FMNET Message 30 MAR 2018

 FMNet Members:

1.Aristotle stated, “We are defined by what we repeatedly do.  Therefore excellence is a habit, not an act.”  (2018 Aristotle)  The goal of the FMNet is to connect the Finance Corps at all levels, expounding on current business practices through a collective, collaborative effort.  To achieve this goal, I am soliciting all members to submit their best practices to share with all through postings, blogs, and weekly message.  The effort may be monumental, but I am eager for the challenge.  Let us take the entire Finance Corps from proficient to efficient in some of the more challenging tasks we all have faced. 'Each One, Reach One'
 (https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/blog/2018/03/27/each-one-reach-one?sr=stream   https://www.facebook.com/groups/7945374196/)

2.Combined Arms Support Command (CASCOM), the Sustainment Architect for the Army, is developing a new Field Manual (FM) for Sustainment Operations (FM 4-0).  This FM describes Theater Sustainment (SUST) Command mission, structure, functions and capabilities.  To that end, 4-0 will inform all SUST proponent-level doctrinal publications (i.e. FM 1-06).  More to follow in a subsequent FMNet post.

3.How would you as a financial manager design a successful Army Financial Management Professional Development Program?  Have you as a professional pondered this question?  Fortunately, two individuals from the Proponency side of the house have published an article on this very subject, read more on the FMNet.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/blog/2018/03/22/designing-a-successful-army-financial-management-professional-development-program?sr=stream   https://cdn.flipsnack.com/widget/v2/widget.html?hash=fdzc8ztze&bgcolor=F4EAEE&t=1518094341)

Training Opportunities:

1.FMNet highlights the Ultimate Training Environment System (UTES) Community of Interest (COI).  For all users who are not familiar with UTES or how to leverage this tool to conduct home station training, a blog posted within UTES COI provides an overview.  (https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/utes/blog/2017/11/27/utes-overview)  We encourage our users to leverage this superb tool; where financial managers (military and civilian) can train on identical systems used in real-time to provide Operational Contract Support (OCS)/Procure-to-Pay Business Process at home station.  Users can train together in the same room or across the globe. 
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nICwUuLGGUk)

2.Update to the US Army Financial Management Command (USAFMCOM) training Guidance, for all wishing to attend the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (FRBB) E-Commerce Training event.  The training is for select personnel of FORSCOM deploying Financial Management Organizations.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/message/753730#753730   https://www.dvidshub.net/news/printable/135067)
 
3.The National Professional Development Institute (PDI) is the premier training event of the American Society of Military Comptrollers (ASMC) and will take place on May 28-June 1 in Denver, Colorado (with Pre-PDI May 28-29).  Defense financial managers in the public and private sectors will converge for the three-day event to enhance their resource management knowledge and skills, as well as share best practices toward meeting the complex challenges of today’s fiscal environment.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/events/48893?sr=stream   http://www.asmconline.org/pdi/)

General News and Information:

1.Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him.”  (Dwight D. Eisenhower)  Every Soldier will eventually transition, upon your transition are you prepared?  Prepare for the future and improve your technical knowledge competence, along with a certification.  The Financial Management School offers a Credentialing Program that is open to all soldiers within Career Management Field (CMF) 36 and includes all Compos.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/blog/2018/03/23/financial-management-credentialing-opportunities?sr=stream   https://www.facebook.com/groups/7945374196/)

2.S8s looking to enhance your toolkit?  The Brigade S8 latest discussion talks about shaping the procurement to pay process for individual units, providing a near real-time update to a multitude of budget metrics.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-455312?ru=771264&sr=stream)

3.A quick reminder to all of our subscribers that the UTES site will be down for schedule Maintenance on March 30 – April 7, 2018.  To review all upcoming scheduled maintenance days visit UTES COI.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-327660)

4.For all financial managers attending the Planning, Programming, Budget, and Execution (PPBE) course 702 on April 9, 2018, please review PPBE COI page for course information.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/functional-courses/ppbe)

5.For all financial managers seeking accreditation of Continuing Education and Training (CET) requirements from the comfort of their desk.  Please review the list of available virtual training at DOD FM Certification COI.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/fm-certification/blog/2018/02/13/the-virtual-courses-pilot-has-been-extended)

6.For all subscribers looking for a TPU Vacancy, please consider the Total Force Integrator COI for a listing of TPU opportunities.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/tfi)

