Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management & Comptroller)

Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management & Comptroller)
Seal of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management & Comptroller)
Incumbent Ricardo A. Aguilera since February 1, 2016
United States Air Force
Style	The Honorable
Nominator	President of the United States
Formation	1947
Website	www.saffm.hq.af.mil

The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management & Comptroller) (SAF/FM) is a civilian official in the United States Department of the Air Force.

According to U.S. law, there are four Assistant Secretaries of the Air Force appointed from civilian life by the President of the United States upon the advice and consent of the United States Senate. They assist the United States Secretary of the Air Force and the United States Under Secretary of the Air Force. One of the four assistant secretaries is the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management & Comptroller), who is responsible for "the exercise of the comptroller functions of the Department of the Air Force, including financial management functions." The duties expressly given to the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management & Comptroller) include determining the Department of the Air Force's budget estimates (in conjunction with the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)), supervising the Department's financial management system, and overseeing the department's asset management system. The Assistant Secretary is also responsible for developing a five year plan for improving the department's financial management, which plan must be updated annually. He or she also must submit an annual report to the Secretary of the Air Force detailing the state of the department's financial management.

The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management and Comptroller) is supported by a principal deputy as well as senior leaders responsible for budget, cost and economics, and financial operations. The following are the key positions on the assistant secretary's staff.

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller (SAF/FM), a civilian member of the Senior Executive Service