Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller)

Assistant Secretary of the Navy for
Financial Management and Comptroller
Seal of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller)
since January 3, 2023
StyleMr. Secretary
The Honorable
(formal address in writing)
Reports toUnder Secretary of the Navy
SeatThe Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia, United States
NominatorThe President with Senate advice and consent
Term lengthNo fixed term
Constituting instrument10. U.S.C. § 8016
FormationOctober 1954
First holderWilliam B. Franke
Succession18th in SecDef succession by seniority of appointment
SalaryExecutive Schedule, Level IV[1]
WebsiteOfficial website
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The Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller) (abbreviated ASN FM) is a civilian office of the United States Department of the Navy. The Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller) is responsible for managing and directing all of the financial matters, including the annual budgets, of the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps. The Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller) is also the Comptroller of the Department of the Navy. The Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller) reports to the Under Secretary of the Navy.

The office was established in 1954; disestablished in 1958; and then re-established in 1961. In June 1981, the office was re-designated as Deputy Under Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller), but in March 1984, the name switched back to Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller).

The Current Assistant Secretary is Russell Rumbaugh as of January 3, 2023.[2]

  1. ^ 5 U.S.C. § 5315
  2. ^ "FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND COMPTROLLER". www.secnav.navy.mil. Retrieved 5 July 2021.