§ 527.14 - Finance officer.

The finance officer will assist the ICCO in the control and prevention of check-cashing privilege abuse. The finance officer will—

(a) Assist the unit commander in conducting training for personnel in checkbook maintenance by providing instructional material.

(b) Provide installation commander with management information concerning the level of dishonored checks using the Monthly Dishonored Check Report (Fig 4-1).

(c) Cash a soldier's personal check when the soldier is on the dishonored check list, is on SURE-PAY, has a non-local checking account, and the soldier has a written request from his/her commander to the finance officer requesting this service. If the check is returned due to insufficient funds, collection action will occur IAW DODPM and AR 37-103 for the amount of the check, plus any administrative or service charge.

(d) Establish procedures in Central Accounting Office for accounting for nonappropriated fund dishonored checks.

(e) Process DD Form 139 (Pay Adjustment Authorization) received from the check-cashing facility and return completed copy to the ICCO.

(f) Distribute amounts collected from soldier's or civilian's pay to the appropriate check-cashing facility.

(g) Analyze the RCS CSCOA-105 received from the ICCO.

(h) Inform the installation commander of dishonored check analysis.