Other pages about the topic: Accounting

Capital assets

These resources help state agencies fulfill capital asset requirements in Chapter 30 of the State Administrative & Accounting Manual (SAAM).

About Statewide Accounting

The primary role of Statewide Accounting is to issue statewide financial and administrative policies, provide financial consulting, monitoring, training services, and produce statewide reports. Statewide Accounting is responsible for fiscal year closing and supplemental reporting disclosures.

Contact us

Contact information for OFM Statewide Accounting.

Financial Management Advisory Council

The Financial Management Advisory Council (FMAC) serves in an advisory and consultative role to the Office of Financial Management, the state legislature, and other appropriate parties concerned with state government fiscal administration.

Upcoming audio conferences

The Association of Government Accountants (AGA) Olympia Chapter and FMAC are co-sponsoring a series of AGA audio conferences.

AGA audio conferences are FREE to Washington State Agency Employees and AGA Members and are routinely held on Wednesdays from 11:00 am to 12:50 pm (PDT/PST), unless noted otherwise.

Personnel/Payroll Association

The Personnel/Payroll Association (PPA) is composed of personnel and payroll staff of Washington state agencies. The PPA is recognized by the Office of Financial Management as a key channel for personnel and payroll system activities and information sharing.

General ledger reconciliation

What is a reconciliation?  The process of correlating one set of records with another set of records and/or a physical inventory count that involves identifying, explaining, and correcting differences.

The foundation of quality financial information is in the detail data recorded at the general ledger (GL) level. Reconciliations serve as a key element of a system of internal control and are required by state policy.

The following resources are intended to provide general guidance for state agencies.

Federal & state agreements

The state participates in numerous federal assistance programs and is required to enter into certain agreements with the federal government.

Search policies

Use the box below to search for policies in the State Administrative & Accounting Manual (SAAM) containing specific words or combinations of words.

Search using Adobe PDF

Open the PDF version of the SAAM to search SAAM policies using a keyword or phrase. In the file, activate the "Search" tool using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+F.

 

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