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Please send your feedback about the Department of Enterprise Services' (DES) Small Agency Financial Services (SAFS). Your feedback helps us improve and better meet your needs. Finance welcomes your feedback at any time.
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The launch of Benefits 24/7, the new online enrollment system for the Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB) Program, was originally planned for June 12. However, to ensure a successful launch, the Health Care Authority (HCA) has decided to postpone the launch. We will share the new launch date in the future. Please continue using PEBB My Account. If you have questions or need help with enrollment changes, please reach out to your payroll or benefits office. For more information about Benefits 24/7, visit the About Benefits 24/7 webpage.
FY24 supplemental requests should focus on the following:
Your DES Budget Analyst will be reaching out to you to review when we will need your agency's decision package(s), including full narrative, cost calculations, and answers to supplementary questions so we can meet this OFM due date.
For more information, please reference Instructions for 2024 Supplemental Budget Submittals letter.
Over 65 attendees representing our customer agencies attended the June 1 Accounting Close and Budget Allotment Workshop. Thanks to our presenters Ian Shelley and Norma Rosado (DES AP), Bona Brewer (DES Payroll), Betti Bartoldo (DES AR), and Paul Bitar (DES Budget) for another informative workshop. Also, thanks to those who attended and for the feedback on the workshop.
Some of the feedback comments were:
Check out the workshop presentation (with Q&A) and the Year End Close Instructions.
Did you know? Your DES financial support team consists of ALL of our SAFS team members. Even though you may work with specific SAFS members regularly, other SAFS members often step in to assist and provide continuity of services. We would like you to know about our whole SAFS team. Below is a list of each work group within SAFS, the members you may hear from, and recent news or a message from each team.
Team | Members News / Message |
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Accounts Payable | |
Ian Shelley |
Happy new Fiscal Year! We welcome the new Fiscal Year with great enthusiasm as we close the current Fiscal Year. |
Budget | |
Diann Lewallen |
To our valued customers: It is the beginning of the new Fiscal Year, and we wish you all a wonderful and happy Fiscal Year 2024! |
Payroll | |
Carrie Knudson |
We are so lucky to have you as our customer. Thank you for partnering with us throughout the year. Happy new Fiscal Year, and we wish you all the best! |
Accounts Receivable | |
Betti Bartoldo |
Our customers are an integral part of our success story. You have always inspired us to provide the best services possible. Happy new Fiscal Year! |
Administrative Assistance | |
Danelle Guerin |
With the passing of last Fiscal Year and the arrival of a new Fiscal Year, we feel so gifted to have you as a customer! |
Invoices Received from Agency | 1,748 | 73.91% | $12,773,026 |
Invoices Paid on Delegated Authority | 430 | 18.18% | $985,050 |
Travel Requests Paid through TEMS | 165 | 6.98% | $57,693 |
Payments Reissued (SOL, Lost Warrant) | 22 | 0.93% | $17,141 |
Total Payments Processed | 2,365 | 100% | $13,832,910 |
Total Employees Paid | 1,555 |
Appointment Changes | 31 |
New Hires / Rehires | 27 |
Transfer In / Transfer Outs | 5 |
Separations | 27 |
Supplemental Payments / Walk Throughs | 0 |
Overpayments | 2 |
Travel and travel reimbursements follow the same year-end guidelines as goods and services. Travel that occurs on or before June 30 will be accounted for in FY23. Travel that occurs on or after July 1 will be accounted for in FY24. Please keep this in mind when booking travel for this period. Travel dates that cross fiscal years will need to be entered in TEMS as a separate reimbursement.
If you would like to know what budget analyst, payroll analyst and HR business partner is assigned to your agency, see our Agency Assignments webpage.
If you would like to get contact information for DES SAFS and HR staff, see our Contacts webpage.
If you have suggestions or feedback about the Small Agency Services Bulletin, please send your comments to SmallAgencyBulletin@des.wa.gov.