Finding 1175668 (2025-001)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
A
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2025
Accepted
2026-02-27

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: Lack of approval for timesheets related to payroll disbursements, indicating a significant deficiency in internal controls.
  • Impacted Requirements: Compliance with internal control criteria requiring property manager approval of hourly employee timesheets.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Management should enhance controls to ensure proper review and approval of payroll processes.

Finding Text

Federal Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development Federal Program Name: Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities Listing Number: 14.181 Award Period: 2025 Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance Criteria or Specific Requirement: According to the client's internal control over payroll disbursements, hourly employees must maintain timesheets which are approved and signed by the property manager. Condition: Upon performing testing over payroll disbursements, we noted that there was no approval of the timesheets for payroll disbursements tested. Questioned costs: None Context: The timesheet for one out of five payroll disbursements tested was not properly approved by the property manager. Cause: Turnover of property manager at the property management company and weaknesses in internal controls over payroll disbursements. Effect: There is no evidence of proper approval of payroll disbursement. Repeat Finding: Yes Recommendation: We recommend that management strengthen controls over review of payroll. Views of Responsible Officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.

Corrective Action Plan

Supportive Housing for Persons With Disabilities – Assistance Listing No. 14.181 Criteria or Specific Requirement: According to the client's internal control over payroll disbursements, hourly employees must maintain timesheets which are approved and signed by the property manager. Condition: Upon performing testing over payroll disbursements, we noted that there was no approval of the timesheets for the payroll disbursements tested. Questioned costs: None Context: The timesheet for 1 out of 5 payroll disbursements tested was not properly approved by the property manager. Cause: Turnover of property manager at the property management company and weaknesses in internal controls over payroll disbursements. Effect: There is no evidence of proper approval of payroll disbursement. Repeat Finding: Yes Recommendation: We recommend that management strengthen controls over review of payroll. Views of Responsible Officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: Although other controls assist to safeguard and mitigate compensation errors, the property manager will ensure that all time sheets are properly approved prior to payment, and if necessary the VP of Operations or the President of the managing agent will provide further assurance of internal controls through reviews. Name of the contact person responsible for corrective action: Angela Westwood, CFO Planned completion date for corrective action plan: January 31, 2026.

Categories

Significant Deficiency Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1175667 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1175669 2025-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1175670 2025-002
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
14.181 SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES $198,192