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Finding 2024-01 Financial Close Process Condition: The auditors noted a lack of a strong financial close process which led to several material audit adjustments that were proposed during the audit and recorded by the client to properly reflect various financial statement accounts. Corrective Actio...
Finding 2024-01 Financial Close Process Condition: The auditors noted a lack of a strong financial close process which led to several material audit adjustments that were proposed during the audit and recorded by the client to properly reflect various financial statement accounts. Corrective Actions Taken or Planned: The Organizations’ Board and Executive Team consisting of the CEO, COO and key Organization staff to include the independent bookkeeper and Grant and Finance Manager recognize the need to further significantly improve on the oversight and reconciliation of the financial statement process. The team will develop processes to include but not limited to. - A comprehensive financial close process will be formalized and documented. This process will include clear timelines, task ownership, and internal controls to ensure the timely and accurate reconciliation of all accounts prior to audit submission. - Beginning in 2025, all financial transactions and balances will undergo rigorous monthly reviews to ensure proper classification in the correct financial statement accounts, reducing the likelihood of errors. - Quarterly meetings will occur to review entries and approval of entry assignment will occur.
Management agrees with this finding. Parkview Services will adopt and implement a written policy by October 31st, 2025 that strictly prohibits the use of federal funds for any non-program purpose, including temporary inter-fund loans. The policy will require that all federal program cash remain in t...
Management agrees with this finding. Parkview Services will adopt and implement a written policy by October 31st, 2025 that strictly prohibits the use of federal funds for any non-program purpose, including temporary inter-fund loans. The policy will require that all federal program cash remain in the designated account until disbursed for documented, allowable purposes in accordance with federal regulations and grant agreements. Any transfers from the federal account will require pre-approval from the Finance Director, written justification, and documentation that the expenditure is allowable under the grant. The organization will also incorporate additional cash-flow monitoring procedures to prevent situations where federal funds might be considered for operational use. To address related reconciliation issues, the bank reconciliation process will include a review of the federal account by the Board Vice President or Treasurer within 30 days of month-end, starting with the September 30th reconciliation. This reviewer will verify that all transactions are allowable, properly documented, and recorded in the correct period. Any discrepancies will be immediately investigated and resolved.
View Audit 365724 Questioned Costs: $1
Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees and will implement improved documentation and review procedures. Estimate time of completion: February 10, 2025.
Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees and will implement improved documentation and review procedures. Estimate time of completion: February 10, 2025.
View Audit 365681 Questioned Costs: $1
Finding 2024-03 Insufficient Documentation of Other Direct Expenses Condition: During testing of direct costs charged to the federal program, the Organization did not maintain sufficient documentation to fully support all expenditures claimed. In one instance, a receipt supporting a claimed expense...
Finding 2024-03 Insufficient Documentation of Other Direct Expenses Condition: During testing of direct costs charged to the federal program, the Organization did not maintain sufficient documentation to fully support all expenditures claimed. In one instance, a receipt supporting a claimed expense was missing. In three additional cases, although the expenditures were generally supported, the documentation did not clearly reflect how the amounts allocated to the major federal program were determined. While these issues were isolated and the known and likely questioned costs were immaterial, the lack of complete documentation represents noncompliance with federal requirements for allowable costs. Corrective Actions Taken or Planned: The Organization will develop written guidelines specifying the required supporting documentation for each type of direct expense. Set up vendors in QuickBooks. We will hire and train Finance Manager to manage and track revenue and expenses, QuickBooks, grant reporting etc. All receipts and expenses will be scanned in and kept electronically. The Organization will provide training on documentation requirements, proper record submission, and compliance expectations.
View Audit 365678 Questioned Costs: $1
Finding 2024-02 Insufficient Documentation of Personnel Expenses Condition: The Organization charges a material amount of payroll-related costs to its major federal program. However, it does not maintain sufficient documentation to support the level of effort charged to the award, as required by fe...
