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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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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.

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UPDATE: AFIS and infoAdvantage are Available

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

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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. 

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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.

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January 2023 - AFIS 4.0 Transformation Update

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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.

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Agenda January 2023 CFO Meeting

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

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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.

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News & Updates

NASACT Webinar: Federal Funding: Recipient and Single Audit Issues
02-02-2023
UPDATE: AFIS and infoAdvantage are Available
02-01-2023
AFIS and infoAdvantage Experience Intermittent Issues
02-01-2023
infoAdvantage user group geek session (a.k.a. user group virtual meeting)
01-31-2023

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AFIS Month End Close Schedule FY 2023

Month Soft Close** Hard Close
  Date Day Date Day
13th Month FY 2022 07/16/22 Saturday 8/27/22 Saturday
July 8/30/22 Tuesday 8/30/22 Tuesday
August 09/2/22 Friday 9/27/22 Tuesday
September 10/3/22 Monday 10/26/22 Wednesday
October 11/2/22 Wednesday 11/25/22 Friday
November 12/5/22 Monday 12/28/22 Wednesday
December 01/3/23 Tuesday 1/25/23 Wednesday
January 02/3/23 Friday    
February 03/03/23 Friday    
March 04/03/23 Monday    
April 05/02/23 Tuesday    
May 06/05/23 Monday    
June 07/08/23 Saturday    
13th month 07/15/23 Saturday    

 

**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 2023

Quarter Date Day
1st 10/01/22 Saturday
2nd 12/31/22 Saturday
3rd 04/01/23 Saturday
4th 07/01/23 Saturday

 

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