Audit 6868

FY End
2022-06-30
Total Expended
$2.41M
Findings
62
Programs
13
Organization: Community Counseling Solutions (OR)
Year: 2022 Accepted: 2023-12-15

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
4413 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
4414 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
4415 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
4416 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
4417 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
4418 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
4419 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
4420 2022-002 Material Weakness Yes L
4421 2022-002 Material Weakness Yes L
4422 2022-002 Material Weakness Yes L
4423 2022-002 Material Weakness Yes L
4424 2022-002 Material Weakness Yes L
4425 2022-002 Material Weakness Yes L
4426 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
4427 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
4428 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
4429 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
4430 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
4431 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
4432 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
4433 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
4434 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
4435 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
4436 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
4437 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
4438 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
4439 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
4440 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
4441 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
4442 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
4443 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
580855 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
580856 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
580857 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
580858 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
580859 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
580860 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
580861 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
580862 2022-002 Material Weakness Yes L
580863 2022-002 Material Weakness Yes L
580864 2022-002 Material Weakness Yes L
580865 2022-002 Material Weakness Yes L
580866 2022-002 Material Weakness Yes L
580867 2022-002 Material Weakness Yes L
580868 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
580869 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
580870 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
580871 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
580872 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
580873 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
580874 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
580875 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
580876 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
580877 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
580878 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
580879 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
580880 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
580881 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
580882 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
580883 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
580884 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L
580885 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes L

Contacts

Name Title Type
TFVEZLF2QZW4 Richard Worden Auditee
5416769161 Cameron W. Anderson, CPA Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

Title: Note A - Purpose of the Schedule Accounting Policies: See attached De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: See attached The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards presents the activity of all federal financial assistance programs of Community Counseling Solutions (the organization). All federal financial assistance received by the organization directly from federal agencies, as well as federal financial assistance passed through other government agencies is included on the schedule. Because the schedule presents only a selected portion of the activities of the organization, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position or changes in fund net position of the organization.
Title: Note B - Significatn Accounting Policies Accounting Policies: See attached De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: See attached Basis of presentation: The information in this schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of OMB Uniform Guidance: Federal financial assistance: Pursuant to the OMB Uniform Guidance: Cost Principles, Audit and Administrative Requirements for Federal Awards, federal financial assistance is defined as assistance provided by a federal agency, either directly or indirectly, in the form of grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, loans, loan guarantees, property, interest subsidies, insurance, or direct appropriations. Accordingly, non-monetary federal assistance, including federal surplus property, is included in federal financial assistance and, therefore, is reported on the schedule, if applicable. Federal financial assistance does not include direct federal cash assistance to individuals. Solicited contracts between the state and federal government for which the federal government procures tangible goods or services are not considered to be federal financial assistance. Major programs: OMB Uniform Guidance: Cost Principles, Audit and Administrative Requirements for Federal Awards establish criteria to be used in defining major federal financial assistance programs. Major programs for the organization are those programs selected for testing by the auditor using a risk-assessment model, as well as certain minimum expenditure requirements, as outlined in OMB Uniform Guidance: Cost Principles, Audit and administrative Requirements for Federal Awards. Programs with similar requirements may be grouped into a cluster for testing purposes. Reporting entity: The reporting entity is fully described in the notes to financial statements. The schedule includes all federal programs administered by the organization for the year ended June 30, 2022. Revenue and expenditure recognition: The receipt and expenditure of federal awards are accounted for using the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Indirect cost rate: The organization has not elected to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate.

Finding Details

Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: The postponement of general ledger maintenance, including posting transactions and performing reconciliations, left the entity vulnerable to potential failure to prevent or detect material misstatement in the preparation and disclosure of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations.
Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: The postponement of general ledger maintenance, including posting transactions and performing reconciliations, left the entity vulnerable to potential failure to prevent or detect material misstatement in the preparation and disclosure of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations.
Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: The postponement of general ledger maintenance, including posting transactions and performing reconciliations, left the entity vulnerable to potential failure to prevent or detect material misstatement in the preparation and disclosure of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations.
Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: The postponement of general ledger maintenance, including posting transactions and performing reconciliations, left the entity vulnerable to potential failure to prevent or detect material misstatement in the preparation and disclosure of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations.
Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: The postponement of general ledger maintenance, including posting transactions and performing reconciliations, left the entity vulnerable to potential failure to prevent or detect material misstatement in the preparation and disclosure of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations.
Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: The postponement of general ledger maintenance, including posting transactions and performing reconciliations, left the entity vulnerable to potential failure to prevent or detect material misstatement in the preparation and disclosure of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations.
Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: The postponement of general ledger maintenance, including posting transactions and performing reconciliations, left the entity vulnerable to potential failure to prevent or detect material misstatement in the preparation and disclosure of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations.
Program: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Block Grants for Community Mental Health - CFDA #93.958. Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over compliance. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Context: We found the entity was significantly delayed in maintenance of the general ledger. Delay affected reconciliations of the balance sheet accounts including cash, prepaid expenses, liabilities, and other accounts. The delay in the posting of transactions and timely reconciliation of balance sheet accounts continued through most of the current fiscal year of audit. Questioned Costs: We are reporting no questioned costs as we found no costs charged to the federal programs that are not in compliance with federal requirements and the grant award. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: Without timely maintenance of accounts in the general ledger, the entity could violate the terms of federal awards for multiple programs which could result in material noncompliance. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations. Management Response: The organization understands and concurs with this finding.
Program: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Block Grants for Community Mental Health - CFDA #93.958. Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over compliance. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Context: We found the entity was significantly delayed in maintenance of the general ledger. Delay affected reconciliations of the balance sheet accounts including cash, prepaid expenses, liabilities, and other accounts. The delay in the posting of transactions and timely reconciliation of balance sheet accounts continued through most of the current fiscal year of audit. Questioned Costs: We are reporting no questioned costs as we found no costs charged to the federal programs that are not in compliance with federal requirements and the grant award. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: Without timely maintenance of accounts in the general ledger, the entity could violate the terms of federal awards for multiple programs which could result in material noncompliance. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations. Management Response: The organization understands and concurs with this finding.
Program: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Block Grants for Community Mental Health - CFDA #93.958. Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over compliance. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Context: We found the entity was significantly delayed in maintenance of the general ledger. Delay affected reconciliations of the balance sheet accounts including cash, prepaid expenses, liabilities, and other accounts. The delay in the posting of transactions and timely reconciliation of balance sheet accounts continued through most of the current fiscal year of audit. Questioned Costs: We are reporting no questioned costs as we found no costs charged to the federal programs that are not in compliance with federal requirements and the grant award. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: Without timely maintenance of accounts in the general ledger, the entity could violate the terms of federal awards for multiple programs which could result in material noncompliance. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations. Management Response: The organization understands and concurs with this finding.
Program: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Block Grants for Community Mental Health - CFDA #93.958. Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over compliance. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Context: We found the entity was significantly delayed in maintenance of the general ledger. Delay affected reconciliations of the balance sheet accounts including cash, prepaid expenses, liabilities, and other accounts. The delay in the posting of transactions and timely reconciliation of balance sheet accounts continued through most of the current fiscal year of audit. Questioned Costs: We are reporting no questioned costs as we found no costs charged to the federal programs that are not in compliance with federal requirements and the grant award. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: Without timely maintenance of accounts in the general ledger, the entity could violate the terms of federal awards for multiple programs which could result in material noncompliance. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations. Management Response: The organization understands and concurs with this finding.
Program: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Block Grants for Community Mental Health - CFDA #93.958. Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over compliance. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Context: We found the entity was significantly delayed in maintenance of the general ledger. Delay affected reconciliations of the balance sheet accounts including cash, prepaid expenses, liabilities, and other accounts. The delay in the posting of transactions and timely reconciliation of balance sheet accounts continued through most of the current fiscal year of audit. Questioned Costs: We are reporting no questioned costs as we found no costs charged to the federal programs that are not in compliance with federal requirements and the grant award. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: Without timely maintenance of accounts in the general ledger, the entity could violate the terms of federal awards for multiple programs which could result in material noncompliance. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations. Management Response: The organization understands and concurs with this finding.
Program: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Block Grants for Community Mental Health - CFDA #93.958. Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over compliance. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Context: We found the entity was significantly delayed in maintenance of the general ledger. Delay affected reconciliations of the balance sheet accounts including cash, prepaid expenses, liabilities, and other accounts. The delay in the posting of transactions and timely reconciliation of balance sheet accounts continued through most of the current fiscal year of audit. Questioned Costs: We are reporting no questioned costs as we found no costs charged to the federal programs that are not in compliance with federal requirements and the grant award. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: Without timely maintenance of accounts in the general ledger, the entity could violate the terms of federal awards for multiple programs which could result in material noncompliance. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations. Management Response: The organization understands and concurs with this finding.
Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: The postponement of general ledger maintenance, including posting transactions and performing reconciliations, left the entity vulnerable to potential failure to prevent or detect material misstatement in the preparation and disclosure of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations.
Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: The postponement of general ledger maintenance, including posting transactions and performing reconciliations, left the entity vulnerable to potential failure to prevent or detect material misstatement in the preparation and disclosure of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations.
Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: The postponement of general ledger maintenance, including posting transactions and performing reconciliations, left the entity vulnerable to potential failure to prevent or detect material misstatement in the preparation and disclosure of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations.
Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: The postponement of general ledger maintenance, including posting transactions and performing reconciliations, left the entity vulnerable to potential failure to prevent or detect material misstatement in the preparation and disclosure of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations.
Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: The postponement of general ledger maintenance, including posting transactions and performing reconciliations, left the entity vulnerable to potential failure to prevent or detect material misstatement in the preparation and disclosure of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations.
Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: The postponement of general ledger maintenance, including posting transactions and performing reconciliations, left the entity vulnerable to potential failure to prevent or detect material misstatement in the preparation and disclosure of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations.
Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: The postponement of general ledger maintenance, including posting transactions and performing reconciliations, left the entity vulnerable to potential failure to prevent or detect material misstatement in the preparation and disclosure of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations.
Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: The postponement of general ledger maintenance, including posting transactions and performing reconciliations, left the entity vulnerable to potential failure to prevent or detect material misstatement in the preparation and disclosure of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations.
Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: The postponement of general ledger maintenance, including posting transactions and performing reconciliations, left the entity vulnerable to potential failure to prevent or detect material misstatement in the preparation and disclosure of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations.
Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: The postponement of general ledger maintenance, including posting transactions and performing reconciliations, left the entity vulnerable to potential failure to prevent or detect material misstatement in the preparation and disclosure of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations.
Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: The postponement of general ledger maintenance, including posting transactions and performing reconciliations, left the entity vulnerable to potential failure to prevent or detect material misstatement in the preparation and disclosure of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations.
Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: The postponement of general ledger maintenance, including posting transactions and performing reconciliations, left the entity vulnerable to potential failure to prevent or detect material misstatement in the preparation and disclosure of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations.
Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: The postponement of general ledger maintenance, including posting transactions and performing reconciliations, left the entity vulnerable to potential failure to prevent or detect material misstatement in the preparation and disclosure of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations.
Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: The postponement of general ledger maintenance, including posting transactions and performing reconciliations, left the entity vulnerable to potential failure to prevent or detect material misstatement in the preparation and disclosure of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations.
Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: The postponement of general ledger maintenance, including posting transactions and performing reconciliations, left the entity vulnerable to potential failure to prevent or detect material misstatement in the preparation and disclosure of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations.
Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: The postponement of general ledger maintenance, including posting transactions and performing reconciliations, left the entity vulnerable to potential failure to prevent or detect material misstatement in the preparation and disclosure of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations.
Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: The postponement of general ledger maintenance, including posting transactions and performing reconciliations, left the entity vulnerable to potential failure to prevent or detect material misstatement in the preparation and disclosure of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations.
Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: The postponement of general ledger maintenance, including posting transactions and performing reconciliations, left the entity vulnerable to potential failure to prevent or detect material misstatement in the preparation and disclosure of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations.
Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: The postponement of general ledger maintenance, including posting transactions and performing reconciliations, left the entity vulnerable to potential failure to prevent or detect material misstatement in the preparation and disclosure of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations.
Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: The postponement of general ledger maintenance, including posting transactions and performing reconciliations, left the entity vulnerable to potential failure to prevent or detect material misstatement in the preparation and disclosure of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations.
Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: The postponement of general ledger maintenance, including posting transactions and performing reconciliations, left the entity vulnerable to potential failure to prevent or detect material misstatement in the preparation and disclosure of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations.
Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: The postponement of general ledger maintenance, including posting transactions and performing reconciliations, left the entity vulnerable to potential failure to prevent or detect material misstatement in the preparation and disclosure of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations.
Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: The postponement of general ledger maintenance, including posting transactions and performing reconciliations, left the entity vulnerable to potential failure to prevent or detect material misstatement in the preparation and disclosure of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations.
Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: The postponement of general ledger maintenance, including posting transactions and performing reconciliations, left the entity vulnerable to potential failure to prevent or detect material misstatement in the preparation and disclosure of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations.
Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: The postponement of general ledger maintenance, including posting transactions and performing reconciliations, left the entity vulnerable to potential failure to prevent or detect material misstatement in the preparation and disclosure of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations.
Program: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Block Grants for Community Mental Health - CFDA #93.958. Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over compliance. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Context: We found the entity was significantly delayed in maintenance of the general ledger. Delay affected reconciliations of the balance sheet accounts including cash, prepaid expenses, liabilities, and other accounts. The delay in the posting of transactions and timely reconciliation of balance sheet accounts continued through most of the current fiscal year of audit. Questioned Costs: We are reporting no questioned costs as we found no costs charged to the federal programs that are not in compliance with federal requirements and the grant award. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: Without timely maintenance of accounts in the general ledger, the entity could violate the terms of federal awards for multiple programs which could result in material noncompliance. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations. Management Response: The organization understands and concurs with this finding.
Program: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Block Grants for Community Mental Health - CFDA #93.958. Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over compliance. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Context: We found the entity was significantly delayed in maintenance of the general ledger. Delay affected reconciliations of the balance sheet accounts including cash, prepaid expenses, liabilities, and other accounts. The delay in the posting of transactions and timely reconciliation of balance sheet accounts continued through most of the current fiscal year of audit. Questioned Costs: We are reporting no questioned costs as we found no costs charged to the federal programs that are not in compliance with federal requirements and the grant award. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: Without timely maintenance of accounts in the general ledger, the entity could violate the terms of federal awards for multiple programs which could result in material noncompliance. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations. Management Response: The organization understands and concurs with this finding.
Program: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Block Grants for Community Mental Health - CFDA #93.958. Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over compliance. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Context: We found the entity was significantly delayed in maintenance of the general ledger. Delay affected reconciliations of the balance sheet accounts including cash, prepaid expenses, liabilities, and other accounts. The delay in the posting of transactions and timely reconciliation of balance sheet accounts continued through most of the current fiscal year of audit. Questioned Costs: We are reporting no questioned costs as we found no costs charged to the federal programs that are not in compliance with federal requirements and the grant award. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: Without timely maintenance of accounts in the general ledger, the entity could violate the terms of federal awards for multiple programs which could result in material noncompliance. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations. Management Response: The organization understands and concurs with this finding.
Program: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Block Grants for Community Mental Health - CFDA #93.958. Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over compliance. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Context: We found the entity was significantly delayed in maintenance of the general ledger. Delay affected reconciliations of the balance sheet accounts including cash, prepaid expenses, liabilities, and other accounts. The delay in the posting of transactions and timely reconciliation of balance sheet accounts continued through most of the current fiscal year of audit. Questioned Costs: We are reporting no questioned costs as we found no costs charged to the federal programs that are not in compliance with federal requirements and the grant award. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: Without timely maintenance of accounts in the general ledger, the entity could violate the terms of federal awards for multiple programs which could result in material noncompliance. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations. Management Response: The organization understands and concurs with this finding.
Program: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Block Grants for Community Mental Health - CFDA #93.958. Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over compliance. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Context: We found the entity was significantly delayed in maintenance of the general ledger. Delay affected reconciliations of the balance sheet accounts including cash, prepaid expenses, liabilities, and other accounts. The delay in the posting of transactions and timely reconciliation of balance sheet accounts continued through most of the current fiscal year of audit. Questioned Costs: We are reporting no questioned costs as we found no costs charged to the federal programs that are not in compliance with federal requirements and the grant award. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: Without timely maintenance of accounts in the general ledger, the entity could violate the terms of federal awards for multiple programs which could result in material noncompliance. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations. Management Response: The organization understands and concurs with this finding.
Program: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Block Grants for Community Mental Health - CFDA #93.958. Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over compliance. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Context: We found the entity was significantly delayed in maintenance of the general ledger. Delay affected reconciliations of the balance sheet accounts including cash, prepaid expenses, liabilities, and other accounts. The delay in the posting of transactions and timely reconciliation of balance sheet accounts continued through most of the current fiscal year of audit. Questioned Costs: We are reporting no questioned costs as we found no costs charged to the federal programs that are not in compliance with federal requirements and the grant award. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: Without timely maintenance of accounts in the general ledger, the entity could violate the terms of federal awards for multiple programs which could result in material noncompliance. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations. Management Response: The organization understands and concurs with this finding.
Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: The postponement of general ledger maintenance, including posting transactions and performing reconciliations, left the entity vulnerable to potential failure to prevent or detect material misstatement in the preparation and disclosure of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations.
Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: The postponement of general ledger maintenance, including posting transactions and performing reconciliations, left the entity vulnerable to potential failure to prevent or detect material misstatement in the preparation and disclosure of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations.
Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: The postponement of general ledger maintenance, including posting transactions and performing reconciliations, left the entity vulnerable to potential failure to prevent or detect material misstatement in the preparation and disclosure of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations.
Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: The postponement of general ledger maintenance, including posting transactions and performing reconciliations, left the entity vulnerable to potential failure to prevent or detect material misstatement in the preparation and disclosure of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations.
Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: The postponement of general ledger maintenance, including posting transactions and performing reconciliations, left the entity vulnerable to potential failure to prevent or detect material misstatement in the preparation and disclosure of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations.
Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: The postponement of general ledger maintenance, including posting transactions and performing reconciliations, left the entity vulnerable to potential failure to prevent or detect material misstatement in the preparation and disclosure of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations.
Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: The postponement of general ledger maintenance, including posting transactions and performing reconciliations, left the entity vulnerable to potential failure to prevent or detect material misstatement in the preparation and disclosure of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations.
Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: The postponement of general ledger maintenance, including posting transactions and performing reconciliations, left the entity vulnerable to potential failure to prevent or detect material misstatement in the preparation and disclosure of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations.
Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: The postponement of general ledger maintenance, including posting transactions and performing reconciliations, left the entity vulnerable to potential failure to prevent or detect material misstatement in the preparation and disclosure of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations.
Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: The postponement of general ledger maintenance, including posting transactions and performing reconciliations, left the entity vulnerable to potential failure to prevent or detect material misstatement in the preparation and disclosure of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations.
Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: The postponement of general ledger maintenance, including posting transactions and performing reconciliations, left the entity vulnerable to potential failure to prevent or detect material misstatement in the preparation and disclosure of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations.
Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: The postponement of general ledger maintenance, including posting transactions and performing reconciliations, left the entity vulnerable to potential failure to prevent or detect material misstatement in the preparation and disclosure of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations.
Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: The postponement of general ledger maintenance, including posting transactions and performing reconciliations, left the entity vulnerable to potential failure to prevent or detect material misstatement in the preparation and disclosure of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations.
Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: The postponement of general ledger maintenance, including posting transactions and performing reconciliations, left the entity vulnerable to potential failure to prevent or detect material misstatement in the preparation and disclosure of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations.
Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: The postponement of general ledger maintenance, including posting transactions and performing reconciliations, left the entity vulnerable to potential failure to prevent or detect material misstatement in the preparation and disclosure of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations.
Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: The postponement of general ledger maintenance, including posting transactions and performing reconciliations, left the entity vulnerable to potential failure to prevent or detect material misstatement in the preparation and disclosure of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations.
Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: The postponement of general ledger maintenance, including posting transactions and performing reconciliations, left the entity vulnerable to potential failure to prevent or detect material misstatement in the preparation and disclosure of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations.
Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): Timely posting and reconciliation of all account balances in the general ledger is essential to maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting. Condition: The entity’s maintenance of the general ledger was significantly delayed beginning in March 2020 and continued through into the current fiscal year. Cause: One of the entity’s key accounting personnel passed away unexpectedly in March 2020. The entity had not adequately cross trained other members of the accounting team to prepare for such an unexpected and unlikely event. The second cause was the COVID-19 pandemic which hindered the entity’s ability to address the sudden unexpected absence of one of the key accounting team members and deal with the challenges presented by working remotely, dealing with limited staffing and other COVID-19 related hurdles. Effect: The postponement of general ledger maintenance, including posting transactions and performing reconciliations, left the entity vulnerable to potential failure to prevent or detect material misstatement in the preparation and disclosure of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Recommendations: To the extent possible, we recommend the entity engage in cross training and documenting of procedures over all financial reporting processes to mitigate the effect of any future interruptions in normal business operations.