Re: FY23-24 Federal Single Audit Finding (2024-001)
Name(s) of Contact Person(s) Responsible for Corrective Action:
Sean Perez, Finance Director; Jeff Gilbreath, Executive Director
Hawaiʻi Community Lending (HCL) is diligent and ensures all grant requirements are met for Federal, State, and private ...
Re: FY23-24 Federal Single Audit Finding (2024-001)
Name(s) of Contact Person(s) Responsible for Corrective Action:
Sean Perez, Finance Director; Jeff Gilbreath, Executive Director
Hawaiʻi Community Lending (HCL) is diligent and ensures all grant requirements are met for Federal, State, and private funding awards. Due to the transitioning of its Finance Directors upon the start of the FY23-24 audit, the proper procedures to correct the CDFI ERP project account were miscommunicated, and the Schedule of Expenditures for Federal Awards (SEFA) were not reduced to reflect the proper adjustments. The corrective action being taken by HCL leadership is to ensure all loans disbursed and charged to restricted grants are reviewed thoroughly by the Finance Director. The Finance Director will review all eligibility requirements that are met, to include the eligible mapping area, as required and provided by the funder. This thorough review of eligibility will ensure that all loans charged to restricted funding will be properly allocated and charged correctly.
In addition to the thorough review mentioned above, HCL will develop procedures to review the SEFA, in detail, which is prepared by a third-party accounting vendor. The procedures will include an extensive review of expenditures by the Finance Director and subsequent review and approval by the Executive Director to ensure all expenses are eligible and allocated properly to our federal grants. Once the SEFA has been fully reviewed and approved by the Finance Director and Executive Director, it will be forwarded to the auditors. Additional staff may be involved in the review and eligibility confirmation process to ensure accuracy. Internal audits of expenditures will also be completed on a quarterly basis. The anticipated completion date of this corrective action plan is June 30, 2025.
Mahalo,
Jeff Gilbreath
Executive Director
Hawaiʻi Community Lending