FMNET Message 13 APR 2018

FMNet Members:

With a little less than a month to go, what are your plans on Friday, May 11th, 2018?  On behalf of the Chief and Command Sergeant Major of the Corps, you are cordially invited to the 2018 Financial Management Ball held at the Embassy Suites by Hilton in Columbia, South Carolina.
(https://army.deps.mil/army/cmds/CASCOM_SSI_FMS/proponency/Shared%20Documents/FMNet/2018%20Financial%20Management%20Ball.pdf   https://www.facebook.com/groups/7945374196/)

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.AKO Enterprise portal is updating to 2.0, the portal provides users the ability to customize content; build individual and organizational collaboration sites; and store files in a safe, controlled manner.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/message/756708#756708   https://defensesystems.com/articles/2017/10/20/army-ako-peo-eis.aspx)

2.Read the latest on the Army Business Process Standardization (BPS) site.  Listing the seven end-to-end (E2E) business processes across the Army General and Working Capital Funds, which influence the general ledger and financial statements.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/blog/2018/04/10/defense-department-financial-audit   http://slideplayer.com/slide/12551754/)
 
3.For all subscribers having an issue connecting to the Soldier Support Institute Learning Resource Center, the problem is with the link, where you merely have to drop the "AKO" at the begging.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/message/756215#756215   http://www.finance.army.mil/)

4.Here at the Financial Management (FMS), we are ecstatic about the upcoming General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS) Cost Management course F01 starting April 16, 2018.  Please review the welcome letter and associated material on GFEBS Cost COI.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/functional-courses/gfebs-cost) 

5.For all attending the Principle of Cost Analysis and Management (PCAM) course F01 on April 30, 2018, please review the associated syllabus and welcome letter on PCAM COI.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/functional-courses/pcam)

6.For all Financial Managers attending the May, 18th Army Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) course, PPBE Community of Interest (COI) lists several documents that provide updated information on course enrollment, expectations, and outcomes.   
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/functional-courses/ppbe)

7.Review the latest questions and answers on the Financial Management credentialing program.  A simple reminder to our subscribers the Financial Management School (FMS) is here to assist all soldiers within Career Management Field (CMF) 36.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/blog/2018/03/23/financial-management-credentialing-opportunities?sr=stream)

8.Review the latest edition of the Comptroller Corner at Department of Defense (DOD) Financial Management (FM) Certification COI.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/fm-certification/blog/2018/04/11/dod-fm-connection?ru=383719&sr=stream   http://www.asmconline.org/2018/04/dod-fm-connection-spring-2018-newsletter/)

9.Review the latest question, answers and helpful tips for all GFEBS users on GFEBS Financials COI.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/functional-courses/gfebs-financials)

10.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   https://www.facebook.com/groups/7945374196/)

11.Join the FORSCOM G8 Summit milBook group and stay informed on the latest FORSCOM G8 summit, where financial management professionals’ will conduct presentations on the newest policies, procedures, and guidance.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/groups/forscom-g8-summit   https://www.forscom.army.mil/(S(bplsxfzfixolyyy5lkelfflf))/)
 
12. The FMS, in attempt to keep all of our subscribers informed we would like to introduce you to The United States Army Financial Management Command (USAFMCOM) Operational Support Team.  Their mission is to provide standardized unit level training throughout the Finance Corps and to provide technical support to financial management units on deployable systems in a deployable environment.  We encourage all subscribers to join and follow USAFMCOM Operational Support Team group.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/groups/ost-usafmcom)

13.Have you been searching for useful PowerPoint Briefs, Excel Worksheets, and Access Databases?  Try the S1NET Tools COI, where members have contributed useful material to assist other members.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/apf/s1net/tools)

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 Processes
(https://dfas4dod.dfas.mil/centers/dfasin/yearend/)

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/)
 

This post identifies our total membership count for the FMNet (Army FM School Community of Interest) with 4,771 members as of April 13th compared to 4,749 as of the March update.