Finding 2024-02 Insufficient Documentation of Personnel Expenses Condition: The Organization charges a material amount of payroll-related costs to its major federal program. However, it does not maintain sufficient documentation to support the level of effort charged to the award, as required by federal regulations. While staff members are required to complete timesheets, the current format does not capture the level of detail needed to substantiate payroll allocations to federal programs. Additionally, there is no formal process for supervisory review and approval of these timesheets. Although no overcharges or double-dipping were identified, the lack of adequate documentation results in known and likely questioned costs due to noncompliance with documentation requirements. Corrective Actions Taken or Planned: The Organization will develop and implement a standardized timesheet template (Gusto) that captures employee name, pay period, hours worked by funding source, and supervisory approval. Provide mandatory training for all staff whose salaries are charged in whole or in part to grants on documentation and time allocation requirements. Require monthly reconciliation of time sheets to payroll records before submission to grants. The Organization will conduct quarterly internal reviews to ensure compliance and adjust as needed.
View Audit 365678 Questioned Costs: $1
FINDING 2024-002 Finding Subject: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds - Reporting Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Valeriano Gomez, City Controller Contact Phone Number and Email Address: (219) 391-8220, vgomez@eastchicago.com Views of Responsible Officials: We concur ...
FINDING 2024-002 Finding Subject: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds - Reporting Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Valeriano Gomez, City Controller Contact Phone Number and Email Address: (219) 391-8220, vgomez@eastchicago.com Views of Responsible Officials: We concur with the finding Description of Corrective Action Plan: To ensure proper implementation of the policies and procedures in place related to SLFRF reporting, in the future, no submittal of reports will be approved without the City Controller and a Senior Staff Accountant reviewing and approving the P&E reports. This will ensure policies and procedures are followed and possibly added to, if needed, to ensure compliance over SLFRF reporting. Anticipated Completion Date: Corrective action is now in effect as of August 18, 2025.
New policy was to be implemented by August 31, 2025 that will include written agreements with subaward programs and the Grants Manager will monitor the plan, with additional monitoring to be completed by the Exective Director periodically.
New policy was to be implemented by August 31, 2025 that will include written agreements with subaward programs and the Grants Manager will monitor the plan, with additional monitoring to be completed by the Exective Director periodically.
2024-002 ALN 10.937 USDA Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Allowable Costs/Cost Principles: Non-Compliance with Grant Requirements Corrective Action Plan: NSPA is strengthening budgeting and recordkeeping to properly allocate payroll costs between federal and nonfederal funding. Estimat...
2024-002 ALN 10.937 USDA Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Allowable Costs/Cost Principles: Non-Compliance with Grant Requirements Corrective Action Plan: NSPA is strengthening budgeting and recordkeeping to properly allocate payroll costs between federal and nonfederal funding. Estimated Completion Date: September 2025 Management Contact: Tim Lust, CEO
FTCC concurs with the finding and will make every attempt to create time studies and maintain labor distributions reports to support salary allocations in the future. FTCC anticipates to complete the corrective action plan by the year end December 31, 2025.
FTCC concurs with the finding and will make every attempt to create time studies and maintain labor distributions reports to support salary allocations in the future. FTCC anticipates to complete the corrective action plan by the year end December 31, 2025.
View Audit 365496 Questioned Costs: $1
Finding 575491 (2024-002)
Significant Deficiency 2024
Avivo
MN
Continuum of Care Program – Assistance Listing No. 14.267 Recommendation: We recommend the Organization evaluate its procedures and implement an additional control to ensure costs are charged to the grant during the period of performance. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no...
