American Society of Military Comptrollers-Washington Chapter

ASMC Washington Chapter

Individual and Team Achievement Awards Categories

Submission Deadline: February 1, 2022

 

 

Washington Chapter Achievement Awards are presented annually to individuals and teams who have been nominated for outstanding accomplishment within one of the functional fields of comptrollership.

 

Accounting

Responsibilities at various levels include planning and directing the accounting operation to best serve management's needs, including the development and presentation of information in support of management decision-making; development of accounting policies and procedures, interpretation and application of accounting principles and standards; financial reporting, including preparation and presentation of the basic financial statements, related notes and disclosures, management’s discussion and analysis, and required supplementary information; ensuring the integrity of financial and accounting information; audit readiness including internal controls over financial reporting, communication with auditors, planning for and responding to “provided by client” (PBC) items, internal testing of transactions, preparation of internal control assurance statements, and working audit findings and recommendations; valuation of property, plant, and equipment (PPE); considerations regarding materiality, review and analysis of accounting transactions, information and trends, analysis and resolution of problem disbursements, etc.; and aiding in the design, development and inspection of accounting systems.

 

Finance

Responsibilities at various levels include managing, controlling, review and analysis of military and civilian pay, military retired pay, commercial pay, travel pay, disbursing, call center, and other associated financial operations and services in peacetime, wartime, and contingency operations. It also includes development of financial management policy and procedures associated with these operations and maintenance of internal controls to manage financial services and analysis operations, as well as performance of audit readiness functions relative to finance services operations.

 

Acquisition/Cost Analysis

Responsibilities include acquisition program decision support, project management, economic analysis, management analysis, business case analysis, and cost/benefit analysis. It also includes special studies, cost modeling, and parametric cost modeling, as well as involvement in driving cost management culture and program or operational cost savings.

 

Auditing

Responsibilities involve the planning and conduct of financial statement audits, performance audits, and attestation engagements and also the preparation and presentation of associated reports - all in accordance with government auditing standards. Financial statement audits include all of the activities associated with providing an opinion as to whether an organization’s financial statements are presented fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with the applicable financial reporting framework. Performance audits include review of the efficiency and effectiveness of resource utilization and the extent to which desired program or operating results and benefits are being achieved. Auditing includes the determination and presentation of audit findings and recommendations (as well as their documentation and support) and also estimation of savings that can be generated from the implementation of audit recommendations.

 

Budgeting

Responsibilities include planning, managing, or involvement in formulation, submission, justification, and execution of organization budgets. It also includes development of estimates, preparation of reports (e.g., SF 132 and SF 133) and special schedules, development and management of unfinanced requirements, internal controls over the integrity of obligations, and all other areas of compliance with OMB Circular A-11 requirements associated with the budgeting function.  Key functions also include review and analysis of the relationships between resources and the organization's mission and functions, such as analyzing accounting reports, researching program activities, preparing and presenting briefings on programs, reviewing financial plans, conducting analysis of alternative uses of funds, and other activities in support of management decision- making.

 

Resource Management

This category recognizes outstanding performance by an individual who works in financial management; for example, planning, programming, cost management, financial systems management, and execution of FM related programs or projects involving superior contributions to resource management that do not fit into the other categories.

 

Team Achievement

This award is for outstanding team performance and recognizes teams whose accomplishments, adoption of study results or outcome of savings, aid in the advancement of the profession of military comptrollership. A team is defined as at least two or more, but not exceeding twenty, individuals brought together temporarily to perform a specific task. Teams will compete as a small team (2 to 10) or a large team (11 to 20). A team includes a leader and members (no exceptions to size limits), brought together temporarily to perform a specific task outside of normal functions or operations or the purview of the current structure. Contractor personnel may be listed as members, but the team must be primarily government employees.

