Finding 1165812 (2025-001)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
P
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2025
Accepted
2025-12-19
Audit: 376677
Organization: Mount David Housing, Inc. (ME)
Auditor: OTIS ATWELL

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: Weak controls and oversight in accounting led to significant adjustments needed for accurate financial statements.
  • Impacted Requirements: Management must ensure accounting records comply with generally accepted accounting principles.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Implement training for accounting staff and establish stronger review processes by December 31, 2025.

Finding Text

Finding Number: 2025-001 Questioned Costs: N/A Information on Universe and Population Size: N/A Sample Size Information: N/A Noncompliance Information: No instances of noncompliance identified. Statement of Condition: Lack of controls and oversight of management and accounting staff led to audit adjustments related to accounts receivable, revenue, prepaid assets, fixed assets, accounts payable and other current liabilities, and expenses that were material in the aggregate and were required to present the financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Criteria: Management is responsible for maintaining its accounting records in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Cause: Inadequate controls over financial close and reporting procedures. Effect or Potential Effect: As a result of the condition, the Corporation’s accounting records were initially misstated by amounts material to the financial statements. Recommendation: We recommend accounting staff be trained and developed and that control systems are put in place to ensure there is proper review over monthly and annual financial close and reporting procedures to eliminate errors in the future. Reporting Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: We concur deficiencies existed in the oversight and review of transactions considered material in the aggregate over accounts receivable, revenue, prepaid assets, fixed assets, accounts payable and other current liabilities, and expenses during financial close and reporting procedures. Therefore, the following action will be implemented by December 31, 2025: • Management will implement a training plan to develop accounting staff and management to improve controls over monthly and annual procedures over financial close and reporting by December 31, 2025.

Corrective Action Plan

1. Finding 2025-001: a. We concur that material audit adjustments related to accounts receivable, revenue, prepaid assets, fixed assets, accounts payable and other current liabilities, and expenses were needed in order to present the financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and are in agreement with the recommendations to implement staff training on monthly and annual procedures over financial close and reporting. b. Action(s) Taken on the Finding: We have posted the adjustments recommended by the auditors. Management will conduct staff training on monthly and annual procedures over financial close and reporting by December 31, 2025.

Categories

Reporting Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
14.181 SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES $1.16M
14.195 SECTION 8 HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS PROGRAM $169,435