Continuum of Care Program – Assistance Listing No. 14.267 Recommendation: We recommend the Organization evaluate its procedures and implement an additional control to ensure costs are charged to the grant during the period of performance. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: Prior to 2023-2024, we only had one primary HUD contract that we were solely responsible for spending and contract timelines. With the addition of three more COC grants, with different, yet close together end dates, we needed to develop a more formalized process to ensure all expenses are billed to the correct contract for the correct dates. Avivo will implement oversight check-in meetings at least one month prior to each contract end and at least one more before final grant submissions. This meeting will include program leadership, RAA, Director of Housing Compliance, and our Contracts Accountant who oversees eLOCCS pulls. We will discuss all final expenditures and any upcoming expenses that may near the end of the grant term, including staff expenditures like mileage reimbursement. We will create an oversight document that highlights all areas to consider and breaks down roles and responsibilities to drive these meetings ongoingly. Accounting and program leadership will closely monitor spending via Papersave, credit card submission and through Paycom falls within the correct payment periods. Additionally, the RAA and Program Managers in the last quarter of the grant cycle, will meet monthly to work to resolve any outstanding rent balances and oversee any staff reimbursement or other charges that may need to be accounted for. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Courtney Knoll & Lyssa Westling. Planned completion date for corrective action plan: December 2025
View Audit 365488 Questioned Costs: $1
Condition: During the current year, a lack of control procedures surrounding the review of payroll costs resulted in improper amounts of payroll to be charged to the grant. Planned Corrective Action: Finance is working with IT and HR to integrate the payroll system with LSS’ accounting system to e...
Condition: During the current year, a lack of control procedures surrounding the review of payroll costs resulted in improper amounts of payroll to be charged to the grant. Planned Corrective Action: Finance is working with IT and HR to integrate the payroll system with LSS’ accounting system to eliminate manual processes in the creation of the payroll journal entry. There will also be periodic internal audits performed to test payroll allocations. Contact person responsible for corrective action: Julie Fratianne, CFO Anticipated Completion Date: September 30, 2025
The Town is in the process of reviewing Policies and Procedures as they relate to Federal Awards.
The Town is in the process of reviewing Policies and Procedures as they relate to Federal Awards.
FINDING 2024-001 Finding Subject: COVID-19 - Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds – Reporting Summary of Finding: The City submitted four P&E reports during the audit period; however, the controls in place were not effective to prevent, or detect and correct, errors. As a result, errors...
FINDING 2024-001 Finding Subject: COVID-19 - Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds – Reporting Summary of Finding: The City submitted four P&E reports during the audit period; however, the controls in place were not effective to prevent, or detect and correct, errors. As a result, errors in reporting were identified. The current period and cumulative expenditures reported consisted of the amounts expended by the beneficiaries who were awarded funds from the City, rather than total amounts expended to the beneficiaries, resulting in current period expenditures and cumulative expenditures being incorrectly reported on all four reports as follows:  Quarterly Report: October 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023 Current period expenditures were overstated by $666,417. Cumulative expenditures were understated by $964,879.  Quarterly Report: January 1, 2024 to March 31, 2024 Current period expenditures were overstated by $860,312. Cumulative expenditures were understated by $104,567.  Quarterly Report: April 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 Current period expenditures were overstated by $104,567. Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Linda Moeller Contact Phone Number and Email Address: 812-948-5333 and lmoeller@cityofnewalbany.com Views of Responsible Officials and Explanation and Reasons for Disagreement:  We concur with the finding.  However, the issue and non-compliance deals with the interpretation of the federal rules regarding the appropriate amounts to report and when to report them by subrecipients of the monies.  The non-compliance is not related to policies or controls not being effective to prevent, detect or correct errors. In fact, the reporting system initially implemented by the City and put in the federal reports provided the actual expenditures for those periods by recipients of the grants.  However, the City does agree that after full examination and review of the federal rules the initial full amount of funds provided to the subrecipients should have been reported in full versus the actual expenditures during the periods. Description of Corrective Action Plan:  Current period and cumulative expenditures reported will consist of the amounts advanced to subrecipients. Anticipated Completion Date:  The City has already made this correction in its Quarterly Report July 1, 2024 to September 30, 2024.
Finding 575326 (2024-002)
Significant Deficiency 2024
Corrective Action Plan: Shiloh will expand its recurring processes around the disbursement of funds under its federal awards to ensure there is documentation that the associated expenses are allowable. Shiloh will also revisit its relationship with Spark Community Foundation who are currently engag...
