Recommendation: We recommend the Organization implement documented reviews for all reports prior to submission.
Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.
Action taken in response to finding: Practical Famers of Iowa has hired a new Grants Finance Manager in August 2023. This was a new hire and new position within PFI. With the ability of the new accounting software to build budgets, apply expenses and deposits to specific grants and monitor reporting it required a Grants Finance Manager to assist with monitoring of this information. With the additional hire of the Grants Finance Manager, proper approval processes throughout all expenditures and deposits, it allows for accurate filing to be consistent from the start. Each grant has a grant owner, Heather Brown, Grants Finance Manager, builds the approved budget that was previously approved by Executive Staff, Sally Worley, Alisha Bowers, Kasey Bunce, Sarah Carlson and Christine Zrostlik.
Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Sally Worley, Executive Director, Kasey Bunce, Finance Director, Chastity Schonhorst Finance Coordinator, Alisha Bower, Senior Operations Director, Sarah Carlson, Senior Program & Member Engagement Director, and Christine Zrostlik, Marketing & Communications Director.
Planned completion date for corrective action plan: This has already been implemented as of August, 2023.