 

Award Criteria

Any military or civilian person currently employed by the Department of Defense (to include National Guard & Reserve Components) or the United States Coast Guard may be nominated. A member or non-member of ASMC may be nominated.  Nominees for individual awards must be assigned within the D.C., Maryland, and Virginia area.  Nominees for team awards may consist of team members who reside outside of the D.C., Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) area so long as over 50% of the team members reside within the DMV.

 

Submission Requirements

Any office or person in the Department of Defense or the United States Coast Guard (to include National Guard or Reserve Components) may nominate a person who has demonstrated outstanding performance. Each nomination must be prepared on the 2021 ASMC Washington Chapter Annual Award Submission Template. The justification narrative must be limited to two pages. If an individual is nominated in more than one category, prepare a separate entry for each category.

 

Award Selection Procedures

Judging will be based on outstanding performance as evidenced by documentation of:

 

Impact: (50% weighted): Focused on the results and impacts the accomplishment had across the organization and/or functional communities.

 

Complexity and Leadership: (35% weighted): Focused on the level of difficulty involved in developing and implementing the achievement(s) and the specific leadership skills demonstrated.

 

Resource Savings: (15% weighted): Focused on the amount of actual or projected monetary and/or non-monetary savings; manpower savings; time savings; and period of savings (year of execution, budget year, POM, etc.

 

The number of awards presented in individual achievement award categories will be dependent upon the number and quality of the nominations, not to exceed one award in any one category, with a minimum of three individual achievements awarded. A minimum of one award will be provided for the small and the large team. No team will be permitted to win in more than one category within the same year. No individual or team will be permitted to be a repeat winner in the same category within a five-year time period.

 

Deadline

Nominations must be submitted to Mr. John Writer via email by February 1, 2022 to be considered by the selection panel. Winners will be notified no later than March 1st.

 

Recognition

Awards will be presented at the National Capital Regional Professional Development Institute (NCR PDI) and winners will be listed on the website. Nominating officials should encourage all superiors of organizations that have winning candidates to have those candidates present at the annual NCR PDI to receive awards.

 

For More Information

Contact Mr. John Writer at john.writer@kearneyco.com

 

NOTE: Downloadable “Team Nomination Forms” are located at https://www.washington-asmc.org/upcoming-special-activities_1.html

 

ASMC Virtual Community Service Event

 

Friday, February 4, 2022

12PM – 2PM via Microsoft Teams Meeting

 

Let’s get together and make history!

 

 

 

We invite you to join your fellow ASMC Washington Chapter members as we transcribe digitized collections from the Smithsonian museums from the comfort of your home or office.  You are welcome to join for the entire time or part of the time and you can continue transcribing after the event or later.

 

This is an outstanding opportunity to learn more about our history by transcribing historical documents. Volunteers will look at a scanned image of a document usually containing handwritten and/or typed information and document what they see for future viewing and research.  No previous experience is required and all information will be provided in advance of the event.

 

To sign up for this exciting event, please send an email to Jeff Norris (jnorris@kpmg.com) and Chris Pritchett (cpritchett@kpmg.com), both fellow ASMC Washington Chapter members no later than February 2, 2022.

 

Additional information about the Transcription Center at the Smithsonian Institution can be found at https://transcription.si.edu/about.

 ASMC Washington Chapter Virtual Meeting - February 17, 2022

 

Time: Feb 17, 2022 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

 

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Mini-Course

 Advanced Leadership Skills and Techniques

February 24, 2022

 

The ASMC Washington Chapter is sponsoring the following mini-courses at no cost to our members.

 

This mini-course examines key leadership concepts that address leading change and leading people — two important roles for today’s DoD financial managers. The session explores the differences between leadership and management, best practices for change management, ethics and value-based leadership, and the role of creativity in leading change and leading people.

DoD Certification Level 3

COMPETENCY: Developing Others (Lead People) (PL5)

 

Thursday February 24, 2022

TWO SESSIONS AVAILABLE:

 8:30 –11:30 a.m.

