IDB Invest - Financial Operations Consultant

Inter-American Development Bank; Washington (District of Columbia); Sur place; USD 95 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Competitive compensation

Leaves & vacations: 2 days per month

Health insurance

Relocation assistance

On-site with occasional teleworking

Professional development

Health services center access

Résumé du poste

IDB Invest in Washington DC seeks a Financial Operations Consultant to support daily operations: processing transactions, disbursements, billing, collections, and portfolio servicing across diverse financial products.

You’ll join the FinOps Team to help implement the future Corporate Lending System (CLS), perform testing, data validation, and prepare operational reports, while ensuring data integrity and adherence to controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in finance, business administration, accounting, economics, or another relevant field. A master’s degree is a plus.
• 2+ years of relevant experience in financial operations, loan administration, portfolio servicing, disbursements, billing, collections, back-office controls, or related functions in a financial institution, multilateral organization, or similar environment.
• Proficiency in English and one of the other Bank official languages (Spanish, French or Portuguese) is required.
• Analytical mindset with attention to detail; comfortable reviewing financial or legal documentation and working with operational data.
• Experience with loan management systems (ACBS or similar) and MS Office, especially Excel; exposure to Power BI or data quality activities is a plus.

Responsabilités

• Support business requirements gathering, business process reviews, data analysis and validation for the CLS implementation program.
• Assist in testing activities including test scenarios, UAT, data validation, reconciliation, defect tracking and business verification.
• Review system workflows, reports and transaction outputs from a Financial Operations perspective and help resolve issues.
• Support data migration, training materials, procedure development, and other implementation activities for the future platform.
• Contribute to a smooth system implementation and transition, including go-live readiness and maintaining operational continuity.
• Support day-to-day administration and servicing of loans, guarantees, debt securities, equity investments, investment funds, and other products.
• Review agreements and documentation to identify operational requirements and manage data in the loan management system.
• Prepare and maintain operational reports, reconciliations, control files, and supporting documentation.
• Assist with data quality reviews, exception management, and responses to routine inquiries.

Connaissances

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

English proficiency

Financial operations

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in finance / business / accounting / economics

Master’s degree (plus)

Outils

ACBS

Excel

Power BI

Description du poste

IDB Invest - Financial Operations Consultant Job Description IDB Invest - Financial Operations Consultant City: Washington DC Company: IDB Invest Posting End Date: 11/9/2026 11:59 PM EST

We improve lives

IDB Invest is the private sector arm of the IDB Group committed to supporting the sustainable development of Latin America and the Caribbean through the private sector. Our mission is to finance, structure, and mobilize capital for companies and projects that support economic growth, resilience, and long-term development across the region.

IDB Invest operates in 26 countries, structured across four geographic regions and three industry verticals: Infrastructure and Energy, Financial Institutions, and Corporates.

As part of its evolving business model, “Originate to Share,” IDB Invest is expanding its capacity to mobilize private capital and scale development impact across Latin America and the Caribbean, supported by a $3.5 billion capitalization from its shareholders. The model strengthens IDB Invest’s ability to originate high-quality assets, structure innovative financial solutions, and connect global capital with opportunities across the region.

About this position

We are looking for a detail-oriented, analytical, and proactive Financial Operations Consultant. As a Financial Operations Consultant, you will support the day-to-day execution of financial operations activities, including the processing of financial transactions, disbursements, billing schedules, collections, portfolio servicing events, and operational reporting across IDB Invest’s diverse financial products, ensuring data accuracy, compliance with contractual obligations, and adherence to established controls and procedures.

You will work in the Financial Operations Team (OPD), part of the Finance and Administration Department (FNA). This team is responsible for managing and executing operational activities related to IDB Invest’s project portfolio, ensuring the accurate and timely processing of financial transactions, maintaining financial data integrity, and supporting operational controls and reporting in alignment with IDB Invest’s governance and risk management framework.

