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Welcome to the Arizona General Accounting Office (GAO)

The General Accounting Office (GAO) is responsible for establishing Statewide accounting policies and procedures, managing the Arizona Financial Information System (AFIS), administering the Statewide Payroll through the Human Resources Information Solution (HRIS), preparing the Statewide Financial Reports, and providing technical assistance and other management advisory services.

Mission Statement

To provide State and Federal agencies, the general public, and other interested public or private entities with accurate and timely financial services, management information, and technical assistance while ensuring compliance with related statutes and rules; to maintain and improve the Statewide automated financial systems; and to provide for the safeguarding of State assets.

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Arizona OPENBOOKS
AZ.Gov
APP
Human Resources Information Solution (HRIS)
Governor's Office of Strategic Planning & Budgeting (OSPB)
Vendor Payment Search
Your Employee Services
Joint Legislative Budget Committee (JLBC)
State of Arizona - Office of the Auditor General
Arizona Attorney General – Collection Referral Process

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NASACT Webinar: Federal Funding: Recipient and Single Audit Issues

OVERVIEW

NASACT is pleased to announce the latest in its series of training events addressing timely issues in government accounting, auditing, and financial management.

UPDATE: AFIS and infoAdvantage are Available

AFIS and infoAdvantage are now available. We appreciate your patience while we resolved this issue. 

AFIS and infoAdvantage Experience Intermittent Issues

AFIS and infoAdvantage are experiencing intermittent issues. We are working with CGI to resolve the issue. There is no current ETA. Updates will be provided as they become available. 

infoAdvantage user group geek session (a.k.a. user group virtual meeting)

The GAO is hosting an infoAdvantage user group geek session (a.k.a user group meeting) on Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 1:00 PM through Google Meets.

This meeting will cover:

  • Statewide report changes
  • AZ360 Financial – BI project updates


We value your thoughts and input, and encourage exchange of ideas and suggestions for improvement.

Please register in Tracorp for course ID InfoAdvUG.

January 2023 - AFIS 4.0 Transformation Update

January 2023 CFO Meeting Agenda

The January 2023 CFO Meeting Agenda and Topic of the Month have been posted to the GAO Website.

The documents can be found on the GAO website under Publications, CFO Meetings.

Agenda January 2023 CFO Meeting

January 2023 - SAAM 4553 – Proper Uses of MISCPAYVEND and MISCCUSTOM

SAAM Additions, Archives, Updates, and Drafts Effective January 23, 2023

New or updated Sections, if any, of the State of Arizona Accounting Manual (SAAM) listed below have been posted to https://gao.az.gov/publications/saam.

Changes contained in updated SAAM sections can easily be identified using the instructions contained in SAAM 0007.

New or updated SAAM Drafts, if any, have been posted to https://gao.az.gov/publications/saam/saam-draft.