Barry W. Hoffman was appointed to the Senior Executive Service in September 2020 and currently serves as the U.S. Army Financial Management Command deputy to the commander.
In this role, Hoffman serves as the principal advisor to the USAFMCOM commander, ensuring the two-star command delivers precision, enterprise-wide financial operations to integrate, synchronize and sustain the battlefield through the Joint Strategic Area. He also advises the commander in USAFMCOM’s direct support of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Financial Management and Comptroller in their role as the principal advisor on all matters related to financial management and comptrollership.
Hoffman most recently served as the U.S. Army Futures Command chief financial officer and AFC Resource Management director in Austin, Texas, from February 2023 until July 2026. In these roles, he was the senior financial advisor to the AFC commanding general on fiscal matters and served as the lead for managing the command's day-to-day resource operations with responsibility for programming, budgeting, execution, financial accounting and reporting, acquisition oversight, and audit readiness.
Hoffman began his civil service career shortly after retiring as a lieutenant colonel from the U.S. Army after 21 years of active-duty service in November 2007. He received his commission through the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps as a distinguished military graduate in 1986 and holds a Bachelor of Science in business administration from Hofstra University, New York, and a Master of Science in management information systems from Auburn University, Alabama. His military education includes the Finance Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, the Combined Arms and Services Staff Course, and the Command and General Staff College. He also maintains a Department of Defense Financial Management Level 3 certification.
Hoffman’s first active-duty assignment was with the U.S. Army’s Berlin Brigade, Germany, where he served as a disbursing officer in the finance and accounting office and later as the chief of military pay. His next assignment was with the 24th Finance Battalion, Fort Stewart, Georgia, where he served in a variety of positions including chief of pay and examination, detachment commander, and battalion operations (S-3). Upon his graduation from Auburn University in 1994, Hoffman was assigned to the U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, where he served as a computer systems engineer and later as Information Support Center chief. His next assignment was with the 13th Finance Group, Fort Hood, Texas, where he served in a variety of positions including 230th Finance Battalion detachment commander, III Corps Defense Military Pay Office chief, and 215th Finance Battalion executive officer.
Following his graduation from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College in 2002, he was selected as a Defense Finance and Accounting Service military exchange officer serving on the staff of the British Armed Forces Personnel Administration Agency in Winchester, England. Following this assignment, Hoffman returned stateside and was assigned at Fort Monroe, Virginia, as Financial Services Division chief and deputy chief of staff for resource management (G-8) for Headquarters, USTRADOC.
Upon his retirement from active duty in 2007, Hoffman served briefly as a payroll manager for the civilian sector in Newport News, Virginia, before serving 12 years as the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Finance and Accounting director. Hoffman then made his first stop at USAFMCOM, serving as the command’s deputy to the commanding general from September 2020 to February 2023.
Hoffman’s awards and decorations include three Meritorious Service Medals, two Army Commendation Medals, two Army Achievement Medals, Army of Occupation Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Non-Commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon and Army Parachutist Badge.