Financial Management Resource Analyst

“You'll manage the financial operations that keep Marine units funded and running — processing travel claims, managing unit accounts, and ensuring financial transactions are executed correctly and documented completely. Financial management experience in the military translates directly to accounting, budgeting, and finance careers in the federal government and private sector.”

You will process travel claims for Marines who lost their receipts, explain per diem to people who don't understand per diem, and maintain a unit budget while senior leadership asks for things that aren't in the budget. Government financial management runs on specific regulations — JFTR, FMR, and a cast of acronyms that would impress a CPA. The financial management skills transfer to federal government finance positions, defense contractor accounting, and civilian financial analyst roles. The DoD Financial Management Certification program gives your experience a credential structure that civilian employers understand. It is a legitimate career path that most Marines in this MOS underestimate when they're living it.