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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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Live “Ethics for Arizona CPAs” Class to Be Presented March 25, 2019

The GAO is pleased to announce it is sponsoring a live presentation by Gil Blumenthal on the morning of Monday, March 25, 2019, from 8:00 to 11:30, in GAO Conference Rooms A and B, 100 N. 15th Ave., Ste. 302. 

This class will satisfy the Ethics-related CPE requirement for Arizona CPAs. 

Training guide for infoAdvantage Report Developers

The GAO has created a new report developer training guide for students in the AFISRD - AFIS Report Developer course. The training guide can be found on the GAO website under training resources.

Report Developer Training Guide

SAAM Additions, Updates, and Drafts Effective February 11, 2019

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.

Vendor Legal Name Allowable Characters

Due to the IRS 1099 legal name reporting requirements, we will need to limit the type of characters entered in the Vendor/Customer and the 1099 Reporting Information Name fields on VCCD1 and VCMD1 documents. The only characters, other than alpha or numeric characters, allowed by the IRS in the Legal Name fields include hyphens (-) and the ampersand symbols (&).

InfoAdvantage Statewide report updates

The GAO has made updates to Statewide Reports in infoAdvantage:

Webinar: NASACT - Data Management and Analytics in the Era of Finance 2025

Join Deloitte practitioners Jeff Goodwin and Isa Farhat as they discuss eight predictions for next generation financial management. Gain insights into what innovations financial leaders are doing, what technology will transition the role into 2025, and how the future of finance can be reimagined. They’ll dive into two main government industry predictions around finance analytics and data management and how innovations in these areas could help financial leaders contribute even more to the success of their mission and goals.
 

Sub Fund Cash Balance Control Changes

The GAO will be changing the options that agencies will be allowed to utilize on sub funds for cash controls.  Agencies will now have two options for sub fund cash controls: 

SAAM Additions, Updates and Drafts Effective January 28, 2019

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.