Corrective Action Plan: Shiloh will expand its recurring processes around the disbursement of funds under its federal awards to ensure there is documentation that the associated expenses are allowable. Shiloh will also revisit its relationship with Spark Community Foundation who are currently engaged to perform the review and approval determination, including for Shiloh specific charges.
County department personnel changes have been implemented, which address this deficiency. Additional training from the Auditor’s Office and state grantors has occurred for newer staff in certain departments with large amounts of federal and state awards.
County department personnel changes have been implemented, which address this deficiency. Additional training from the Auditor’s Office and state grantors has occurred for newer staff in certain departments with large amounts of federal and state awards.
View Audit 365342 Questioned Costs: $1
Management agrees with the finding and is implementing the accompanying corrective action plan. Views of Responsible Officials: Jacy Hyde, Executive Director Joel Rusco, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer Jessica Martinez, Deputy Director Contact Person: Joel Rusco, Chief Financial and Adm...
Management agrees with the finding and is implementing the accompanying corrective action plan. Views of Responsible Officials: Jacy Hyde, Executive Director Joel Rusco, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer Jessica Martinez, Deputy Director Contact Person: Joel Rusco, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer Jessica Martinez, Deputy Director Corrective Action Plan: To mitigate the risk of error in payroll allocation and ensure compliance with allowable cost provisions, CFSC will enhance its payroll review process with the following corrective actions: 1. Enhanced Payroll Verification Process: a. CFSC will implement an additional cross‐checking step in the payroll entry process by requiring finance staff to a run a “Program Summary by Projects Lists” report in the timekeeping system (i.e., Clicktime) before submitting for payroll. b. This report will allow finance staff to verify that total hours worked per project per employee align with the grant allocation and employee timesheets before payroll is processed. 2. Regular Internal Audits & Compliance Checks: a. Finance will conduct quarterly internal payroll audits to identify any discrepancies in time tracking and grant allocations. Anticipated Completion Date: These corrective actions have been fully implemented as of FY25.
View Audit 365313 Questioned Costs: $1
Management agrees with the finding and is implementing the accompanying corrective action plan. Views of Responsible Officials: Jacy Hyde, Executive Director Joel Rusco, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer Jessica Martinez, Deputy Director Contact Person: Joel Rusco, Chief Financial and Adm...
Management agrees with the finding and is implementing the accompanying corrective action plan. Views of Responsible Officials: Jacy Hyde, Executive Director Joel Rusco, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer Jessica Martinez, Deputy Director Contact Person: Joel Rusco, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer Jessica Martinez, Deputy Director Corrective Action Plan: In response to the FY21 Corrective Action Plan, CFSC implemented a Subrecipient Monitoring Policy in June 2024 to ensure compliance with the Uniform Guidance for monitoring subrecipients of federal funding, including audit requirements and the verification of suspension and debarment status. To further strengthen compliance and ensure timely verification, CFSC will implement the following actions: 1. Mandatory Pre‐Award Verification Timing & Documentation: a. Suspension and debarment status must be verified on SAM.gov by the assigned Grant Specialist before the execution of any subaward agreements. b. The verification data and results will be documented by the assigned Grant Specialist and included in the Risk Assessment process prior to award issuance. c. Any subrecipients flagged as high risk due to past audit findings will undergo enhanced pre‐award due diligence before subaward execution to be carried out by the assigned Grant Specialist. 2. Grant Compliance Oversight & Approval: a. The Grants Manager (or designee) will review and approve all subrecipient compliance checks before final award execution. b. Any exceptions or delays in verification must be documented and approved by the CFAO & Deputy Director before proceeding. 3. Quarterly Compliance Audits: a. The Grants Manager (or designee) will conduct quarterly internal audits of subrecipient monitoring files to confirm that suspension & debarment verification was completed timely before subaward execution. b. The Grants Manager will be responsible for reporting any identified deficiencies to senior management and ensuring timely correction for policy reinforcement. Anticipated Completion Date: CFSC has implemented corrective actions regarding mandatory Pre‐award verification & documentation (action item 1) and grant compliance oversight & approval (item 2). CFSC has begun to implement the quarterly compliance audits (item 3) and will have this fully implemented by the end of FY25.
