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Are your ACH internal controls strong enough to protect you from fraudsters? SAO has a new resource to help you

August 31, 2022

Fraudsters can impersonate your employees and vendors to redirect Automated Clearing House (ACH) payments meant for payroll direct deposits or vendor payments. You need to stay vigilant and ensure your government has strong internal controls. To help you, SAO has developed a new guide that offers advice on developing ACH payment process policies and employee training, establishing a verification process, and monitoring for unauthorized payee account changes.

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Preparing your school district’s annual report? SAO’s updated tool can help

August 31, 2022

It’s that time of year when school districts begin preparing their financial statements. And, as we do every September, we updated our Checklist for Preparing and Reviewing School District Financial Statements to help you get ready. The 2021-2022 tool includes new questions on lease accounting, recording transactions as they occur, and non-routine events.

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Are you at risk for wire transfer fraud? SAO’s new resource details best practices for protecting public money

August 24, 2022

Fraudsters are constantly evolving their wire fraud schemes, which is why you need to ensure your government has strong internal controls in place to prevent them. To help you, SAO has developed a new resource: Best Practices for Sending Wire Transfers.

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Ballots and voting: SAO’s new resource for county election officials

February 17, 2022

Are you responsible for your county’s election processes? A new resource published by the State Auditor’s Office might be able to help you meet and exceed state requirements for ballot processing and voting. The booklet, Ballots & Voting: Resources for County Election Officials, compiles more than two dozen leading practices our Office identified during a recent performance audit.

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World premiere: ‘Fish Tank,’ the limited series

December 7, 2021

Today marks the premiere of the Center for Government Innovation’s limited series, “Fish Tank,” on SAO’s Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn pages. This year, the Center took a new approach to its annual fall outreach to local governments with a four-episode parody of the reality television series, “Shark Tank.”

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Find ways to improve your accounts payable process with our new guide

November 9, 2021

The Center for Government Innovation at the State Auditor’s Office is excited to announce our new Accounts Payable Guide for local governments. Use this guide to find ways to improve your operations and discover best practices.

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Are you converting to a new financial system? Follow SAO’s tips for a successful implementation

October 28, 2021

You’ve decided the time has come to upgrade your cash receipting system or billing system, or even to install a new financial management system, but where do you start? How do you ensure implementation goes to plan? SAO’s new resource covers best practices before and after you go live with new financial or accounting software.

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Looking back and to the future in Center resources

September 9, 2021

As we enter the last quarter of 2021, we thought it would be a great time to look back at some key resources and give you a preview of what we’re planning next.

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New Resources Are Available, with More on the Way

September 9, 2021

The Center for Government Innovation is excited to announce the release of its new payroll guide. See how the new guide can help you improve your government’s payroll processes, and get a sneak peak at our upcoming resources.

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Cover of Cash Receipting Guide, with blue and gold arrows forming a circle.

New Resources for Cities Are Available, with More on the Way

June 23, 2020

The Center for Government Innovation, a service to local governments provided by the Washington State Auditor’s Office, has been working hard to bring some new resources to local governments, including cities. We’d like to tell you about a few new items, plus what’s on the near horizon to be published!

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