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  * Coordinate with USAFMCOM for E-commerce (e.g., SVC, OTCnet, ITS.gov) requirements.
  * Determine accounting and central funding support needed for the operation.
  * Determine banking laws, regulations, and banking support requirements.
  * Determine appropriate quantities of foreign currencies and formalize resupply procedures.
  * Determine NEO support requirements.
  * Prepare to provide currency funding support to other U.S. and multinational organizations in the
  AO.
  * Determine the requirement for LDAs.
  * Prepare for solatia payment and payments for other claims.
  * Coordinate with the SJA to ensure legal considerations are reviewed.
  * When possible, deploying FMSU leadership, SUST BDE, FM SPO and STB leadership should
  conduct predeployment coordination (preferably face-to-face) in order to begin building
  essential working relationships and integrating the FM unit and personnel into the Sustainment
  Brigade.
  * Coordinate with signal support assets to ensure adequate bandwidth and other communication
  support is sufficient to support FMIS.
  DEPLOYMENT AND UNIFIED LAND OPERATIONS
  6-48. As part of FM operations in deployment and unified land operations, the financial manager should—
  * Co-locate and conduct funding with logistic, contract, and disbursing/pay agent assets.
  * Coordinate FM aspects of HNS and AIK.
  * Plan for handling battlefield effects and identify the funding source for anticipated requirements.
  * Capture and track costs IAW DFAS published guidelines and higher headquarters policy.
  * Implement the cost management process in budget execution.
  * Provide reports as required, including those needed for reimbursement by a HN, a foreign
  nation, NGOs, or other Federal agencies.
  * Coordinate with the SJA (co-locate if possible) to ensure that legal considerations are reviewed.
  * Provide fund certification.
  * Establish and monitor commitment accounting automation system(s).
  * Monitor established management controls.
  * Participate as required in contract review process and requirements boards.
  * Perform central funding and accounting (both appropriated and nonappropriated) support, if
  necessary.
  * Support contracting and local procurement requirements.
  * Control currency.
  * Provide EPW and/or CI pay support, if necessary.
  * Support NEO, if necessary.
  * Provide pay support to joint and multinational forces, as well as designated civilians.
  * Coordinate with the SJA to ensure availability of legal reviews.
  STABILITY OPERATIONS
  6-49. As part of FM operations in stability operations, the financial manager should—
  * Identify and request additional sources of funds (by FY, if needed) in order to continue
  sustainment of the operation.
  * Enforce and adjust resourcing processes and approval authorities for requirement development,
  validation and funding (all levels, BCT – ASCC).
  * Continue to capture and track costs.
  * Determine requirements, when necessary, for civil assistance funding.