ICF US | Disaster Response Finance/Administration - Reservist (On Call)

Key responsibilities

• This is an On-Call position supporting disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and resilience missions across the United States.
• As a Disaster Response Finance & Administration Section Reservist, you'll have the opportunity to contribute your expertise on meaningful projects that support federal, state, territorial, tribal, and local governments as they navigate complex emergencies and disaster recovery efforts.
• You'll collaborate with experienced emergency management professionals, gain exposure to large-scale response and recovery operations, and play a key role in helping communities build resilience for the future.
• This position is not eligible for new H-1B visa sponsorship by ICF.
• Support financial management activities including budgeting, cost tracking, expenditure monitoring, forecasting, analysis, and financial reporting for emergency management and disaster recovery operations.
• Assist with disaster recovery grants, reimbursement programs, funding eligibility reviews, cost documentation, compliance monitoring, and program implementation activities.
• Provide procurement, purchasing, contracting, vendor coordination, resource acquisition, and contract administration support while maintaining financial accountability and compliance documentation.
• Perform administrative functions including personnel tracking, timekeeping, travel coordination, deployment administration, records management, reporting, and program documentation.
• Maintain accurate financial, operational, and program records to support audits, reimbursement requests, compliance reviews, and organizational accountability requirements.
• Coordinate with finance, logistics, planning, and operational teams to support emergency response, disaster recovery, preparedness, continuity, and resilience initiatives.
• Support compliance with federal, state, local, organizational, contractual, and grant requirements while identifying and escalating documentation or compliance concerns.
• Work Authorization and Sponsorship

Minimum qualifications

• Candidates should be prepared to deploy with limited notice, work flexible schedules that may include evenings, weekends, and holidays, and support incident operations in dynamic and fast-paced environments.
• Candidates must possess qualifications commonly applicable across FEMA Finance/Administration Section Chief and Unit Leader positions.
• 3+ years of professional experience supporting financial management, budgeting, cost tracking, forecasting, financial reporting and expenditure monitoring activities.
• Must have a valid U.S. driver’s license and successfully pass a Motor Vehicle Records (MVR) check.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Public Administration, Economics, Emergency Management, or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience working within an Emergency Operations Center or similar environment.
• Experience in supporting finance, timekeeping, purchasing, and similar in a government setting.
• Experience working with federal, state, tribal territorial or local government partners.
• Finance/Administration Section Chief level role: Deployment experience in the FSC role and ICS Training, including ICS 400, E/G/L 0191 and E/L 0973, Type 1-3 experience.
• Excellent time management and prioritization skills, with the ability to balance multiple concurrent projects and short-turn deliverables.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
• Proven track record of supporting a team and accomplishing successful business results.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, emotional intelligence, critical thinking skills, and integrity and ethics.
• Team player with the demonstrated ability to build organizational capability, motivate teaming partners/staff to ensure high levels of engagement, and work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project Management Software).
• Preferred Qualifications (these will set candidates apart)
• 2+ years of professional experience working with personnel tracking, timekeeping, travel coordination and records management to maintain accurate financial, operational and program records in support of audits, compliance reviews and accountability requirements.

ICF US

ICF US is an employer hiring in India (sector: Audit / Consulting / Advisory). In its own words: "We work with hundreds of companies and governments to plan, design, and implement transformative projects."

Its finance, accounts, audit and tax openings in India are mostly in Reston, Waldorf, Phoenix and San Diego.

• Industry: Audit / Consulting / Advisory