ID
10-509-1230
Name
Disaster Recovery Finance Specialist
Status
Published
Version
1.3
Updated
12/3/2019 11:10:28 AM
Original Release
11/07/2017
Last Major Release
12/03/2019
NQS Position
Resource Category
Emergency Management
Primary Core Capability
Economic Recovery
Secondary Core Capability
 
Resource Kind
Personnel
Overall Function
The Disaster Recovery Finance Specialist collects data related to force account costs, including labor, equipment, and material costs, using references such as bid documents, purchase orders, contracts, and invoices
Single resource
In conjunction with a NIMS typed team
NIMS Typed Team
Disaster Cost Recovery Management Team
In conjunction with a NIMS typed unit
NIMS Typed Unit
 
Description Notes
Not Specified
Supporting Core Capabilities
None
Types
Type Description
Type 1The Disaster Recovery Finance Specialist: 1. Reviews damage descriptions and scopes of work specifications prepared by Disaster Recovery Data Collection Specialists in order to determine data, such as bid documents, purchase orders, contracts, and invoices, are in compliance with specifications 2. Works with disaster recovery funding streams from declaration to funding approval and grant closeout
Components
Component Notes  
EducationNot Specified
Component Types
Type Criteria
Type 1Not Specified
TrainingNot Specified
Component Types
Type Criteria
Type 1Completion of the following: 1. IS-100: Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100 2. IS-200: Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response, ICS-200 3. E376: State Public Assistance Operations 4. E478: Public Assistance Grants Administration for Grantees 5. IS-632: An Introduction to Debris Operations 6. IS-634: Introduction to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Public Assistance Program 7. IS-700: National Incident Management System, An Introduction 8. IS-800: National Response Framework, An Introduction 9. IS-2900: National Disaster Recovery Framework Overview
ExperienceNot Specified
Component Types
Type Criteria
Type 1Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 1. Knowledge of finances in relation to collection of proceeds from insurance policies, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Project Worksheets, Community Development Block Grants – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR), and other state, tribal, territorial, and local funding streams 2. Ability to use word processing, data management, finance, and scheduling software Experience: Two years of experience working with finance, invoicing, contracts, and/or procurement
Physical/Medical FitnessThe NIMS Guideline for the National Qualification System (NQS) defines Physical/Medical Fitness levels for NIMS positions.
Component Types
Type Criteria
Type 1Arduous
CurrencyNot Specified
Component Types
Type Criteria
Type 1Functions in this position during an operational incident, planned event, exercise, drill, or simulation at least once every three years
Professional and Technical Licenses and CertificationsNot Specified
Component Types
Type Criteria
Type 1Not Specified
Composition and Ordering Specifications
Specification
Discuss logistics for deploying this position, such as working conditions, length of deployment, security, lodging, transportation, and meals, prior to deployment
1055
Notes
References
Reference
FEMA, NIMS 508: Disaster Cost Recovery Management Team
FEMA, NIMS 509: Disaster Recovery Data Collection Specialist
FEMA, National Incident Management System (NIMS), October 2017
FEMA, NIMS Guideline for the National Qualification System, November 2017
FEMA, National Response Framework, June 2016
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended
Title 44 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR): Emergency Management and Assistance
Public Health Service Act, Section 319
H.R.2642 - Agricultural Act of 2014, Subtitle E: Supplemental Agricultural Disaster Assistance Programs
Published Versions
Version Publish Date Document Type
1.3 12/3/2019 11:10:28 AM PDF
1.2 1/3/2019 3:47:12 PM PDF
1.1 9/28/2018 5:14:16 PM PDF
1.0 11/7/2017 4:54:58 PM PDF