Finding 1170171 (2025-001)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2025
Accepted
2026-01-21
Audit: 383143
Organization: Jefferson East, Inc. (PA)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: Monthly reviews of transactions in Yardi and the general ledger were not done properly, leading to undetected discrepancies.
  • Impacted Requirements: The lack of timely and accurate reporting weakened the internal control environment and affected the fair presentation of financial statements.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Implement staff training for monthly reviews and reconciliations to ensure accurate financial reporting and strengthen internal controls.

Finding Text

Internal Control over Financial Reporting and Closing Criteria: Management is responsible for the preparation of the basic financial statements and all accompanying information as well as representations contained therein, and the fair presentation in conformity with U.S. GAAP. This requires management to perform a year-end closing process to accumulate, reconcile and summarize information for inclusion in the annual financial statements. Condition: Monthly review of transactions posted to Yardi and the general ledger system was not implemented properly to detect discrepancies or errors in a timely manner. We identified numerous adjustments, which were posted as part of the audit. Effect: Journal entries were posted, and adjustments made to the financial statements, in order to fairly present the financial statements. Further, the internal control environment is weakened. Cause: The entity’s procedures did not allow for the proper classification or timely reporting of information required for financial reporting. The entity’s process did not allow for evidence to support internal controls in place over the preparation of the financial statements. Recommendation: We recommend staff training at the property level to perform monthly review of accounting records and reconciliations between Yardi and general ledger system to ensure amounts are properly captured, reconciled, classified, and reported in a timely manner. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management agrees. The Accounting Manager and Executive Director for the year ended June 30, 2025 were terminated in October 2025, and the former Executive Director has returned to assist in implementing necessary controls and processes and train property level staff. Context: The condition was noted during our audit of the entity for the year ended June 30, 2025.

Corrective Action Plan

The Accounting Manager and Executive Director for the year ended June 30, 2025 were terminated in October 2025, and the former Executive Director has returned to assist in implementing necessary controls and processes and train property level staff.

Categories

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1170172 2025-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1170173 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
14.155 MORTGAGE INSURANCE FOR THE PURCHASE OR REFINANCING OF EXISTING MULTIFAMILY HOUSING PROJECTS $1.81M
14.195 SECTION 8 HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS PROGRAM $254,348
14.191 MULTIFAMILY HOUSING SERVICE COORDINATORS $11,446