Finding 1162784 (2024-001)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
B
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2024
Accepted
2025-11-20

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: 15% of tested transactions lacked proper approval documentation.
  • Impacted Requirements: Compliance with 2 CFR §200.403 and internal control policies for expenditure authorization.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Strengthen internal controls to ensure all disbursements are reviewed and documented as per established policies.

Finding Text

Criteria Per 2 CFR §200.403 and the Organization’s internal control policies, all expenditures must be properly authorized and documented to ensure allowability and compliance with federal requirements. Condition During disbursement testing, we noted that 6 out of 40 transactions tested did not have proper documentation evidencing required approvals prior to payment. Cause The lack of documentation appears to be due to inconsistent application of internal controls and inadequate maintenance of approval records. Effect Without proper approval documentation, there is an increased risk of unallowable or unauthorized expenditures being charged to the federal program. Questioned Costs Not applicable Perspective Our sample was not, and was not intended to be, statistically valid. Of the 40 disbursements selected for testing, 6 disbursements, or 15% of our sample, had no proper documentation with approval. Identification as a Repeat Finding, if applicable Not applicable Recommendation CVCA should strengthen its internal controls to ensure that all disbursements are properly reviewed and approved in accordance with established policies. This includes maintaining adequate documentation of approvals for all transactions. View of Responsible Officials CVCA agrees with the finding.

Corrective Action Plan

CVCA lost key accounting staff and experienced significant difficulty in locating and hiring competent replacements within the department. New fiscal staff were onboarded in October 2024. The new fiscal staff started to enforce the proper policies and procedures starting in November 2024 when prior finance staff was no longer involved managing CVCA books. All invoices and journal entries need proper backup attached for approval and processing.

Categories

Allowable Costs / Cost Principles

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1162785 2024-002
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
93.658 FOSTER CARE TITLE IV-E $1.00M
93.959 BLOCK GRANTS FOR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE $505,350
84.010 TITLE I GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES $92,112