Disaster Response Finance/Administration – Reservist, On Call

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California, +2 more states.

📋 Description

• Assist in financial management tasks encompassing budgeting, cost tracking, expenditure oversight, forecasting, analysis, and financial reporting related to emergency management and disaster recovery initiatives.

• Support disaster recovery grants, reimbursement initiatives, funding eligibility assessments, cost documentation, compliance monitoring, and program execution.

• Provide assistance in procurement, purchasing, contracting, vendor coordination, resource acquisition, and contract administration.

• Carry out personnel tracking, timekeeping, travel arrangements, deployment oversight, records management, reporting, and program documentation.

• Ensure precise financial, operational, and program documentation for audits, reimbursement submissions, compliance assessments, and accountability obligations.

• Collaborate with finance, logistics, planning, and operational teams on emergency response, disaster recovery, preparedness, continuity, and resilience strategies.

• Facilitate adherence to federal, state, local, organizational, contractual, and grant regulations.

• Recognize and escalate documentation or compliance issues.

• Assist in disaster situations, emergency drills, planning efforts, and surge support requirements as needed.

• Be prepared to deploy to Emergency Operations Centers, Joint Field Offices, Disaster Recovery Centers, client sites, field locations, or remote settings as required.

⛳️ Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience in financial management support, including budgeting, cost tracking, forecasting, financial reporting, and expenditure monitoring.

• At least 2 years of professional experience in procurement, purchasing, contracting, or vendor coordination.

• Completion of FEMA/NIMS ICS online courses 100, 200, 700, and 800 prior to receiving an offer.

• A valid U.S. driver’s license and successful motor vehicle record (MVR) check.

• Ability and willingness to travel by air and vehicle at short notice, including national deployments and availability on evenings and weekends.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Public Administration, Economics, Emergency Management, or a related field, or equivalent education and experience combination.

• Experience in an Emergency Operations Center or similar environment.

• Background in supporting finance, timekeeping, purchasing, and related functions in a governmental context.

• At least 2 years of professional experience in personnel tracking, timekeeping, travel coordination, and records management.

• Minimum of 2 years of professional experience in grants management, disaster recovery funding programs, reimbursement procedures, and regulatory compliance.

• Experience collaborating with federal, state, tribal, territorial, or local government partners.

• Completion of FEMA/NIMS ICS courses 300 and 400.

• For Finance/Administration Section Chief-level positions: experience with FSC deployment, ICS Training including ICS 400, E/G/L 0191, and E/L 0973, and Type 1–3 experience.

• Excellent skills in time management, prioritization, analytical thinking, problem-solving, decision-making, written and verbal communication, critical thinking, integrity, and ethical behavior.

• Proven ability to support teams, enhance organizational capability, motivate staff and partners, and adapt in dynamic environments.

• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and project management software.

• Resume should be in reverse chronological order, concise, bullet-pointed, 1–3 pages long, and include job titles, employers, and employment dates.

• All candidates must be authorized to work in the United States.

• This position is not eligible for new H-1B visa sponsorship.

🏝️ Benefits

• On-call scheduling with the flexibility to accept or decline assignments.

• Opportunity to engage in meaningful disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and resilience missions.

• Exposure to large-scale response and recovery operations.

• Collaboration with seasoned emergency management professionals.

• Commitment to equal opportunity employment.

• Reasonable accommodations available during the application and employment process.

• Benefits information is provided in accordance with the Transparency in Coverage Act.