What you’ll do

Working closely with the FinOps Team Lead, Segment Coordinators, Specialists, and the CLS workstream, the consultant will support the implementation of IDB Invest's future Corporate Lending System (CLS). Key responsibilities include:

CLS Implementation and Business Transformation Support

• Support business requirements gathering, participate in business process reviews and process documentation, data analysis, and validation activities for the CLS implementation program.
• Assist in the preparation and execution of testing activities, including test scenarios, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), data validation, reconciliation, defect tracking, and business verification activities.
• Review system workflows, reports, calculations, and transaction outputs from a Financial Operations perspective and support the identification and resolution of issues.
• Support data migration, business readiness, procedure development, training materials, and other implementation activities required to support the transition to the future platform and operating model.
• Contribute to a successful system implementation and transition, supporting issue resolution, documentation preparation or review, validation activities, and go-live readiness while helping maintain operational continuity throughout the project lifecycle.

Business Process and Operational Support

• Support the day-to-day administration and servicing of loans, guarantees, debt securities, equity investments, investment funds, and other financial products, including disbursements, billing, collections, fees, principal and interest payments, and other portfolio servicing events.
• Review legal agreements, amendments, waivers, notices, and other transaction documentation to identify operational requirements and maintain transaction terms and operational data in the loan management system in accordance with approved documentation, procedures, and business instructions.
• Prepare and maintain operational reports, reconciliations, control files, checklists, and supporting documentation required for transaction processing, portfolio servicing, and operational oversight.
• Support data quality reviews, exception management, issue tracking, and responses to routine inquiries from internal and external stakeholders.

What you'll need

• Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in finance, business administration, accounting, economics, or another relevant field. A master’s degree is a plus.
• Experience: At least 2 years of relevant experience in financial operations, loan administration, portfolio servicing, disbursements, billing, collections, back-office controls, or related functions in a financial institution, multilateral organization, or similar environment. Experience with financial products such as loans, guarantees, debt securities, equity investments, investment funds, syndication, mobilization, or structured finance is desirable.
• Languages: Proficiency in English and one of the other Bank official languages (Spanish, French or Portuguese) is required.
• Technical knowledge: You have good analytical skills and attention to detail. You are comfortable reviewing financial or legal documentation, working with operational data, preparing controls or reports, and following procedures in a controlled environment.
• Systems: Experience using loan management systems is desirable. Previous experience with ACBS or similar loan administration platforms is a plus. Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office / Microsoft 365 tools, especially Excel, is highly desirable. Exposure to Power BI, workflow tools, ticketing platforms, or data quality activities is a plus.

Requirements

• Citizenship: No requirements
• Consanguinity: You have no family members (up to the fourth degree of consanguinity and second degree of affinity, including spouse) working at the IDB, IDB Invest, or IDB Lab.

Type of contract and duration

• International consultant Full-Time, 24 months (up to 48 months, subject to eligibility).

What we offer

• A competitive compensation package.
• Leaves and vacations: 2 days per month of contract + gender-neutral parental leave.
• Health Insurance: the IDB Group provides a monthly allowance for the purchase of health insurance
• Savings plan: The IDB Group cares about your future, depending on the length of the contract, you will receive a monthly savings plan allowance.
• We offer assistance with relocation and visa applications for you and your family when it applies.
• On-siteposition with the occasional flexibility of teleworking.
• Development support: We offer learning opportunities to boost your professional profile, such as seminars, 1:1 professional counseling, and much more.
• Health and well-being: Access to our Health Services Center that provides preventive care and health education for employees.
• Other office amenities (as available): Lactation Room, Daycare Center, Gym, Bike Racks, Parking, spouse career support, and others.

Our culture

At the IDB Group, we work so everyone brings their best and authentic selves to work while finding their purpose. Our people consistently strive for excellence, and we recognize and celebrate the impact of their contributions.

In our efforts to drive innovation, we intentionally include all voices, cultivate a sense of belonging and champion fairness. We welcome individuals from underrepresented groups to join us and share their unique perspectives.

We ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the job interview process. If you require an accommodation to complete this application, please email us at [e-mail]

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