The mission of the Office of Financial Policy is to develop and promulgate Department-wide policy and general procedures in the areas of accounting and finance, budget, internal controls, financial systems, and travel management services.

Functions:

• Establish and interpret Departmental accounting and financial policies and general procedural requirements for Federal accounting and reporting activities that are applicable to all components of the Department, except for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
• Develop, in conjunction with the Office of Budget and the Office of Program Analysis and Evaluation, budgetary policy for long-range and annual budget submissions.
• Working with the Office of the Inspector General and the Office of Internal Review, develop applicable policies related to financial management internal controls.
• Develop Department-wide travel policy and implementation procedures for both individual temporary duty travel and permanent change of station travel.
• Develop financial systems policy in conjunction with the Chief Information Officer and that is consistent with the DOE Enterprise Architecture.
• Manage the travel card program for individual travelers.
• Develop, in conjunction with the Office of Program Analysis and Evaluation, Department-wide policy for performance management, including strategic and multi-year planning.