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September CFO Meeting Agenda

The September 2018 CFO Meeting Agenda has been posted to the GAO Website. 

If you are a State agency off the Capitol Mall and would like to join the meeting remotely, please email Tami Eckloff at [email protected] to inquire about joining the meeting via WebEx.  The WebEx Meeting is only being offered to agencies off the Capitol Mall.

The agenda can be found under Publications, CFO Meetings.

Agenda September 2018 CFO Meeting

Planned HRIS & YES Outage – Weekend Availability

In support of the HRIS Upgrade, the HRIS application including Y.E.S. (e.g. ETE, new hire benefit enrollment) will be unavailable to all users from Friday, September 21, 2018 at 11:30 p.m. through Saturday, September 22 at 2:30 a.m. This is in addition to the regularly scheduled maintenance window (Saturdays 6 p.m. - Sundays 7 a.m.).

There will be a message on the log in page to indicate the system is down.  If the outage extends beyond the planned time, this message will remain and only be removed when the system becomes available.

PCI compliance for agencies accepting credit and debit cards

TRIRIGA System Login and Trouble Shooting

Federal Offset Refunds

Federal Offsets are problematic and time consuming for all parties involved.  Accordingly, it is imperative that there is full cooperation and communication regarding these issues. 

SAAM Additions, Updates and Drafts Effective September 10, 2018

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.

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

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

ACH and E-Check Refunds

Detailed plans for the implementation of changes to US Bank P-Cards, ETC and CTA applications and cardholder agreements

As mentioned in the “Changes to US Bank P-Cards, ETC and CTA Applications and Cardholder Agreements, beginning August 27, 2018” web story posted on Friday, August 17, 2018, GAO will be reaching out to agencies with detailed plans and instructions on how to submit updated cardholder agreements for Purchasing Cards (P-Cards), Employee Travel Cards (ETCs) and Central Travel Account Cards (CTAs, also known as “ghost cards”).

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"The GAO is committed to providing excellent service to our citizens, clients, vendors, and employees." - D. Clark Partridge, State Comptroller

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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