Base Financial Services to consolidate

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KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea --  The Air Force is transforming its financial management operations in the largest change in Air Force FM's 60-year history. 

The changes will help provide more effective and efficient finance operations within base-level Comptroller Squadrons by consolidating the back-shop processing operations--currently provided by 93 separate base finance offices worldwide--into one operation at the new Air Force Financial Services Center at Ellsworth AFB, S.D. 

The initial effort to consolidate the workload is designed to be seamless and how customer service is provided does not change in the initial stand-up of the AFFSC. Airmen will see fewer financial managers on base, but will have more flexibility in the future obtaining service through 24/7 self-service and contact center options. Base Finance Office walk-in service will remain for some services; however customers will be encouraged to use the new service options.

Kunsan Air Base will see its back office processing move to the new Financial Services Center starting Feb. 27, however it is unclear at this time whether both travel and pay documents will move. The transition is designed to be seamless to customers, and bases that have already migrated their processing to the AFFSC have only seen minor changes to their operations.

Air Force Financial Management is transforming the way it conducts business to better provide focused financial services to all Airmen in alignment with the Air Force's goals of ensuring its 700,000-plus men and women are provided with the state-of-the-art technology and outstanding financial services that they and their families expect and deserve. 

"Financial Management's transformation objective is to provide the Air Force 'a longer tooth and a shorter tail' by returning resources from support operations to direct war fighting capabilities," said John Vonglis, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller. 

The AFFSC will utilize the latest technologies and training to increase the efficiency of Air Force Financial Management operations and will free up resources that can be allocated to directly supporting the war-fighter and Air Force Mission. 

Stay tuned for more updates on changes and for more information visit the AFFSC website on the AF Portal by highlighting 'Life & Career' Tab, then clicking on 'Money - Finance Central', then select 'Air Force Financial Services Center' link.