BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY
OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 65-202
19 MARCH 2020
Financial Management
ADMINISTRATION OF A BASE
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT QUALITY
ASSURANCE PROGRAM
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available for downloading or ordering on the
e-Publishing website at www.e-Publishing.af.mil
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication
OPR: SAF/FMFC
Supersedes: AFI65-202, 25 January 2016
Certified by: SAF/FMF
(Thomas J. Murphy)
Pages: 55
The instruction implements the Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 65-2, Managers’ Internal
Control Program. This instruction provides general guidance for the Quality Assurance Manager
(QA Manager) to administer the Quality Assurance Program (QAP) in base level financial
management (FM) operations. It applies to all civilian and uniformed members of the Regular Air
Force, Air Force Reserve (AFR) and Air National Guard (ANG). Ensure that all records created
as a result of processes prescribed in this publication are maintained in accordance with Air Force
Manual (AFMAN) 33-363, Management of Records, and disposed of in accordance with the Air
Force Records Disposition Schedule (RDS). Refer recommended changes and questions about
this publication to the Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) using the AF Form 847,
Recommendation for Change of Publication; route AF Forms 847 from the field through the
appropriate functional chain of command. This publication may be supplemented at any level, but
all Supplements must be routed to the Air Force Accounting and Finance Office (SAF/FMFC) for
coordination prior to certification and approval. The authorities to waive wing/unit level
requirements in this publication are identified with a Tier (“T-0, T-1, T-2, T-3”) number following
the compliance statement. See AFI 33-360, Publications and Forms Management, for a
description of the authorities associated with the Tier numbers. Submit requests for waivers
through the chain of command to the appropriate Tier waiver approval authority, or alternately, to
the requestor’s commander for non-tiered compliance items.