Management agrees with the finding and is implementing the accompanying corrective action plan. Views of Responsible Officials: Jacy Hyde, Executive Director Joel Rusco, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer Jessica Martinez, Deputy Director Contact Person: Joel Rusco, Chief Financial and Adm...
Management agrees with the finding and is implementing the accompanying corrective action plan. Views of Responsible Officials: Jacy Hyde, Executive Director Joel Rusco, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer Jessica Martinez, Deputy Director Contact Person: Joel Rusco, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer Jessica Martinez, Deputy Director Corrective Action Plan: In response to the FY21 Corrective Action Plan, CFSC implemented a Subrecipient Monitoring Policy in June 2024 to ensure compliance with the Uniform Guidance for monitoring subrecipients of federal funding, including audit requirements and the verification of suspension and debarment status. To further strengthen compliance and ensure timely verification, CFSC will implement the following actions: 1. Mandatory Pre‐Award Verification Timing & Documentation: a. Suspension and debarment status must be verified on SAM.gov by the assigned Grant Specialist before the execution of any subaward agreements. b. The verification data and results will be documented by the assigned Grant Specialist and included in the Risk Assessment process prior to award issuance. c. Any subrecipients flagged as high risk due to past audit findings will undergo enhanced pre‐award due diligence before subaward execution to be carried out by the assigned Grant Specialist. 2. Grant Compliance Oversight & Approval: a. The Grants Manager (or designee) will review and approve all subrecipient compliance checks before final award execution. b. Any exceptions or delays in verification must be documented and approved by the CFAO & Deputy Director before proceeding. 3. Quarterly Compliance Audits: a. The Grants Manager (or designee) will conduct quarterly internal audits of subrecipient monitoring files to confirm that suspension & debarment verification was completed timely before subaward execution. b. The Grants Manager will be responsible for reporting any identified deficiencies to senior management and ensuring timely correction for policy reinforcement. Anticipated Completion Date: These corrective actions will be fully implemented by the end of FY25, with ongoing monitoring and enforcement thereafter.
Víews of Responsíble Official and Planned Correctíve Actíon Management agrees with the recommendation. The District recognizes the importance of maintaining accurate and timely documentation to ensure that salaries and wages charged to federal awards are allowable and supported in accordance with fe...
Víews of Responsíble Official and Planned Correctíve Actíon Management agrees with the recommendation. The District recognizes the importance of maintaining accurate and timely documentation to ensure that salaries and wages charged to federal awards are allowable and supported in accordance with federal cost principles. To address the deficiency, the following corrective actions will be taken: . Action: Reinforce the requiremént that all employees whose salaries are charged in whole or in part to federal grants must complete and sign time and effort certifications on at least a semi-annual basis, in accordance with 2 CFR 200.430. . Action: Develop a centralized tracking system to monitor the distribution, collection, and retention of time and effort certifications to ensure completeness and timeliness. . Action: provide training to program directors, supervisors, and staff on the requirements for time and effort reporting and the importance of compliance. . Action: Establish an intemal review process whereby the Grants Manager will conduct periodic spot-checks to confirm thaf certifications are being properly maintained and retained.
View Audit 365311 Questioned Costs: $1
Responsible Official’s Response and Corrective Action Planned: We have reached out to FEMA and was provided this summarized response: “The project was obligated as a small project. FEMA does not adjust the funding amount unless specific conditions are met. If the applicant was stating that the actua...
