Finding 1091069 (2023-002)

Material Weakness
Requirement
ABEILN
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2023
Accepted
2024-12-17

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: There is inadequate segregation of duties, allowing a few individuals to control multiple critical financial areas.
  • Impacted Requirements: This affects compliance with internal control standards for major federal programs, including cash handling and financial reporting.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Review and adjust roles to ensure proper segregation of duties to mitigate risks of fraud and errors.

Finding Text

Segregation of Duties - One important aspect of the internal control structure is the segregation of duties among employees to prevent an individual employee from handling duties which are incompatible. We noted a limited number of individuals have control over portions of one or more of the following areas in for the District relating to major federal programs; cash, investments, receipts, disbursements, inventories, capital assets, payroll, transfers, financial reporting, computer systems, journal entries and school lunch program. See finding 2023-001.

Categories

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 514627 2023-002
    Material Weakness
  • 514628 2023-002
    Material Weakness
  • 514629 2023-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 514630 2023-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1091070 2023-002
    Material Weakness
  • 1091071 2023-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1091072 2023-002
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
10.555 National School Lunch Program $279,641
32.009 Emergency Connectivity Fund Program $160,000
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $133,519
10.553 School Breakfast Program $59,818
84.358 Rural Education $40,268
84.027 Special Education Grants to States $34,228
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $23,424
84.367 Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants (formerly Improving Teacher Quality State Grants) $13,602
84.424 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program $8,607
84.048 Career and Technical Education -- Basic Grants to States $5,631
84.365 English Language Acquisition State Grants $745