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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.

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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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Web Portal Quick Reference Guide

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Vendor Warrants and Payroll Warrants distribution on January 20, 2021

Vendor warrants and payroll handwrites will not be mailed and any vendor PULL exceptions will not be available for pickup on January 20, 2021.

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APG_III_Q_Paycheck_Estimator_010121

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Annual Certificate of Nonresidence

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HRIS Payroll System updates

GAO Central Payroll has made updates the Agency Payroll Guide for 2021.  View the updated Agency Payroll Guide by going to the GAO website and clicking “PAYROLL / RASL”, then selecting “Payroll Guide”. 

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End of Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)

Earlier this year, the Federal government passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which is in effect from April 1 - December 31, 2020.  This law provides two types of paid leave for COVID-19 reasons: Emergency Paid Sick Leave (EPSL) and Expanded Family Medical Leave (EFML). 

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infoAdvantage Statewide Report Updates

The GAO has made updates to Statewide Reports in infoAdvantage:

FIN-AZ-GL-N648 Encumbrances – modified to enhance dynamic user analysis capabilities by adding input controls for Fiscal Year and Accounting period.

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Vendor Warrants and Payroll Warrants distribution on January 7, 2021

Vendor warrants and payroll handwrites will not be mailed and any vendor PULL exceptions will not be available for pickup on January 7, 2021.  

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Posting Topics of the Month from CFO Meetings

The Topics of the Month can be found under the tab Publications/CFO Meetings and then in the Handouts and Notices section or at https://gao.az.gov/publications/cfo-meetings.  The Topics of the Month are titled by month and year – Topic of the Month - and the topic covered.  Initially, these handouts were only issued in a paper format at the CFO meetings.  After receiving inquiries from multiple state agen

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infoAdvantage Virtual User Group Meeting

The GAO is hosting a user group meeting on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 1:00 PM through Google Meets

This meeting will cover:

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News & Updates

Vendor Warrants and Payroll Warrants distribution on January 20, 2021
01-19-2021
HRIS Payroll System updates
01-08-2021
End of Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)
01-08-2021
infoAdvantage Statewide Report Updates
01-07-2021

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AFIS Month End Close Dates For FY 2021

Month Soft Close* Hard Close
June (FY2020) 07/11/20 07/29/20
13th Month (FY2020) 07/25/20 09/05/20
July 08/05/20 09/05/20
August 09/04/20 09/22/20
September 10/03/20 10/27/20
October 11/02/20 11/25/20
November 12/04/20 12/23/20
December 01/06/21  
January 02/04/21  
February 03/04/21  
March 04/02/21  
April 05/03/21  
May 06/04/21  
June 07/10/21  
13th Month 07/17/21  

*Soft close will be completed on the days listed above before transaction processing begins for that business day.

*Monthly reports, including monthly extracts (outbound interfaces) will be run in the batch cycle on the days listed above for the previous month.

Quarterly Fixed Asset Mass Depreciation Schedule FY 2021

Quarter Date Day
1st 10/03/20 Saturday
2nd 01/02/21 Saturday
3rd 03/27/21 Saturday
4th 07/03/21 Saturday

 

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