Nava Public Benefit Corp.; Williamstown (NJ); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Annual bonus

Remote-friendly

Job summary

Nava Public Benefit Corp. is a consultancy focused on government services modernization. We seek an experienced accounting leader who can guide stakeholders, ensure compliance, and drive cross‑team integration of finance software and processes.

You will collaborate with legal, public policy, business, and operations teams to improve accounting workflows, stay current with regulations, and support audit readiness. Nava offers remote options for eligible U.S.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in accounting
• Strong understanding of financial measurement tools and accounting principles
• Experience with budgeting, financial reporting, and compliance with state government regulations
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Experience running and/or shipping consumer web applications
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for technical, user experience, and project management trade-offs; ability to step up into team gaps and ambiguous situations to structure the team’s action plan
• Ability to identify market trends and shifts that will affect product direction and update plans based on future expectations
• Legal authorization to work in the United States
• Work authorization that doesn’t require visa sponsorship, now or in the future
• May be subject to a government background check or security clearance, depending on the contract

Responsibilities

• Provide expert knowledge and insights in accounting practices
• Lead and manage the integration of accounting software solutions to improve process efficiency and data accuracy
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to software implementation and integration
• Collaborate with IT teams to ensure smooth and effective audit logging, system integrations and system monitoring
• Provide training and support to team members on new software applications and tools
• Define the direction, scope, and priority of projects, from high-level initiatives to specific features, user stories, and business metrics
• Proactively socialize, iterate on, and build buy-in for product initiatives with the team, government partners, and other contractors
• Collaborate with the project management team to prioritize roadmaps and inbound units of work
• Represent Nava's outcome-centric and user-centric approach in discovery meetings with agencies and contractors
• Measure product progress toward business goals or user needs and translate data insights into action

Skills

Accounting

Budgeting

Communication skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Accounting software

System conversions & integrations

Job description

Nava Public Benefit Corp. is a consultancy focused on government services modernization. We seek an experienced accounting leader who can guide stakeholders, ensure compliance, and drive cross‑team integration of finance software and processes.

You will collaborate with legal, public policy, business, and operations teams to improve accounting workflows, stay current with regulations, and support audit readiness. Nava offers remote options for eligible U.S.