Finding 1164843 (2025-003)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
P
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2025
Accepted
2025-12-15

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The District's cash accounts are not reconciled accurately, increasing the risk of undetected errors or misappropriations.
  • Impacted Requirements: Timely and accurate financial reporting, including bank account reconciliations, is essential for effective internal controls.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: The Finance Administrator should ensure monthly reconciliations align with the general ledger and establish a policy for monthly Board reviews of these reconciliations.

Finding Text

Condition: The District's cash accounts were not reconciled accurately. Criteria: A properly designed system of internal controls includes timely and accurate financial reporting, including reconciliation of bank accounts. Effect: As a result of this condition, there is a higher risk that errors or misappropriations could occur and not be detected in a timely manner. Cause: The District's personnel complete a monthly reconciliations, but it is not balanced to the general ledger. Recommendation: When completing the monthly bank reconciliatins, the Finance Administrator should compare general ledger and bank transactions, focusing on blanancing monthly deposits and electronic fund transfers. In addition, a policy should be created to have the reconciliations reviewed monthly by the Board. Response: The District will update the police and procedures for posting of cash transactions and bank reconciliations, including setting roles of those involved, implemening new reporting for ACH transactions, daily postings, and monthly Board reviews.

Corrective Action Plan

2025-003 The District will update the policy and procedures for posting of cash transactions, including setting roles of those involved, implementing new reporting for ACH transactions, daily posting of transactions, reconciliation to the general ledger, and monthly Board reviews.

Categories

Reporting Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1164841 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1164842 2025-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1164844 2025-004
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.010 TITLE I GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES $176,794
84.027 SPECIAL EDUCATION GRANTS TO STATES $168,579
10.555 NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM $165,415
93.778 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM $163,871
10.553 SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM $56,115
84.367 SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION STATE GRANTS (FORMERLY IMPROVING TEACHER QUALITY STATE GRANTS) $21,195
84.424 STUDENT SUPPORT AND ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT PROGRAM $11,372
10.559 SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN $10,547
10.579 CHILD NUTRITION DISCRETIONARY GRANTS LIMITED AVAILABILITY $8,113
84.048 CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION -- BASIC GRANTS TO STATES $6,887
84.173 SPECIAL EDUCATION PRESCHOOL GRANTS $6,298