Finding 1160413 (2023-002)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
C
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2023
Accepted
2025-10-15
Audit: 370820
Auditor: Rln US LLP

AI Summary

  • Answer: There were delays in billing for expenses related to federal grants.
  • Trend: The time between completing services and requesting reimbursement was longer than expected.
  • List: Follow up on timely billing processes to ensure compliance with federal grant requirements.

Finding Text

During our audit we noted that there were instances where billing for expenses associated with federal grants was not carried out in a timely manner. This delay was evidenced by the time laps between the completion of services and the request for reimbursement to agencies.

Corrective Action Plan

The Accounting Department has established policies and procedures to ensure that grant billing is processed accurately and reconciled on a monthly basis. It is part of the CFO and Controller’s responsibility to verify that grant billing is reconciled each month and that there are no variances or discrepancies between the billing, drawdowns, and expenses. In addition, the CFO is working diligently to ensure that all grant billing is recorded in the same period in which the expenses are incurred.

Categories

Cash Management

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1160405 2023-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1160406 2023-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1160407 2023-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1160408 2023-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1160409 2023-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1160410 2023-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1160411 2023-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1160412 2023-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1160414 2023-003
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
47.041 Engineering $10.85M
12.300 Basic and Applied Scientific Research $3.09M
47.076 Stem Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) $570,581
47.070 Computer and Information Science and Engineering $220,829
47.079 Office of International Science and Engineering $76,077