1. THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE
Presented by Mr. Jeffried Apodaca

2. OVERVIEW
DoD Financial Management (FM) Certification program, impact on resource management personnel and the Chaplain Corps.
Introduction of new Additional Skill Identifiers (ASI)
Learning NAF, Manpower, Facilities, and AF
Obtaining FM Certification
Army to Jobs
FM CERTIFICATION PROGRAM SUMMARY:
a. The Department of Defense Financial Management (FM) Certification program is being
implemented throughout the DoD. The authoritative laws, regulations and directives outline the
requirements of internal control programs identified in the Financial Improvement and Audit
Readiness (FIAR) guidance, IAW DoDD 5118 and OMB Circular A-123.
b. The DoD FIAR plan was developed to improve financial information and auditability of
financial statements. It requires departments to improve processes, internal controls, and systems
supporting information most often used to manage assets. The program applies to the DoD FM
workforce of which the Chaplain Corps is a part.
c. The Financial Management Certification and training program develops technical
competencies that ensure our resource personnel have the knowledge, skills and abilities
necessary to meet Army resourcing challenges and achieve audit readiness.
2. PURPOSE:
a. The primary purpose of the program is to establish a framework to guide DoD FM
professional development.
b. A second purpose is to provide a consistent, disciplined mechanism to ensure
appropriate training and development in key areas such as audit readiness, fiscal law, ethics,
and decision support.
c. Finally, the program aligns our resource personnel with DoD approved certifications and
training that assist with their transition into the civilian workforce under the Army to Jobs Program.
3. BACKGROUND: While the Chaplain Corps has outstanding financial management training
programs, the Army lacked an enterprise-wide framework to guide FM training and
development. In 2011, senior DoD FM leadership initiated the concept of a certification program
for DoD Financial Managers. This program is the blueprint for ensuring that the DoD FM workforce
is properly trained to meet current and future FM challenges and to support the warfighter.
4. DIRECTION: We are a well-trained workforce. However, until now, our training has not been
standardized across the DoD. Professional development should include experience, education
and training, and leadership development. The DoD FM Certification Program emphasizes all of
these. Often we ask our people to accomplish tasks and take responsibility with limited training,
when this occurs accountability suffers. The training outlined in FM identify, prioritize, report, and
where necessary, mitigate operational, financial, and system related risk before it negatively
impacts the mission.
5. SCOPE: The certification program policy identifies the FM workforce as military and civilians in
occupational specialties or program descriptions (PD) who perform financial management
duties. The program also highlights gaps to help prioritize what kind of training to develop next. In
short, we will keep better track of who’s learning what and when. We will be better able to focus
training by targeting courses that meet the certification and proficiency levels outlined by the
position held.
6. SUMMARY: Currently, our office takes advantage of the Financial Management training
program that is provided in partnership with DoD ASA (FM&C). For the last 13 months the
Chaplain Corps has sent a total of three GS civilians and twelve NCOs to a ten day Financial
Management (FM101) course at the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University.
a. Students who perform well and exhibit a proficiency for the course material are later
recommended for the Army Comptrollers Couse (ACC) and compete for the Defense Comptrollership
Program, a 14 month advanced civilian schooling resulting in graduates receiving a dual Master
Degree (MBA and EMPA).
b. Comptroller Graduates will be assigned to one of several coded position at IMCOM HQ ,
OCCH, Hawaii and Europe to name a few.
c. Over the last several months, all positions within the Chaplain Corp that deal with financial
management have been identified and coded as requiring an FM certification level.
d. Our challenge is to continue to meet our Corps objectives in an increasingly dynamic
national security environment, and to do it with significantly fewer resources. This evolving picture
will place greater demands on the FM workforce to provide guidance using its understanding of
the budget process, financial management and decision support skills.
* PPEB - The Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process is how the Department of Defense (DoD) "allocates its resources".

3. MOVING TOWARDS ADUITABILITY: MANAGING CHANGE

4. FM CERTIFICATION Financial Management (FM) Certification Initiative
What is it?
Why are we in it?
In order to institute best financial management practices the Chaplain Corps has chosen to implement FM Certification IAW DoD Instruction.
Our Corps challenge is to continue to meet financial objectives in a dynamic national security environment with significantly fewer resources. This produces greater demands on the FM workforce to provide leadership through its understanding of the budget process, financial management and decision support skills.
FM Certification, what is it?
Financial Management Certification is a training program that develops technical skills in managing resources.
Competencies that ensure our resource personnel have the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to meet Army resourcing challenges and achieve audit readiness, IAW DoDD 5118 and OMB Circular A-123.
Why are we in it?
In order to institute the best financial management practices the Chaplain Corps has chosen to implement FM Certification IAW DoD Instruction.

5. 7T 7F 7Q 7M Progressive Resource Management Model Basic Advanc ed
Funds Technician
Funds Clerk Course
SPC-SGT
81 Positions 7F
Advanc ed
(Effective Date 1 October 2017)
Religious Program Analyst
Chaplain Resource Manager (CRM)
SSG-SFC
35 Positions 7Q
Senior
Religious Program Manager
Army Comptroller Course (ACC)
SFC
36 Positions 7M
Master
Religious Resource Manager
Defense Comptroller Program (DCP)
SFC-SGM
22 Positions
ASI
Level
Title
FUNDS TECH
REL PROGRAM ANALYST
REL PROGRAM MGR
REL RESOURCE MGR
Course
Rank
Here is how our ASIs align with DoD FM Certification.
Positions
A one year satisfactory utilization tour upon completion of identified course is required prior to awarding any ASI.

6. SI & ASI CAREER PATH ECC ACC FM101 GS14- and above GS9-GS13 GS1-GS8
CRM/FM
GS9-GS13
FM101
CRM/FM
GS1-GS8

7. QUESTIONS?