1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:13,950 --> 00:00:16,006 it's the holidays we need to get our 3 00:00:16,006 --> 00:00:18,228 finance leaders on the phone ASap . Yes 4 00:00:18,228 --> 00:00:17,890 ma'am . I'm on it . 5 00:00:22,950 --> 00:00:26,080 Yeah . Team . I brought you all 6 00:00:26,080 --> 00:00:27,969 together because the holidays are 7 00:00:27,969 --> 00:00:30,024 coming up upon us and I want to show 8 00:00:30,024 --> 00:00:32,080 our finance and controller community 9 00:00:32,080 --> 00:00:34,136 how valuable they are to us . So you 10 00:00:34,136 --> 00:00:36,191 know people are our highest priority 11 00:00:36,191 --> 00:00:38,080 and I want to do something really 12 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:39,969 special for them for this holiday 13 00:00:39,969 --> 00:00:42,136 season and I want to have a little bit 14 00:00:42,136 --> 00:00:44,358 of fun with this . So come on , give me 15 00:00:44,358 --> 00:00:44,050 some ideas , let's talk about it 16 00:00:44,110 --> 00:00:46,710 whatever we do . I am not getting tied 17 00:00:46,710 --> 00:00:48,710 up in a holiday wrapping paper like 18 00:00:48,710 --> 00:00:51,060 before . Mhm . 19 00:00:51,580 --> 00:00:54,890 Oh man . What do you think about a 20 00:00:54,900 --> 00:00:57,540 christmas card ? I like that idea . We 21 00:00:57,540 --> 00:00:59,707 could have the future spirit . Tell us 22 00:00:59,707 --> 00:01:01,818 about the army of 2030 and how our FM 23 00:01:01,818 --> 00:01:03,818 strategy has really accelerated our 24 00:01:03,818 --> 00:01:06,570 progress there . So General Chamberlain , 25 00:01:06,580 --> 00:01:10,030 who would you play bah 26 00:01:10,030 --> 00:01:12,660 humbug ? I don't wanna say bah humbug . 27 00:01:12,670 --> 00:01:15,300 What I want to say is happy holidays to 28 00:01:15,300 --> 00:01:17,660 one and all . I think lieutenant 29 00:01:17,660 --> 00:01:19,771 general Chamberlain is onto something 30 00:01:19,771 --> 00:01:22,210 but if we don't want live action , I 31 00:01:22,210 --> 00:01:24,470 have been perfecting my puppet work . 32 00:01:25,420 --> 00:01:26,890 Happy holidays , 33 00:01:29,500 --> 00:01:31,970 animation might be the way to go . I 34 00:01:31,970 --> 00:01:33,914 don't think any of us cannot . How 35 00:01:33,914 --> 00:01:36,060 about this ? Maybe we can do one of 36 00:01:36,060 --> 00:01:38,190 those funny holiday videos where we 37 00:01:38,190 --> 00:01:40,023 place our heads on those dancing 38 00:01:40,023 --> 00:01:41,390 animated characters . 39 00:01:53,230 --> 00:01:56,490 I have an idea . What if we do 40 00:01:56,490 --> 00:01:58,323 something that makes an animated 41 00:01:58,323 --> 00:02:01,440 classic come back to real life . I got 42 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:03,107 a christmas tree I can donate 43 00:02:10,830 --> 00:02:12,960 or how about if we make it a comedy 44 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:15,760 special ? I have a joke and since you 45 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:18,920 guys are finance folks , how does santa 46 00:02:18,930 --> 00:02:20,400 account for his slaves 47 00:02:23,570 --> 00:02:25,570 NPV get it . 48 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:32,930 I got an idea . You know what we could 49 00:02:32,930 --> 00:02:35,152 really do to bring in the tactical side 50 00:02:35,152 --> 00:02:36,152 of finance ? 51 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:41,410 What it's a holiday 52 00:02:41,410 --> 00:02:43,950 movie ? Well you know , maybe we could 53 00:02:43,950 --> 00:02:46,061 do something like a singalong video , 54 00:02:46,061 --> 00:02:48,117 something like fiddler on the roof . 55 00:02:48,117 --> 00:02:50,450 And how do we keep our accounts balance ? 56 00:02:50,450 --> 00:02:52,061 I can tell you in one word , 57 00:02:52,061 --> 00:02:53,470 reconciliations , 58 00:02:54,170 --> 00:02:56,690 reconciliation , 59 00:02:56,720 --> 00:02:58,830 reconciliation , 60 00:02:58,950 --> 00:03:01,380 reconciliation , 61 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:03,560 reconciliation , 62 00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:07,310 reconciliation , reconciliation , 63 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:07,950 reckon 64 00:03:10,820 --> 00:03:13,920 reconciliations , reconciliations . 65 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:16,800 Without our reconciliations , our lives 66 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:19,720 would be as shaky as an accountant on 67 00:03:19,720 --> 00:03:20,490 the roof 68 00:03:22,090 --> 00:03:25,580 reconciliations . General Chamberlain . 69 00:03:25,590 --> 00:03:27,757 Didn't you say your favorite movie was 70 00:03:27,757 --> 00:03:29,970 old yeller ? I just recently found out 71 00:03:29,970 --> 00:03:32,026 that that movie was premiered during 72 00:03:32,026 --> 00:03:35,000 the holidays in 1957 . Guess what ? We 73 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:37,000 could actually use my new puppy for 74 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:40,050 filming ? Sergeant Singh . Do you 75 00:03:40,050 --> 00:03:42,140 happen to know how that movie ends ? 