Responsible Official’s Response and Corrective Action Planned: We have reached out to FEMA and was provided this summarized response: “The project was obligated as a small project. FEMA does not adjust the funding amount unless specific conditions are met. If the applicant was stating that the actual cost for the small project was more than FEMA obligated, we would have to request what is called a New Small Project Overrun Appeal Request. But in this case, the actual cost resulted in an underrun based on the small project obligated amount. FEMA only asks for the applicants to apply the underrun amount back into the community." Management has also implemented a process to include financial oversight and review of all documents prior to submission to FEMA for reimbursement going forward. We will meet with all leadership staff to discuss documentation requirements necessary for FEMA reimbursements. Lastly, Management will only sign off on reimbursed costs after all changes to FEMA requests have been adequately documented.
View Audit 365308 Questioned Costs: $1
Due to limited staffing resources, the Organization was not able to ensure maintenance of adequate documentation. The Organization has made efforts to ensure that proper documentation is maintained and accessible by necessary staff.
Due to limited staffing resources, the Organization was not able to ensure maintenance of adequate documentation. The Organization has made efforts to ensure that proper documentation is maintained and accessible by necessary staff.
View Audit 365271 Questioned Costs: $1
Finding 575167 (2024-001)
Significant Deficiency 2024
Family Star acknowledges the FY24 finding related to labor allocation. During that fiscal year, the organization experienced several operational challenges, including insufficient documentation and oversight of labor allocation reporting. These administrative issues were contributing factors in a br...
Family Star acknowledges the FY24 finding related to labor allocation. During that fiscal year, the organization experienced several operational challenges, including insufficient documentation and oversight of labor allocation reporting. These administrative issues were contributing factors in a broader leadership restructuring, which included the elimination of five middle management positions. As a result, responsibilities for labor allocation were reassigned to ensure proper oversight. Since that time, Family Star has already taken intentional steps to strengthen internal controls and improve the accuracy and consistency of key administrative functions. Labor time reporting is now aligned with organizational slot distribution across programs and funding sources to ensure compliance and transparency moving forward. To further reinforce accountability, we have implemented a new monthly monitoring procedure. On the first Wednesday of each month, the Senior Director of Community Partnerships and the HR Specialist jointly review and archive labor allocation records. This process ensures allocations are preserved, updates are made in a timely and compliant manner, and labor costs are supported by accurate documentation. These measures are designed to increase transparency, enhance internal controls, and ensure labor allocations are properly managed going forward.
The City is in the process of establishing written policies for federal awards.
The City is in the process of establishing written policies for federal awards.
COVID-19-Coronavirus State and Local Relief Funds (CSLRF)-Assistance Listing No. 21.027 Allowable Activities/Costs Recommendation: The Town should review and enhance controls and procedures where necessary. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit fi...
COVID-19-Coronavirus State and Local Relief Funds (CSLRF)-Assistance Listing No. 21.027 Allowable Activities/Costs Recommendation: The Town should review and enhance controls and procedures where necessary. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: The Town will continue to review and enhance controls where necessary to ensure that all State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) expenditures support an eligible COVID-19 public health or economic response. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Tyler Home, Director of Finance Planned completion date for corrective action plan: 07/01/2024
View Audit 365251 Questioned Costs: $1
2024-107 Review of Reimbursement Request Did Not Detect an Error in Amount Reported Condition: The September 2024 reimbursement request included wages paid in August 2024 instead of September 2024 in error. This is not a systemic problem but an isolated occurrence resulting in an immaterial differe...
2024-107 Review of Reimbursement Request Did Not Detect an Error in Amount Reported Condition: The September 2024 reimbursement request included wages paid in August 2024 instead of September 2024 in error. This is not a systemic problem but an isolated occurrence resulting in an immaterial difference in the amount reimbursed and the amount that should have been requested for September 2024 wages paid. Corrective Action Planned: We acknowledge the finding and have strengthened our review process for reimbursement requests to prevent similar errors. Finance staff verify payroll periods against reimbursement periods before submission, and supervisors perform an additional review. This process includes careful cross-checking against the appropriate pay periods. This was an isolated occurrence with immaterial impact, but corrective steps will ensure accuracy in future requests. Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Robert Thompson, Chief Executive Officer Anticipated Completion Date: Implemented
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