12:30 – 3:30 p.m.

 

Register by February 11, 2022

TO REGISTER: https://learn.managementconcepts.com/ASMC/Register

 

VIRTUAL

Please visit https://ManagementConcepts.com/pm_elearning_sysreq for the hardware and software requirements.

 

 

“Courage for Real Change”

Registration Link: https://asmc.digitellinc.com/asmc/live/12/page/107

 

The 2022 ASMC Virtual NCR PDI is a vibrant engagement across key ASMC Washington metropolitan area chapters to optimize Defense education and professional development, dialogue, networking, as well as fund-raising for charities and scholarships. In the years leading up to COVID, our event sold out with over 1,600 government and industry professionals. PLEASE join us for this commanding virtual experience and a terrific day of learning, discourse, and certification [up to 7 CPEs].  In gratitude of all our corporate members, and for only 2022, all corporate ASMC members can register free of charge along with our government ASMC members!  We strongly encourage non-members to join ASMC to enjoy year-around benefits of reasonable membership to include this free training! Please have your ASMC Membership number available during registration.

ASMC membership renewal or join link https://asmconline.org/membership/renew/

Our 2022 ASMC Virtual NCR PDI theme is “Courage for Real Change.”  Defense Financial Management military, civilian, and corporate professionals have been challenged for years by national leaders to effectively transform legacy systems, achieve audit, improve operations, reduce costs, and enhance professional advancement.  Our FM transformation playbook, directing diligent preparation and innovation advances, has enabled progress toward the finish line.  2022 is the time for courage - to make progress towards real change.

Thank you for your support of our premier training event! For questions, please contact our Registration/Website Chair Wayne Whiten wayne.whiten@calibresys.com or call 703-797-8831 or 703-509-1544.

Critical information and actions required for successful participation in the March 10, 2022 ASMC Virtual NCR PDI Training:

All attendees must join the conference through Google Chrome as their internet browsers. If you do not have Google Chrome, you can download it from here: https://www.google.com/chrome/

Note: The conference cannot be joined through Microsoft Explorer.

Do not share or forward your access link/password to anyone else. Your access link will allow only one person to connect.

 

 

ASMC Washington Chapter

Professional Award Scholarships

Submission Deadline: 15 April 2022

 

Continued professional and personal development is a core tenet of ASMC. In an effort to offset the personal cost of continuing education & training, the Washington Chapter will provide five annual scholarships of $1000 to current ASMC members of the following grades/rank:

 

 GS-07-15, All Enlisted, O-1 to O-6 Officers: (5) $1000 annual scholarships

 

Application Requirements: To be considered, each applicants will submit a 1-3 page letter explaining why they are deserving of a scholarship to achieve their goal of a degree/certification related to business or public policy. Applications need to include full name, rank/grade, current position/title, degree/certification being pursued, course provider, and personal contact information.

 

The narrative of the application must include information in each of the areas below:

 

 Participation/Membership in ASMC

 Community Service/Volunteer Work

 GPA/Academic Achievement

 Professional Achievement/Awards

 Course Work to Current Position

 

Submission Deadline: The cut-off date for applications is 15 April 2022.  Applications submitted after this date will not be eligible for the scholarship consideration in 2022.

 

Submission Instructions: Applications should be submitted via electronic mail to Mario R. Beckles at the following two addresses: scholarships@washington-asmc.org and mario.r.beckles@gmail.com.

 

Scholarship Award: Scholarship winners will be notified by 1 May 2022 of their selection. We will announced all scholarship award winners at the May (2022) luncheon.

 

Scholarship Selection: The Scholarship Committee will evaluate applications based on the individuals accomplishments in each of the areas required for the narrative, with ASMC participation and membership being the most heavily weighted. Additionally, writing mechanics such as grammar, spelling and prose will be factored in.

 

If you have any questions or need additional information please email Mario R. Beckles at

mario.r.beckles@gmail.com.