To help the CEFM prosper, two members of the 450th CA Bn. instructed two accountants on basic accounting principles.
Navy Lt. Cmdr. Albert Smith, 450th CA Bn., Mutli-National Division Economics Director, taught the accountants through worksheets representing the daily sales, invoices and labor costs of the CEFM. He also explained to the women the importance of staying on budget by giving examples of what could cost the CEFM money.
“For example, you don’t let your maintenance worker waste cleaning supplies or let a guard sleep while on duty,” explained Smith, a native of Killeen, Texas.
Other skills that will be taught over the next four months include management and accounting principles, as well as marketing initiatives.
Each session will be held once a month for around two hours, depending on the material covered during the class. This session was the second of six the accountants will attend.
“This training has been very successful because we have a lot of support and help from the Babil Provincial Reconstruction Team,” said Capt. Jack Nicholson, 450th CA Bn., plans civil military operations officer.
When the CEFM opens, the two accountants will be the first females to serve in that capacity in a wholesale market in Babil Province.
“These classes are very beneficial for us,” said Rgdee Abd Mslm, head accountant for the CEFM. “Even though I have over a decade’s worth of experience in accounting, it is very valuable for me.”
