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August 29 through 31, 2017: USDA Financial Management Training Schedule.

Monday Breakout Session Agenda

Monday Tuesday

1:00 - 1:50 p.m.

Bureau of the Fiscal Service Financial Information Repository

Treasury's Financial Information Repository offers downloadable data, interactive dashboards, and the ability to analyze agency data

Monica Shelton (Treasury), Lance Strickland (Treasury), and Terrea Pleasant (Treasury) / Room 201

FMS Accounts Payable - Part 1

Overview of FMS' end-to-end processing functions that help to ensure timely/accurate payments

Lloyd Davis (FMS), Tammy Alphonse (FMS), Perri Johnson (FMS), and Joan Johnson (FMS) / Room 202A

Central Accounting Reporting System (CARS)

Central Accounting and Reporting System, the system of record for the Government’s financial data

Eddie Reso (FMS) / Room 202B

2:00 - 2:50 p.m.

Process Robotics

Update on process automation project with OCFO Budget, including live demo with FMMI automated processes

Bob Grabowski (Deloitte) and Jamie Thomas (Deloitte) / Room 201

FMS Accounts Payable - Part 2

Overview of FMS' end-to-end processing functions that help to ensure timely/accurate payments

Lloyd Davis (FMS), Tammy Alphonse (FMS), Perri Johnson (FMS), and Joan Johnson (FMS) / Room 202A

Federal Financial Assistance Update

Overview of Federal grants processing including financial audits

Selena Lee (OCFO) and Bryce Johnson (OCFO) / Room 202B

3:00 - 3:50 p.m.

GTAS Reporting Update

High level explanation of GTAS updates and new initiatives

Nicole Coleman (FMS) / Room 201

Integrated Acquisition System (IAS) and Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform (IPP)

IAS/IPP overview, including integration of end-to-end IAS/IPP processing with FMMI

Rick Toothman (OPPM) / Room 202A

Interface Management and Process Orchestration

Principles of FMMI interface architecture and features of SAP's Process Orchestration System

Bill Kihneman (FMS) / Room 202B

4:00 - 4:50 p.m.

FMSC Help Desk Tier 1 / ETS2 Support

FMSC Help Desk Tier 1 for ETS2 is the first line of support, providing customer focused assistance on multiple levels

Wade Edwards (FMS) / Room 201

Debt Management

FMS collection initiatives including implementation of Treasury's Central Accounts Receivable System and e-billing

Eddie Reso (FMS) and Donna Cornella (FMS) / Room 202A

Budget Status & Forecasting Update

Introduction to the latest tool in FMMI's suite of budget reporting

David Plessy (FMS) / Room 202B