United States Marine Corps (USMC)

Officer Job Descriptions

MOS 3404, Financial Management Officer (I)

a. Summary. Financial management officers formulate and supervise the execution of policies and procedures pertaining to the financial management of appropriated funds in the operating forces and the shore establishment. The functional areas of assignment are: budget formulation and execution, finance, and resource evaluation and analysis.

(1) Budget formulation and execution duties include supervising the operations of a budget office or section; providing guidance for formulation of budgets; compiling budget estimates; and reviewing and monitoring budget performance and execution.

(2) Finance duties include supervising the operations of a finance office or section with a finance office; providing guidance on procedures; ascertaining the validity of disbursements and the collection of public funds; and supervising and directing the legal expenditure of public funds.

(3) Resource evaluation and analysis functions may include the evaluation and analysis of resource management issues and problems; fund administrator inspections; and external audits
liaison.

b. Requirements/Prerequisites

(1) Those officers not having prior billet assignment may attend both sections of the Financial Management Officer Course, MCB Camp Lejeune, NC. If billet assignment is known, complete the Financial Management Officer Course-Finance or the Financial Management Officer Course-Comptrollership.

(2) After completion of at least one tour in financial management, attendance at the Marine Corps practical Comptrollership, Course, Monterey, CA is desirable.

c. Duties. For a complete listing of duties and tasks, refer to MCO 1510.75, Individual Training Standards.

d. Related DOT Classification/DOT Code

(1) Comptroller 186.117-014.

(2) Budget Officer 161.117-010.

(3) Treasurer, Financial Institution 186.117-070.

(4) Accountant 160.167-010.

(5) Director, Records Management 161.117-014.