GAO Home

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.

Links
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

Web Portal Quick Reference Guide

Monthly Financial Review: General Ledger and Budget QRG Updated

The Quick Reference Guide (QRG) for the Monthly Financial Review: General Ledger and Budget has been updated.  After being notified that an infoAdvantage report reference was no longer accurate for Reviewing Incomplete Transactions, we replaced the report reference with another report that can produce similar results.

infoAdvantage Virtual User Group Meeting

The GAO is hosting a user group meeting on October 27, 2020 at 1pm through Google Meets.

Learning Center (Tracorp) AFIS Accounts Payable Session Added

Due to the influx of employees registered for the AFIS Accounts Payable Virtual Live Training Course, we wanted to ensure that everyone had the opportunity to attend this training course.

SAAM Additions, Updates, and Drafts Effective October 5, 2020

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.

Important approval workflow changes for certain IETAT transfers starting Monday, October 5, 2020

Effective Monday, October 5, 2020, the following IETAT transfer documents will no longer be routed to the General Accounting Office (GAO) for review and approval.

September CFO Meeting Agenda

The September 2020 CFO Meeting Agenda has been posted to the GAO Website. 

The agenda can be found on the GAO website at gao.az.gov under Publications, CFO Meetings, Agenda, September 2020 CFO Meeting.

Agenda September 2020 CFO Meeting

September 2020 - Topic of the Month - GAO Updates

Quarterly Fixed Asset Mass Depreciation October 3, 2020

The next scheduled fixed asset mass depreciation batch run will be processed on 10/3/2020. To reduce the potential for posting errors and/or failures, please refer to the Mass Depreciation Quarterly Checklist for actions required by your department: