Your Experience: The Army Comptroller Course (ACC)

THE PENTAGON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES

04.27.2015

Courtesy Story

U.S. Army Career Program 26

By Glenda Smith-Davis
Management Analyst, Infantry/Armor Branch, Maneuver Division, U.S. Army Force Management Support Agency; Graduated August 2014

WASHINGTON - The Army Comptroller Course provided me a basic understanding of financial management, with respect to the “color of money,” appropriation and allocation of funds and the financial management aspect of resource management.

My organization is the U.S. Army Force Management Support Agency (USAFMSA). USAFMSA operates as a HQDA, G3/5/7 field operating agency. I am assigned in the Infantry/Armor Branch, at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and my primary function is as a document integrator, CP26 Careerist. The purpose of my organization is to produce, maintain, update and distribute the Army’s organizational requirements, authorizations and essential force management documents.

The course provided me a basic understanding of financial management, with respect to the “color of money,” appropriation and allocation of funds and the financial management aspect of resource management. Additionally, the course provided me an understanding of who the stakeholders are that are involved in the processes and various stages of support to the Army’s posture statement. “Over the long-term, the Army will improve its strategic planning, performance assessment and financial auditability, so that commanders can make better informed decisions on the utilization of resources to improve readiness”; my experience combined with what I learned in the ACC is invaluable.

During the course of study, we used various methods of learning, to include role-playing. This, combined with classroom presentations, extended my knowledge of this subject and will have enduring impact that will benefit me as a document integrator and as a CP26 Careerist.

As I returned to my position at USAFMSA, I am more aware of the big picture of how the Army runs and how USAFMSA fits in this process regarding financial and resource management. My knowledge base has increased and my organization has benefited from the information and experience I gained. I have incorporated the use of some terms and thought processes learned in ACC in my work environment. Today, I understand more of the “how” and the “why” behind the financial and resource management decisions impacting actions and documentation I perform as a routine part of my job.

• Date Taken: 04.27.2015
• Date Posted: 05.01.2015 13:21
• Story ID: 161955
• Location: THE PENTAGON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, US