LOGICAL/ANALYTICAL
DETAIL-FOCUSED
PROJECT MANAGER
PROCESS DISCIPLINED
PROBLEM SOLVER
DOMAIN-SPECIFIC EDUCATION
The Finance and Comptroller branch strongly desires officers with academic backgrounds in the domain-specific disciplines listed below. These disciplines provide officers with a foundation in the general accounting financial principles and information systems technology required to manage the Army’s resources effectively and efficiently.
RELEVANT EDUCATION:
Accounting
Computer Science
Accounting/Management and Information Systems Technology
Banking
Business Administration & Management
Economics
Finance
Financial Management
Acquisition / Contract Management
Statistics
RELEVANT TRAINING/EXPERIENCE:
Cadet Troop Leading Time / Leader Development Time with DIV G8 / BDE S8, FM Support Unit
FM Support Detachment
Academic Enrichment Program with private sector comptroller, banking
Computer Programmer or related financial regulatory authority
Finance and Comptroller officers provide fiscally responsible management of government resources through fully auditable Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and various management controls promoting effective governance. They handle vast amounts of financial information utilizing both abstract and analytical reasoning. They possess technical and tactical knowledge as well as an understanding of general accounting principles to complete both finance operations and comptroller tasks. FC officers exhibit abilities to find creative solutions to problems beyond those that are rule-based, yet ensure that those solutions comply with applicable laws and regulations. FC officers are articulate, effective, and concise communicators enabling cost-informed decision-making and communicating subsequent financial impacts to senior leaders in operational terms.
In addition to foundational:
Adaptive
Alert
Assertive
Committed
Conscientious
Cooperative
Customer Focused
Diligent
Disciplined
Dutiful
Ethical / Moral
Expert
Hard Working
Problem Solving
Precise
Prudent
Rational
Responsible
Stable
Trustworthy
INTERPERSONAL
LINGUISTIC