Financial Statements Management?s Response and Planned Corrective Action: On identification of the issue, management confirmed that August 22, 2022 was the only date for which the notifications were not sent out properly. This issue resulted from a lack of sufficient staff and significant turnover ...
Financial Statements Management?s Response and Planned Corrective Action: On identification of the issue, management confirmed that August 22, 2022 was the only date for which the notifications were not sent out properly. This issue resulted from a lack of sufficient staff and significant turnover around August 2022. Management promptly updated procedures and training to clarify to accounts payable personnel the correct parameters for the Direct Loan notifications and are working to put in place additional review controls. No further action related to the August 22, 2022 disbursements was considered necessary as students who received these disbursements would have received subsequent disbursements in which proper notification was sent. Corrective Action Plan Pages Finding Number: 2022-002 Federal Assistance Listing Number: 84.268 Federal Direct Loans Year Ended: August 31, 2022 Responsible Individual: Joanne Hammond Associate Comptroller Management?s Response and Corrective Action Plan: The College agrees with the finding and recommendation. There were no notifications sent out for direct loan disbursements on August 22, 2022. The College verified that this was the only day affected by reviewing each disbursement date related to the fiscal year 2022 and verifying inputs into the notifications were done correctly. The error was corrected the next day and notifications were appropriately sent since August 23, 2022. A list of all students who received Direct Loans on August 22, 2022 was obtained and reviewed, noting that this affected 909 students. Management promptly updated procedures and training to clarify to accounts payable personnel the correct parameters for the Direct Loan notifications and are working to put in place additional review controls. No further action related to the August 22, 2022 disbursements was considered necessary as students who received these disbursements would have received subsequent disbursements in which proper notification was sent. The above procedures have already been implemented.