FMNET Message 20 SEP 2018

1. The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Financial Management and Comptroller (ASA (FM&C)), Comptroller Proponency Office is now accepting applications for the Defense Comptrollership Program (DCP) Cohort 2020 NLT 18 OCT 18.  The DCP is a long-term training (LTT) opportunity for Civilians and Military personnel from all services and career programs.  The DCP is open to grades GS-11-13; however, GS-14 personnel may apply.  Army Military selection priority is for Active and Active Guard Reserve (AGR) Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers (NCO) in ranks senior Captain, Major, Sergeant First Class, Master Sergeant, and junior Sergeant Majors.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/message/774204#774204    https://whitman.syr.edu/programs-and-academics/programs/whitman-mba-experience/dcp/index.aspx)

 

2. (NEW) The Commandant of the U.S. Army Financial Management School (FMS) requests the honor of your company at the Financial Management Basic Officer Leader Course (FM BOLC) 003-18 Graduation Ceremony on 4 October, where Colonel Cody L. Zilhaver will be the guest speaker.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/73-237033-559869/pastedImage_0.png    http://www.finance.army.mil/BOLCBB/1CourseOverview16Nov.pdf)

1. The next US Army Financial Management Command (USAFMCOM) Electronic Commerce Training starts on 5 November for all wishing to attend the E-Commerce Training event at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (FRBB).  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)

 

1. (NEW) Major General Rodney D. Fogg recently took command of Combined Arms Support Command (CASCOM); additionally, you can find his leadership philosophy at the following link.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/blog/2018/09/19/cascom-commander-mg-rodney-fogg-leadership-philosophy    http://www.cascom.army.mil/about/ldrs/cg.htm)

 

2. (NEW) Please welcome the US Army Financial Management Command (USAFMCOM) Knowledge Management Officer to the FMNet.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/thread/204026    https://www.facebook.com/USAFMCOM/)

 

3. The Principles of Cost Analysis and Management (PCAM) course will be kicking off class 001 October 10, 2018.  For all attendees, please review PCAM COI for all appropriate course material.    
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/functional-courses/pcam    http://www.finance.army.mil/CourseCatalog/FMSCourseCatalog.pdf)

 

4. (NEW) General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS) Financials course 001 is gearing up for the upcoming class on October 22, 2018.  For all financial managers attending, please review the GFEBS Financials COI for the latest course information.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/functional-courses/gfebs-financials     http://www.finance.army.mil/CourseCatalog/FMSCourseCatalog.pdf)

 

5. The Army Reserve Officer Division (AROD) would like to share pertinent videos about the new Integrated Personnel and Pay System - Army (IPPS_A).
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-521906    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gWkxT9WhGg)

 

6. (NEW) Please review the latest job-Aid shared on the Financial Management Support Center (Theater) milBook site for all Financial Managers working with Invoices without Receiving Reports (IWORR), which illustrates the steps necessary to create the report with Pivot Tables.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-521731) 

 

7. (NEW) Financial Management Support Center (Theater) milBook site has published multiple useful Financial Management documents:
 a. Mutilated Damage Burned Currency (v2) Policy.
 b. EagleCash Card Stored Value Card (v2) Policy.
 c. Temporary Duty (TDY) Combat Zone Entitlement processing (v3) Policy.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/groups/13th-fmc)

 

8. (NEW) The IPPS-A milBook site recently published several Personnel Action Request (PAR) demonstration videos:
 a. PAR Suspension of Favorable Actions
 b. PAR Demotions
 c. PAR create and Process a Reduction
 d. PAR Lateral Appointment
 e. IPPS-A at NGAUS 2018 Highlights

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/)

Join the FMNet by visiting milSuite and signing in 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 (FMNet), 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/

 

Follow the Financial Management School (FMS) on Twitter
https://twitter.com/FMS29207

 

This post identifies our total membership count for the FMNet (Army FM School Community of Interest) with 5,313 members as of September 20th compared to 5,271 as of the August update.