Finding 1161718 (2024-005)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
C
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2024
Accepted
2025-10-31

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: Missing supporting documentation for a $120.83 expense in the August 2024 voucher raises concerns about compliance with accounting policies.
  • Impacted Requirements: All expenditures must have proper documentation to ensure accurate reporting and compliance with federal guidelines.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Implement stronger policies for voucher preparation and review, ensuring documentation is consistently maintained; an outside firm will assist in this process.

Finding Text

Supporting Documentation of Expenditures Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Education Federal Program Name: Twenty – First Century Community Learning Center and After School Programs Grant – Non-School Districts Assistance Listing Number: 84.287 Pass-Through Agencies: Illinois Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs and Illinois State Board of Education Pass-Through Numbers: 21st CCLC FY 2024, 21st CCLC FY 2025 Award Periods: Various July 1, 2024 through August 30, 2025 Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance Other Matters Criteria or specific requirement: Proper supporting documentation should be readily available to support all expenditures. Condition: In testing a sample of ten monthly vouchers for our cash management sample we noted the following: o August 2024 voucher included one expense line item of $120.83 that had no supporting documentation available. Questioned Costs: None. Context: Vouchers include expenses that do not have proper supporting documentation to back-up the expenditure. Cause: Monthly vouchers need to be monitored to ensure proper supporting documentation is available to support the expenditures in accordance with ULBGC’s accounting policies. Effect: Inaccurate expenditures may be charged to the SEFA. Repeat Finding: This is not a repeat finding. Recommendation: Policies and procedures over monthly vouchers should include preparation and review of the voucher to ensure proper supporting documentation is maintained and available for each expenditure. Views of responsible officials and planned corrective actions: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. The corrective action plan to address this deficiency includes the following actions: Outside accounting firm will ensure proper supporting documentation is maintained and available for each expenditure. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Mary Ann Mahon Huels, President and CEO Planned completion date for corrective action plan: The corrective action plan detailed above is being implemented immediately.

Corrective Action Plan

Supporting Documentation of Expenditures Recommendation: Policies and procedures over monthly vouchers should include preparation and review of the voucher to ensure proper supporting documentation is maintained and available for each expenditure. There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action planned/taken in response to finding: Outside accounting firm will be ensure proper supporting documentation is maintained and available for each expenditure. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Mary Ann Mahon Huels, President and CEO Planned completion date for corrective action plan: Immediately

Categories

Cash Management Reporting Significant Deficiency Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1161711 2024-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1161712 2024-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1161713 2024-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1161714 2024-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1161715 2024-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1161716 2024-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1161717 2024-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1161719 2024-006
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1161720 2024-006
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1161721 2024-006
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1161722 2024-006
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.287 SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT $509,379
93.558 TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES $289,143
93.667 SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT $66,970
21.027 CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS $61,491
16.726 JUVENILE MENTORING PROGRAM $9,706