Team Hill now has eFinance option for temporary duty vouchers

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  • 75th Comptroller Squadron
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah --  Team Hill may now use a new feature -- eFinance has arrived at Hill Air Force Base and it now allows the ease of avoiding the lines at Finance. The new system is used for paper-based temporary duty vouchers. No longer will you complete a manual DD 1351-2 if you have hard-copy orders -- you will complete your voucher online via eFinance. This is a very user-friendly system and the 75th Comptroller Squadon hopes users enjoy it.

Two modules can be found in the eFinance Workspace for customers to initiate a variety of financial processes and documents: PIPS and eFinance. The PIPS module, initially deployed in November 2008, allows active duty customers arriving at a new permanent duty station to digitally prepare, sign, and submit Permananet Change of Station-related documents to their servicing finance office, without having to attend an in-processing briefing. "Wizard" technology guides customers through an interactive session, and the information provided by the member is used to prepare electronic documents and route them for approval and processing. The eFinance module, deployed in February, uses the same "wizard-like" approach to assist customers in the preparation and submission of numerous military pay documents, such as allotments for privatized housing rent and changes to state of legal residence.

The new system, eFinance, can now generate non-Defense Transportation System travel vouchers for orders not generated through DTS, such as deployment or travel by reservists. Customers can use eFinance to initiate accrual and supplemental payment requests, partial and final settlement claims, and "will commute" mileage claims for reservists on a tour of active duty. Users are able to upload or fax supporting documentation (receipts, orders, etc.), as is done in DTS. The new system, eFinance, routes the voucher to the reviewer and any orders for authorizing official approval. After approval, the voucher is routed to the financial services office for review and submission to the Air Force Financial Services Center, or AFFSC, for processing. As with other processes in eFinance, the customer receives e-mail status updates as the document package moves through stages of processing.

The eFinance Workspace functionality is complementary to the capabilities of myPay and DTS (two more widely-known applications for processing pay and travel transactions), and PIPS/eFinance are available to all bases supported by the AFFSC. Both components of eFinance Workspace assist the warfighter, providing tools needed to operate in today's increasingly digital environment. In addition, they help to standardize and streamline the processes at the local finance office and provide the AFFSC with complete and legible documentation. This new system, eFinance Workspace, can be accessed either through the Air Force portal on the Life & Career Money Finance Central page or via the direct link (https://efinanceworkspace@wpafb.af.mil).

If you need assistance with eFinance, contact (801) 777-1851 or stop by the finance office located in Building 430. Office hours are from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.