Financial Specialist will provide support to Field Accountants in IRI field offices; reviewing payments, expenses, and documents in addition to providing training on IRI’s policies and procedures. This is a temporary position anticipated to start on June 1, 2026, and end on December 31, 2026. Please note that at this time, we are only able to consider candidates who are eligible to work within Kenya, Colombia, Guatemala, or Ecuador. Applications from individuals without a work authorization for one of these countries will not be considered for this position. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Review expenses submitted by the field offices in assigned portfolio for reasonableness and compliance with GAAP, funder, and IRI regulations. Provide IRI process support, including training of Field Accountants on employee setup, AP bills, entries and approvals, expense reports and program reports. Support Program Accountants in award management. Serve as POC for resources outlining local regulations of the countries in assigned portfolio. Serve as POC for compliance with local regulations, registration and operations (e.g. bank, taxes, VAT, local government reporting, payment conditions and currency restrictions); employment regulations, benefits (time off, severance), salary and tax calculations (from gross to net), employment termination conditions; understanding of taxable and non-taxable benefits (e.g. per diem); withholding tax for contractual services.
