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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

Web Portal Quick Reference Guide

January 2022 CFO Meeting Agenda

The January 2022 CFO Meeting Agenda and Topic of the Month have been posted to the GAO Website. 

The documents can be found on the GAO website at gao.az.gov under Publications, CFO Meetings.

infoAdvantage Virtual User Group Meeting

The GAO is hosting infoAdvantage user group meetings on the following Tuesdays through Google Meets:

  • February 1, 2022 at 1:00 PM
  • May 3, 2022 at 1:00 PM
  • August 2, 2022 at 1:00 PM
  • November 1, 2022 at 1:00 PM

 

These meetings will cover:

  • Statewide report changes (new and modified reports)
  • Pre-upgrade Changes, Projects and Announcements
  • Useful tips for Interactive users and Report Developers
  • Requests for information from our user community

 

New Financial Reporting (infoAdvantage) Quick Reference Guide (QRG)

The AFIS Reporting team has created two new Quick Reference Guides (QRG). 

Report Developer - Formatting for Export

Introduction to infoAdvantage

January 2022 - Temporary Card Changes in US Bank

Agenda January 2022 CFO Meeting

DUNS Number replacement with Unique Entity Identifier

The Federal government will transition away from the use of the DUNS number and towards the Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). Effective April 4, 2022, UEI’s will be used in place of the DUNS number. Currently, all entities receiving Federal funds must have a DUNS number. Entities with active registration in SAM.gov have automatically been assigned a UEI, it can be viewed in SAM.gov.

The United States Chief Financial Officers Council posted a webinar given by the U.S. General Services Administration regarding the change. The webinar and slides can be viewed here:

GASB 87 Overview 1-13-22