Finance Corps

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  The ultimate mission of the Finance Corps is to sustain the combat soldier and commanders in the field with the timely and accurate finance and accounting support. 

    This support includes military and civilian pay, the preperation and payment of travel and commercial vendor vouchers, and accounting for the disbursement of public funds.

    In addition to providing the traditional military pay support to the individual soldier, the Finance Corps plays an important role in supporting logistical, medical, and supply requirements during tactical deployments and contingency missions.   As a Finance Corps Lieutenant, you may be part of a Finance Battalion assigned to provide finance support to deployed units on the battlefield.  These missions could require you to monitor and pay contracts with the local commercial vendors for repair parts, fuel, or anything else that supports Army units.

    To become a Finance Corps Lieutenant, you must have a baccalaureate degree and a minimum of six academic hours of accounting.  As a newly commissioned officer, your training begins at the Finance Officer Basic Course.  additional training may include the Disbursing, Travel, of Military Accounting courses.  These courses provide you with the basic skills necessary for the various duties you may be expected to perform, such as Cash Control Officer; Disbursing Officer; Chief, Military Pay; Operations Officer; or Detachment Commander.

    Whether you handle cash, compute entitlements, or deploy to provide finance support to soldiers stationed in countries and on battlefields around the world, you'll have a great deal of responsibility.  As a bright, motivated Finance Corps officer, you will support and serve the Army and your fellow soldiers proudly!

 
 

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