76 00:03:43,930 --> 00:03:47,850 No . So a team . You have some 77 00:03:47,850 --> 00:03:50,072 really , really great ideas on this . I 78 00:03:50,072 --> 00:03:52,239 think we're overthinking it Colonel or 79 00:03:52,239 --> 00:03:54,294 can you get the Finance Corps on the 80 00:03:54,294 --> 00:03:56,461 phone for us ? Yes ma'am , I'm on it . 81 00:04:01,750 --> 00:04:04,810 Finance core season's greetings from us 82 00:04:04,810 --> 00:04:06,810 here at the office of the Assistant 83 00:04:06,810 --> 00:04:08,810 Secretary of the Army for Financial 84 00:04:08,810 --> 00:04:11,032 management and comptroller from the U . 85 00:04:11,032 --> 00:04:13,254 S . Army . Financial management command 86 00:04:13,254 --> 00:04:15,032 and from the army . Finance and 87 00:04:15,032 --> 00:04:17,420 controller school . This time of year 88 00:04:17,430 --> 00:04:19,910 is always special as it brings . A 89 00:04:19,910 --> 00:04:22,580 sense of gratitude , hope and joy for 90 00:04:22,580 --> 00:04:25,720 so many . The holiday season is also a 91 00:04:25,720 --> 00:04:27,831 great opportunity for us to celebrate 92 00:04:27,831 --> 00:04:29,887 our accomplishments over the past 12 93 00:04:29,887 --> 00:04:31,887 months over the last year , you all 94 00:04:31,887 --> 00:04:33,887 have worked incredibly hard to take 95 00:04:33,887 --> 00:04:35,664 care of our soldiers , civilian 96 00:04:35,664 --> 00:04:37,553 employees , contractors and their 97 00:04:37,553 --> 00:04:39,498 families . You've made us all very 98 00:04:39,498 --> 00:04:41,720 proud , but more importantly you should 99 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:43,720 be proud of yourselves and the work 100 00:04:43,720 --> 00:04:46,190 that you do during this holiday season . 101 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:48,880 Please make sure that you spend quality 102 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:51,490 time with family and friends and also 103 00:04:51,810 --> 00:04:53,754 please make sure that you rest and 104 00:04:53,754 --> 00:04:56,820 recharge . We also recognize that for 105 00:04:56,820 --> 00:04:58,931 many this will be a joyous occasion , 106 00:04:58,960 --> 00:05:01,950 but for some this could be a lonely 107 00:05:01,950 --> 00:05:04,250 time , especially for those who have 108 00:05:04,250 --> 00:05:06,940 recently lost someone , for those who 109 00:05:06,940 --> 00:05:09,730 have experienced loss or feel alone . 110 00:05:09,770 --> 00:05:11,826 We want you to know that we are with 111 00:05:11,826 --> 00:05:14,850 you , we care about you and we value 112 00:05:14,850 --> 00:05:17,230 you . If you're struggling with 113 00:05:17,240 --> 00:05:20,070 anything at all , please let someone 114 00:05:20,070 --> 00:05:23,790 know and to everyone remember to always 115 00:05:23,790 --> 00:05:27,410 be safe . Each of you is an invaluable 116 00:05:27,410 --> 00:05:31,060 member of our Finance Corps . This year 117 00:05:31,070 --> 00:05:32,970 we made incredible strides in 118 00:05:32,970 --> 00:05:35,470 realigning our core for the future as 119 00:05:35,470 --> 00:05:37,760 we help transform our army to meet the 120 00:05:37,760 --> 00:05:41,060 needs of 2030 and beyond . We released 121 00:05:41,060 --> 00:05:43,680 our new financial management strategy 122 00:05:43,690 --> 00:05:45,650 where we will better enable the 123 00:05:45,650 --> 00:05:47,820 financial management workforce with 124 00:05:47,830 --> 00:05:50,210 tools and training . We will 125 00:05:50,210 --> 00:05:53,210 effectively resource our army . We will 126 00:05:53,210 --> 00:05:55,190 work to achieve a favorable audit 127 00:05:55,190 --> 00:05:57,920 opinion and we will improve our army 128 00:05:57,920 --> 00:05:59,920 business processes and our internal 129 00:05:59,920 --> 00:06:03,100 control environment will leverage data 130 00:06:03,110 --> 00:06:07,040 to improve army operations . We also 131 00:06:07,040 --> 00:06:09,151 have a lot of work ahead of us coming 132 00:06:09,151 --> 00:06:11,330 up in the next year . And it will take 133 00:06:11,340 --> 00:06:13,980 every one of you working your hardest 134 00:06:13,990 --> 00:06:16,500 to make the gains we need to support 135 00:06:16,510 --> 00:06:19,670 our army . But we have the utmost faith 136 00:06:19,670 --> 00:06:22,490 that you are up to the task this time . 137 00:06:22,500 --> 00:06:25,770 As you always have been that said , 138 00:06:25,780 --> 00:06:27,940 please take this holiday season to 139 00:06:27,940 --> 00:06:30,440 recharge , taking care of yourselves 140 00:06:30,450 --> 00:06:33,080 and your loved ones . You've earned it 141 00:06:33,090 --> 00:06:35,840 and they deserve it . So with that , 142 00:06:35,850 --> 00:06:38,140 I'll wrap up by saying from all of us 143 00:06:38,150 --> 00:06:41,020 at FM and see yourself in calm and the 144 00:06:41,020 --> 00:06:43,640 school house , happy holidays .