Travel voucher: there's an app for that Published July 19, 2010 By Senior Airman Janice Vaughan 17th Comptroller Squadron GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Just returning from a temporary duty assignment or arriving at a new duty station? Tired and stressed from your recent travel? Want to get paid quickly without having to trudge into the finance office? Well you're in luck! There's an App for that! The new e-Finance workspace simplifies all your finance needs into one easy application without the hassle of manual forms or waiting in the finance lobby. A more streamlined process that ensures timely and accurate processing of TDY vouchers, e-Finance is similar to the Turbo Tax-like interface as it fills out the required forms automatically through a series of questions. Most users are able to successfully process their own TDY vouchers by simply following the system prompts. If a member gets stuck, there are hyperlinks and pop-ups to answer questions quickly and easily. Not only can e-Finance processes travel vouchers, it can change a member's state of legal residence, request advance or emergency pay and allowances, complete basic allowance for housing forms, request family separation allowance and authorize the start, stop or change allotments. The system even allows members to select how much they want to split disburse to their Government Travel Card so they don't have to worry about their payment being late. Once a transaction is completed in e-Finance, the document is forwarded to the member's supervisor for approval. After the supervisor has reviewed and signed the document, it's automatically sent to the local base Finance office. Through e-Finance, members can track their documents and receive emails regarding the status of their documents. If everything is in order, the money is deposited within seven-10 business days; it's that easy. If there is an error made or a receipt missing, e-Finance will send the member an email with instructions on how to fix it. Once the issue is resolved, resubmit the request. Help is always available by calling 325- 654-1355 weekdays from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. The e-Finance application can be found on the Air Force Portal under the Life & Career tab on the blue menu bar at the top of the screen and by selecting Money from the drop-down. e-Finance can also be accessed without a CAC at : https://efinanceworkspace.wpafb.af.mil/ GovWarning.aspx. Those who need to upload documents to e-Finance but don't have access to a scanner can stop by the Finance office in building 430 during business hours. They're happy to help.
