FINANCIAL STATEMENT & FEDERAL AWARD FINDINGS 2022-001 Recommend continued evaluation and enhancements to limited segregation of duties over financial reporting Auditor?s recommendations: While the implementation of these additional procedures is of significant importance and an improvement, we woul...
FINANCIAL STATEMENT & FEDERAL AWARD FINDINGS 2022-001 Recommend continued evaluation and enhancements to limited segregation of duties over financial reporting Auditor?s recommendations: While the implementation of these additional procedures is of significant importance and an improvement, we would continue to recommend management evaluate additional enhancements and review of established policies and procedures to ensure risks are minimized as best possible (cost benefit) and to levels acceptable by the Board of Trustees. We would recommend management and the Board?s continued evaluation include, but not be limited to the following: ? Organizational and operational structure of the Foundation and the in relationship to the School. (Business Manager lack of segregation of duties). ? Evaluate more formalized budget and actual reporting directly from the computerized financial management system; limiting the use of decentralized creation of summaries and reports, which will allow for more streamlined reporting of activity. ? Recommend posting of payroll activity processed through the third-party payroll provider to the financial management system on a weekly basis, rather than monthly basis. We recommend further streamlining the documentation for each posting thereof into one source document. Additionally, we recommend payroll activity between the third-party payroll provider and the ledger be reconciled and reviewed on a routine basis. ? We recommend evaluation of check signing authority and adopted thresholds for dual signatures ($5,000). Based upon the current year audit, excluding the renovation project costs, the majority of the School?s non-salary expenditures are below the dual signature threshold. ? We recommend evaluation of use of debit card linked to School?s account. While utilized to a limited extent, management should evaluate risks/benefits (debit card direct access to account funds) against other methodologies (i.e., credit card). Management should evaluate with financial institution. ? We recommend procedures addressing reimbursement of expenditures to individuals for credit card purchases (require additional proof of actual payment (i.e., of statement) and be made only after the transaction/event has taken place and proof of attendance). ? We recommend management review adopted policies and procedures surrounding federal award programs and compliance thereto, be enhanced by additional review to OMB Uniform Guidance and the Compliance Supplement to further delineate procedures directly with OMB guidance and the applicable requirements associated with each federal award program the School receives annually. Based upon our conversation with the Business Manager during the current audit, the Board of Trustees is continuing the process of evaluating additional procedure enhancements, and assessments of overall financial operations, inclusive of those involving the Foundation. It is important that this continue as an annual process and be documented accordingly. Management should refer to the federal ?Green Book? and Internal control- Integrated Framework published by COSO in updating and assessments of established internal controls over financial reporting and compliance. Action Taken: The Global Learning Charter Public School Administration and Board of Trustees acknowledge that the limitations present with the segregation of financial duties are the direct result of the size of the school?s financial operation. We have worked diligently to create responsible oversight measures, and while the Board of Trustees remains confident in the increased oversight that was implemented in the previous fiscal year, we will continue to seek ways to enhance our procedures. To this end, GLCPS has already put into place many of the recommendations outlined in the finding including source document reports from Infinite Visions provided to the Board of Trustees, weekly payroll posting, and an enhanced process for reimbursement documentation. Moving forward, GLCPS will also be revising its policies and procedures guide for both federal awards and general operations to review areas where additional checks and balances can be implemented. The Global Learning Charter Public School Foundation will also be reviewing the composition of its Board of Directors with the goal of creating a clear separation in oversight between the School and Foundation.