The article provides material on the formation of the Soviet financial system in the 1920s. One of the main problems of this period was the shortage of qualified financial and banking specialists. The current situation required real changes in organizational and personnel work. Much attention was paid to strengthening the managerial staff of party members and sympathizers. The article on the example of the Irkutsk province reveals the attempts of the Soviet authorities to solve the personnel issue and optimize the work of financial and credit structures.