Finding 2022-002: Cash Management / Matching / Interest Earned
Contact Person: Michael R. Baker, Director of Fiscal Affairs
Recommendation: The County should establish a separate fund to account for the activity of the Children and Youth program.
Response: The County agrees with the finding and...
Finding 2022-002: Cash Management / Matching / Interest Earned
Contact Person: Michael R. Baker, Director of Fiscal Affairs
Recommendation: The County should establish a separate fund to account for the activity of the Children and Youth program.
Response: The County agrees with the finding and has created a new fund – Fund 07 – in the County’s accounting software and has begun creating corresponding revenue and expense accounts to match the existing structure within the new fund. The County also opened a separate checking account at The Juniata Valley Bank for the Children and Youth Fund for all revenue and expenses beginning January 1, 2024. The County continues to engage an external third-party contractor provider familiar with Children and Youth Agency financial matters to assist in the transition, as well as with recent turnover in the financial positions within the Children and Youth Department. The County also made the affirmative decision to capitalize that fund with the prior year’s County-match at the start of the calendar year and continue to fund, as needed, throughout the year to insure the necessary County match is attained. The Children and Youth Agency will continue to insure compatibility and proper recording in MUNIS, the County accounting system, of all financial transactions to match with the internal accounting system maintained by the Children and Youth Agency.
Action Planned: Post-audit submission, the County Director of Fiscal Affairs will meet and discuss with the engaged external service provider and the Children and Youth Finance Director and overall Child and Youth Agency Director to formulate the proper procedure for establishment of a separate fund balance as of January 1, 2024, and monitor proper posting of financial transactions in the appropriate fund to match all transactions posted in the internal accounting system maintained by the Children and Youth Agency.
Date for Completion: January 1, 2024