[Hiring] Lead Financial Management Specialist @ICF

Role Description

ICF’s Disaster Management Division is hiring a Lead Financial Management Specialist to assist with developing data platforms to support federal disaster recovery grant programs and carrying out strategic, high-impact activities. This position is 100% Remote in the U.S. with minimal travel. This position is open to direct applicants only and is non-managerial.

The ideal candidate is highly motivated and understands the operational, financial, and compliance requirements of federally funded grant programs. You can translate complex requirements into practical system solutions and have experience supporting grant management and financial systems, including:

• Data integrity
• Reporting
• Workflow optimization
• Technical documentation
• User training

You are comfortable working with state and local government clients, grantees, subrecipients, grant administrators, finance teams, business analysts, developers, and program leadership to improve system functionality, strengthen internal controls, and support audit-ready program delivery.

COMPENSATION: This position will offer a pay range between $95,000 to $105,000. Higher education and skillset will not alter this range and will be based on the % of job description match and location.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in information systems, business administration, accounting, finance, public administration, computer science, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• 8+ years of professional experience (post-university).
• 5+ years of demonstrated knowledge of and experience supporting CDBG-DR and/or CDBG-MIT.
• 5+ years of experience using financial systems, including gathering, documentation, testing support, and end-user technical assistance.
• 5+ years of experience successfully collaborating with cross-functional teams spanning technical, financial and program stakeholders with expeditious detail and professional communication.
• Willingness and ability to travel, both flight and vehicle, for work needs.
• Must have a valid U.S. driver’s license and can successfully pass a motor vehicle records check.

Requirements

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to evaluate complex system, financial, compliance, and process issues and recommend practical solutions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical system concepts and CDBG requirements to non-technical audiences.
• Highly detail-oriented, with a strong commitment to documentation quality, data accuracy, and process consistency — balanced with a results-oriented focus on improving efficiency and system usability.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, managing competing priorities and building trust across client, technical, and program teams.
• Strong proficiency in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).

Benefits

• Reasonable Accommodations are available, including, but not limited to, for disabled veterans, individuals with disabilities, and individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs, in all phases of the application and employment process.
• We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
• All candidates must be authorized to work in the United States. This position is not eligible for new H-1B visa sponsorship by ICF.