7.The USARC G8 Pay Management Division has an ADOS-RC opportunity for an E4-E7 36B at Ft Knox, KY.  Start date is as soon as possible; end date is 30 Sep 18.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-454881?sr=stream   https://www.facebook.com/groups/7945374196/)

8.Review the latest GFEBS CVS Job-Aids utilize these training slides with students during training events.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-454782?sr=stream)

9.Review the Fiscal Year 2018 sample checklist for Expense Control and Substantive.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-456015?sr=stream)

10.We are excited to announce that the Military Pay (MilPay) Transition Application is now available for download on both Apple and Android devices.  The MilPay App was created by the Soldier Support Institute (SSI) with a combined stakeholder team as part of an effort to prepare the HR community to assume pay-related activities in advance of IPPS-A's deployment.  This app provides another opportunity to grow and develop MilPay skillsets and serves as a reference tool to ensure HR Professionals are ready for the future of MilPay.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/thread/195565?sr=stream   https://www.facebook.com/groups/7945374196/)

11.Military Pay E-Message 18-022 SUBJECT:  2018 FEDERAL ONE TIME FLAT RATE CHANGE
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-456822?sr=stream)

12.Here at the FMNet, we strive to inform and connect all financial managers with the most relevant resources, with that thought here are two key milBook communities:
 a.Financial Management Support Center (Theater)
 (https://www.milsuite.mil/book/groups/13th-fmc)
  •FRAGORD 5634 Eagle Cash card and KIOSKS program reducing costs for handling US currencies and minimizes risk.
   (https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-306712?sr=stream)
  •Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Eagle Cash Card Reports (ECC).
  (https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-456348?sr=stream)
  •Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Non-Treasury Disbursing Offices (NTDO) Reporting.
  (https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-456345?sr=stream)
 
 b.Financial Management Support Center (Theater) Internal Control (IC) Section
  (https://www.milsuite.mil/book/groups/fmsct-internal-control-section)
  •Audit Readiness
  (https://www.milsuite.mil/book/groups/fmsct-internal-control-section/content?filterID=contentstatus%5Bpublished%5D~category%5Baudit-readiness%5D)
  •Checklist
  (https://www.milsuite.mil/book/groups/fmsct-internal-control-section/content?filterID=contentstatus%5Bpublished%5D~category%5Bchecklists%5D) 

13.Intragovernmental Transactions shared a video demonstrating how to create and approve a General Terms & Conditions (GT&C) in G-Invoicing (formerly known as the Invoice Processing Platform).
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/leadercasts/4402?sr=stream)

MILPER, ALARACT, Army Directives, DFAS, & FORSCOM Financial Management Messages:

1.MILPER messages available on the HRC MILPER web page at
(https://www.hrc.army.mil/Milper)
 
2.ALARACTs on AKO at
(https://www.us.army.mil/suite/page/550282.)

3.Army Directives are on the Army Publishing Directorate at
(http://www.apd.army.mil/Search/ePubsSearch/ePubsSearchForm.aspx?x=ARMY+DIR)  

4.DFAS MilPay Accounting Analysis Directorate Year End 2017 Processes
(https://dfas4dod.dfas.mil/centers/dfasin/yearend/FY2017/FY17.htm)

5.DFAS For DOD Library
(https://dfas4dod.dfas.mil/library/)

Upcoming Events (all times Eastern Time):

1.Do you need help maintaining your Department of Defense (DOD) Financial Management (FM) and Certified Defense Financial Manager (CDFM) Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits, visit:
(http://www.asmconline.org/pdi/) 

2.American Society of Military Comptrollers (ASMC) 2018 National Professional Development Institute (PDI) is 30 May to 1 June in Denver, Colorado 2018.  Additional details are available.
(http://www.asmconline.org/beckeronlinecpes/)

Social Media: Share these links with your peers.

Join the FMNet by visiting the Army Financial Management School COI link and sign in to milSuite with your CAC (signing in establishes your milSuite account if you did not have one).  After signing in select milBook and navigate to the Army Financial Management School Community page, look for the “Join” widget on the left and click it.  Approval is automatic.  https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms    

FMtube: Visit the FMtube for video job aids https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrFUP9pi9QR6d4mDZ4-cW8Q    

One Stop: Visit us at the Home of the Army Financial Management School on the One Stop http://www.finance.army.mil/

This post identifies our total membership count for the FMNet (Army FM School Community of Interest) with 4,749 members as of March 16th compared to 4,646 as of the February update.