Marine Corps MOS · Support
3432 Finance Technician
Overview
Finance Technicians maintain and review master pay accounts, process payments, and perform fiscal accounting for related transactions. They adjudicate, compute, review, and pay official travel reimbursement vouchers, and staff noncommissioned officers supervise personnel handling pay accounts or travel payments.
Minimum clearance: Secret
Core Skills
- financial data entry and validation
- payroll processing and reconciliation
- accounts payable and receivable support
- travel voucher review and processing
- use of financial management and ERP systems
- audit readiness and documentation
- attention to detail with numerical data
- customer service and issue resolution
- records management and retention
- teamwork in finance and administrative offices
Civilian Software & Tools
- Kronos Workforce Timekeeper
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Workday software
- Intuit QuickBooks
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft PowerPoint
Civilian Career Paths
- Finance and Accounting
- Administration
- Human Resources
Training & Development
Getting Started
- Certified Bookkeeper (CB)
- Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) · Funded
Career Growth
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
- Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
- Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM)
What the Work Involves
- Verify attendance, hours worked, and pay adjustments, and post information onto designated records.
- Process and issue employee paychecks and statements of earnings and deductions.
- Compute wages and deductions, and enter data into computers.
- Process paperwork for new employees and enter employee information into the payroll system.
- Prepare and balance period-end reports, and reconcile issued payrolls to bank statements.
Related Occupations
- Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
- Billing and Posting Clerks
Typical preparation for these civilian roles: vocational training or an associate degree.
Equivalent Roles in Other Branches
Descriptions may be summarized for clarity. Verify all information with your branch career counselor or official military documentation before making career decisions.
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