Finding 2025-004 - Various Federal Programs: Cash Management- Excess Federal Cash, Untimely Reconciliations [Material Weakness}: Condition - At June 30, 2025, the College maintained excess federal cash balances across multiple federal programs, indicating that cash drawdowns and/or payable balances ...
Finding 2025-004 - Various Federal Programs: Cash Management- Excess Federal Cash, Untimely Reconciliations [Material Weakness}: Condition - At June 30, 2025, the College maintained excess federal cash balances across multiple federal programs, indicating that cash drawdowns and/or payable balances were not aligned with immediate cash needs for allowable program expenditures. These balances represented federal funds drawn or recorded as payable to federal agencies that were not supported by actual and immediate allowable program expenditures at year-end. The following table summarizes excess federal cash balances identified by program as of June 30, 2025: "Federal Program" "Excess Cash" "Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program" 120,031 "Science Consortium of Minority Schools" 169,907 "NSF - Empowerment of Undergraduate STEM Majors" 94,801 "NSF - Tennessee Louis Stokes TLSAMP" 54,834 "Title III" 455,679 "FUTURE" 188,215 "Total Identified Excess Cash" 1,083,467 The College did not adequately reconcile federal cash activity to underlying grant expenditures on a timely basis and did not ensure that drawdowns were limited to amounts necessary to meet immediate cash needs. In addition, the College lacked effective monitoring controls to identify and resolve excess cash positions across federal programs in a timely manner. Federal bank reconciliations were untimely and error prone. Corrections occurred only after auditor inquiry. Federal accounts also earned excess interest. Corrective Action Plan The College requests drawdowns for Title Ill and FUTURE programs on a reimbursable basis, including review and approval procedures. Of the total amount identified for the Title Ill program, a $181,433 receivable related to FY2025. The balance related to prior year(s) activity. The College will review its Federal program cost allocation procedures to ensure all eligible costs are properly identified and supported going forward. The College has engaged two accounting firms to assist with staff training and bring all reconciliations current. In addition, standard month-end and year-end closing procedures will be implemented to address timely, accurate Federal program reconciliations and audit readiness going forward. The College experienced significant staff turnover within its business office. In addition, the College is undergoing conversion to a new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system which affected its ability to complete some functions within a timely manner. Completion Date - September 30, 2026 Responsible Party - Chief Financial Officer