Hurst, OUSW(C) visit U.S. Army Financial Management Command

By Mark Orders-WoempnerFebruary 25, 2026

Hurst visits USAFMCOM
1 / 2 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Jules W. Hurst III, senior official performing the duties of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) and chief financial officer, center, makes remarks as Art Miller, Deputy Comptroller for OUSW(C) Budget and Appropriations Affairs, smiles during a meeting with the U.S. Army Financial Management Command at the Maj. Gen. Emmett J. Bean Federal Center in Indianapolis Feb. 23, 2026. During the meeting, USAFMCOM provided a high-level overview of the two-star command’s mission support to the U.S. Army Materiel Command as well as its direct support to ASA (FM&C), outlining enterprise-level capabilities and authorities across the Army financial management portfolio, including Reserve Component integration. (U.S. Army photo by Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner) (Photo Credit: Mark Orders-Woempner) VIEW ORIGINAL
Hurst visits USAFMCOM
2 / 2 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Col. Michelle M. Williams, U.S. Army Financial Management Command commander, center right, briefs Jules W. Hurst III, senior official performing the duties of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) and chief financial officer, center left, as Art Miller, Deputy Comptroller for OUSW(C) Budget and Appropriations Affairs, and Ryan A. Busby, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Financial Operations and Information, during a meeting at the Maj. Gen. Emmett J. Bean Federal Center in Indianapolis Feb. 23, 2026. During the meeting, USAFMCOM provided a high-level overview of the two-star command’s mission support to the U.S. Army Materiel Command as well as its direct support to ASA (FM&C), outlining enterprise-level capabilities and authorities across the Army financial management portfolio, including Reserve Component integration. (U.S. Army photo by Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner) (Photo Credit: Mark Orders-Woempner) VIEW ORIGINAL

Jules W. Hurst III, the senior official performing the duties of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) and chief financial officer, and Art Miller, Deputy Comptroller for OUSW(C) Budget and Appropriations Affairs, visited the U.S. Army Financial Management Command at the Maj. Gen. Emmett J Bean Federal Center in Indianapolis Feb. 23.

“We had a productive visit with Honorable Hurst and his team,” said Col. Michelle M. Williams, USAFMCOM commander. “We provided a high-level overview of our mission support to [the U.S. Army Materiel Command] and our direct support to [the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Financial Management and Comptroller], outlining enterprise-level capabilities and authorities across the Army financial management portfolio, including our Reserve Component integration.”

Joining USAFMCOM’s senior leaders in the discussion was Ryan A. Busby, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Financial Operations and Information, who elaborated on the teamwork between USAFMCOM and ASA (FM&C).

USAFMCOM specifically showcased its six directorates, including:

  • 45th Finance Center’s operational finance support to set and open theaters;
  • Army Financial Services’ support to U.S. Army financial operations and banking operations;
  • Systems Support Operations’ responsibility for all enterprise resource management systems as well as their future systems support to Enterprise Business Systems – Convergence;
  • Army Accounting and Audit Operations’ enterprise audit and accounting functions and their oversight of financial reporting;
  • Process Management and Compliance’s Army business process ownership with end-to-end transactional oversight and Army Process Portal governance; and
  • Military Pay Operations’ centralized military pay oversight and ongoing transformation from legacy systems to a hybrid operational environment with the Army human resources community.