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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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Reporting Requirements for New Financial Obligations Exceeding One Million Dollars

New Administrative Adjustment Form

A new form called the Administrative Adjustment Request Form has been posted to the GAO website.  The new form relates to administrative adjustments that require approval from the Director of the Department of Administration pursuant to A.R.S. § 35-191.A.  Any related request will require the completion of this form.

 

Administrative Adjustment Request

infoAdvantage Statewide report updates

SAAM Additions, Updates, and Drafts Effective January 21, 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.

infoAdvantage User Group Meeting

The GAO will be hosting an infoAdvantage User Group meeting on January 28, 2020 from 1-3 pm in ADOA Conference room 300.

 

2020 Annual PCI Training Courses

All State agencies that accept payment cards must have their employees take and pass the mandatory PCI role-based training courses between January 1st and March 1st annually, so that The State of Arizona complies with the PCI DSS requirements and audit.  The training has been broken down into three learning tracks per the user roles (see below).  Your agency Learning

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Calendar Year 2020 has 27 paydays. The updated 2020 IRS Form W4 available in YES and HRIS training is updated.

Calendar years typically have 26 bi-weekly paydays.  January 2, 2020, was the first pay day of 2020.  The State pays bi-weekly (every 2 weeks) and the final pay day of 2020 will be December 31, 2020.