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Spring, 2008
DOA Update
David A. Von Moll
State Comptroller
May 13, 2008
Photo by Karl Steinbrenner
Presentation Overview
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Direct Deposit and Payline
Charge Card Program
Restructuring Incentive Payments
Financial Reporting
Compliance Oversight
Enterprise Applications
Questions?
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Direct Deposit and Payline
• Effective July 1, 2008
– Mandatory direct deposit (or paycard) for new
hires
– Prohibit direct deposit unless net pay is direct
deposited
– Allow institutions to mandate direct deposit for
current employees
• Effective January 1, 2009
– Mandatory elimination of printed earnings
notices for employees with state-issued PCs
and internet access
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Charge Card Program
• GE Card Services was bought by
American Express (AMEX)
• Contract status
• RFP Panel
– DOA, DGS, Psub, VASCUP, Agency, APA
– Fiscal, purchasing, auditing, charge card
administration
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Restructuring
• Charge Card Rebate
– FY 09 appropriation – $1.6 million
– FY 08 appropriation shortfall – 9.9%, $187,000
– OMB A-87 Impact
• FY 08 actual – $467,487
• FY 09 estimated – $400,000
• Interest – Tier 1s and 3s
– FY 09 appropriation – $15.1 million
– FY 08 appropriation shortfall – 27%, $4 million
• Interest – Tier 3s
– Escrow payments
• Tier 1s and Tier 3s
– Cash and suspense account balances
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Financial Reporting Directive
• GASB Statements effective for FY 2008
– 45, Accounting and Financial Reporting by Employers for
Postemployment Benefits Other Than Pensions
– 47, Accounting for Termination Benefits (OPEB-related)
– 48, Sales of Pledges of Receivables and Future Revenues and
Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets and Future Revenues
– 50, Pension Disclosures
• GASB Statements effective for FY 2009
– 49, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Pollution Remediation
Obligations
– 52, Land and Other Real Estate Held as Investments by
Endowments
• GASB Statements effective for FY 2010
– 51, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Intangible Assets
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Financial Reporting Directive
• Planned Issuance date – week of May 19
• HE 10 Template Revisions
– Reconciliation between the template and financial
statements incorporated within the HE 10 template
– Additional variance check figures to help identify “errors”
– Additional formulas to identify fluctuations requiring
explanation
• Tier 3 – supplemental cash basis data
– Needed for statewide indirect cost allocation reporting
• Report on Financial Condition attachment modified
– APA requires final rather than draft financial statements
• Off-Balance Sheet financial obligation information
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Off-Balance Sheet Obligations
Code § 2.2-813.2. Biannual disclosure by Comptroller of
other obligations of the Commonwealth.
To assist in the managing, planning, and budgeting of the
state's financial resources, the Comptroller, in
conjunction with the Secretary of Finance, shall report
biannually to the Governor and the members of the
General Assembly each off-balance sheet financial
obligation of the Commonwealth, itemized by agency,
board, institution, or authority of the Commonwealth, and
such other obligations of the Commonwealth that are
estimated by the Comptroller to be incurred.
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Off-Balance Sheet Obligations
• Legal or contractual obligations to disburse funds or
pledge revenues in future periods
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Operating leases
Construction and other contract commitments
Deferred maintenance
PPEA agreements
Questioned federal costs
Termination benefits
Pollution clean-up site costs
Legal case settlements and court orders
• Obligations meeting the accounting definition of liabilities
or otherwise reported are excluded
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Compliance Oversight Initiatives
• ARMICS
– Standing Directive Issued
– Stage 1 and 2 Reviews
• Quality Assurance Reviews
– Financial Reporting Directive Compliance
– Reconciliation Compliance
• Disbursements Compliance
– Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs)
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Enterprise Applications
• Activities completed towards Enterprise Financials
– Future State documents (GL, AP, AR, FA, T&A,
Purchasing, Cost Accounting, Performance Budgeting)
– RFP with Enterprise system requirements
• Activities nearly completed
– New Commonwealth Chart of Accounts
– Business Process Improvements candidate papers
• Virginia Enterprise Application Program (VEAP)
office projects
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Performance Budgeting – funded through PPEA
Business Intelligence – funded through PPEA
Data Standards – priority on Financials with DOA
Enterprise Financials – not funded, RFP put on hold
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Enterprise Applications - Financials
• VEAP, DOA and VDOT (lead agency) are teaming
to provide an enterprise financial system
– VDOT – funded by VDOT
• FMS II system replacement (GL, AP, AR, Purchasing, Cost
Accounting, T&A) – FY 2011
• RFP based on Enterprise Financials requirements
• Joint project governance using Enterprise Financials Data
Standards
– DOA – funded by VEAP through PPEA
• VEAP Financials “Base” – CARS functionality (GL, AP) replicated
• First implementation of VEAP Financials “Base” solution at VDOT
– FY 2012
• Subject to funding availability:
– Begin statewide roll-out of Base solution to other agencies (towards
CARS replacement)
– Enhance functionality of base solution (AR, Purchasing, Cost
Accounting, T&A)
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Questions?
Contact Info:
David A. Von Moll
david.vonmoll@doa.virginia.gov
804.225.2109
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