Accounting officer

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This article describes the activity in the military field. For the corresponding activity in civil administration, see accounting officer (civil administration)

In the Bundeswehr, an accounting officer ( Refü ) is a post within a military unit . The tasks of this post are mostly performed by a non-commissioned officer with portepee (specialist service). Since the tasks are attributable to the area of ​​competence of the defense administration, they are usually carried out outside of missions by civil servants of the middle service or equivalent employees ( administrative clerks , specializing in federal administration).

Area of ​​responsibility

The main task of the accounting officer is the calculation and payment of military wages for conscripts ( conscripts ). Furthermore, he is responsible for the settlement of travel expenses and separation allowance applications for soldiers in his area of ​​responsibility. In principle, everything that has to do with money transactions in a military unit is handled by the accounting officer.

education

A prerequisite for training as an accounting officer is, in addition to middle school leaving certificate , commercial training (e.g. office clerk , bank clerk , etc.) or training as an administrative clerk in the public sector. If appropriate training is lacking, this can be obtained through "civilian vocational training and further training" within the Bundeswehr; this training takes about six months.

In addition to the usual courses for sergeants, the prospective accounting officer must also complete a specialist section. In this he receives knowledge of all necessary regulations and laws such as

• Federal Travel Expenses Act
• Separation Allowance Ordinance
• Military Wages Act
• Federal Salary Act
• Federal Moving Costs Act
• Public service budget and treasury
• catering-specific regulations of the Bundeswehr
• other regulations (e.g. central service regulations )

A trained accounting officer can always take on the post of paying agent , he is entitled to operate the paying agent of an office, to accept payments and to make payments there.

Insinuation

The accounting officer reports directly to the unit leader ; technically he reports to the head of the Bundeswehrdienstleistungszentrum (BwDLZ). In addition to his administrative work, he must also perform military tasks (such as guard duty ).

past

In the Wehrmacht , the accounting officer was an (older) non-commissioned officer who, after 8 to 12 months of training, was primarily employed by the companies to deal with financial and accounting matters . He was subordinate to the respective paymaster .

future

The military accounting officer is only needed in missions or on board ships.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Meyer's Lexicon. Eighth edition; Ninth volume; Leipzig, 1942, column 125, keyword: accounting officer .