Finding 1163434 (2024-002)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
AB
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2024
Accepted
2025-12-04
Audit: 373037
Auditor: ECCEZION

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: Missing employee timecards hindered the review and approval process for hours worked.
  • Impacted Requirements: Compliance with grant requirements is at risk due to inconsistent internal controls.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: The Club should enhance monitoring of timecard approvals to ensure proper documentation for grant reimbursements.

Finding Text

Criteria or specific requirement: Management is responsible for ensuring that the Club complies with all grant requirements. Condition: During the audit it was noted that, in the beginning of the year, employee timecards were missing. Questioned Costs: None Context: In most instances, the review and approval of hours worked could not be reviewed since the timecards were not kept. Effect: Grant expenditures could be misstated if hours are being paid our without approval. Cause: The Club's internal control procedures were not followed consistently. Recommendation: The Club should monitor the approval of timecards for hourly employees to ensure proper backup exists for grant reimbursements. Management's response: The Club has reviewed their monitoring procedure and during the fiscal year started ensuring consistent approval of employee timecards.

Corrective Action Plan

Condition: During the audit it was noted that, in the beginning of the year, employee timecards were missing. Plan: The Club will review their monitoring procedures to ensure consistent retention of employee timecards. Anticipated Date of Completion: As soon as possible - before FY25 year end Name of Contact Person: Germain Castellanos, CEO Management Response: Since the audit, we have reviewed our monitoring procedures to ensure consistent approval of employee timecards.

Categories

Subrecipient Monitoring Cash Management Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1163433 2024-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1163435 2024-003
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
21.027 CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS $692,080
84.287 TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS $373,753
93.558 TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES $196,977
16.726 JUVENILE MENTORING PROGRAM $83,395