Disaster Finance Specialist

Career Opportunities:
Disaster Finance Specialist (16714)

Posting :
16714 – Posted –
Dept of State Health Services –
Agency Disaster Response –
Business and Financial Operations –
Eligible for Telework – $3000 - $4999 per month

DSHS is committed to hiring skilled and dedicated individuals who share a passion for public health to pursue our vision of A Healthy Texas. If you are looking to make an impact and tackle new challenges, we encourage you to consider a career with us.

• Insurance coverage and other benefits available through the State of Texas Group Benefits Plan administered by the Employee Retirement System of Texas (ERS).
• Early career pathways opportunities.

DSHS offers insurance coverage and other benefits available through the State of Texas Group Benefits Plan administered by the Employee Retirement System of Texas (ERS). To learn more about all the benefits available to you as a DSHS employee and other DSHS opportunities for early career pathways, visit the DSHS Careers Page.

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  Disaster Finance Specialist
• Job Title: Program Specialist V
• Agency: Dept of State Health Services
• Department: Agency Disaster Response
• Posting Number: 16714
• Closing Date: 08/01/2026
• Posting Audience: Internal and External
• Occupational Category: Business and Financial Operations
• Salary Range: $4,523.16 - $5,888.50
• Pay Frequency: Monthly
• Salary Group: TEXAS-B-21
• Shift: Day
• Additional Shift: None
• Telework: Eligible for Telework
• Travel: Up to 20%
• Regular/Temporary: Temporary
• Full Time/Part Time: Full time
• FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt: Nonexempt
• City: Austin
• Address: 1100 W 49TH ST (DHT)
• Other Locations: None
• MOS Codes: 16GX,60C0,611X,612X,63G0,641X,712X,86M0,8U000,OS,OSS,PERS,YN,YNS

Under the direction of the Center for Health Emergency Preparedness and Response (CHEPR), Preparedness Management Unit (PMU), and Disaster Finance Manager, this position performs highly advanced (senior level) financial data entry, tracking costs/expenditures, procurement, reimbursement, and auditing work related to Public Health and Medical Response. It also provides technical assistance to local, regional, state, and federal partners. Work involves developing disaster planning and response budgets, producing financial reports, and reviewing disaster contingency contracts, requests for proposals (RFP), and the development of technical and tactical operating guides for use by the Disaster Finance Team, State Medical Operations Center (SMOC), State Operations Center (SOC), and deployed teams.

The role participates in training and exercise activities that support operational and tactical planning and procedures and serves as a DSHS Incident Management Team member within the SMOC or SOC to support planning, training, exercise efforts, and response and recovery operations. All training and exercise requirements must be completed.

CHEPR supports DSHS' mission of providing response support to the SMOC or SOC, requiring staff to report on-site within two hours and the ability to work 12–14‑hour shifts. Disaster response activations can require working in person, seven days a week, for as long as 2–4 weeks, or longer. The position requires the ability to work extended hours including weekends and holidays during health response activation.

The position will be required to come into the office, as directed, to fulfill essential job functions and for any public health response activations.

Actively participate and/or serve in a supporting role to meet the agency's obligations for disaster response and/or recovery or Continuity of Operations (COOP) activation. Works under minimal supervision with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

This is a temporary position and expected to continue until August 31, 2028. There is no guarantee this position will be extended beyond what is indicated in this job posting. Upon hire, the selected candidate will be required to sign a Temporary Employment Agreement indicating awareness that the employment status of the position is temporary. This position is 100% grant funded and is contingent on grant funding.

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